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IRON MAN BOXING - 2nd Round PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 4576 p4p, 4527 weight class) and John Arthur Johnson (ranked 217 p4p, 176 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Arthur Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Foreman misses.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decent striking displayed by Foreman there.
Foreman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson 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.
Foreman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Foreman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like John Arthur Johnson has been cut.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foreman misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foreman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum in the buildup to the fight.
Foreman misses with an uppercut.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foreman.
Foreman with a jab.
Foreman misses with a hook to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Foreman throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foreman misses with an uppercut
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson cracks Foreman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Foreman throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Foreman misses the jab.
A big right from Foreman misses.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right that drops Foreman to the canvas! Will Foreman beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Arthur Johnson!
An out of breath John Arthur Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 4612 p4p, 4620 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 183 p4p, 182 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super 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, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dempsey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dempsey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dempsey slips a jab and a cross from Louis.
Louis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dempsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Jack Dempsey has been cut.
Dempsey scores with a nice right hand.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dempsey slips under a jab.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis tries to move into range but Dempsey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Louis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Louis misses the body punch
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dempsey lands a slapping body shot.
Dempsey slips a straight right by Louis.
Dempsey throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Dempsey lands a jab.
Louis works Dempsey's body with a nice hook.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Dempsey is looking to counter punch.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dempsey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dempsey throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dempsey throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dempsey scores with a jab. Louis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Dempsey lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis tests Dempsey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Louis avoids them all with ease.
Dempsey throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
A slow jab from Dempsey misses its intended target.
Louis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dempsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis throws out a counter right but Dempsey avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Louis. Those never looked like landing.
Louis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Louis misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Dempsey lands.
Louis dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
Louis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Louis slips a jab from Dempsey.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dempsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louis. Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dempsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dempsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Louis.
Dempsey lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dempsey misses with a wild body shot.
Dempsey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis misses with a shot to the body
and Dempsey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dempsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dempsey throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Dempsey lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dempsey.
Dempsey misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dempsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis throws a hook but Dempsey avoids it easily.
Louis throws a hook but Dempsey blocks it.
Dempsey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Louis misses.
Dempsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Dempsey dodges the punch combination from Louis.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dempsey.
Dempsey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dempsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
Dempsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dempsey throws a nice looking combination but Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louis slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey slips a jab and a cross from Louis.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Louis lands a right hook to the body.
Louis throws the left hand but Dempsey avoids the punch easily.
Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dempsey throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily.
Louis misses with a hook. Dempsey ducked under it nicely.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Dempsey ducks down to avoid it.
Dempsey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louis lands a jab to the head.
Louis lands a glancing blow to the side of Dempsey's head.
Jab by Dempsey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Jab by Dempsey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dempsey!
Jack Dempsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dempsey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Louis has time to react.
Dempsey jabs Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dempsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Dempsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dempsey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Louis moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Louis with a nice cross.
Louis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dempsey circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis connects with a single shot there.
Louis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Dempsey misses.
Louis moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Dempsey blocks a jab.
Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Louis walks into a jab.
Dempsey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dempsey cracks a nice hook into Louis's ribs.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Dempsey slips the punch.
Dempsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis jabs Dempsey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Dempsey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dempsey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Louis under the eye.
Louis lands with a hook. Dempsey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dempsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
Dempsey swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dempsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Dempsey finds it's target.
Dempsey lands with a hook. Louis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dempsey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Louis.
A punch combination from Dempsey misses.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Dempsey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dempsey swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Louis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Louis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey cracks a nice hook into Louis's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis lands a two punch combo.
Jack Dempsey's cut is getting worse.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dempsey.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dempsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Dempsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Louis misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Louis - just one landing.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Dempsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Dempsey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Louis.
Dempsey drops his hands momentarily and Louis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dempsey.
Louis blocks a jab.
Louis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dempsey throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
A slow jab from Dempsey misses its intended target.
