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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Hakopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitney Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakopa comes to the ring accompanied by Not Many. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 London, Jay Hakopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whitney Houston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston misses with a jab to the body
and Hakopa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Houston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hakopa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hakopa connects with a body shot that sends Houston's belly button to the back.
Houston throws a leg kick
enabling Hakopa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakopa ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Hakopa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hakopa throws a good cross that connects.
Hakopa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hakopa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hakopa lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakopa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakopa is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hakopa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hakopa.
Houston moves into the clinch successfully.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Houston struggles to land a body shot inside as Hakopa controls his hands.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks with his arms.
Hakopa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Houston misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hakopa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakopa blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakopa taking a breather.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to land knees to the body.
Houston keeps control of Hakopa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hakopa.
Houston slowing the pace effectively.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
Hakopa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hakopa ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Hakopa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Houston throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hakopa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakopa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hakopa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakopa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakopa tries to clinch but Houston is having none of it.
Hakopa tries to clinch up
and Houston counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Hakopa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hakopa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hakopa moves into the clinch successfully.
Houston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Houston scores with a knee to the head.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hakopa avoiding damage as Houston throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakopa looking to slow down the pace here.
Houston landing knees to the body.
Hakopa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Houston misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houston misses with a knee to the head.
Hakopa leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Houston as Hakopa tries to tie him up.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Houston obliges.
Houston can't find room to land a body shot as Hakopa controls the action.
Houston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Houston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakopa blocks it with crossed arms.
Houston with a knee to the head.
Houston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Houston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston tries to land a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks with his arms.
Houston presses Hakopa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Hakopa is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Hakopa.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Hakopa avoids the damage to the body.
Hakopa is struggling to control the position.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Hakopa is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hakopa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hakopa controlling the action here for a moment.
Houston looking to throw knees to the head but Hakopa is blocking nicely.
Hakopa is looking to control Houston's arms but Houston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hakopa has his back to the ropes.
Hakopa tries to break free but Houston pushes him back against the ropes.
Houston tries a knee to the head but Hakopa blocks it.
Houston prevents Hakopa from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Houston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hakopa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hakopa rather than just go for the knockout.
Hakopa digs a good body shot into Houston's ribs.
Hakopa stuns Houston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hakopa punishes Houston's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Hakopa.
Hakopa digs a good body shot into Houston's ribs.
Hakopa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Houston.
Hakopa stuns Houston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakopa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hakopa scores with a jab to the body.
Hakopa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hakopa.
Hakopa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hakopa. Houston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakopa works Houston's body with a nice hook.
Houston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hakopa counters with a left to the body.
Hakopa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Houston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hakopa digs a good hook to Houston's body.
Houston misses with a combination
and Hakopa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Houston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hakopa lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston looks to clinch
and Hakopa counters with a right hand to the body.
Hakopa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hakopa lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hakopa counters with a left to the body.
Hakopa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakopa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houston moves away.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hakopa misses with a body shot
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston connects with a jab.
Houston forces Hakopa back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hakopa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hakopa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jay Hakopa!
After the fight, Jay Hakopa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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