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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT MT!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MT tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MT wants to clinch.
King staggers MT with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! MT looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
King lands a jab to the head.
King loads up on a big right hand but MT slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a right and a left that MT avoids nicely.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
MT uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King misses with a two punch combination.
MT uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
MT uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
MT tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from King misses.
King misses with a double jab.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MT tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MT tries to clinch up.
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
MT tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King misses with a two punch combination.
MT tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MT cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
MT tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King throwing a counter right hand but MT manages to avoid it.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MT wants to clinch.
As MT looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but MT just gets out of the way.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MT connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
MT is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
MT is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King throws an overhand right that lands on MT's shoulder, as MT tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a series of punches but MT moves out of range.
MT connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MT uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MT is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for MT.
MT drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne King should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by MT.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MT tries to counter by closing the distance.
MT connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King throws a hook but MT avoids it easily.
King works the jab nicely.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MT was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Dwayne King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MT is rocked!
MT wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MT is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MT seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MT slips a straight right by King.
MT on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MT connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. MT catches King right on the button with a cross.
MT tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MT might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MT moves away.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MT cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MT takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MT on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MT lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MT.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for MT.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
MT tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MT can do to turn this around?
King throws a series of punches but MT moves out of range.
King tries to move into range but MT moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MT is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King throws a hook to the side of MT's head but MT sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws a right and a left that MT avoids nicely.
MT with a hook.
A big left from King misses.
MT wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
MT connects with a jab.
MT thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dwayne King is winning the standup battle so far.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MT has time to react.
A big right from King misses.
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne King dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MT wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. MT does a little dance to reset his feet.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King throws a series of punches but MT moves out of range.
King misses with an uppercut.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MT moves out of range of the strikes.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from MT.
MT scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MT tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King throws a right hand that MT ducks under and follows up with a left that MT also avoids with ease.
MT scores with a jab to the head.
MT throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
MT wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MT uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Good exchange - MT coming out on top.
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!
MT is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes one to the side of the head.
King throws a right and a left that MT avoids nicely.
MT tries to counter by closing the distance.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
MT steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from King.
King scores with a jab.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MT slips a jab and a cross from King.
MT wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a shot from downtown. MT moves away and avoids it.
MT tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
MT lands a head shot.
MT is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MT scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MT moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
MT uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
MT is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
MT MT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
MT cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from King.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MT cracks King with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can King get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. King looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
MT thuds a left hand into King's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MT MT.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne King!
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