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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Haye (ranked 3474 p4p, 364 weight class) and Bala Humon (ranked 4718 p4p, 451 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bala Humon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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134 lbs
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Good kicks
Prefers standup
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Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bala Humon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye throws a sloppy head kick and Humon moves out of range easily.
Humon clinches with his opponent.
Haye breaks from the clinch.
Haye thumps Humon with a low kick.
Haye lands with a thumping leg kick.
Humon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haye checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Haye there.
Humon doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Haye there.
Haye missing with a left hand there. Humon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Humon has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Haye's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Humon breaks from the clinch.
Humon throws a push kick but Haye slaps the foot to one side.
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Humon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Humon's calf.
Humon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haye on the side of the head.
Haye moves out of range as Humon throws a body kick.
Haye moves out of range of the body kick from Humon.
Haye throws a head kick but Humon moves out of range.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Humon wants to counter the offense by Haye and move into the clinch position.
Haye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Humon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye looks to land a left hand but Humon moved out of range nicely.
Humon misses with a few strikes there.
Haye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haye motions for Humon to come forward. Haye throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haye connects with a body shot that sends Humon's belly button to the back.
Humon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haye.
Haye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ben Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Haye.
Haye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haye staying out of range there.
Haye tries to land a front kick but Humon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haye throws a shot from downtown. Humon moves away and avoids it.
Humon darts in and clinches Haye up against the ropes.
Humon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Humon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Humon.
Haye scores with a jab. Humon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Humon lands but Haye takes it in his stride.
Ben Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humon throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Humon misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Haye finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humon gets a clinch.
Humon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Haye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Humon ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haye throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Humon's head.
Haye swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Humon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Humon wants to counter the offense by Haye and move into the clinch position.
Humon throws a head kick but Haye moves out of range.
Haye swings for the body but Humon moves out of range.
Haye throws a right hand that Humon ducks under and follows up with a left that Humon also avoids with ease.
Haye stuns Humon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye scores with a jab. Humon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Humon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haye throws a series of punches but Humon avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Humon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bala Humon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humon moves out of range of the leg kick from Haye.
Humon wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Haye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haye takes a swing at Humon's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Humon blocks the low kick.
Humon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Humon tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Humon.
Haye misses with a hook. Humon ducked under it nicely.
Humon keeps Haye at a distance using the push kick.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Humon.
Humon throws a counter combo.
Humon clobbers Haye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humon tries a head kick but it misses.
Humon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humon moves out of range of the body kick from Haye.
Humon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haye is out of range.
Haye does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haye misses with a body kick.
Humon connects with a solid leg kick.
Haye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haye lands a right hook to the body.
Haye lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haye with a nice cross.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Humon throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye throws a leg kick but Humon checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haye misses with a hook to the body
and Humon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Humon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haye.
Humon checks a low kick from Haye.
It seemed like Humon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Haye dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Humon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haye manages to avoid it.
Haye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haye misses with a straight right.
Humon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben Haye is winning the standup battle so far.
Haye looks to land a left hand but Humon moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Haye. Those never looked like landing.
Humon throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
Humon tries to clinch up but Haye circles away and keeps his distance.
Haye throws the left hand but Humon avoids the punch easily.
Humon is looking to clinch but Haye is avoiding it.
Haye throwing a counter right hand but Humon manages to avoid it.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humon pushes Haye up against the ropes in a clinch.
Haye managing to block the knees to the body from Humon.
Haye taking a breather.
Humon taking a breather.
Humon being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haye taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Humon.
Haye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humon can do to turn this around?
Humon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haye is looking to slow Humon down with leg kicks.
Haye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haye misses with the combination.
Humon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Humon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haye throws out the jab.
Haye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haye lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Humon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haye tried to score with a low kick but Humon checks it.
Humon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Humon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haye circles away quickly and effectively.
Haye misses with a hook.
Haye misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Bala Humon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Haye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Humon.
Humon looks for the body kick but Haye saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Haye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humon. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Humon at a distance.
Haye dodges the punch combination from Humon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Haye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haye, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Haye!
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