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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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275 lbs
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201 cm
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279 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armen Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Hammer swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Jenkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jenkins with a body shot.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jenkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jenkins digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Hammer.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hammer looks to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Armen Hammer has been cut.
Hammer tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Jenkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Jenkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hammer tries to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer throws a jab when Jenkins was well out of range.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammer should have avoided that one.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jenkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Jenkins lands.
Hammer throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Hammer swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Jenkins rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hammer looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
That has opened up Armen Hammer's cut even more.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jenkins.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Jenkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer is rocked!
Jenkins cracks Hammer with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hammer goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hammer wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thurgood Jenkins!
Our winner, Thurgood Jenkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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