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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Dupre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (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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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Dupre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dupre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kint lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dupre. That's going to slow Kint down.
A lazy body kick from Dupre
and Kint counters with a leg kick.
Dupre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dupre throws a leg kick
and Kint counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dupre loads up on a big right hand but Kint slips the punch.
A lazy left from Kint finds it's target.
Dupre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kint.
Dupre motions for Kint to come forward. Dupre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Dupre misses
and Kint counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dupre counters by moving into the clinch.
Kint's coach down at ELITE GYM 48CAP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kint's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dupre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kint is keeping busy.
Dupre scores with a hook to the body.
Dupre tries to land knees in the clinch but Kint avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupre is looking to control Kint's arms but Kint gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dupre has his back to the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
Kint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
Dupre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kint blocks it with crossed arms.
Dupre is looking to control Kint's arms but Kint gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dupre has his back to the ropes.
Dupre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Dupre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Dupre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kint blocks it with crossed arms.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
Kint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dupre is breathing heavily.
Kint trying to stall but Dupre improves his position.
Dupre managing to block the knees to the body from Kint.
Kint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupre avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupre breaks the clinch.
Dupre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kint.
Kint lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dupre doesn't manage to clinch there - Kint circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kint.
Kint moves out of range as Dupre throws a body kick.
Dupre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kint misses with a head kick.
Dupre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kint checks it well.
Dupre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kint is out of range and Dupre settles back down.
Kint lands a nice looking body kick.
Kint lands a front kick.
Dupre tries to keep at a distance but Kint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kint with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jerome Dupre has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kint landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dupre as Kint tries to tie him up.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kint.
Kint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Kint landing knees to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
Kint tries to land a knee to the head but Dupre blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dupre is trying to break the clinch but Kint has him pressed against the ropes.
Dupre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a knee to the head.
Dupre is trying to break the clinch but Kint has him pressed against the ropes.
Kint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dupre managing to block the knees to the body from Kint.
Kint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupre.
Dupre tries a knee to the head but Kint blocks it.
Kint tries a knee to the head but Dupre blocks it.
Kint looking to throw knees to the head but Dupre is blocking nicely.
Dupre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dupre throws an elbow but it misses.
Kint stalling in the clinch but Dupre improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dupre lands an elbow inside.
Dupre looking to stall.
Kint displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dupre up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Dupre'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.
Dupre lands a jab to the nose.
Dupre lunges at Kint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kint's hand.
Dupre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kint. Kint obviously looking to wear him down.
Kint moves into the clinch.
Kint with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Kint.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Dupre lands an elbow that stopped Kint in his tracks for a moment.
Kint prevents Dupre from breaking the clinch.
Dupre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kint is trying to stall.
Kint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dupre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kint stalling in the clinch but Dupre improves position.
Kint with a knee to the head.
Kint tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupre avoids the damage to the body.
Kint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kint blocks an elbow strike.
Dupre lands a damaging elbow.
Dupre misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kint blocks an elbow strike from Dupre.
Kint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Kint.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
Kint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roger Kint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Kint landing knees to the body.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Kint working Dupre over with knees to the body.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Kint scores a nice knee to the body.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dupre as Kint tries to tie him up.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kint connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupre's face.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kint.
Kint connects with a knee to the head.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
Kint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kint.
Kint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupre avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupre.
Kint using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kint.
Kint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kint has Dupre pressed against the ropes.
Kint managing to block the knees to the body from Dupre.
Kint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kint.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dupre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Dupre takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupre's face.
Kint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupre avoids it.
Kint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kint's brow.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Dupre misses with an elbow strike.
Dupre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kint avoids it.
Kint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kint wants to stall.
Dupre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Dupre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dupre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kint.
Kint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kint closes the distance and pushes Dupre back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dupre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dupre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kint's brow.
Kint putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dupre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dupre avoiding damage as Kint throws knees to the body.
Dupre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kint is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dupre is keeping busy.
Dupre breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupre tries to clinch
and Kint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kint lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kint connects with the punch.
Dupre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kint is out of range and Dupre settles back down.
Kint lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dupre will feel that in the morning.
Kint closes the distance and clinches.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
Kint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Kint tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kint misses with a knee strike.
Roger Kint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kint with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kint is looking to control Dupre's arms but Dupre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kint has his back to the ropes.
Dupre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the head.
Kint missing with knees to the body.
Dupre tries to land knees in the clinch but Kint avoids the damage to the body.
Dupre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kint crunches a lovely knee into Dupre's ribcage.
Kint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dupre tries a knee to the head but Kint blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupre tries to land a knee to the head but Kint blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kint obliges.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Kint landing knees to the head.
Kint working Dupre over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kint.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kint.
Kint lands a good knee to the midsection. Dupre won't want to take too many of those.
Kint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Kint tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupre avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dupre throws an elbow but misses.
Kint avoiding damage as Dupre throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint scores with a knee to the head.
Dupre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Kint lands a nice knee to the body.
Kint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dupre is defending well for now.
Kint tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupre avoids the damage to the body.
Kint lands a knee to the body.
Jerome Dupre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Kint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kint 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Kint!
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energy
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