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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Berlioz (ranked 24044 p4p, 2118 weight class) and Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 473 p4p, 261 weight class). Berlioz comes to the ring accompanied by March to the Scaffold. Hector Berlioz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pharoah The First Chai!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berlioz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Chai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Berlioz can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Berlioz pushes Chai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chai blocking some punches.
Berlioz misses with a punch to the body.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berlioz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berlioz throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berlioz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berlioz dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Berlioz blocks a head kick by Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berlioz moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai checks a low kick from Berlioz.
Berlioz misses the shot to the body.
Berlioz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Berlioz's head.
Berlioz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws a hook but Berlioz avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berlioz counters with a stiff right hand.
Berlioz throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berlioz at a distance.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Berlioz's defenses.
Berlioz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai lands a jab.
Berlioz takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Berlioz just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Berlioz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berlioz moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Berlioz connects with the punch.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berlioz slips under a jab from Chai.
Berlioz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berlioz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai feints and then cracks Berlioz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berlioz down.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berlioz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berlioz.
Berlioz scores with a leg kick.
Chai throws a series of punches but Berlioz moves out of range.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berlioz.
Berlioz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai throws a head kick that Berlioz semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berlioz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Berlioz counters with an outside leg kick.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Berlioz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Berlioz counters by clinching up.
Berlioz scores with a hook to the body.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berlioz prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Berlioz on the inside.
Chai is trying to break free.
Berlioz has Chai pressed against the ropes, preventing Chai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Berlioz.
Chai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berlioz has him pressed against the ropes.
Berlioz lands a nice uppercut.
Berlioz leaning against his opponent.
Berlioz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Berlioz lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Berlioz.
Chai looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Berlioz.
Berlioz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berlioz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Berlioz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai is rocked!
Berlioz gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai is still on wobbly legs! Can Berlioz finish him?
Berlioz landing knees to the body.
Berlioz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Chai with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Chai looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Chai get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hector Berlioz!
A very excited looking Hector Berlioz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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