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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Gleeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hedes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent MT
Prefers standup
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Gleeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Hedes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedes tries to keep at a distance but Gleeson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gleeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hedes has had enough of the clinch but Gleeson keeps him there for the moment.
Hedes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hedes is trying to push Gleeson away but Gleeson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hedes is trying to break the clinch but Gleeson has him pressed against the ropes.
Gleeson throws an elbow that misses.
Hedes is trying to break free.
Gleeson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Hedes misses.
Gleeson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedes lands a two punch combo.
Hedes misses with an uppercut
and Gleeson counters with a good low kick that Hedes was not able to check.
Gleeson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedes.
Hedes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson clinches with his opponent.
Hedes is looking to control Gleeson's arms but Gleeson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hedes has his back to the ropes.
Gleeson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gleeson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedes misses with a looping left.
Gleeson gets a clinch.
Hedes is trying to maintain a safe position but Gleeson gets an underhook and turns Hedes into the ropes.
Gleeson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hedes being controlled against the ropes.
Gleeson has Hedes pressed against the ropes, preventing Hedes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gleeson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedes's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson just leaning against Hedes, taking a breather.
Hedes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gleeson breaks the clinch.
Hedes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gleeson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hedes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
Gleeson clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedes misses with a looping right.
Gleeson throws a head kick that misses
and Hedes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hedes misses with a straight right.
Hedes tries to keep at a distance but Gleeson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gleeson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gleeson closes the distance and clinches.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gleeson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hedes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gleeson ducks under a wild hook from Hedes.
Hedes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gleeson moves away.
Hedes misses with a double jab.
Gleeson moves into range and clinches up with Hedes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Hedes misses.
Gleeson checks a leg kick.
As Hedes tries to get set, Gleeson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hedes manages to avoid the attempt.
Hedes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gleeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedes.
Gleeson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gleeson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gleeson closes the distance and clinches.
Gleeson missing with knees to the body.
Gleeson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Gleeson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gleeson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hedes's calf.
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
Hedes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gleeson stalling against the ropes.
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Hedes misses.
Gleeson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gleeson has Hedes up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gleeson stalling in the clinch.
Gleeson slowing the pace effectively.
Gleeson keeps control of Hedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hedes is trying to force a seperation but Gleeson has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedes is trying to push Gleeson away but Gleeson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
Gleeson closes the distance and clinches.
Gleeson has Hedes pressed against the ropes.
Hedes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gleeson crunches a lovely knee into Hedes's ribcage.
Gleeson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross Gleeson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gleeson has Hedes pushed against the ropes.
Hedes working hard to break the clinch.
Gleeson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gleeson staying out of range there.
Hedes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John Hedes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson darts in trying to clinch
and Hedes counters with a nice body shot.
Gleeson missing with a left hand there. Hedes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
Hedes tries to break free but Gleeson pushes him back against the ropes.
Gleeson lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gleeson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hedes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gleeson breaks the clinch.
Gleeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gleeson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson misses with a few strikes there.
Hedes throws a looping overhand right but Gleeson ducks down to avoid it.
Gleeson throws a head kick that Hedes semi-blocks.
A head kick from Gleeson lands but Hedes takes it in his stride.
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
Hedes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedes is trying to force a seperation but Gleeson has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hedes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hedes is trying to break free.
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gleeson moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedes tries a body shot but Gleeson blocks it.
Hedes misses with a punch to the body.
Gleeson keeps control of Hedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gleeson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gleeson gets a clinch.
Gleeson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hedes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hedes stalling in the clinch but Gleeson improves position.
Gleeson blocks a body shot from Hedes.
Gleeson lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gleeson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hedes throws out a loose jab but Gleeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gleeson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gleeson throws a body kick that misses.
Hedes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gleeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hedes can do to turn this around?
Hedes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Gleeson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gleeson moves into range and clinches up with Hedes.
Gleeson breaks from the clinch.
Gleeson tries to clinch but Hedes is having none of it.
Gleeson scores with a leg kick.
Hedes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gleeson takes advantage, countering with a massive head kick that sends Hedes sprawling across the canvas! That's completely screwed up his equilibrium and I'm not sure he's going to beat the count! The referee's already at 6 and Hedes is flopping around all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has called an end to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ross Gleeson!
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FIGHT
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