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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Ponce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Ponce has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cuts easily
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Excellent MT
Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Ponce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Morris!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a push kick but Ponce slaps the foot to one side.
Morris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morris throws a push kick but Ponce slaps the foot to one side.
Ponce instigates a clinch.
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Ponce in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Pablo Ponce has been cut.
Morris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponce takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
Ponce looking to stall.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Ponce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Ponce trying to control the position but instead, Morris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ponce into the cage.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponce dodges an elbow strike from Morris.
Morris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morris crunches a lovely knee into Ponce's ribcage.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Morris.
Morris with a knee to the head.
Ponce tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
Morris gets through Ponce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morris lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponce is breathing heavily.
Ponce avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
Morris lands an elbow inside that Ponce shrugs off.
Ponce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponce blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris lands an elbow inside.
Pablo Ponce's cut is getting worse.
Morris lands with a right to the head.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponce.
Ponce misses with a punch to the body.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Ponce has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Morris works on Ponce's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but Ponce blocks with his arms.
Ponce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morris missing with knees to the body.
Morris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morris lands an elbow inside.
Morris scores with a shot to the side of Ponce's head.
Morris lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a knee strike.
Ponce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morris lands an elbow inside.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Ponce controls the action.
Morris should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ponce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morris landing knees to the head.
Morris connects with a knee to the head.
Ponce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morris lands a nice elbow.
Pablo Ponce's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Morris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ponce up against the cage.
Ponce tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris crunches a lovely knee into Ponce's ribcage.
Morris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Ponce takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Morris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morris tries to work over Ponce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morris working Ponce over with knees to the body.
Ponce avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Morris as the two fighters clinch.
Morris misses with a knee to the head.
Morris lands a damaging elbow.
Morris misses with a knee strike.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Morris tries a knee to the head but Ponce blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Morris.
Morris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morris connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morris.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
That's six 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!
Morris presses Ponce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ponce's defenses.
Morris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponce blocks it with crossed arms.
Ponce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponce.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Pablo Ponce's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Morris just leaning against Ponce, taking a breather.
Morris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponce blocks it with crossed arms.
Morris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Ponce tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Morris.
Morris crunches a lovely knee into Ponce's ribcage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Morris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morris stalling.
A hook to the body from Morris.
Ponce letting Morris take a breather here.
Morris blocks an elbow strike.
Morris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Morris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponce blocks it with crossed arms.
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Ponce in his tracks for a moment.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponce avoids it.
Ponce takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morris prevents Ponce from breaking the clinch.
Morris cracks Ponce with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Ponce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Morris!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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