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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Doo Ho Choi (ranked 2878 p4p, 2891 weight class) and Kaladin Hinson (ranked 237 p4p, 241 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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Excellent boxer
Big heart
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doo Ho Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaladin Hinson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Choi tests Hinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Choi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinson is just out of range.
Choi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hinson closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Choi crashing to the mat! Choi uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Choi is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Hinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Choi misses the target.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choi gets tackled into the ropes by Hinson. Hinson maintains the clinch.
Choi seems to have got his legs back now.
Choi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hinson.
Hinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi blocking some punches.
Hinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Choi.
Hinson blocking some punches.
Hinson working aggressively here.
Hinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Hinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hinson blocks an uppercut.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Choi.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Hinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Choi throwing a counter right hand but Hinson manages to avoid it.
Hinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choi.
Choi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hinson - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Choi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hinson misses with an uppercut
and Hinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hinson moves away.
Choi misses with an uppercut.
Choi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Choi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Choi.
Choi slips a straight right by Hinson.
Hinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi moves forwards but Hinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Kaladin Hinson should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hinson staying out of range there.
Choi throws a series of punches but Hinson avoids them all with ease.
Hinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hinson throws a lazy right hand but Choi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Choi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hinson.
Hinson connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Choi onto his butt! Choi bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinson misses with a body shot
and Choi counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Hinson.
Nice defenses there by Choi.
Choi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Hinson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi throws a body punch but Hinson moves out of range.
Choi ducks into a a hook from Hinson 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!
Hinson darts in and clinches Choi up against the ropes.
Choi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hinson.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hinson.
Hinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Hinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi throws an elbow that misses.
Kaladin Hinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hinson working aggressively here.
Hinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Choi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi tries to land a knee to the head but Hinson blocks with his arms.
Hinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Choi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hinson tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Hinson back against the ropes.
Hinson is trying to break the clinch but Choi is controlling him.
Choi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hinson avoids it.
Hinson is working Choi over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Choi.
A short left from Hinson.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hinson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Choi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Hinson.
Hinson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinson manages to break the clinch.
Choi gets tackled into the ropes by Hinson. Hinson maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaladin Hinson will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
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!
Hinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Choi misses with an uppercut.
Hinson scores with a big combo that sends Choi crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Choi flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Hinson jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaladin Hinson!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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