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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Po Boy (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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211 lbs
32 - 23 - 0 |
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225 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Percy Po Boy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves avoids the head kick by Po Boy.
Po Boy punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Po Boy stuns Graves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Po Boy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Graves if he has to take too many more of those.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Po Boy.
Po Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Po Boy back into the ropes.
Po Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Po Boy.
Po Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Po Boy.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Po Boy throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po Boy.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po Boy backwards.
Graves working aggressively here.
Po Boy breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po Boy blocks an uppercut.
Po Boy digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Po Boy.
Po Boy lands an elbow inside that Graves shrugs off.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves working aggressively here.
Po Boy lands a body shot.
Po Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Po Boy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Po Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Po Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Po Boy, right into the meat.
Po Boy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Po Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Po Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Graves has Po Boy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Po Boy breaks the clinch.
Graves clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po Boy.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Po Boy breaks from the clinch.
Graves tries to clinch but Po Boy moves out of range.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Po Boy circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po Boy misses with a looping left.
Po Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po Boy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Po Boy cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Graves clinches.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Po Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graves steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Po Boy. That one must have hurt.
Po Boy connects with a leg kick. Graves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Knees to the body from Po Boy.
Po Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po Boy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Po Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Graves's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Po Boy with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po Boy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Po Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Po Boy throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Po Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po Boy swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Po Boy.
Po Boy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Po Boy is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy lands a head kick!
Doug Graves's cut is getting worse.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves wants to clinch up but Po Boy keeps it at a distance.
Po Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Po Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po Boy.
A big left from Po Boy misses.
Graves wants to clinch up but Po Boy keeps it at a distance.
Po Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po Boy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Po Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po Boy misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Po Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po Boy throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Po Boy looks low and kicks high, catching Graves right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Po Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves is looking to clinch but Po Boy is avoiding it.
Po Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po Boy throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Po Boy takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Po Boy counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Graves off his feet! Graves crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Graves isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Po Boy screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Percy Po Boy!
Percy Po Boy made sure to mention his sponsor, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) in his post fight interview.
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hype
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RATING
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