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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Curome Spence Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampo Hongisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curome Spence Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Hongisto!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hongisto misses the shot to the body.
Hongisto takes one to the chin there.
Spence Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spence Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hongisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hongisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hongisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence Jr.
Hongisto works the jab nicely.
Hongisto jabs Spence Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hongisto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spence Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Spence Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hongisto counters with a right hand to the body.
Hongisto clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Hongisto lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hongisto prevents a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spence Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hongisto.
Spence Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Hongisto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hongisto.
Spence Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hongisto's elbow.
Hongisto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hongisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hongisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hongisto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Spence Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hongisto's elbow.
Hongisto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hongisto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spence Jr backwards.
Spence Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence Jr working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hongisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Spence Jr controls his hands.
Hongisto tries to break free but Spence Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Hongisto prevents a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hongisto.
Spence Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hongisto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spence Jr tries a body shot but Hongisto blocks it.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Hongisto controls the action.
Spence Jr misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hongisto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hongisto lands a body punch.
Hongisto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Curome Spence Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Spence Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hongisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Hongisto misses with a hook.
Spence Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hongisto.
Spence Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hongisto's shoulder, as Hongisto tries to avoid the shot.
Spence Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hongisto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hongisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hongisto.
Spence Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Hongisto.
Spence Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hongisto clinches up with Spence Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spence Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hongisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hongisto lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr pushes Hongisto back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hongisto is trying to break the clinch but Spence Jr is controlling him.
Spence Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hongisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hongisto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spence Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hongisto backwards.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Spence Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Spence Jr.
Hongisto prevents a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hongisto wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
Come on Hongisto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hongisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Spence Jr lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hongisto tries a body shot but Spence Jr blocks it.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
Curome Spence Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hongisto is trying to push Spence Jr away but Spence Jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hongisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spence Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence Jr lands with a right to the head.
Hongisto tries a body shot but Spence Jr blocks it.
Spence Jr is working Hongisto over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curome Spence Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hongisto misses with a body shot.
Hongisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence Jr misses with a straight right.
Hongisto misses with the combination.
Hongisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hongisto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spence Jr backs up against the ropes.
Spence Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hongisto.
Hongisto tests Spence Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spence Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hongisto.
Good standup being displayed there by Hongisto as he connects with a hook.
Hongisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spence Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence Jr defending well as Hongisto loads up on a big left hand.
Spence Jr is looking to clinch but Hongisto is avoiding it.
Spence Jr misses the shot to the body.
Spence Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hongisto lands with a straight right. Spence Jr didn't see that one coming.
Hongisto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spence Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hongisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hongisto rushes Spence Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Hongisto lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Hongisto.
Hongisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Spence Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hongisto.
Spence Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hongisto.
Spence Jr pushes Hongisto back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Hongisto digs a right hand underneath Spence Jr's ribcage. Spence Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hongisto.
Spence Jr blocks a body shot from Hongisto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spence Jr misses with a body punch.
Hongisto is trying to break free.
Spence Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Hongisto misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Hongisto really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hongisto scores with a jab to the body.
Spence Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hongisto.
Hongisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Spence Jr's head.
Hongisto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hongisto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hongisto counters with a series of strikes. Spence Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sampo Hongisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hongisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence Jr is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Hongisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hongisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spence Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Spence Jr rushes Hongisto and presses him up against the ropes.
Spence Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hongisto lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Spence Jr takes a shot to the head.
Spence Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hongisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spence Jr blocks an uppercut.
Spence Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hongisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spence Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Hongisto controls the action.
Hongisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hongisto is trying to stall.
Hongisto has Spence Jr pushed against the ropes.
Hongisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hongisto's elbow.
Spence Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hongisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Spence Jr.
Spence Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hongisto pushes Spence Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spence Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spence Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hongisto backwards.
A hook to the body from Hongisto.
Hongisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spence Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Hongisto controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampo Hongisto dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Spence Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hongisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hongisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spence Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Spence Jr wants to clinch.
Spence Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Hongisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spence Jr pushes Hongisto up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hongisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence Jr's elbow.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hongisto.
Spence Jr tries to work over Hongisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spence Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence Jr takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence Jr prevents Hongisto from breaking the clinch.
Hongisto pushes Spence Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Spence Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hongisto.
Hongisto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spence Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Hongisto controls the action.
Spence Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spence Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hongisto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hongisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence Jr's elbow.
Spence Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hongisto tries a body shot but Spence Jr blocks it.
Spence Jr tries a body shot but Hongisto blocks it.
A short left from Hongisto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence Jr tries a body shot but Hongisto blocks it.
Hongisto blocks a body shot from Spence Jr.
Hongisto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spence Jr up against the ropes.
Hongisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spence Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Hongisto controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Spence Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hongisto avoids it by throwing Spence Jr back against the ropes.
Hongisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hongisto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sampo Hongisto.
I think Hongisto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampo Hongisto!
During a confident post fight interview, Sampo Hongisto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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