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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 14518 p4p, 709 weight class) and Duncan Smith (ranked 19528 p4p, 690 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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204 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith stuns Appleberry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Appleberry lands a right hook to the body.
Appleberry misses with a body kick.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Appleberry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Appleberry avoids the head kick by Smith.
Appleberry throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
Appleberry moves away from the strike by Smith.
Duncan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Appleberry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Appleberry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry is looking to land body kicks.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Appleberry's leg but Appleberry calmly moves out of range.
Appleberry lands with a good body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Appleberry moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Appleberry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Appleberry misses with some punches.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Appleberry tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Appleberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Appleberry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Appleberry.
Appleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Appleberry lands a nice shot to the body.
Appleberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Appleberry.
Appleberry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Appleberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Appleberry is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appleberry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Appleberry tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A short uppercut from Appleberry.
Appleberry misses with the head strike.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Appleberry controls his hands.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Appleberry tries to tie him up.
Appleberry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Smith.
Appleberry takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Appleberry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith looks to land a combination. Appleberry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Appleberry doesn't seem phased though.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Appleberry.
Appleberry tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Appleberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Appleberry.
Duncan Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Appleberry misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Appleberry moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appleberry cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Appleberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Appleberry moves his leg out of the way.
Appleberry avoids the head kick by Smith.
Appleberry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry connects with a jab.
Appleberry throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Appleberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Appleberry lands with a slapping head kick.
Appleberry punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Appleberry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Appleberry's front leg but catches the back leg as Appleberry tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Appleberry takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Appleberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Appleberry.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Appleberry trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Appleberry into the ropes.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Appleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Appleberry can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appleberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Appleberry controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Appleberry.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Appleberry just misses with a punch to the body.
Appleberry scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Appleberry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith slips a straight right by Appleberry.
Appleberry looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith avoids the body shot from Appleberry.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Appleberry.
Don Appleberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith forces Appleberry back against the ropes and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Appleberry blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Appleberry misses with the head strike.
Appleberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Appleberry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Appleberry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Appleberry avoids it.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Appleberry misses its target.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Appleberry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Appleberry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Appleberry avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Appleberry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Duncan Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Appleberry avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
Smith digs a right hand into Appleberry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Appleberry's gas tank.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Appleberry.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Appleberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Appleberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to work over Appleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Appleberry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Appleberry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Appleberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Appleberry's face.
Smith is working Appleberry over against the ropes.
Appleberry throws an elbow that misses.
Smith tries a body shot but Appleberry blocks it.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Appleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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