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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 3518 p4p, 3797 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 445 p4p, 471 weight class). Hawthorne comes to the ring accompanied by Schism by Tool. 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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31 - 14 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Hawthorne pushes him off.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Hawthorne gets tackled into the ropes by Bull. Bull maintains the clinch.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a left to the head.
Hawthorne manages to break the clinch.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bull 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.
Bull has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Hawthorne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Hawthorne needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull tests Hawthorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bull backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Bull tries to counter with a clinch but Hawthorne shakes him off and moves away.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull wants to counter the offense by Hawthorne and move into the clinch position.
Hawthorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawthorne connects with a single shot there.
Bull swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the head.
Bull stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bull throws a body kick.
Hawthorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull tries to clinch up but Hawthorne circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawthorne cracks Bull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawthorne.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawthorne throws a front kick aimed at Bull's knee but Bull avoids it well.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Hawthorne checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Hawthorne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bull misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawthorne.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Bull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawthorne throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
It seemed like Bull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawthorne scores with a hook.
Bull slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Bull tries to counter with a clinch but Hawthorne shakes him off and moves away.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Hawthorne's shoulder, as Hawthorne tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne lands a head shot.
Hawthorne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bull circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawthorne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bull strikes.
It looks like Hawthorne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne throws a big counter combination but Bull scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull tries to work over Hawthorne's front leg with a kick but Hawthorne checks it.
Hawthorne throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Bull.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a jab to the head.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Hawthorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull cracks Hawthorne with an open hand slap.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with a nice head shot.
Bull connects with a single shot there.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Hawthorne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Hawthorne clobbers Bull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Bull takes the fight into the clinch.
Bull taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawthorne's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hawthorne as Bull tries to tie him up.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull tries a body shot but Hawthorne blocks it.
Bull tries to work over Hawthorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hawthorne fails to land.
Hawthorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bull looks to land a body kick but Hawthorne moved away.
Hawthorne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawthorne.
And Hawthorne counters with a quick kick to the body but Bull blocks it.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bull.
Hawthorne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
Hawthorne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bull strikes.
It looked like Hawthorne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Bull with a nice calf kick.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hawthorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull is looking for the big counter here.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bull is able to avoid easily.
Hawthorne punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Bull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bull moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
Bull wants to counter the offense by Hawthorne and move into the clinch position.
Hawthorne wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawthorne to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Bull.
Bull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawthorne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Hawthorne.
Bull lands with a straight right. Hawthorne didn't see that one coming.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a few strikes there.
Hawthorne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull thuds a left hand into Hawthorne's body.
Hawthorne lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne cracks Bull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull is looking to chop away at Hawthorne's legs.
Bull connects with a high kick.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Hawthorne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawthorne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Jari Bull wins by split decision!
Jari Bull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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