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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sunny High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Dangerous knees
Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sunny High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High avoids a kick to the body.
High's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! High scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through High's defenses.
High with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from High misses its intended target.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Jones misses.
High moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps High's head back.
High fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by High.
High misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
High throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
High takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones lands with a hook. High tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from High.
High misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - High throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
High darts in and clinches Jones up against the ropes.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch but High improves position.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a head kick but High moves out of range.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from High.
High clinches with his opponent.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and High avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
High escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
High tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
High misses with a straight left.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
High lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but High swats him away and circles back towards the center.
High lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
High tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by High.
High misses with the combination.
High tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
High digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones misses with a double jab.
High closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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 Sunny High will probably get the nod.
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.
High tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
High doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones forces High back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
High is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is pushing High up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
High on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones breaks the clinch.
High wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a leg kick but High sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but High moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
High tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High is looking to clinch.
High on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by High.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws a head kick but High moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emilio Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
High scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones tries a low kick but High avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones forces High back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones trying to stall but High improves his position.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and High avoids it.
High blocks the elbow strike.
High stalls.
High is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now High has his back to the ropes.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but High has the dominant position.
High tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones tries to stall but High uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
High breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
High walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
High looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones cracks High with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
High throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
High tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
High tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
High wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but High checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
High fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Jones 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!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a head kick but High moves out of range.
High looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
High tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Sunny High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High is looking to clinch.
High dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have High backpedaling.
High throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
High tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from High.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract High.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by High.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but High avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for High.
High tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from High does no damage.
High tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
High scores with a head kick.
High is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but High saw it coming and moves away.
High tries to clinch up.
High tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
High checks a leg kick.
High avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
High fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones scores with the left hand. High knows he should have avoided that one.
High throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
High throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
High scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
High tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have High backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
High tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to land a combination but High avoids it well.
Sunny High is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but High moves away.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
High moves into the clinch.
High scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but High uses good head movement to avoid it.
High wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
High has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sunny High.
I think High 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sunny High!
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