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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabbid Babby (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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298 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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Good kicks
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rabbid Babby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page is looking to clinch.
Babby darts in and clinches Page up against the ropes.
Babby breaks from the clinch.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babby clobbers Page with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Babby has time to react.
It looks like Rabbid Babby has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babby closes the distance and clinches.
Page has Babby pressed against the ropes, preventing Babby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Page lands a left hand.
Babby is trying to break free.
Babby tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Babby breaks from the clinch.
Babby tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babby tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch
and Babby counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A punch combination from Page misses.
Babby looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Babby circles away.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Babby circles away.
Page tries to clinch but Babby is having none of it.
Babby tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Babby throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babby walks into a left hand.
Babby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Babby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babby breaks from the clinch.
Babby swinging wildly here.
Babby takes the fight into the clinch.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Babby.
Babby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Babby throws the kick towards the body but Page avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page thows a leg kick but Babby checks it
and Babby counters with a head kick. That will keep Page thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babby is looking to clinch.
Babby tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Page throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page rushes Babby and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page stalling against the ropes.
Babby manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Babby pushes him off.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Babby.
Babby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babby misses with a series of wild punches.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page avoids the head kick by Babby.
Babby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page tries to clinch up but Babby circles away and keeps his distance.
Babby doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Babby swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Babby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rabbid Babby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rabbid Babby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Babby circles away.
Page throws a sloppy head kick
and Babby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Page misses with a head kick.
Babby gets tackled into the ropes by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Babby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Babby pushes him off.
Babby tries a head kick but it misses.
Page tries to keep at a distance but Babby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babby trying to land knees to the body.
Babby breaks the clinch.
Page gets tackled into the ropes by Babby. Babby maintains the clinch.
Babby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to circle away but Babby has him pinned against the ropes.
Babby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimmy Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page avoids the head kick by Babby.
Page tries to clinch but Babby moves out of range.
Babby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page lands a body shot.
Babby is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page digs a good body shot into Babby's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page is looking to clinch but Babby is avoiding it.
Page's corner calls for a 1-2. Page obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page darts in and clinches Babby up against the ropes.
Page tries to work over Babby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Page breaks from the clinch.
Page rushes Babby and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babby as Page tries to tie him up.
Babby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babby looking to stall.
Page wants to break free but Babby has control.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Babby managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page trying to stall but Babby improves his position.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch up.
Babby clinches with his opponent.
Page looking to slow down the pace here.
Page tries to break the clinch but Babby is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is stalling here.
Page is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Babby misses with a knee to the head.
Page pushes off an throws an elbow but Babby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babby is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babby wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Babby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rabbid Babby's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Babby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Babby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Page connects with the punch.
Page moves into the clinch.
Babby working aggressively here.
Babby breaks the clinch.
Babby ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babby throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick but Babby moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babby gets tackled into the ropes by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Rabbid Babby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page breaks the clinch.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Babby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Babby. Those never looked like landing.
Page scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Babby to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Babby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Babby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Babby to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Page away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Babby got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
That has opened up Rabbid Babby's cut even more.
Page finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Page tries to clinch there but Babby circles away.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Babby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Babby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Babby.
Babby moves to clinch but Page breaks away
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Page wants to clinch up but Babby keeps it at a distance.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babby wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page tries to clinch up but Babby circles away and keeps his distance.
Babby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Page misses.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page staggers Babby with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Babby looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Babby is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to clinch up.
Babby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page cracks Babby with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Babby is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Babby is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Babby is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Page counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Babby has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Page!
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energy
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