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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Hawthorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Warriors of the world kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus thuds his right hand into Hawthorne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Columbus checks the leg kick.
Columbus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hawthorne with a body shot.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Columbus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Columbus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne lands a head kick. Columbus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Columbus blocks the body kick.
Columbus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawthorne doesn't seem bothered though.
Columbus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawthorne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Columbus's head backwards.
Columbus looks to land a body kick but Hawthorne moved away.
Columbus misses with a double jab.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Columbus looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawthorne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Columbus.
Hawthorne throws a series of punches but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by Hawthorne as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Columbus.
Columbus throws a front kick that sends Hawthorne stumbling back into the ropes.
Columbus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Columbus throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hawthorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Columbus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawthorne is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Columbus.
Columbus has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Columbus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Columbus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Columbus throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Columbus.
Hawthorne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Columbus.
Columbus tries to bum rush Hawthorne with a series of wild strikes but Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus lands a really nice looking cross but Hawthorne seems unphased.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Columbus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Columbus.
Hawthorne avoids the head kick by Columbus.
Hawthorne throws a front kick aimed at Columbus's knee but Columbus avoids it well.
It seemed like Columbus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Hawthorne does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Columbus. Hawthorne shrugs it off though.
Hawthorne lands with a right hand.
Columbus throws a push kick but Hawthorne slaps the foot to one side.
Columbus throws a push kick but Hawthorne slaps the foot to one side.
Columbus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbus digs a good body shot into Hawthorne's ribs.
Columbus is looking to slow Hawthorne down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawthorne moves forwards but Columbus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Columbus stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Columbus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Columbus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawthorne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawthorne scores with a spinning back kick!
Hawthorne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawthorne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Columbus counters with a thumping low kick.
Columbus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbus lands a head kick!
Columbus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Columbus defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Columbus looks to land a right hand but Hawthorne moved out of range.
Kevin Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Columbus.
Columbus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Hawthorne misses.
Columbus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hawthorne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Columbus.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Columbus counters by moving into the clinch.
Columbus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Columbus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
Columbus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hawthorne if he has to take too many more of those.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Columbus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Columbus responds with a good body kick, but Hawthorne manages to step out the way in time.
Scott Columbus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Hawthorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Columbus. That's going to slow Hawthorne down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawthorne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawthorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne throws a body kick that misses.
Hawthorne tries to land a leg kick but Columbus saw it coming and moves away.
Columbus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawthorne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawthorne misses with a head kick.
Columbus connects with a solid leg kick.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Columbus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawthorne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Columbus staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne checks a low kick from Columbus.
Good exchange - Columbus coming out on top.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Columbus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawthorne will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Columbus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawthorne.
Columbus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Columbus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawthorne on the side of the head.
Columbus scores with a jab to the head.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Columbus counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Hawthorne falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Columbus!
Scott Columbus very nearly forgot to thank HERITAGE! (message for laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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