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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Bashor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abel Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Bashor counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Bashor keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Bashor avoids it well.
Bashor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Bashor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bashor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bashor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bashor swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Bashor pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bashor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson tries to stall but Bashor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bashor prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor lands an elbow inside.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
It looks like William Johnson has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bashor.
Bashor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Bashor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bashor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bashor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bashor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bashor lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Bashor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Bashor avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Bashor pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bashor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bashor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bashor keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bashor stalling.
Bashor pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bashor lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Bashor has the dominant position.
Bashor lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Bashor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Bashor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Bashor tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bashor.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Bashor.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Bashor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson wants to break free but Bashor has control.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
Bashor tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Bashor has control.
Bashor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bashor lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Bashor is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Bashor is controlling the position.
Bashor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bashor blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Bashor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Bashor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bashor moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bashor lands a nice elbow.
Johnson tries to circle away but Bashor has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tries to stall but Bashor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
Bashor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bashor.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Bashor pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel Bashor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bashor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bashor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bashor lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bashor throws knees to the body.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Bashor lands with a short shot to the head.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Bashor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Bashor has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Bashor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands an elbow inside.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the cage.
Bashor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Bashor has the dominant position.
Bashor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bashor.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Bashor is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bashor.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bashor blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bashor slows down the pace here.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bashor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bashor stalling.
Bashor lands a damaging elbow.
William Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
Bashor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bashor taking a breather.
Bashor tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Bashor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
Bashor has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bashor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Bashor is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to work over Bashor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bashor has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Bashor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bashor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Bashor ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
William Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Bashor counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashor counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Bashor looks low and kicks high, catching Johnson right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashor lands a head kick that bluckles Johnson and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Bashor no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Bashor keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Bashor and Johnson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bashor throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Johnson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bashor knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abel Bashor!
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