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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Taylor (ranked 6163 p4p, 24309 weight class) and Ezekiel Hall (ranked 658 p4p, 717 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Taylor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall blocks a head kick by Taylor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Josh Taylor has been cut.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Hall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ezekiel Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Hall connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Hall catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Taylor stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Taylor walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Taylor is rocked!
Hall knocks out Taylor with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Hall before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Hall picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Hall!
As Ezekiel Hall got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: He didn't stand a chance'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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