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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 203 p4p, 36 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 765 p4p, 116 weight class). 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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192 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Kai takes one to the side of the head.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Kai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Kai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kai is looking to counter punch.
Kai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Kai misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai lands with an overhand left.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
As Wright backs away, Kai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright lands with a hook. Kai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Kai is out of range.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kai's hands.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Wright scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Kai avoids the body shot from Wright.
It looked like Kai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Kai lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright cracks Kai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Wright misses.
Kai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kai.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Kai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai cracks Wright with a good jab.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
Kai blocks the body kick.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Kai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Kai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Kai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Kai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Kai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright wants to slow Kai down by chopping away at his legs.
Kai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kai lands a jab to the nose.
That has opened up Cleon Wright's cut even more.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kai throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright digs a good body shot into Kai's ribs.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright throws a leg kick but Kai sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Wright misses.
Kai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kai cracks Wright with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kai has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wright to stand back up!
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Kai counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kai finish him?!
Wright is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kai. Kai obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kai's head backwards.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Kai throws out a powerful jab.
The cut above Cleon Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wright might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kai has got the better of the exchanges.
Kai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
Kai avoids the body shot from Wright.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Kai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Kai scores with a jab to the body.
Kai stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai slips under a jab from Wright.
Kai throws a body kick that misses.
Kron Kai is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kai feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Kai lands a jab to the head.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Cleon Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Kai drops Wright with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wright looks back up at him and smiles so Kai waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cleon Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kron Kai!
Kron Kai retains his light heavyweight title!
Kron Kai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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