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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Gardiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Brawler
Very strong
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Basic striking
Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Gardiner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mitchell! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mitchell closes the distance and clinches. Gardiner lands an uppercut. Gardiner lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gardiner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Mitchell is trying to break free. Mitchell's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mitchell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Gardiner lands a shoulder strike. A right handed body shot lands from Gardiner.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Gardiner has double underhooks. Gardiner lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards. Gardiner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards. Gardiner digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank. Gardiner gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A body shot lands from Gardiner.
Mitchell looks winded! The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Mitchell takes a shot to the head. Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardiner finish him? Gardiner lands with a light punch inside. Mitchell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Gardiner lands a right hand. Gardiner lands with a right to the head. Gardiner pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gardiner is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Gardiner.
Nice elbow from Gardiner. Gardiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A right hand to the body from Gardiner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardiner. A right hand to the body from Gardiner.
Gardiner cracks Mitchell with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Mitchell 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! Mitchell wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harry Gardiner! An out of breath Harry Gardiner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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