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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 4385 p4p, 4044 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 573 p4p, 540 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawthorne's choice of entrance music: Schism by Tool. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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 34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the body
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawthorne defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Bull misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Hawthorne's shoulder, as Hawthorne tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bull counter with a right hand.
Hawthorne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a leg kick.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. Bull knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawthorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from Bull.
Hawthorne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawthorne dips to his left and cracks Bull with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick from Hawthorne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull cracks a nice hook into Hawthorne's ribs.
Bull is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawthorne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawthorne! But no joy.
Bull throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hawthorne tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne thuds his right hand into Bull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Hawthorne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawthorne.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawthorne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. Bull knows he should have avoided that one.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Bull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Hawthorne lands a nice looking body shot.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Bull cracks Hawthorne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Bull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Hawthorne throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
A combination from Hawthorne does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bull checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawthorne breaks from the clinch.
Bull checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a slapping body shot.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bull at a distance.
Hawthorne gets a clinch.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull trying to control the position but instead, Hawthorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bull into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
A head kick misses from Hawthorne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull gets tackled into the ropes by Hawthorne. Hawthorne maintains the clinch.
Hawthorne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Bull's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bull is trying to stall.
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne walks into a left hand.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bull's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bull moves out of range as Hawthorne throws a body kick.
Jari Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Bull slips a jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
A big right from Bull misses.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Bull.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Bull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawthorne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull lands a jab.
A big left from Bull misses.
Bull throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Hawthorne.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawthorne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bull's hands.
Bull throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawthorne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawthorne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawthorne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawthorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Bull down.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawthorne.
Bull loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Hawthorne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawthorne, as that shot connected.
Hawthorne lands a nice hook to Bull's body. Bull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawthorne.
A big right from Bull misses.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull connects with a body shot.
Hawthorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Hawthorne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawthorne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bull's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne is looking to clinch.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawthorne! But no joy.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Bull.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Hawthorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawthorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Damien Hawthorne wins by unanimous decision!
Damien Hawthorne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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