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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). The key to victory for Tyrone Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big heart
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Decent boxing
Knockout power
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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
3 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lennox Thorn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Thorn backing up. Thorn nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Thorn moves into the clinch.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorn moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Thorn with an uppercut!
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Thorn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thorn wants to clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Thorn lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the ropes.
Brown tries to break free but Thorn pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorn misses with some punches.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown cracks Thorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyrone Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Thorn moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorn.
Brown throws a right hand that Thorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorn also avoids with ease.
Thorn wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thorn tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorn. That did some damage!
Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorn darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Thorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn avoids the head kick by Brown.
Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorn looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Thorn was not able to check.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thorn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the ropes.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thorn avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thorn drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Thorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thorn.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorn tries to clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorn wants to clinch.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyrone Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn tries to clinch up.
Thorn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorn is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Thorn tries to clinch up.
Thorn tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn wants to clinch.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyrone Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Thorn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Thorn keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn stalling against the ropes.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorn.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorn won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stalling against the ropes.
Thorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Thorn working aggressively here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Thorn is controlling him.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorn moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Thorn tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Thorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thorn looking to slow down the pace here.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Thorn's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown is trying to break free.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorn has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Thorn prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Thorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Thorn is struggling to control the position.
Brown is trying to push Thorn away but Thorn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorn won't allow it.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
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.
Brown can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Thorn is trying to stall.
Thorn is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Thorn is stalling here.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lennox Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennox Thorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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