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Heavyweight Showdown Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones cracks Walsh with a nice body shot.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walsh working hard to break the clinch.
Walsh missing with knees to the body.
Walsh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walsh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocks a body shot from Walsh.
Jones lands a body shot.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Walsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Walsh controls his hands.
Walsh misses with a body punch.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh pushes Jones back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walsh tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Walsh lands a knee to the body.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walsh's face.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Walsh blocks with his arms.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walsh blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walsh.
Walsh wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones digs a right hand into Walsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walsh's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walsh looks winded!
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Walsh won't want to take too many of those.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Walsh's head.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Jeremy Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones rushes Walsh and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Walsh takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've been informed that Walsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walsh throws a head punch that misses.
Walsh working aggressively here.
Walsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Walsh.
Walsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Walsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Josh Walsh has been cut.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones pushes Walsh back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walsh looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Walsh controls the action.
Walsh tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Walsh shrugs off.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Walsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Walsh misses with a knee strike.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones works on Walsh's body with a couple of short punches.
Walsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Walsh tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Walsh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Walsh cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Walsh thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones tries to clinch there but Walsh circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walsh takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Walsh misses with a wild body shot.
Jones tries to clinch but Walsh moves out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Walsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones rushes Walsh and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Josh Walsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Walsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walsh tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Walsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Walsh managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Walsh can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeremy Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walsh backwards.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walsh tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones digs a right hand into Walsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walsh's gas tank.
Walsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones cracks Walsh with a nice body shot.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones digs a right hand into Walsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walsh's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
A very excited looking Jeremy Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiki has chosen Reuben James as his entrance music. Ruben Wiki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiki misses with a low kick.
Bonham throws a big shot that misses.
Wiki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Wiki misses.
Wiki moves out of range as Bonham throws a body kick.
Wiki looks to land a left hand but Bonham moved out of range nicely.
Wiki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bonham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonham thows a leg kick but Wiki checks it
and Wiki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wiki throws an overhand right that lands on Bonham's shoulder, as Bonham tries to avoid the shot.
Wiki throws a shot from downtown. Bonham moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Wiki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiki dodges the punch combination from Bonham.
Wiki moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki staggers Bonham with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Bonham looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonham misses with a leg kick
and Wiki counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Bonham to the mat, face first! Wiki goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Bonham is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Bonham is rocked!
Wiki 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.
Bonham blocks a leg kick.
Oh Bonham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonham walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wiki.
Bonham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hannibal's Fine Dining in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Wiki.
Bonham tries to move into range but Wiki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiki. That's going to slow Bonham down.
Wiki moves out of range as Bonham throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Wiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonham drops his hands momentarily and Wiki needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Bonham just on the top of the head. Bonham drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Bonham - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruben Wiki!
Ruben Wiki gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damn Van Clawed Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Decoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Decoste told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damn Van Clawed Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Decoste!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decoste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clawed Jon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decoste takes the fight into the clinch.
Clawed Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clawed Jon breaks from the clinch.
Decoste swats away the attempt to clinch by Clawed Jon.
Decoste fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clawed Jon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decoste lands a good knee to the midsection. Clawed Jon won't want to take too many of those.
Decoste lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Clawed Jon on the inside.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clawed Jon working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decoste lands a nice shot to the body.
Decoste throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Decoste lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clawed Jon or not.
Clawed Jon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Decoste up against the ropes.
Decoste told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Clawed Jon misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawed Jon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decoste blocks a body shot from Clawed Jon.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Clawed Jon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clawed Jon prevents a body shot from Decoste.
Decoste struggles to land a body shot inside as Clawed Jon controls his hands.
Decoste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decoste misses with an elbow strike.
Decoste landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Decoste.
A nice left hand lands by Decoste.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Decoste.
Clawed Jon is breathing heavily.
Decoste working Clawed Jon over with knees to the body.
Decoste is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawed Jon is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Decoste.
Clawed Jon misses with a body punch.
Decoste lands a good knee to the midsection. Clawed Jon won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Decoste just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clawed Jon's brow.
Clawed Jon tries to work over Decoste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clawed Jon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Decoste unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clawed Jon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Decoste.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decoste.
Decoste is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawed Jon is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decoste scores with a shoulder strike.
Decoste utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Decoste lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Decoste dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decoste connects with the punch.
Clawed Jon tries to keep at a distance but Decoste has taken the fight into the clinch.
Decoste stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clawed Jon blocks the elbow strike.
Hugo Decoste seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decoste.
Decoste scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clawed Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decoste's elbow.
Decoste lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clawed Jon avoiding damage as Decoste throws knees to the body.
Decoste blocking some punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Decoste. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Decoste landing knees to the body.
Decoste tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clawed Jon avoids it.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decoste missing with knees to the body.
Decoste lands a body punch.
Decoste misses with a body punch.
Clawed Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Decoste lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decoste gets through Clawed Jon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Decoste has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Clawed Jon fails to land.
Decoste trying to land knees to the body.
Decoste misses with a punch to the body.
Clawed Jon pushes Decoste back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Decoste lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clawed Jon.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tries a body shot but Decoste blocks it.
