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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 335 p4p, 41 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 329 p4p, 39 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kingston's choice of entrance music: Creep - Radiohead . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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145 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lê misses.
Lê moves away from the strike by Kingston.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kingston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kingston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kingston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lê is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Lê sees coming a mile off.
Kingston tests Lê's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Lê.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Lê backing away here, and Kingston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lê misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston throws a low kick but Lê moves out of range easily.
Lê throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Kingston misses with a hook
and Lê cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Kingston misses
and Lê counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lê is looking to slow Kingston down with leg kicks.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Kingston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lê scores with the left hand. Kingston knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingston catches Lê with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kingston slips under a jab from Lê.
Kingston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Kingston misses.
Kingston takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Lê is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Kingston scores with a leg kick.
Kingston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lê checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Kingston looks to land a left hand but Lê moved out of range nicely.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Kingston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lê looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kingston lands a jab to the nose.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston throws a lazy body kick
and Lê counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Lê avoids it.
Kingston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lê was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê misses the shot to the body.
Kingston appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lê just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lê tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Kingston finds it's target.
Kingston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lê checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kingston is looking to score with low kicks.
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lê misses the target.
Kingston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lê checks a leg kick.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Lê slips the punch.
Kingston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kingston throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Lê.
Nice body kick from Lê.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a right hand
and Lê counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lê scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Lê comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lê throws a right hand that Kingston ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingston also avoids with ease.
Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
Lê tries to land a leg kick but Kingston saw it coming and moves away.
Kingston throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Kingston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lê slips a jab from Kingston.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Lê avoids them all with ease.
Lê throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily.
Kingston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lê moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingston defending well as Lê loads up on a big left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lê - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston motions for Lê to come forward. Kingston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê misses with a double jab.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingston slips under a jab.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lê misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Lê. Beautiful body shot.
Kingston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lê.
Kingston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Lê avoids it.
Lê lands with a good body shot.
Lê tries to land a front kick but Kingston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lê throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Lê steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kingston. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kingston pushes Lê away with a front kick.
Lê clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingston.
A body shot lands from Lê.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lê stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lê pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kingston throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lê counter with a right hand.
Kingston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lê throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kingston avoids it.
Good shot there by Kingston.
Lê connects with an inside leg kick.
Lê looks for the body kick but Kingston saw that one coming.
Lê on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingston. Kingston obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston misses with a low kick as Lê jumps back.
Lê ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Kingston connects with an inside leg kick.
Lê attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston lands a glancing blow to the side of Lê's head.
Lê lands a leg kick that knocks Kingston off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Lê.
Lê swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lê connects with a crisp jab.
Kingston throws a leg kick
and Lê cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingston throws a body kick that misses.
Lê tries to move into range but Kingston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quân Lê is winning the standup battle so far.
Lê misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kingston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lê.
Lê tries to clinch up.
Lê slips a jab from Kingston.
Lê throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston throws a low kick but Lê avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Kingston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lê is able to avoid easily.
Kingston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kingston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lê to counter with a crisp jab.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Kingston tries to work over Lê's front leg with a kick but Lê checks it.
That kick from Lê tenderised Kingston's leg. Kingston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lê fakes the leg kick and cracks Kingston in the body.
Lê throws a sloppy body shot
and Lê takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lê forces Kingston back against the cage and clinches.
Lê working aggressively here.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lê is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kingston can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Lê.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Lê backwards.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lê scores with a shot to the side of Kingston's head.
Lê cracks Kingston with a nice body shot.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Lê tries to throw a body punch but Kingston avoids it by throwing Lê back against the cage.
Kingston blocks a body shot from Lê.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lê.
Quân Lê has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Lê.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lê fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well.
Kingston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kingston throws a leg kick but Lê sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lê throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kingston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lê checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lê's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston works Lê's body with a nice hook.
Lê fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lê ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingston jabs Lê right on the nose. Lê blinks but takes it well.
Lê feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kingston's calf.
Kingston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kingston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lê. That one must have hurt.
Lê takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lê throws a body kick that misses.
Lê loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Lê misses with a straight left.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kingston misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quân Lê will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Lê misses.
Kingston looks to land a body kick but Lê moved away.
Lê lands a jab to the nose.
Lê misses with a body shot.
Kingston throws a leg kick which misses Lê's front leg but catches the back leg as Lê tries to avoid it.
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Kingston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kingston swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Kingston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingston lands with a cross.
Kingston lands with a nice body kick.
Kingston misses with a low kick as Lê jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston throws a body kick that misses.
Kingston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lê moves into the clinch.
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lê lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is leaning against Lê and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lê lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lês head.
Lê has Kingston pressed against the cage, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Lê on the inside.
Lê scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Lê.
Lê misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lê tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Kingston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lê working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lê lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lê.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston blocking some punches.
Lê manages to break the clinch.
Carl Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê scores with a hook to the body. Kingston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lê is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lê throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lê connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kingston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kingston takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Lê takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Lê off the cage and back into range.
Kingston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lê!
Lê connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kingston. Kingston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kingston thows a body kick. Lê tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lê checks a low kick from Kingston.
Lê looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Lê. Beautiful body shot.
Lê looks to throw the jab but Kingston is out of range.
Kingston flicks out a counter leg kick but Lê steps away.
Lê uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingston.
Kingston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws the kick towards the body but Lê avoids it.
Kingston lands with a nice body punch.
Kingston lands with a hook. Lê tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kingston walks into a stiff left hand from Lê.
Kingston wants to land a leg kick but Lê is out of range.
Kingston throws a low kick but Lê avoids it.
Kingston slips under a jab from Lê.
Kingston lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lê.
Kingston misses with a right hand
and Lê counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kingston. That did some damage!
Kingston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lê counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê connects with a right hand. Kingston shakes it off.
Kingston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lê cracks Kingston with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Kingston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lê blocks a low kick nicely.
Kingston blocks the body kick.
Kingston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lê thows a body kick. Kingston tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kingston throws a chopping leg kick but Lê manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lê swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kingston walks into a jab.
Lê slips a jab from Kingston.
Lê ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lê tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Lê.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lê.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lê 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!
Carl Kingston spoke after the fight, saying 'You're so very special... I wish I was special. But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here'.
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energy
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hype
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