Dempsey connects with a body shot that sends Louis's belly button to the back.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dempsey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Louis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dempsey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dempsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Dempsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Louis misses
enabling Dempsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Louis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dempsey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Dempsey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dempsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Dempsey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dempsey ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Dempsey slips under a jab from Louis.
Sloppy strikes from Dempsey. Those never looked like landing.
Louis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dempsey.
Louis moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Dempsey throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses the shot to the body.
Dempsey punishes Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
Dempsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Dempsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dempsey throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dempsey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Dempsey's head but Dempsey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Dempsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Dempsey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Dempsey did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
It looked like Dempsey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Louis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dempsey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dempsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dempsey digs a good hook to Louis's body.
Louis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dempsey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dempsey throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Dempsey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack Dempsey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis with a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Dempsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dempsey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Louis stuns Dempsey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Louis.
Dempsey missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louis misses with a body shot
letting Dempsey counter with a right hand.
Louis throws a right hand that Dempsey ducks under and follows up with a left that Dempsey also avoids with ease.
Dempsey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dempsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dempsey missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Dempsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dempsey. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey misses with a double jab.
Dempsey lands a jab to Louis's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dempsey swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Dempsey throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dempsey thinking.
Louis slips a jab from Dempsey.
Louis throws out a counter right but Dempsey avoids it with no problem.
Louis misses with a body shot
and Dempsey counters with a right hand to the body.
Louis cracks Dempsey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Louis needs to keep his hands up - Dempsey had a free shot at his head there.
Dempsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Louis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Louis misses with a few strikes there.
Louis tries to bum rush Dempsey with a series of wild strikes but Dempsey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey throws a one two combo.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Louis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dempsey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Dempsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Jack Dempsey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dempsey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dempsey misses with a body shot.
Louis throws a series of punches but Dempsey moves out of range.
Dempsey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Dempsey misses with a shot to the body
and Dempsey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dempsey throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Louis dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dempsey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Louis thuds a left hand into Dempsey's body.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dempsey.
Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dempsey in his tracks.
 Dempsey is rocked!
Good exchange - Dempsey coming out on top.
Oh Dempsey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dempsey swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis lands with a straight right. Dempsey didn't see that one coming.
Dempsey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louis.
Dempsey blocks a jab.
Dempsey blocks a jab.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey slips a jab from Louis.
Dempsey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dempsey seems to have got his legs back now.
Dempsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dempsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dempsey defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Louis throws a jab when Dempsey was well out of range.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dempsey manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Dempsey.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Dempsey's head back.
A big left from Dempsey misses.
Joe Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Louis misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dempsey misses the target.
Louis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Dempsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dempsey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Louis throws a jab when Dempsey was well out of range.
Dempsey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dempsey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dempsey throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Dempsey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Dempsey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Louis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dempsey lands a nice hook to Louis's body. Louis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dempsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dempsey.
Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dempsey walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Dempsey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Louis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lennox Lewis (ranked 4568 p4p, 4560 weight class) and Wladimir Klitschko (ranked 181 p4p, 180 weight class). Lewis comes to the ring accompanied by Crazy Baldhead - Bob Marley & The Wailers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lennox Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wladimir Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses with a straight left.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klitschko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko needs to keep his hands up - Lewis had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Wladimir Klitschko has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lewis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have Klitschko backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Klitschko as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Lennox Lewis has been cut.
Klitschko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Lewis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Klitschko connects with a single shot there.
Klitschko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klitschko throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klitschko avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klitschko.
Lewis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko swings widly with a right hand
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klitschko thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Klitschko loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Klitschko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lewis.
Klitschko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klitschko counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Klitschko is out of range.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lewis throws a hook but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko misses with a looping left.
Lewis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klitschko lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Klitschko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Klitschko misses with a left hand
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Klitschko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klitschko throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
Klitschko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis jabs Klitschko right on the nose. Klitschko blinks but takes it well.
