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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between African King (ranked 5130 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Fung Hao Ming (ranked 487 p4p, 336 weight class). Hao Ming is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Long Arirang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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9 - 5 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao Ming jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hao Ming throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Hao Ming throws a body shot but no joy.
Hao Ming wants to clinch but King slips to the side
letting King counter with a right hand.
Hao Ming takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King swings for the body but Hao Ming moves out of range.
Hao Ming throws a big counter head kick but King avoids it with no problem.
Hao Ming misses with a kick to the body.
King lands a high kick!
King moves into range and clinches up with Hao Ming.
King misses with some punches.
Hao Ming blocks an uppercut.
Hao Ming misses with a hook to the ribs.
King working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hao Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hao Ming blocks a body shot from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Hao Ming.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Hao Ming.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hao Ming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Hao Ming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hao Ming lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King trying to control the position but instead, Hao Ming has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Hao Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hao Ming on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hao Ming fails to land.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King working aggressively here.
Hao Ming cracks King with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Hao Ming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming scores with a hook to the body.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hao Ming lands with a left to the head.
Hao Ming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hao Ming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Hao Ming misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hao Ming tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 African King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hao Ming connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like African King has been cut.
Hao Ming scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops King to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Hao Ming away as he looks to land an illegal blow. King got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Hao Ming misses with a body shot.
King wants to clinch but Hao Ming slips to the side
and Hao Ming counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! King goes down! Will King beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fung Hao Ming!
After winning the bout, Fung Hao Ming thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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