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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Denzil J Kenny (ranked 24715 p4p, 677 weight class) and Jack Smoking (ranked 4175 p4p, 445 weight class). Kenny comes to the ring accompanied by Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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191 cm
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204 lbs
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smoking! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice body punch from Kenny. Kenny misses with a wild combination.
Kenny connects with a right hand. Smoking shakes it off.
It looks like Jack Smoking has been cut. Smoking lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenny circles away quickly and effectively. Kenny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Smoking clinches up against the ropes. Kenny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Smoking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenny avoids it. Smoking misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Smoking as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kenny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smoking misses with an elbow over the top. A head punch on the inside from Smoking fails to land. Smoking blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Kenny. Smoking tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Smoking back against the ropes. Kenny blocks the elbow strike.
Kenny is trying to push Smoking away but Smoking has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Kenny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smoking up against the ropes. Smoking has a couple of punches blocked by Kenny.
A short left from Smoking. Smoking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenny's efforts to push away. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smoking misses with some punches.
Kenny has had enough of the clinch but Smoking keeps him there for the moment. Kenny is trying to stall.
Smoking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Smoking fails to land. Smoking digs a right hand into Kenny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kenny's gas tank. Kenny tries to break the clinch but Smoking is controlling the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Smoking tries to work over Kenny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Smoking throws a head punch that misses. Smoking pushes Kenny back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Smoking dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jack Smoking's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smoking checks a leg kick. Denzil J Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smoking, right into the meat.
Kenny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kenny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kenny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smoking's sensitive parts. Kenny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Smoking takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smoking avoids the body shot from Kenny.
Smoking looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kenny feints a jab promting Smoking to slip. Kenny then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smoking slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Nice jab there from Kenny. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smoking stuns Kenny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Kenny throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Smoking tries to clinch but Kenny moves out of range. Smoking takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smoking takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crunch! Kenny slams his shin into Smoking's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smoking scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Kenny is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Smoking clinches up with Kenny and pushes him back against the ropes. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenny. Smoking cracks Kenny with a nice body shot. Smoking content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kenny wants to stall.
Smoking missing with knees to the body.
Jack Smoking seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Kenny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Smoking uses good head movement to avoid it. Smoking is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kenny can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Kenny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kenny is trying to force a seperation but Smoking has the dominant position. Kenny has had enough of the clinch but Smoking keeps him there for the moment. Smoking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Kenny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Kenny wants to stall.
Kenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzil J Kenny dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jack Smoking's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Smoking pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Smoking. Smoking closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Smoking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smoking takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smokings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Kenny lands a head shot. Kenny connects with a single shot there. Nice straight punches there by Kenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenny. Kenny lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Smoking goes down! The ref sends Kenny to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Smoking is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donk. Kenny catches Smoking right on the button with a cross.
Smoking is rocked! Kenny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smoking can do to turn this around? Kenny circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Smoking tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kenny wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denzil J Kenny! Our winner, Denzil J Kenny, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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