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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elit En (ranked 4744 p4p, 3129 weight class) and Franko Jackson (ranked 451 p4p, 327 weight class). 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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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Elit En!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
En takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
En ducks into a a hook from Jackson and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
En lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but En moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
En wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A left and a right from En both land. Nice combination.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
En tries to counter by clinching up but Jackson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
En tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but En bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
En misses with a series of wild punches.
En avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson closes the distance and catches En with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! En is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and En is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! En is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Jackson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko Jackson!
A relieved looking Franko Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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