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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Owen Henrai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Souleyman Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrai comes to the ring accompanied by Guns of Brixton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Decent boxing
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Henrai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Souleyman Turk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henrai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henrai tries to clinch up
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Henrai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrai wants to clinch
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrai is looking to land body kicks.
Henrai closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Henrai lands a head kick. Turk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Henrai tries to clinch up
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Turk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Henrai closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henrai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Henrai darts in trying to clinch
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Turk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henrai tries to clinch but Turk moves away
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Turk avoids the head kick by Henrai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Turk avoids the head kick by Henrai.
Turk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Henrai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Henrai tries to clinch up
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henrai!
It looks like Souleyman Turk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrai looks to clinch
and Henrai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Henrai.
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Henrai could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Henrai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Souleyman Turk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henrai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Henrai wants to clinch
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrai closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Henrai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrai looks to clinch
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Owen Henrai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrai darts in trying to clinch
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrai moves into range and clinches up with Turk.
Henrai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turk avoids it.
Henrai tries a knee to the head but Turk blocks it.
Turk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turk is trying to break the clinch but Henrai has him pressed against the ropes.
Turk working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Henrai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henrai is trying to force a seperation but Turk has the dominant position.
Henrai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turk.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Henrai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turk's brow.
Turk working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrai trying to land knees to the body.
Henrai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turk wants to break free but Henrai has control.
Turk avoiding damage as Henrai throws knees to the body.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Henrai.
Henrai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turk's efforts to push away.
Henrai missing with knees to the body.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henrai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turk avoids it.
Turk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henrai misses with a body punch.
Henrai prevents Turk from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henrai tries to throw a body punch but Turk avoids it by throwing Henrai back against the ropes.
Henrai is trying to push Turk away but Turk has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Henrai.
Henrai tries to land a knee to the head but Turk blocks with his arms.
Henrai tries to throw a body punch but Turk avoids it by throwing Henrai back against the ropes.
Henrai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turk avoids it.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Henrai.
Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henrai closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrai moves to clinch but Turk breaks away
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Henrai wants to clinch
and Henrai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrai closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrai moves to clinch but Turk breaks away
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
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 Owen Henrai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Souleyman Turk'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henrai tries to clinch up
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henrai moves to clinch but Turk breaks away
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Henrai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henrai closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrai looks to clinch
and Henrai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrai throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
Owen Henrai is winning the standup battle so far.
Henrai tries to clinch up
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrai moves to clinch but Turk breaks away
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrai tries to clinch
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrai wants to clinch
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souleyman Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henrai wants to clinch
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Owen Henrai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henrai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souleyman Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrai wants to clinch
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrai tries to clinch up
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Owen Henrai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henrai wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Henrai goes down! Will Henrai beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Souleyman Turk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henrai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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