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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Batistuta (ranked 5635 p4p, 578 weight class) and Randy Kt King (ranked 5571 p4p, 574 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Kt King!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kt King misses with a double jab.
Kt King throws a sloppy head kick and Batistuta moves out of range easily.
Kt King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Batistuta counters with a right hand to the body.
Kt King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kt King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batistuta.
Batistuta rushes Kt King and presses him up against the ropes.
Batistuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batistuta closes the distance and pushes Kt King back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Batistuta as Kt King tries to tie him up.
Batistuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta pushes Kt King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kt King wants to stall.
Kt King trying to control the position but instead, Batistuta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kt King into the ropes.
Batistuta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kt King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kt King jabs at Batistuta's body.
Batistuta keeps the fight on the outside.
Batistuta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kt King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Batistuta appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kt King blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kt King tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Batistuta.
Kt King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kt King is looking to clinch but Batistuta is avoiding it.
Kt King wants to clinch
and Batistuta counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Batistuta.
Batistuta clinches.
Batistuta effectively controlling the action here.
Kt King trying to land knees to the body.
Batistuta prevents Kt King from breaking the clinch.
Batistuta pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistuta moves into the clinch.
Batistuta has Kt King pushed against the ropes.
Batistuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Kt King.
Batistuta quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Batistuta has closed the distance and engaged Kt King in a clinch.
Batistuta slows down the pace here.
Kt King is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta has him pressed against the ropes.
Kt King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batistuta has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kt King tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Batistuta blocks an elbow strike from Kt King.
Batistuta manages to break the clinch.
Kt King tries to keep at a distance but Batistuta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batistuta has Kt King pressed against the ropes, preventing Kt King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kt King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Batistuta breaks from the clinch.
Batistuta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kt King wants to counter the offense by Batistuta and move into the clinch position.
Batistuta moves into range and clinches up with Kt King.
Batistuta trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Batistuta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta dominated that round.
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.
Kt King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Batistuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kt King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batistuta closes the distance and clinches.
Batistuta breaks from the clinch.
Batistuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batistuta has Kt King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Batistuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Kt King avoids the damage to the body.
Batistuta keeps control of Kt King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kt King is trying to force a seperation but Batistuta has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kt King throws an elbow that misses.
Carlos Batistuta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Batistuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batistuta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batistuta clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kt King tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Kt King is looking to control Batistuta's arms but Batistuta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kt King has his back to the ropes.
Batistuta scores with a hook to the body.
Kt King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Batistuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kt King can do to turn this around?
Kt King tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Batistuta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kt Kings head.
Kt King pushes off an throws an elbow but Batistuta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kt King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kt King throws a punch but it's blocked by Batistuta.
A right hook to the body lands for Batistuta.
Kt King wants to get back to striking at distance but Batistuta won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Batistuta breaks from the clinch.
Kt King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kt King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Batistuta counters with a right hand to the body.
Kt King is looking to clinch but Batistuta is avoiding it.
A combination from Kt King does no damage.
Kt King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kt King misses with the body kick
and Batistuta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Batistuta manages to break the clinch.
Kt King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta blocks a head kick by Kt King.
Kt King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batistuta connects with a right hand. Kt King shakes it off.
Batistuta clinches.
Batistuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistuta moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Kt King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Batistuta missing with knees to the body.
Batistuta stalling against the ropes.
Batistuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kt King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Kt King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta rushes Kt King and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Batistuta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlos Batistuta is winning the standup battle so far.
Kt King throws a head kick that misses
and Batistuta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batistuta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batistuta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kt King doesn't manage to clinch there - Batistuta circles away.
Kt King walks into a jab.
Kt King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batistuta takes the fight into the clinch.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kt King's efforts to push away.
Batistuta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Batistuta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kt King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batistuta.
The referee is keeping an eye on Batistuta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kt King wants to stall.
Batistuta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kt King looking to throw knees to the head but Batistuta is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta breaks from the clinch.
Kt King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kt King fails to land with a series of punches.
Batistuta rushes Kt King and presses him up against the ropes.
Kt King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kt King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Batistuta rather than just go for the knockout.
Kt King misses the shot to the body.
Kt King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batistuta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kt King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kt King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Batistuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta looking to throw knees to the head but Kt King is blocking nicely.
Batistuta slows down the pace here.
Batistuta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Batistuta throws an elbow but misses.
Batistuta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kt King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kt King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kt King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kt King manages to break the clinch.
Batistuta clinches with his opponent.
Kt King is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling him.
Batistuta lands a body shot.
Batistuta effectively controlling the action here.
Batistuta is struggling to control the position.
Batistuta seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Batistuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kt King moves in looking to clinch but Batistuta pushes him off.
Kt King wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kt King wants to clinch
and Batistuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos Batistuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batistuta gets a clinch.
Kt King trying to control the position but instead, Batistuta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kt King into the ropes.
Batistuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batistuta forces Kt King back against the ropes and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Kt King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Randy Kt King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Batistuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kt King is trying to force a seperation but Batistuta has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Batistuta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batistuta 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Batistuta!
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