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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tino Takala (ranked 3056 p4p, 6466 weight class) and Joshua Jones (ranked 389 p4p, 611 weight class). Tino Takala is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
KO power
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Joshua Jones has been cut.
Takala lands with a good body shot.
Takala scores with a nice body kick.
Jones moves out of range as Takala throws a body kick.
Takala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Takala leaning against his opponent.
Takala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Takala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takala closes the distance and clinches.
Takala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takala moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to break free.
Takala is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Takala into the ropes.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Takala throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Takala is having none of it.
Jones tries to clinch up but Takala circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Takala is having none of it.
Takala throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
As Takala backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Takala manages to avoid it all.
Takala misses with a wild body shot.
Takala jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the ropes.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takala trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takala into the ropes.
Takala lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Takala has double underhooks.
Takala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takala is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takala keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Takala. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Takala delivers a nice body kick.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Takala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Takala has Jones pressed against the ropes.
Takala breaks the clinch.
Takala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Takala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takala moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Takala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Takala misses with a body punch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Takala looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones is looking to clinch but Takala is avoiding it.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Takala circles away.
It looked like Takala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Takala feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Takala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones forces Takala back against the ropes and clinches.
Takala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takala.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Takala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the ropes.
Takala breaks the clinch.
Tino Takala is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takala with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takala scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Takala throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takala clinches with his opponent.
Takala lands with a right to the head.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takala moves into the clinch.
Takala trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takala tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Takala circles away.
Takala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones rushes Takala and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takala.
Takala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takala duly obliges.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Takala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Takala on his ass! Takala wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Takala is rocked!
Takala misses with a looping left.
Oh Takala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takala drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.
Takala seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones tries to circle away but Takala has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Jones takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Joshua Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Takala moves into the clinch.
Tino Takala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tino Takala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takala pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Takala taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Takala.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Takala tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Takala back against the ropes.
A short right from Takala.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Takala throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Takala backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Takala manages to avoid it all.
Takala throws a combination that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Takala trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takala into the ropes.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Takala is controlling him.
Takala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Takala keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones tries to break free but Takala pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala working aggressively here.
Takala has Jones pressed against the ropes, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takala lands an uppercut.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Takala connects with a leg kick.
Takala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Takala went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tino Takala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takala 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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