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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Ebrahim Azhari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal White!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azhari walks into a left hand.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
White loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
White misses with a looping right.
Micheal White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White with a nice cross.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White cracks Azhari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
White 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 attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses with a looping right.
Azhari tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azhari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Azhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from White.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Azhari catches White right on the button with a cross.
White looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White lands a body shot.
White lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from White.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Azhari.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari throws a leg kick
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a straight left.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Azhari misses.
Nice body punch from White.
Azhari avoids the body shot from White.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White lands the left hand.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azhari.
White throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Azhari connects with the punch.
White throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Azhari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari is looking to clinch.
Jab by White.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Azhari is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
White takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azhari wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari'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.
Azhari thows a leg kick but White checks it
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by White.
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White misses with a double jab.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Azhari tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Azhari defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White misses with an uppercut.
White misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by White.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azhari misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
White thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White checks a low kick from Azhari.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Micheal White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal White really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azhari is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws out a powerful jab.
White works Azhari's body with a nice hook.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azhari at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White connects with a single shot there.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azhari with a hook.
Azhari throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari motions for White to come forward. Azhari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari avoids the head kick by White.
White scores with a leg kick.
Azhari tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White throws a series of punches but Azhari avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Micheal White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White scores with a one two! Azhari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Micheal White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari wants to clinch
and White counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azhari throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Azhari tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by White.
White lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Azhari catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White throws a nice head kick!
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
White throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White with a jab.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White misses with a body kick.
Azhari thows a body shot but no joy.
Azhari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
White lands a jab to the head.
Azhari swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal White!
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