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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 2469 p4p, 2750 weight class) and Ching Chang (ranked 244 p4p, 271 weight class). Chang has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adofo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chang throws out a counter right but Adofo avoids it with no problem.
Chang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adofo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adofo throws out the jab.
Adofo throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chang was well out of range. Poor timing from Adofo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo throws a sloppy head kick and Chang moves out of range easily.
Adofo wants to clinch but Chang slips to the side
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Adofo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adofo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adofo with a body shot.
Adofo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adofo throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Chang lunges at Adofo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adofo's hand.
Adofo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chang, pushing him back against the ropes.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chang.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adofo keeps control of Chang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Adofo presses Chang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chang is looking to break free of the clinch but Adofo has double underhooks.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo presses Chang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo pushes Chang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Adofo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Chang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chang tries to circle away but Adofo has him pinned against the ropes.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Chang tries to circle away but Adofo has him pinned against the ropes.
Chang can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yanga Adofo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adofo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chang. That did some damage!
Yanga Adofo is winning the standup battle so far.
Adofo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chang takes a shot to the head.
Adofo lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Chang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adofo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chang can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang takes a shot to the head.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chang working hard to break the clinch.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the ropes.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Chang lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries a body shot but Chang blocks it.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Adofo works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo lands with a short shot to the head.
Adofo cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Adofo as the two fighters clinch.
Yanga Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Adofo cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
Good body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adofo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo presses Chang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Adofo is working Chang over against the ropes.
Adofo lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo pushes Chang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chang is rocked!
Adofo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chang's efforts to push away.
Chang is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Adofo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
Chang seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Adofo pushes Chang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adofo works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
Chang takes a shot to the head.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Changs head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yanga Adofo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chang tries to keep at a distance but Adofo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Chang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Chang working aggressively here.
Ching Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
Adofo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Adofo cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chang or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Adofo scores with a hook to the body.
Adofo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo lands a right hand.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Chang pressed against the ropes. Adofo frees himself up and cracks Chang with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Chang crumples to the floor, out cold! Adofo jumps on to the ropes and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yanga Adofo!
Yanga Adofo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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