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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Olivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Olivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Olivero lands with a kick to the temple. Tunamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Olivero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olivero.
Olivero avoids the body shot from Tunamoto.
Olivero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tunamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Olivero tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto is looking to slow Olivero down with leg kicks.
Olivero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tunamoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olivero scrambles back to his feet.
Olivero lands a nice shot that snaps Tunamoto's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Olivero tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olivero moves away.
Tunamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Olivero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tunamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olivero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Tunamoto's coach down at BEVA Fight Home was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tunamoto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Olivero checks a leg kick.
Olivero is looking to clinch.
Tunamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olivero rather than just go for the knockout.
Olivero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olivero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tunamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tunamoto throws a wild body kick that Olivero sees coming a mile off.
Tunamoto misses with a looping right.
Olivero is looking to clinch.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olivero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick which misses Olivero's front leg but catches the back leg as Olivero tries to avoid it.
Olivero wants to clinch.
Olivero tries to clinch up
and Tunamoto counters with a low kick, right behind Olivero 's knee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tunamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto defending well as Olivero loads up on a big left hand.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tunamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olivero thuds his right hand into Tunamoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tunamoto thows a body kick. Olivero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Olivero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Tunamoto misses.
Tunamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Olivero.
Olivero moves in looking to clinch but Tunamoto pushes him off.
Tunamoto takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tunamoto digs a good body shot into Olivero's ribs.
Tunamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tunamoto looks to land a left hand but Olivero moved out of range nicely.
Tunamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muraki Tunamoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tunamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Olivero. Those never looked like landing.
Olivero tries to clinch up but Tunamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tunamoto.
Tunamoto scores with a nice body kick.
Tunamoto tries to land a front kick but Olivero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olivero tries to clinch there but Tunamoto circles away.
Tunamoto walks into a jab.
Tunamoto blocks a head kick by Olivero.
Olivero tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olivero.
Olivero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivan Olivero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olivero tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tunamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto walks into a jab.
Tunamoto jabs at Olivero's body.
Tunamoto throws a looping overhand right but Olivero ducks down to avoid it.
Olivero wants to clinch up but Tunamoto keeps it at a distance.
Olivero rushes Tunamoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tunamoto digs a right hand into Olivero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olivero's gas tank.
Tunamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Olivero blocks an uppercut.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olivero throws a head punch that misses.
Olivero blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Olivero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olivero wants to break free but Tunamoto has control.
Olivero breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olivero manages to avoid it.
Olivero moves in looking to clinch but Tunamoto pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero wants to clinch up but Tunamoto keeps it at a distance.
Tunamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olivero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olivero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice combination there by Tunamoto.
An inside leg kick lands from Tunamoto.
Olivero tries to clinch up but Tunamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Olivero misses with an uppercut. Tunamoto saw that one coming.
Olivero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olivero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tunamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tunamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olivero wants to clinch up but Tunamoto keeps it at a distance.
Tunamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Olivero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Tunamoto tenderised Olivero's leg. Olivero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Olivero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tunamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olivero circles away quickly and effectively.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olivero misses with a double jab.
A big right from Tunamoto misses.
Olivero wants to clinch
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olivero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olivero moves to clinch but Tunamoto breaks away
and Tunamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olivero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto throws out a leg kick but Olivero moves out of range and Tunamoto only half commits.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Olivero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olivero tries to clinch there but Tunamoto circles away.
Olivero tries to clinch but Tunamoto is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tunamoto.
Olivero moves into the clinch.
Olivero tries to break free but Tunamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Tunamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tunamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olivero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tunamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olivero backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Olivero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tunamoto works the jab nicely.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Tunamoto misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olivero wants to clinch.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but Olivero avoids it.
Olivero wants to clinch.
Tunamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Tunamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olivero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Olivero gets tackled into the ropes by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto really dominated that 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.
Olivero 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.
Tunamoto lands with a hook. Olivero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tunamoto moves into range and clinches up with Olivero.
Olivero has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tunamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olivero's efforts to push away.
Olivero is trying to force a seperation but Tunamoto has the dominant position.
Olivero lands an elbow that stopped Tunamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Olivero is trying to force a seperation but Tunamoto has the dominant position.
Tunamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow.
Olivero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tunamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Olivero's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Tunamoto fails to land.
Tunamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Tunamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero wants to get back to striking at distance but Tunamoto won't allow it.
Olivero stalls.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Olivero counters with an outside leg kick.
Olivero tries to clinch up.
Olivero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tunamoto, pushing him back against the ropes.
Olivero looking to slow down the pace here.
Tunamoto tries to work over Olivero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olivero throws a head punch that misses.
Olivero lands an elbow just above Tunamoto 's eye.
Tunamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olivero.
Olivero has had enough of the clinch but Tunamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Tunamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tunamoto.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Tunamoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olivero doesn't seem phased though.
Olivero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Olivero. Beautiful body shot.
Olivero moves forwards but Tunamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Olivero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Olivero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tunamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tunamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tunamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tunamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olivero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Olivero tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tunamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tunamoto misses with a double jab.
Olivero moves in looking to clinch but Tunamoto pushes him off.
Tunamoto scores with a head kick.
Tunamoto works the jab nicely.
Tunamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Olivero tries to clinch up
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Olivero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olivero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tunamoto scores with a hook to the body. Olivero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tunamoto.
Olivero tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tunamoto throws a series of punches but Olivero moves out of range.
Ivan Olivero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olivero misses the shot to the body.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses
and Tunamoto counters with a body kick that stops Olivero in his tracks momentarily.
Muraki Tunamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tunamoto thows a body kick. Olivero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tunamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Olivero's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tunamoto. Olivero shrugs it off though.
Olivero jabs Tunamoto right on the nose. Tunamoto blinks but takes it well.
Tunamoto throws a looping overhand right but Olivero ducks down to avoid it.
Olivero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunamoto scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tunamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Olivero seems unphased.
Tunamoto moves in looking to clinch but Olivero pushes him off.
Olivero looks to clinch
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olivero dodges the punch combination from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tunamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olivero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olivero tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Olivero tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tunamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivero throws out a leg kick but Tunamoto moves out of range and Olivero only half commits.
Olivero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Olivero moves out of range easily.
Tunamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muraki Tunamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tunamoto 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muraki Tunamoto!
Our winner, Muraki Tunamoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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