Klitschko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wladimir Klitschko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Klitschko throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Klitschko misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wladimir Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitschko throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
It looked like Lewis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Klitschko misses its intended target.
Klitschko misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis is looking to wear down Klitschko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klitschko looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Wladimir Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klitschko.
Lewis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Klitschko does it's job there.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Klitschko cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klitschko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Lewis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lewis.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klitschko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lennox Lewis's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klitschko cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Klitschko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Lewis lands a head shot.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Klitschko's belly button to the back.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
It looked like Lewis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klitschko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klitschko moves away.
Lewis sizes up Klitschko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis moves out of range as Klitschko strikes.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Klitschko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lewis has time to react.
A left lands for Klitschko.
Lewis slips a straight right by Klitschko.
Klitschko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
A counter left hand to the body from Lewis misses its target.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Donk. Lewis catches Klitschko right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Lewis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Klitschko finds it's way through Lewis's defenses.
Lewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klitschko's hands.
A slow jab from Klitschko misses its intended target.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wladimir Klitschko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Klitschko misses the target.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis is looking to counter punch.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klitschko looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Klitschko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Klitschko.
A little feinted left hand from Lewis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klitschko throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
Klitschko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
Klitschko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Klitschko throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Klitschko scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Klitschko.
Lewis cracks Klitschko with an open hand slap.
Klitschko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klitschko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko drops his hands momentarily and Lewis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klitschko swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
Klitschko throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Klitschko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Klitschko takes one to the chin there.
Klitschko works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
Klitschko throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Klitschko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lewis has time to react.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Klitschko misses the body punch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klitschko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klitschko counters with a right hand to the body.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis slips a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klitschko throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Klitschko misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Klitschko loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Klitschko.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Klitschko throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennox Lewis clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Klitschko misses its intended target.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klitschko avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klitschko under the eye.
Klitschko missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Klitschko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klitschko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
A slow jab from Klitschko misses its intended target.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Klitschko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Klitschko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Klitschko. That snapped Lewis's head back.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lewis with a body shot.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Klitschko misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klitschko thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klitschko misses with a hook
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
Klitschko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
A swing and a miss from Klitschko.
Lewis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klitschko swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis slips a jab from Klitschko.
The fighters circling - Klitschko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klitschko misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Klitschko misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Klitschko looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitschko throws out the jab.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Klitschko counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis slips a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Klitschko throws a body shot but no joy.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennox Lewis had his way with Wladimir Klitschko in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lewis lands with a hook. Klitschko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Klitschko misses with a hook
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klitschko! But no joy.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Klitschko counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Klitschko lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Lewis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
It looked like Lewis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a body shot but no joy.
Klitschko misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Klitschko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Klitschko misses with a left hand
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Klitschko misses with a hook
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Klitschko swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throwing a counter right hand but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Klitschko throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lennox Lewis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Klitschko swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Klitschko saw that one coming.
Klitschko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Klitschko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Klitschko had a free shot at his head there.
Klitschko throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Klitschko looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lewis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klitschko moves away.
Klitschko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klitschko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitschko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klitschko moves away.
Klitschko throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Lewis's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands with a shot to the body.
Klitschko looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lewis misses its target.
Lewis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klitschko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewis scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klitschko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Klitschko defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Klitschko slips the punch.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wladimir Klitschko.
I think Klitschko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wladimir Klitschko!
A victorious Wladimir Klitschko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 4787 p4p, 4534 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 202 p4p, 177 weight class). Tyson comes to the ring accompanied by Punch-Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tyson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Ali releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali unleashes a big counter combination but Tyson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali walks into a stiff left hand from Tyson.
Tyson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ali back to the ropes. Tyson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Ali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Ali misses.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a big uppercut that drops Tyson face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Muhammad Ali!
As Muhammad Ali got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Float like a Cadillac, Sting like a Beamer !'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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