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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Heavy Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Hitsugaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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194 cm
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202 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Intelligent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heavy Hands! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshiro Hitsugaya! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hitsugaya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Hands misses with a two punch combination.
Hands showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitsugaya.
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym in the buildup to the fight. Hitsugaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hands takes a swing at Hitsugaya's ribcage but misses. Hands doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitsugaya circles away.
Hands throws a nice outside leg kick. Hitsugaya misses with a looping left. Hands throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitsugaya. Hands lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Hitsugaya moves into range and clinches up with Hands. Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hands gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hands misses with an elbow over the top. Hitsugaya looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hands.
Hands is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitsugaya. Nice body punch from Hands. Hitsugaya looks winded! Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitsugaya managing to block the knees to the body from Hands.
Hitsugaya working aggressively here.
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! Hitsugaya blocks a body shot from Hands. Hands throws an elbow but it misses.
Hands lands an elbow that stopped Hitsugaya in his tracks for a moment. Hitsugaya lands a hook to the side of the head. Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitsugaya blocks the elbow strike.
Hitsugaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Hands. Hands lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hands misses with an elbow over the top. Hitsugaya lands a shoulder strike. Hands with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hands unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hands landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hands.
Hands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it. Hitsugaya missing with knees to the body.
Hitsugaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Hands. Hands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it. Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A left hand lands to the body for Hands.
Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hands tries to land a knee to the head but Hitsugaya blocks with his arms.
Hitsugaya trying to control the position but instead, Hands has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hitsugaya into the ropes. Hands tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Hands dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hitsugaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A combination from Hands does no damage. Hands misses with a two punch combination.
Hands misses with the combination.
Hands wants to clinch but Hitsugaya slips to the side and Hitsugaya counters by clinching up. Hitsugaya lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Nice body punch from Hands. A right handed body shot lands from Hitsugaya.
Hitsugaya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Hands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitsugaya avoids it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hitsugaya is trying to maintain a safe position but Hands gets an underhook and turns Hitsugaya into the ropes. Hitsugaya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Hands creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hands misses with an elbow over the top. Hitsugaya tries to circle away but Hands has him pinned against the ropes. Hitsugaya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitsugaya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Hands comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Toshiro Hitsugaya has been cut. With the fighters up against the ropes, Hands throws an elbow but misses. Hitsugaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hands throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hitsugaya lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Hitsugaya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hands throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitsugaya scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hands misses with a body punch.
Hitsugaya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitsugaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hitsugaya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike. Hitsugaya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hands pushes Hitsugaya back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Hitsugaya is breathing heavily. Hitsugaya is looking to control Hands's arms but Hands gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitsugaya has his back to the ropes. Hands lands with a short shot to the head. Hands lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heavy Hands has scored more points in the clinch so far. Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hands throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Hands. Hitsugaya wants to get back to striking at distance but Hands won't allow it.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Hitsugaya controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hitsugaya trying to stall but Hands improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Hitsugaya blocks an elbow strike. Hands trying to stall but Hitsugaya improves his position.
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 Heavy Hands will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Toshiro Hitsugaya's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hitsugaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hands throws a leg kick but Hitsugaya sees it coming and moves out of range. Hands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Hands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hands misses with a body kick. Hitsugaya throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice shot lands for Hands. Heavy Hands is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hands misses with a few strikes there.
Hands lands a nice looking body kick. Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitsugaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands. Hands throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hitsugaya counters with a head kick. Heavy Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hands lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hands scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hands cracks Hitsugaya with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hands throws a half hearted mid kick. A punch combination from Hitsugaya misses. Hitsugaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hands works over Hitsugaya's head and body with a nice combination. Hands thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hitsugaya if he has to take too many more of those.
Hands lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hands. Hands misses with a series of wild punches.
Heavy Hands is winning the standup battle so far. Hands throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Hands both land. Nice combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hands swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hitsugaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Hands. Hitsugaya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hands throws a nice looking combination but Hitsugaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hitsugaya clinches up with Hands and pushes him back against the ropes. A short left from Hitsugaya. Hands tries to throw a body punch but Hitsugaya avoids it by throwing Hands back against the ropes. Hitsugaya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Hands using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitsugaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hitsugaya can do to turn this around? The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hitsugaya avoiding damage as Hands throws knees to the body.
Toshiro Hitsugaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hitsugaya throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands. Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight! Heavy Hands showed his dominance in that final round. Well Hands has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gold scores the fight 30:27 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Hands!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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