Clawed Jon misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Decoste.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decoste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste lands a good knee to the midsection. Clawed Jon won't want to take too many of those.
Clawed Jon avoiding damage as Decoste throws knees to the body.
Clawed Jon misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decoste tries to land knees in the clinch but Clawed Jon avoids the damage to the body.
Clawed Jon working aggressively here.
Decoste utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clawed Jon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decoste misses with a punch to the body.
Decoste landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Decoste works on Clawed Jon's body with a couple of short punches.
Decoste makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Decoste using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decoste's elbow.
Decoste lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Decoste missing with knees to the body.
Decoste tries to land knees in the clinch but Clawed Jon avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawed Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decoste putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clawed Jon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Decoste is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawed Jon is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Decoste showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Clawed Jon avoids a kick to the body.
Damn Van Clawed Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clawed Jon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Decoste counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Decoste.
Decoste trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Decoste creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Decoste trying to land knees to the body.
Decoste utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decoste lands a left hand.
Decoste blocks an uppercut.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decoste throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Decoste prevents a body shot from Clawed Jon.
Decoste unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clawed Jon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decoste landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decoste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decoste lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste scores a nice knee to the body.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike.
Decoste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste is working Clawed Jon over against the ropes.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decoste lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decoste.
Decoste is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decoste lands with a light punch inside.
Decoste softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Decoste missing with knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tries to throw a body punch but Decoste avoids it by throwing Clawed Jon back against the ropes.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Decoste lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decoste lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Decoste.
Decoste softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clawed Jon misses with the head strike.
Clawed Jon lands a body punch.
Decoste tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clawed Jon avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Decoste.
Decoste scores with a nice hook to the head.
Decoste is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Decoste lands an uppercut.
Decoste crunches a lovely knee into Clawed Jon's ribcage.
Clawed Jon managing to block the knees to the body from Decoste.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clawed Jon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawed Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decoste creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clawed Jon's defenses.
Clawed Jon tries a body shot but Decoste blocks it.
Decoste lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Decoste makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Decoste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Decoste 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Decoste!
Hugo Decoste decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sharp Dressed Man. Lorenzo Von Matterhorn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tonichie Hong's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonichie Hong!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Von Matterhorn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at OMG! They clinched Kenny! (Spaces Availiable Now) in the buildup to the fight.
Von Matterhorn lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tonichie Hong has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Matterhorn lands with a hook. Hong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Matterhorn. Von Matterhorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Matterhorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice looking body shot.
Hong looks winded!
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Matterhorn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn delivers a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Von Matterhorn.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Hong walks into a big right hand from Von Matterhorn and goes down! The referee sends Von Matterhorn to a neutral corner as Hong gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Hong is rocked!
Von Matterhorn cracks Hong with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Kemp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole scores with a spinning back kick!
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Kemp.
Sole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kemp throws a low kick, looking for Sole's leg but Sole calmly moves out of range.
Sole misses with a hook
and Kemp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kemp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole checks a leg kick.
Sole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kemp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sole is able to avoid easily.
Kemp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole cracks a nice hook into Kemp's ribs.
Sole lands with a hook. Kemp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Kemp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sole scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Adam Kemp has been cut.
Kemp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Sole as he connects with a hook.
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!
Kemp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kemp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kemp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole connects with a looping right hand.
Sole tries a low kick but Kemp avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands a head shot.
Sole thumps Kemp with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sole.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Kemp down.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sole misses with a right hand
and Kemp counters with a low kick, right behind Sole 's knee.
Sole lands a jab to the head.
Kemp checks a low kick from Sole.
Kemp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kemp ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Kemp ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Kemp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sole lands a nice hook to Kemp's body. Kemp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sole with a jab.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemp momentarily.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kemp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Sole misses the target.
Sole checks a leg kick.
Kemp lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kemp.
Sole misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Kemp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a right hand
and Sole counters with a stiff right hand.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kemp counters with an outside leg kick.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Sole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kemp.
Sole lands with a straight right. Kemp didn't see that one coming.
Sole throws a head kick but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp throws a body kick that misses.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Kemp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sole's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kemp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kemp tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemp.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Sole misses with a hook
and Kemp counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sole tries to bum rush Kemp with a series of wild strikes but Kemp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kemp moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kemp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Kemp there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kemp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Kemp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Kemp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kemp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sole misses with a right hand
and Kemp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sole has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kemp.
Sole avoids the head kick by Kemp.
Kemp lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp tries a low kick but Sole avoids it.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Sole connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Sole as he checks the leg kick.
Sole throws a body punch but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp misses with a low kick.
Kemp connects with a leg kick. Sole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Kemp moved away.
Kemp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kemp thows a leg kick but Sole checks it
and Sole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kemp throws a chopping leg kick but Sole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kemp misses with a body kick.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemp momentarily.
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp staying out of range there.
Sole thumps Kemp with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kemp blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a low kick as Sole jumps back.
Sole throws a hook but Kemp avoids it easily.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kemp momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Some bone on bone action there as Sole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sole misses with a head kick.
Sole thuds a left hand into Kemp's body.
Sole cracks the inside of Kemp's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kemp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sole checks a leg kick.
Kemp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Kemp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kemp 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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