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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 6388 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 463 p4p, 378 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crespo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ghost ''Im A King. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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27 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 44 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crespo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Labosky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Labosky.
Crespo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crespo takes the fight into the clinch.
Labosky told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Labosky prevents a body shot from Crespo.
Labosky looking to stall.
Crespo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crespo with a knee to the head.
A short left from Crespo.
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Crespo takes the fight into the clinch.
Labosky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Labosky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Labosky is trying to break free.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Labosky blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crespo.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Crespo lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo lands a shot to the body.
Labosky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Crespo has double underhooks.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Crespo misses.
A big right from Crespo misses.
Labosky throws a counter combo.
Crespo moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.
Labosky lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Labosky blocks it with crossed arms.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
Labosky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Labosky blocks the elbow strike.
Crespo keeps control of Labosky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crespo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crespo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Crespo.
Crespo working aggressively here.
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labosky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crespo.
Labosky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crespo.
Crespo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crespo misses with a low kick.
Crespo swinging wildly here.
Labosky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo tries to land a front kick but Labosky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crespo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Labosky is trying to push Crespo away but Crespo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Labosky controls the action.
Crespo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Labosky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Labosky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crespo.
Labosky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Labosky closes the distance and clinches.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Crespo has double underhooks.
Crespo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Labosky can do to turn this around?
Crespo lands a nice uppercut.
Crespo lands a knee to the head.
Crespo working aggressively here.
Labosky is trying to push Crespo away but Crespo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Crespo.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but Labosky avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crespo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crespo cracks Labosky with a nice body shot.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Crespo has double underhooks.
Silvio Crespo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Labosky tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the ropes.
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Labosky is rocked!
Crespo rushes Labosky and presses him up against the ropes.
Labosky is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
Labosky takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Crespo.
Crespo is leaning against Labosky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crespo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crespo misses with some punches.
A short left from Crespo.
Crespo creates a bit of distance and cracks Labosky with a big uppercut! Labosky goes down! The referee pushes Crespo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Labosky make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Crespo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Silvio Crespo!
Silvio Crespo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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