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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damn Van Clawed Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Decoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Decoste told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damn Van Clawed Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Decoste!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decoste throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clawed Jon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decoste takes the fight into the clinch.
Clawed Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clawed Jon breaks from the clinch.
Decoste swats away the attempt to clinch by Clawed Jon.
Decoste fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clawed Jon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decoste lands a good knee to the midsection. Clawed Jon won't want to take too many of those.
Decoste lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Clawed Jon on the inside.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clawed Jon working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decoste lands a nice shot to the body.
Decoste throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Decoste lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clawed Jon or not.
Clawed Jon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Decoste up against the ropes.
Decoste told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Clawed Jon misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawed Jon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decoste blocks a body shot from Clawed Jon.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Clawed Jon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clawed Jon prevents a body shot from Decoste.
Decoste struggles to land a body shot inside as Clawed Jon controls his hands.
Decoste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decoste misses with an elbow strike.
Decoste landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Decoste.
A nice left hand lands by Decoste.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Decoste.
Clawed Jon is breathing heavily.
Decoste working Clawed Jon over with knees to the body.
Decoste is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawed Jon is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Decoste.
Clawed Jon misses with a body punch.
Decoste lands a good knee to the midsection. Clawed Jon won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Decoste just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clawed Jon's brow.
Clawed Jon tries to work over Decoste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clawed Jon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Decoste unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clawed Jon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Decoste.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decoste.
Decoste is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawed Jon is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decoste scores with a shoulder strike.
Decoste utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Decoste lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Decoste dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decoste connects with the punch.
Clawed Jon tries to keep at a distance but Decoste has taken the fight into the clinch.
Decoste stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clawed Jon blocks the elbow strike.
Hugo Decoste seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decoste.
Decoste scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clawed Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decoste's elbow.
Decoste lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clawed Jon avoiding damage as Decoste throws knees to the body.
Decoste blocking some punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Decoste. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Decoste landing knees to the body.
Decoste tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clawed Jon avoids it.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decoste missing with knees to the body.
Decoste lands a body punch.
Decoste misses with a body punch.
Clawed Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Decoste lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decoste gets through Clawed Jon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Decoste has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Clawed Jon fails to land.
Decoste trying to land knees to the body.
Decoste misses with a punch to the body.
Clawed Jon pushes Decoste back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Decoste lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clawed Jon.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tries a body shot but Decoste blocks it.
Clawed Jon misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Decoste.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decoste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste lands a good knee to the midsection. Clawed Jon won't want to take too many of those.
Clawed Jon avoiding damage as Decoste throws knees to the body.
Clawed Jon misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decoste tries to land knees in the clinch but Clawed Jon avoids the damage to the body.
Clawed Jon working aggressively here.
Decoste utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clawed Jon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decoste misses with a punch to the body.
Decoste landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Decoste works on Clawed Jon's body with a couple of short punches.
Decoste makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Decoste using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decoste's elbow.
Decoste lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Decoste missing with knees to the body.
Decoste tries to land knees in the clinch but Clawed Jon avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawed Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clawed Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decoste putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clawed Jon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Decoste is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clawed Jon is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Decoste showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Clawed Jon avoids a kick to the body.
Damn Van Clawed Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clawed Jon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Decoste counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Decoste.
Decoste trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Decoste creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Decoste trying to land knees to the body.
Decoste utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decoste lands a left hand.
Decoste blocks an uppercut.
Clawed Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Decoste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decoste throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Decoste prevents a body shot from Clawed Jon.
Decoste unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clawed Jon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decoste landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decoste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decoste lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste scores a nice knee to the body.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike.
Decoste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clawed Jon backwards.
Decoste is working Clawed Jon over against the ropes.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decoste lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decoste.
Decoste is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decoste lands with a light punch inside.
Decoste softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clawed Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Decoste missing with knees to the body.
Clawed Jon tries to throw a body punch but Decoste avoids it by throwing Clawed Jon back against the ropes.
Decoste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Decoste lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawed Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Decoste lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Decoste.
Decoste softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clawed Jon misses with the head strike.
Clawed Jon lands a body punch.
Decoste tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clawed Jon avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Decoste.
Decoste scores with a nice hook to the head.
Decoste is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Decoste lands an uppercut.
Decoste crunches a lovely knee into Clawed Jon's ribcage.
Clawed Jon managing to block the knees to the body from Decoste.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clawed Jon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawed Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Decoste creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clawed Jon's defenses.
Clawed Jon tries a body shot but Decoste blocks it.
Decoste lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Decoste makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Decoste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Decoste has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Decoste!
Hugo Decoste decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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