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J.O.R.G KB6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes into the arena with Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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274 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak tries to land a leg kick but Burton saw it coming and moves away.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Sobchak moves away from the strike by Burton.
Burton moves out of range as Sobchak strikes.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Sobchak tries to clinch but Burton is having none of it.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobchak was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses.
Sobchak thuds his shin into the meat of Burton's side.
Burton lands a nice hook to Sobchak 's body. Sobchak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobchak .
Sobchak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak misses with a two punch combination.
Sobchak misses with a head kick.
Jeff Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Burton digs a good hook to Sobchak 's body.
A jab lands there for Burton.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burton is looking to wear down Sobchak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sobchak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burton lands a right hook to the body.
Sobchak scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Burton blocks a head kick by Sobchak .
Burton lands a nice shot that snaps Sobchak 's head back.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak .
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobchak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobchak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Sobchak .
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobchak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burton blocks a head kick by Sobchak .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sobchak backs up against the ropes.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Burton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobchak 's hands.
A left lands for Burton.
Sobchak has managed to clinch.
Sobchak 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sobchak misses with a knee to the head.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobchak has him pressed against the ropes.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Sobchak .
Sobchak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burton's efforts to push away.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobchak misses with a kick to the body.
Burton cracks Sobchak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice combination there by Burton.
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 Fred Burton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sobchak moves into the clinch.
Burton is trying to push Sobchak away but Sobchak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sobchak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak is stalling here.
Burton avoiding damage as Sobchak throws knees to the body.
Sobchak tries a knee to the head but Burton blocks it.
Burton breaks the clinch.
Burton tries to bum rush Sobchak with a series of wild strikes but Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobchak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton scores with a punch to the head.
Burton scores with a one two! Sobchak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobchak .
Good standup being displayed there by Sobchak as he connects with a hook.
Burton throws a sloppy body shot
and Sobchak counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Sobchak throws a head kick that misses.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobchak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobchak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobchak momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak connects with a high kick.
Sobchak throws a leg kick but Burton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobchak . Sobchak obviously looking to wear him down.
Sobchak tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobchak dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Sobchak cracks Burton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobchak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak works the jab nicely.
Sobchak slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak .
Burton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sobchak takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobchak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Burton counters with a nice body shot.
Sobchak takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Burton lands the left hand.
Sobchak looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.
Sobchak slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
Fred Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobchak .
Burton looks to throw the jab but Sobchak is out of range.
Burton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burton misses with an uppercut.
Sobchak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobchak lands with an overhand left.
Burton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobchak .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Burton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burton.
Sobchak swinging wildly here.
Sobchak is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Sobchak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Burton misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobchak counters with an outside leg kick.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton missing with a left hand there. Sobchak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobchak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Sobchak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burton's head.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Burton.
Burton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Burton misses.
Sobchak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobchak clinches up with Burton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobchak landing knees to the body.
Sobchak tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Sobchak trying to control the position but instead, Burton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobchak into the ropes.
Burton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Sobchak is out of range.
Burton clobbers Sobchak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid body kick from Sobchak .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sobchak . That one must have hurt.
Burton lands with a right hand.
Burton misses the jab.
Sobchak needs to keep his hands up - Burton had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Sobchak does it's job there.
Sobchak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sobchak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sobchak misses with a head kick.
Sobchak fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobchak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sobchak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sobchak lands a high kick!
Burton blocks a low kick nicely.
Sobchak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burton.
Burton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobchak .
Burton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sobchak moves away from the strike by Burton.
Sobchak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a shot to the body.
Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Burton is just out of range.
Sobchak cracks the inside of Burton's front leg.
Sobchak drops his hands momentarily and Burton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sobchak connects with a crisp jab.
Burton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sobchak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak .
Sobchak throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton lands with a good body shot.
Burton's corner calls for a 1-2. Burton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobchak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Sobchak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobchak 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jeff Sobchak !
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jeff Sobchak !
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jeff Sobchak !
Jeff Sobchak wins by unanimous decision!
Jeff Sobchak made sure to mention his sponsor, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« in his post fight interview.
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FIGHT
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