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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 6884 p4p, 3056 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 130 p4p, 66 weight class). Kinneas has chosen Judas Priest - Electric Eye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws a series of punches but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kinneas connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford wants to clinch up but Kinneas keeps it at a distance.
Kinneas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Ford tries to clinch but Kinneas is having none of it.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Ford walks into a jab.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ford takes a swing at Kinneas's ribcage but misses.
Kinneas moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Kinneas tries to counter with a clinch but Ford shakes him off and moves away.
Kinneas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinneas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kinneas scores with a hook.
Kinneas jabs at Ford's body.
Ford moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kinneas fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinneas breaks from the clinch.
Kinneas scores with a hook.
Kinneas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kinneas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Ford.
Kinneas scores with a hook.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kinneas counters by clinching up.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinneas in his tracks.
Ford with a nice calf kick.
Kinneas clobbers Ford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinneas.
Ford throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas misses with a straight left.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Ford.
Kinneas lands a head kick that bluckles Ford and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Kinneas no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Ford throws a right hand that Kinneas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinneas also avoids with ease.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Kinneas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford ducks into a a hook from Kinneas and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Kinneas lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Ford goes down! The ref sends Kinneas to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Ford is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Ford is rocked!
Kinneas defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kinneas counters with a low kick, right behind Ford 's knee.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinneas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kinneas connects with an inside leg kick.
Ford throws a hook but Kinneas avoids it easily.
Kinneas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kinneas lands with a shot to the body.
Kinneas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kinneas tries to land a leg kick but Ford saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Kinneas.
Ford blocks a low kick nicely.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Kinneas manages to avoid it.
Kinneas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kinneas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kinneas misses with a head kick.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinneas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford looks to land a left hand but Kinneas moved out of range nicely.
Kinneas lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kinneas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Ford throws a right hand that misses
and Kinneas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ford.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Ford.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Ford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kinneas lands a head kick that bluckles Ford and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Kinneas no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinneas throws a leg kick but Ford sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford gets a clinch.
Kinneas misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Kinneas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kinneas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinneas breaks from the clinch.
Kinneas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Ford throws a leg kick but Kinneas moved away.
Kinneas ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and as Ford resets, Kinneas pounces with a savage head kick that drops Ford to the mat! Ford looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Kinneas moves out of range of the strikes.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Kinneas wants to counter the offense by Ford and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ford throws a leg kick but Kinneas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Kinneas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ford misses with a hook
and Kinneas counters with a straight right hand.
Rob Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Kinneas throws a wild body kick that Ford sees coming a mile off.
Kinneas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kinneas manages to circle out of the way.
Kinneas misses with a head kick.
Kinneas staying out of range there.
Ford is looking to chop away at Kinneas's legs.
Kinneas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas blocks an elbow strike.
Ford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kinneas.
Kinneas gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinneas dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kinneas working aggressively here.
Kinneas blocks an elbow strike.
Kinneas avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinneas blocks an uppercut.
Kinneas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinneas lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinneas misses with some punches.
Kinneas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinneas backwards.
Kinneas working aggressively here.
Kinneas lands a nice uppercut.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinneas's elbow.
Kinneas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinneas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford defending well as Kinneas loads up on a big left hand.
Ford blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford closes the distance and pushes Kinneas back into the ropes.
Kinneas lands a right hand.
Ford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinneas.
Kinneas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinneas throws a head punch that misses.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kinneas has a couple of punches blocked by Ford.
Kinneas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Kinneas.
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kinneas - just one landing.
Ford throws a looping overhand right but Kinneas ducks down to avoid it.
Ford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Kinneas walks into a stiff left hand from Ford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford has Kinneas up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kinneas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kinneas blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irvine Kinneas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kinneas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 22:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 22:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 22:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irvine Kinneas!
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