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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Katy Perry - ROAR. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 cm
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180 lbs
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184 cm
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calvin King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malik Jennings! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King swats away the attempt to clinch by Jennings. King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jennings's sensitive parts. Jennings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice uppercut there from King. King dips to his left and cracks Jennings with an uppercut!
It looks like Malik Jennings has been cut. Jennings is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jennings avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jennings has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King. Jennings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jennings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Jennings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King. Jennings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. King moves out of range as Jennings strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. King slips a jab from Jennings. Jennings comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jennings slips a jab from King. Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook. King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jennings moves into the clinch. Jennings prevents a body shot from King. King is looking to break free of the clinch but Jennings has double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Jennings fails to land. Jennings has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Jennings tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jennings throws a head punch that misses. Jennings scores with a hook to the body. Jennings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from King.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Jennings throws a punch but it's blocked by King. This has been an exciting period of action! Jennings lands with a right to the head. Jennings softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Jennings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jennings walks into a straight right hand from King. Jennings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King. King scores with a leg kick.
Jennings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jennings pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jennings misses with the head strike.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Jennings controls his hands.
Jennings tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jennings lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. King stalling in the clinch but Jennings improves position. Jennings misses with the head strike.
Jennings misses with a punch to the body.
King working hard to break the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jennings misses with some punches.
Jennings misses with a short punch on the inside. We've been informed that Jennings has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. King looking to slow down the pace here. Jennings throws a punch but it's blocked by King. King looking to stall.
Jennings working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Jennings scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jennings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jennings lands a nice shot to the body. King lands with a left to the head. Jennings lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jennings. Jennings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jennings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King misses the jab. King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. King is breathing heavily. Decent striking displayed by Jennings there.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! King is looking to chop away at Jennings's legs. King throws a jab when Jennings was well out of range. King on the wrong end of a nice jab. King throws a right hand that misses
and Jennings counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping King face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Jennings!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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