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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Po Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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225 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Po Boy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po Boy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Byrne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ------- in the buildup to the fight.
Byrne checks a low kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy avoids a kick to the body.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Po Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Po Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Po Boy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Po Boy swinging wildly here.
Po Boy throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne slips under a jab from Po Boy.
Byrne throws a looping overhand right but Po Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Po Boy throws a combination. Byrne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Po Boy 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.
Byrne checks a leg kick nicely.
Po Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrne lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po Boy throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Po Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses.
Byrne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Po Boy avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Po Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne closes the distance and clinches.
Po Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po Boy takes a shot to the head.
Po Boy working Byrne over with knees to the body.
Byrne scores with a shot to the side of Po Boy's head.
Po Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Po Boy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Po Boy lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Po Boy throws a hook but Byrne avoids it easily.
Po Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Byrne misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po Boy. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne closes the distance and pushes Po Boy back into the ropes.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po Boy tries to break free but Byrne pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Po Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Byrne won't allow it.
Po Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byrne blocks a head kick by Po Boy.
Po Boy throws a wild body kick that Byrne sees coming a mile off.
Po Boy lands the left hand.
Byrne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po Boy throws out the jab.
Byrne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Byrne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Po Boy in his tracks.
Po Boy throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Po Boy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Byrne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Po Boy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrne scrambles back to his feet.
Po Boy throws a leg kick
and Byrne counters with a stiff right hand.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Po Boy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body. Po Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Po Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po Boy scoring well with a low kick there.
Po Boy connects with a body shot.
Byrne throws a shot to the body.
Po Boy misses with a straight left.
Po Boy lands a leg kick that knocks Byrne off balance momentarily.
Po Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrne circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrne is looking to wear down Po Boy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Po Boy throws a push kick but Byrne slaps the foot to one side.
Byrne clinches up with Po Boy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Po Boy.
Po Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrne checks a low kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy missing with a left hand there. Byrne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrne throws a body punch but Po Boy moves out of range.
Po Boy scores with a jab. Byrne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Byrne checks a leg kick.
Byrne is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Po Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byrne closes the distance and clinches.
Byrne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Po Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byrne working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Po Boy can't break the clinch.
Po Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Byrne won't allow it.
Po Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Po Boy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Po Boy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Po Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Po Boy scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Percy Po Boy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Po Boy looks to throw the jab but Byrne is out of range.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Po Boy.
As Po Boy tries to get set, Byrne tries to push him back and clinch up but Po Boy manages to avoid the attempt.
Byrne drives through and clinches with Po Boy against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Po Boy tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Po Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Po Boy controls the action.
Po Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Po Boy tries to stall but Byrne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Po Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byrne blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po Boy manages to break the clinch.
Po Boy lands a nice hook to Byrne's body. Byrne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byrne thuds a left hand into Po Boy's body.
Po Boy swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne ducks under a wild hook from Po Boy.
Byrne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po Boy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Byrne takes one to the side of the head.
Po Boy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byrne avoids the body shot from Po Boy.
Byrne has Po Boy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Po Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne checks a low kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Byrne misses its target.
Po Boy swinging wildly here.
Byrne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne takes a swing at Po Boy's ribcage but misses.
Byrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Po Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po Boy throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
As Po Boy backs away, Byrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Byrne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byrne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po Boy misses with a body shot.
Po Boy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Byrnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Byrne looks to land a left hand but Po Boy moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Po Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Po Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Po Boy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Byrne finds it's way round the side to connect with Po Boy's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Po Boy blocks the leg kick.
Po Boy slips under a jab from Byrne.
Po Boy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Byrne has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po Boy.
Po Boy breaks the clinch.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Po Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Po Boy ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Po Boy misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Byrne wants to clinch.
Po Boy slips under a jab from Byrne.
A left lands for Byrne.
Byrne connects with a jab.
Byrne moves away from the strike by Po Boy.
A quick step to the side and Byrne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Po Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byrne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick from Byrne misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Po Boy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Byrne - the referee stops the clock and Po Boy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Byrne. Po Boy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Po Boy misses.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrne at a distance.
Po Boy misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Po Boy.
Po Boy throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Byrne tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Po Boy manages to circle out of the way.
Po Boy checks a leg kick.
Percy Po Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne slips under a jab.
Byrne wants to clinch.
Po Boy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Po Boy loads up on a big right hand but Byrne slips the punch.
Byrne tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Po Boy manages to circle out of the way.
Byrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Po Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Po Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po Boy moves out of range of the body kick.
Po Boy takes a swing at Byrne's ribcage but misses.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Po Boy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po Boy's sensitive parts.
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 David Byrne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Po Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Po Boy keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po Boy.
Po Boy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch but Po Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Po Boy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Po Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Po Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrne swings for the body but Po Boy moves out of range.
A jab from Po Boy finds it's way through Byrne's defenses.
Po Boy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Po Boy keeps it at a distance.
Po Boy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Byrne checks it well.
Byrne throws a hook to the side of Po Boy's head but Po Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Po Boy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch but Po Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Po Boy is just out of range.
Byrne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po Boy throws out the jab.
Byrne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Po Boy misses with a straight left.
Po Boy defending well as Byrne loads up on a big left hand.
Byrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Po Boy jabs Byrne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Po Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Po Boy misses.
Byrne quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Po Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Po Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byrne throws out the jab.
Po Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Po Boy blocks the leg kick.
Byrne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Byrne sizes up Po Boy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Po Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Po Boy throws a low kick but Byrne avoids it.
Byrne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po Boy avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Po Boy is looking to score with low kicks.
Po Boy throws a head kick that Byrne semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrne, right into the meat.
Percy Po Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po Boy punishes Byrne's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Po Boy tries to work over Byrne's front leg with a kick but Byrne checks it.
Po Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byrne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Po Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Po Boy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Byrne!
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po Boy.
Po Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Po Boy.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Byrne looks to throw the jab but Po Boy is out of range.
Po Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Po Boy misses with a wild combination.
Byrne thumps Po Boy with a low kick.
Po Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrne is just out of range.
Po Boy throws a shot from downtown. Byrne moves away and avoids it.
Po Boy throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrne.
Po Boy avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrne lands with a slapping head kick.
Po Boy checks the leg kick.
Po Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne checks a leg kick nicely.
Byrne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byrne scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po Boy missing with a left hand there. Byrne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po Boy blocks a head kick by Byrne.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Po Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Po Boy scores with a leg kick.
Byrne moves out of range as Po Boy strikes.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
Po Boy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Po Boy is looking to slow Byrne down with leg kicks.
Byrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byrne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po Boy scores with a hook to the body. Byrne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Po Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Byrne connects with a body shot that sends Po Boy's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Po Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Po Boy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Po Boy!
Percy Po Boy gave a mention to Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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