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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricky Hatton (ranked 3665 p4p, 25460 weight class) and Daniel Tung (ranked 294 p4p, 392 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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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Excellent MT
Knockout power
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Tung!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton forces Tung back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatton.
Hatton breaks from the clinch.
Tung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ricky Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatton moves into the clinch.
Tung is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tung throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatton.
Tung misses with some punches.
Hatton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tung's face.
It looks like Daniel Tung has been cut.
Hatton lands with a light punch inside.
Hatton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatton darts in and clinches Tung up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tung avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hatton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tung misses with a combination
and Hatton counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Tung fails to land.
Hatton lands with a light punch inside.
Hatton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tung tries to bum rush Hatton with a series of wild strikes but Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatton has managed to clinch.
Hatton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatton drives through and clinches with Tung against the ropes.
Hatton lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatton lands with a right to the head.
Hatton blocks an uppercut.
Hatton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatton darts in and clinches Tung up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatton is pushing Tung up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatton clinches up with Tung and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hatton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tung backwards.
Tung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatton's elbow.
Tung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tung swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatton is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tung.
Hatton breaks from the clinch.
Hatton clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hatton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tung's cut.
That's time! Hatton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hatton moves into the clinch.
Hatton tries to land a knee to the head but Tung blocks with his arms.
Tung has a couple of punches blocked by Hatton.
Tung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatton slowing the pace effectively.
Hatton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tung can do to turn this around?
Hatton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tung swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatton prevents a body shot from Tung.
Hatton missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tung tries to work over Hatton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tung swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatton digs a right hand into Tung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tung's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tung.
Hatton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hatton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tung letting Hatton take a breather here.
Hatton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hatton is stalling here.
Come on Hatton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatton.
Hatton breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hatton does no damage.
Tung misses with a right hand
and Hatton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tung misses with a hook
and Hatton counters by clinching up.
Hatton is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatton.
Hatton breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatton clinches up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Tung.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tung.
Hatton has Tung up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hatton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hatton moves into range and clinches up with Tung.
Tung has a couple of punches blocked by Hatton.
Hatton scores with a hook to the body.
Tung swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatton has closed the distance and engaged Tung in a clinch.
Tung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricky Hatton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatton clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Hatton.
Tung is rocked!
Hatton is holding Tung round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Tung goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Hatton takes it and Tung is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ricky Hatton!
Ricky Hatton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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