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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Slime Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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188 cm
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209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand
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Good kicks
Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slime Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ball.
Ball looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ball drops his hands momentarily and Trapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ball tries to keep at a distance but Trapp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Trapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trapp.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Trapp.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but Ball blocks it.
Trapp slowing the pace effectively.
Trapp letting Ball take a breather here.
Trapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trapp misses with the head strike.
Trapp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ball seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trapp can turn it around.
Trapp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ball's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trapp stalls.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trapp.
It looks like Slime Ball has been cut.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trapp.
Ball pushes off an throws an elbow but Trapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Trapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Ball.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Trapp gets an underhook and turns Ball into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ball.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ball has had enough of the clinch but Trapp keeps him there for the moment.
Ball letting Trapp take a breather here.
Trapp lands with a right to the head.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
A short right from Ball on the inside.
Trapp looking to throw knees to the head but Ball is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but Ball blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Norman Trapp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slime Ball's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ball feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trapp clinches.
Ball lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trapp backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trapp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
Trapp misses with the head strike.
Trapp lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trapp as Ball tries to tie him up.
Trapp throws a head punch that misses.
Trapp lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Ball avoids the damage to the body.
Trapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norman Trapp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
A short right from Trapp.
Trapp misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Trapp to work.
Trapp receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ball.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trapp letting Ball take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trapp.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Trapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball managing to block the knees to the body from Trapp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball stalling in the clinch but Trapp improves position.
Trapp has Ball pressed against the ropes, preventing Ball from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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!
Ball lands with a short shot to the head.
Trapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Trapp gets an underhook and turns Ball into the ropes.
Ball tries to break the clinch but Trapp is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ball is trying to force a seperation but Trapp has the dominant position.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ball's elbow.
Ball lands with a left to the head.
Ball tries to work over Trapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ball throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Slime Ball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slime Ball's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Trapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slime Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ball dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trapp. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ball.
Trapp closes the distance and clinches.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
Trapp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Trapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
Ball tries to throw a body punch but Trapp avoids it by throwing Ball back against the ropes.
Trapp lands with a right to the head.
Ball is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trapp prevents a body shot from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Trapp misses with a punch to the body.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trapp is keeping busy.
Ball seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Trapp is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ball tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trapp's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Trapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trapp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ball.
Ball looking to slow down the pace here.
Trapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball blocking some punches.
Trapp working aggressively here.
Ball trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ball into the ropes.
Ball can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Trapp blocking some punches.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trapp blocking some punches.
Ball lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Trapp has a couple of punches blocked by Ball.
Ball is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ball digs a right hand underneath Trapp's ribcage. Trapp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Slime Ball.
I think Ball 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Norman Trapp!
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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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