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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyrone Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennox Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 cm
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143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Big heart
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Decent boxing
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lennox Thorn! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thorn tries to clinch and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Thorn backing up. Thorn nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes. Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorn takes a kick to the side of the head. Thorn pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch. Brown being controlled against the ropes. Brown wants to break free but Thorn has control.
Brown misses with a knee to the head. Thorn dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now. A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn. Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Brown tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Thorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body. Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorn. Thorn avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Good work by Thorn as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thorn tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it. Thorn rushes Brown and presses him up against the ropes. Thorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Brown blocks a body shot from Thorn. Brown throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorn tries to clinch up and Brown moves into the clinch. Thorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thorn controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Thorn.
Thorn lands a right hand. Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thorn misses with a hook from the clinch. Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch. Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lennox Thorn will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn. Brown fails in his attempt to clinch. Tyrone Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Thorn tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it. Thorn clinches. Thorn stalling the fight.
Brown wants to break free but Thorn has control.
Thorn has Brown pressed against the ropes.
Thorn blocks the elbow strike.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Thorn misses with a hook from the clinch. Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Thorn tries to tie him up. Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Brown misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Lennox Thorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A shot in the inside from Thorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorn avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
A short left from Thorn. Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown. Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it. Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn is pushing Brown up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Brown blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown. Thorn tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorn. Thorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy. Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown is looking to clinch. Thorn moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown moves into the clinch. Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown. Brown avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the ropes.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Thorn tries to clinch up and Thorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Brown lands a jab. Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thorn avoids the head kick by Brown.
Thorn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lennox Thorn will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown feints a jab promting Thorn to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thorn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Brown lands a nice knee to the body. Thorn lands with a right to the head. Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown lands an elbow just above Thorn 's eye. Brown lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Thorn trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thorn into the ropes. Thorn takes a knee to the side of the body. Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Thorn blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Thorn has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Thorn tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown prevents a body shot from Thorn. Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow. Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thorn slips a straight right by Brown. Brown tries to clinch up. A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Thorn moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch. Thorn tries to clinch and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Thorn will be more careful next time no doubt. Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tyrone Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thorn tries to clinch and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown. Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Thorn moves to clinch but Brown breaks away enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab. Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorn is out of range and Brown settles back down. Brown looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well. Thorn wants to clinch. Thorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown throws a leg kick but Thorn checks it. Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Thorn is looking to clinch. Thorn tries to clinch up. Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Some wild striking there from Brown.
Thorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight! Tyrone Brown showed his dominance in that final round. I think Thorn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Tyrone Brown! Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Tyrone Brown! Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Lennox Thorn!
Tyrone Brown wins by split decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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