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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams misses with a low kick as Hoop jumps back.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hoop just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Franco Williams has been cut.
Hoop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams takes a swing at Hoop's ribcage but misses.
Hoop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Hoop misses with a looping right.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Hoop lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Hoop sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a low kick but Hoop moves out of range easily.
Hoop throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Hoop cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
A low kick from Hoop is predictable there
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoop.
Hoop lands with a cross.
Hoop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoop looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoop tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Hoop slips the punch.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Hoop misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Hoop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Hoop scores with a nice strike.
Hoop throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Hoop checks a leg kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams blocks a head kick by Hoop.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoop just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoop. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hoop.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Hoop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Hoop tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Hoop moved out of range nicely.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Hoop saw that one coming.
Hoop misses with a straight left.
Hoop throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Hoop lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the ropes and back into range.
Hoop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a body punch but Hoop moves out of range.
Hoop misses with a double jab.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Hoop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop misses with a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoop moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Hoop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoop swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoop misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoop is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoop throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Hoop lands a body shot.
Hoop staying out of range there.
Hoop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoop throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hoop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams swings for the body but Hoop moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Hoop jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Hoop throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Hoop had a free shot at his head there.
Hoop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Hoop thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoop's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Hoop. Those never looked like landing.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoop throws out the jab.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Hoop throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Williams lands but Hoop takes it in his stride.
Hoop scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoop.
Hoop misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Hoop throws a head kick that misses.
Hoop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoop thinking.
Hoop misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoop throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Hoop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoop checks it well.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Hoop slips a straight right by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoop checks it well.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Hoop.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoop is just out of range.
Hoop ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Hoop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Hoop moves his leg out of the way.
Hoop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Hoop throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoop misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands the left hand.
Hoop lands with a right hand.
Hoop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Hoop.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams throws a right hand that Hoop ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoop also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
A big right from Hoop misses.
Hoop digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Hoop thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoop counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hoop.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Hoop checks it.
Williams throws a jab when Hoop was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Hoop seems unphased.
Williams throws a body punch but Hoop moves out of range.
Hoop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Hoop.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hoop throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Hoop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoop thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoop throws a leg kick
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoop.
Hoop blocks a head kick by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franco Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Franco Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hoop misses with a body kick.
Hoop throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Hoop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Hoop counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with a hook
and Hoop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hoop.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries to clinch but Hoop moves out of range.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Hoop tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John Hoop is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Hoop moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoop moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoop thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams is looking to clinch but Hoop is avoiding it.
Hoop moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Hoop's head but Hoop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoop throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Hoop misses.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hoop misses.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hoop.
Hoop misses with a body shot.
Williams checks a low kick from Hoop.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Hoop pushes him off.
Hoop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoop should have avoided that one.
Hoop moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Hoop moves away and avoids it.
Hoop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoop was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoop. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hoop scores with a shot to the body.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoop.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Hoop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoop swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Hoop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch.
Hoop jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Hoop connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams wants to clinch.
Hoop looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoop was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams defending well as Hoop loads up on a big left hand.
Hoop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 John Hoop.
Well Hoop 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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