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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donte Roman (ranked 3990 p4p, 3989 weight class) and Jonathon Craig (ranked 136 p4p, 137 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 cm 18 270 0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm 18 270 0 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent MT Very strong
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Excellent MT Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donte Roman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathon Craig! The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Roman throws a right hand that Craig ducks under and follows up with a left that Craig also avoids with ease. Craig throws a head kick but Roman moves out of range.
Craig tries to clinch there but Roman circles away.
Craig gets in close and instigates a clinch. Craig looking to stall.
Roman throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig. Roman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Craig is defending well for now.
Roman breaks the clinch.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Craig moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roman closes the distance and clinches. Craig tries to land knees in the clinch but Roman avoids the damage to the body.
Roman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roman, pushing him back against the ropes. Roman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Craig is keeping busy. Craig is trying to break the clinch but Roman is controlling him.
Craig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Craig misses with a head kick.
Roman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craig unleashes a big counter combination but Roman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roman tries to keep at a distance but Craig has taken the fight into the clinch. Roman stalling.
Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Craig doesn't manage to clinch there - Roman circles away.
Roman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
Craig looking to slow down the pace here.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Craig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roman is looking to clinch. Craig throws a head kick that misses. Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roman checks a leg kick. Roman tries to counter by clinching up but Craig breaks away and moves out of range. Craig fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Roman misses the target.
Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
Craig misses with an elbow strike.
Craig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roman avoids it.
Roman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Roman looks to score with a jab to the body but Craig is just out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roman pushes Craig up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jonathon Craig. I think Craig has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Donte Roman! Judge Skip Squint scores the fight as a draw! Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Jonathon Craig!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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