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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Rojan Gonjalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Babineau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonjalez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise. The key to victory for Rojan Gonjalez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rojan Gonjalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Babineau!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonjalez dodges the punch combination from Babineau.
As Babineau looks to move away, Gonjalez throws a big counter combo but Babineau just gets out of the way.
Gonjalez throws a nice looking combination but Babineau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babineau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonjalez.
Babineau blocks a jab.
Gonjalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonjalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babineau circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Babineau misses
and Gonjalez counters with a straight right hand.
Babineau misses with a combination
and Gonjalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonjalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonjalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babineau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gonjalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Babineau is just out of range.
Babineau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonjalez.
Gonjalez throws a right hand that Babineau ducks under and follows up with a left that Babineau also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Gonjalez misses.
Babineau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonjalez.
Babineau throws a series of punches but Gonjalez moves out of range.
Gonjalez tries to counter by clinching up but Babineau breaks away and moves out of range.
Babineau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babineau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonjalez misses with a body shot.
Babineau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonjalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonjalez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gonjalez misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonjalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babineau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonjalez is looking to counter the offense by Babineau and move into the clinch.
Gonjalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babineau moves away.
Babineau's corner calls for a 1-2. Babineau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Babineau misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonjalez slips a jab from Babineau.
Gonjalez misses with a double jab.
Gonjalez tests Babineau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babineau connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojan Gonjalez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Babineau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonjalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babineau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonjalez.
Babineau throws a series of punches but Gonjalez moves out of range.
Gonjalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babineau catches Gonjalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Babineau misses with a hook
and Gonjalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonjalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babineau.
A quick step to the side and Gonjalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gonjalez.
Babineau misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonjalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonjalez misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineau avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonjalez. Babineau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonjalez looks to land a right hand but Babineau moved out of range.
Babineau wants to counter the offense by Gonjalez and move into the clinch position.
Babineau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonjalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonjalez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gonjalez throws a nice looking combination but Babineau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonjalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babineau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonjalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Babineau misses.
Gonjalez tries to counter by clinching up but Babineau breaks away and moves out of range.
Babineau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babineau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babineau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonjalez dodges the punch combination from Babineau.
A right-left combo lands from Gonjalez.
Gonjalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojan Gonjalez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babineau needs to keep his hands up - Gonjalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonjalez misses with a body punch
and Babineau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Babineau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babineau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Babineau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonjalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonjalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babineau circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonjalez is looking to wear down Babineau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babineau scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babineau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonjalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Babineau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babineau thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Babineau. Those never looked like landing.
Gonjalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babineau lands the left hand.
Gonjalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babineau.
Gonjalez staying out of range there.
Gonjalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonjalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineau punishes Gonjalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Rojan Gonjalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineau throws a looping overhand right but Gonjalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonjalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Babineau backs up against the ropes.
Gonjalez slips under a jab.
Babineau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonjalez.
Gonjalez sets himself, and Babineau steps forward looking for the clinch! Gonjalez avoids it this time.
Babineau with a nice cross.
Rojan Gonjalez is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babineau throws a body punch but Gonjalez moves out of range.
Gonjalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babineau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonjalez.
Gonjalez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Babineau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonjalez 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.
A close third round but Tyler Babineau just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babineau looks to land a combination but Gonjalez avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Gonjalez. Beautiful body shot.
Babineau throws a series of punches but Gonjalez moves out of range.
Gonjalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonjalez.
Babineau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Babineau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonjalez.
Some wild striking there from Gonjalez.
Babineau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonjalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babineau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonjalez moves away.
Gonjalez misses with a hook. Babineau ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineau misses with a looping left.
Gonjalez throwing a counter right hand but Babineau manages to avoid it.
Gonjalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babineau.
Gonjalez takes one to the chin there.
Gonjalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineau throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonjalez.
Gonjalez is looking to counter punch.
Babineau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonjalez.
Gonjalez sets himself, and Babineau steps forward looking for the clinch! Gonjalez avoids it this time.
Babineau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonjalez misses with a few strikes there.
Babineau dodges the punch combination from Gonjalez.
Babineau wants to counter the offense by Gonjalez and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineau misses with a jab to the body
and Gonjalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Babineau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonjalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Gonjalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonjalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonjalez misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonjalez swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Babineau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojan Gonjalez had his way with Tyler Babineau in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Babineau swinging wildly here.
Gonjalez is looking to counter the offense by Babineau and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Babineau misses.
Gonjalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonjalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babineau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babineau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonjalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babineau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonjalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Babineau misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Gonjalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babineau throws a right and a left that Gonjalez avoids nicely.
Babineau throws a nice looking combination but Gonjalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gonjalez misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonjalez scores with a four punch combination!
Gonjalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babineau.
Gonjalez connects with a jab.
Gonjalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gonjalez. Those never looked like landing.
Babineau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Babineau throws a lazy right hand but Gonjalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonjalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gonjalez throws a hook but Babineau blocks it.
Gonjalez sets himself, and Babineau steps forward looking for the clinch! Gonjalez avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineau just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineau tries to bum rush Gonjalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonjalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Gonjalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Babineau.
Gonjalez takes a swing at Babineau's ribcage but misses.
Babineau swinging wildly here.
Babineau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonjalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonjalez throws a right and a left that Babineau avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babineau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyler Babineau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojan Gonjalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babineau walks into a stiff left hand from Gonjalez.
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 Rojan Gonjalez.
I think Gonjalez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rojan Gonjalez!
Rojan Gonjalez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Tyler Babineau had this to say: 'I gave 100% but sometime 100% isn't 100%. So go back to the gym and give 100%. Then next fight I'll go out there play by play 3 4 knock that door. And give 100% of 100%'.
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