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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 23445 p4p, 21908 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 495 p4p, 484 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 19 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Great elbows
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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Adesanya counter with a right hand.
Route is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Route throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Route throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Adesanya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Route rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters with a three punch combo that has Route backing up. Route nods at Adesanya to acknowledge the strikes.
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Route on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Route - just one landing.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
En Route seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Route attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Route.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Route moves out of range.
Adesanya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Route circles away.
Adesanya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Route misses with a hook.
Route misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Adesanya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Route just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Adesanya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Route. Beautiful body shot.
Route misses the jab.
Route throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route misses with a straight left.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Route is looking to counter punch.
Route misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Route scores with a hook to the body. Adesanya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Route can pounce on him.
Adesanya checks a leg kick nicely.
Route has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Route throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya throws a counter combo.
Route keeps the fight on the outside.
Route misses the shot to the body.
Route bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adesanya's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route scores with a jab. Adesanya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adesanya clips Route with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Route a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like En Route has been cut.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that Route avoids nicely.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Route circles away.
Adesanya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Route. Route obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Route.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Carlton Adesanya should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adesanya staggers Route with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Route looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Adesanya is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlton Adesanya!
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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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