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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 22593 p4p, 23910 weight class) and Seung Joon (ranked 417 p4p, 443 weight class). De Cremonesi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). Joon has chosen BewhY (비와이) – 가라사대 (GOTTASADAE) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 cm 32 157 17 - 12 - 0 |
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181 cm 24 155 12 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer Granite chin
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World class MT Granite chin
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seung Joon! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. De Cremonesi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! De Cremonesi lands with a shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from De Cremonesi. Joon does a little dance to reset his feet. De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy. De Cremonesi throws an overhand right that lands on Joon's shoulder, as Joon tries to avoid the shot. Joon blocks the body kick.
De Cremonesi on the wrong end of a nice jab. De Cremonesi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Joon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A nice combination there by Joon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A punch combination from De Cremonesi misses. Joon takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses. De Cremonesi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joon checks it well. De Cremonesi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Despite the aggression on Joon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Joon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joon throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it. De Cremonesi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Joon throws out a powerful jab. De Cremonesi misses with a body kick. Jab, jab by De Cremonesi - just one landing. De Cremonesi looks to land a right hand but Joon moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Cremonesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joon throws out the jab. De Cremonesi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes. Joon scores with a decent looking hook. De Cremonesi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joon sees it coming and avoids it easily. De Cremonesi with the inside leg kick. Joon lands a nice shot to the body.
De Cremonesi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joon throws out the jab. De Cremonesi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Cremonesi moves away. De Cremonesi misses with a body kick. De Cremonesi slips a jab from Joon. Joon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from De Cremonesi misses. Joon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. De Cremonesi motions for Joon to come forward. De Cremonesi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Joon misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Cremonesi walks into a left hand. Joon blocks a head kick by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick. Joon checks a leg kick. Joon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Donk. Joon catches De Cremonesi right on the button with a cross. De Cremonesi misses with a body kick. Joon blocks the body kick.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Nice shot by Joon. Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joon. Joon looks to throw the jab but De Cremonesi is out of range. Joon throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Joon checks a leg kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Cremonesi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. De Cremonesi thows a left - swing and a miss! Joon ducks under a wild hook from De Cremonesi. Joon throws a right hand that De Cremonesi ducks under and follows up with a left that De Cremonesi also avoids with ease. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. De Cremonesi tries a low kick but Joon avoids it. Joon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target. De Cremonesi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Joon scores with a body shot.
De Cremonesi throws a wild body kick that Joon sees coming a mile off. Joon throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Cremonesi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. De Cremonesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Joon lands a slapping body shot.
De Cremonesi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Seung Joon seems to be getting the better of the standup. De Cremonesi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Joon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Joon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Cremonesi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A left and a right from Joon both land. Nice combination. De Cremonesi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. Joon saw that one coming. Joon blocks the body kick.
Joon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joon with a body punch. A glancing blow. A nice combination there by Joon.
Joon scores with a shot to the body.
Joon lands with a straight right. De Cremonesi didn't see that one coming. Joon feints a jab promting De Cremonesi to slip. Joon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Cremonesi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Joon throws out a powerful jab. Joon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Joon tests De Cremonesi's chin there with a solid looking shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Cremonesi is looking to land body kicks. De Cremonesi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joon. Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Joon lands a lovely overhand right. Joon digs a good hook to De Cremonesi's body.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook. Joon ducked under it nicely. Seung Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Joon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Joon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. De Cremonesi loads up on a big right hand but Joon slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Joon scores with a hook to the body. De Cremonesi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. De Cremonesi connects with a jab. De Cremonesi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joon moves out of range of the body kick. De Cremonesi misses with a lunging right hand
and Joon counters with a lovely straight right hand! De Cremonesi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon. De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick. De Cremonesi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon. De Cremonesi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joon.
Joon has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Joon scores with a punch to the head. De Cremonesi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Joon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Cremonesi on the wrong end of a nice jab. Joon lands a right hook to the body.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Cremonesi. Joon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seung Joon 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! And we move into the final round! Joon tests De Cremonesi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Franko De Cremonesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Joon throws a looping overhand right but De Cremonesi ducks down to avoid it. Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from De Cremonesi is predictable there and Joon counters with a lovely straight right hand! Joon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joon throws a shot from downtown. De Cremonesi moves away and avoids it. De Cremonesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joon manages to avoid it. Joon with a nice calf kick. De Cremonesi takes one on the button. Left hook, right uppercut from Joon. De Cremonesi misses with a hook. Joon ducked under it nicely. Joon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Cremonesi looks to land a body kick but Joon moved away. Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Cremonesi thinks about countering with a body kick. De Cremonesi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Good leg kick by De Cremonesi. Joon fakes the leg kick and cracks De Cremonesi in the body. De Cremonesi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Cremonesi throws an overhand right that lands on Joon's shoulder, as Joon tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab from Joon. De Cremonesi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. De Cremonesi throws a jab but it's blocked by Joon. Joon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joon. De Cremonesi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. De Cremonesi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Good work by Joon as he checks the leg kick. Joon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Cremonesi. De Cremonesi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Joon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Joon misses with an uppercut. De Cremonesi saw that one coming. Joon moves out of range of the strikes. Joon misses with a few strikes there.
De Cremonesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Joon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Cremonesi. De Cremonesi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Joon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. De Cremonesi throws a wild body kick that Joon sees coming a mile off. Joon throws out a counter right but De Cremonesi avoids it with no problem. A low kick lands for De Cremonesi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Joon jabs at De Cremonesi's body. Joon misses with a looping left. Joon moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Cremonesi. De Cremonesi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joon. Joon digs a good hook to De Cremonesi's body.
Jab by De Cremonesi. Seung Joon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. De Cremonesi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Joon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Joon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Joon moves away from the strike by De Cremonesi. Joon pushes De Cremonesi away with a front kick. De Cremonesi slips a jab from Joon. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Joon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. De Cremonesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joon.
Joon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Cremonesi.
And that's the end of the fight! Seung Joon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Joon 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seung Joon! Seung Joon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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