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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Master Cpp (ranked 7926 p4p, 24915 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 541 p4p, 566 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Cpp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John cracks Cpp with an open hand slap.
John throws a body punch but Cpp moves out of range.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Cpp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cpp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Cpp.
John tries to clinch but Cpp moves out of range.
John moves out of range of the body kick.
Cpp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John moves into the clinch.
John blocks an elbow strike.
Cpp looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Cpp gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cpp throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John blocks the elbow strike.
Cpp prevents a body shot from John.
Our sources have told us that Cpp has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cpp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cpp avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Cpp lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Cpp backwards.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Cpp scores with a nice hook to the head.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cpp misses with a knee strike.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cpp.
John tries to work over Cpp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John missing with knees to the body.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cpp's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpp lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
John takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John is looking to control Cpp's arms but Cpp gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the ropes.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cpp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John taking a breather.
Cpp connects with a knee to the head.
Cpp throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from John.
Cpp misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cpp avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
John takes an elbow to the temple.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Cpp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by John.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cpp looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
Cpp closes the distance and clinches.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpp's elbow.
Cpp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cpp lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cpp just misses with a elbow thrown towards John's brow.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from John.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp throws a knee to the head but misses.
John lands a knee to the head.
John stalling.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cpp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Cpp looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John lands a knee to the head.
Cpp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Cpp.
John blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John lands a nice elbow.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cpp is keeping busy.
John lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cpp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Cpp tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Master Cpp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cpp lands with a left to the head.
John lands an elbow inside that Cpp shrugs off.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cpp avoids it.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John takes a shot to the head.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp misses with an elbow strike.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Cpp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cpp throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Cpp
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John throws a hook but Cpp blocks it.
Cpp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good work by Cpp as he checks the leg kick.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Cpp off balance momentarily.
Cpp connects with an inside leg kick.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John misses with a hook. Cpp ducked under it nicely.
Cpp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cpp backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John wants to clinch up but Cpp keeps it at a distance.
Master Cpp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpp throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cpp counters with a nice low kick that buckles John's knee momentarily.
Cpp checks a low kick from John.
Cpp blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Cpp circles away.
Cpp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John is stalling here.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Cpp lands a right hand.
Cpp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp blocks an elbow strike.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Cpp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through John's defenses.
A knee to the head by John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from John.
John has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John missing with knees to the body.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cpp working aggressively here.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpp's elbow.
Cpp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John tries a body shot but Cpp blocks it.
Cpp lands an elbow just above John 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cpp.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John trying to control the position but instead, Cpp has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Cpp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cpp 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Cpp!
An out of breath Master Cpp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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