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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Deno Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexej Sobolik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deno Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexej Sobolik!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper tries to clinch but Sobolik is having none of it.
Sobolik looks to land a right hand but Ripper moved out of range.
Sobolik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripper was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobolik.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobolik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ripper tries to clinch there but Sobolik circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobolik scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexej Sobolik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobolik misses with a straight right.
Ripper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobolik works Ripper's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sobolik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ripper throws a series of strikes that have Sobolik backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobolik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses.
Ripper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobolik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolik misses with a wild body shot.
Sobolik throws out a loose jab but Ripper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobolik circles away.
Sobolik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ripper tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobolik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobolik swinging wildly here.
Ripper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sobolik.
Sobolik swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripper.
Sobolik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobolik misses with a wild body shot.
Ripper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ripper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobolik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobolik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ripper has time to react.
Ripper scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Sobolik to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Sobolik misses.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sobolik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sobolik connects with the punch.
Sobolik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sobolik. That snapped Ripper's head back.
Ripper moves in looking to clinch but Sobolik pushes him off.
Ripper wants to clinch.
Sobolik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sobolik takes one on the button.
Sobolik works over Ripper's head and body with a nice combination.
Ripper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sobolik misses the jab.
Sobolik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobolik connects with a jab.
Ripper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ripper connects with the punch.
Ripper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobolik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deno Ripper should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sobolik lands a jab.
Ripper cracks the inside of Sobolik's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Sobolik.
Sobolik lands a jab to Ripper's midsection.
Sobolik thuds his right hand into Ripper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sobolik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobolik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ripper.
Ripper tries to clinch but Sobolik moves out of range.
Ripper tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobolik. Ripper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripper is looking to clinch but Sobolik is avoiding it.
Ripper slips under a jab.
Ripper throws a head kick but Sobolik moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobolik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ripper's head backwards.
Ripper staying out of range there.
It appears Ripper was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ripper.
Ripper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sobolik lands a nice shot to the body.
Sobolik cracks Ripper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ripper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobolik.
Ripper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ripper blocks a jab.
Sobolik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ripper has time to react.
Ripper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobolik.
Sobolik swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripper.
Sobolik lands with an uppercut that bounces Ripper off the ropes and back into range.
Deno Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Ripper lands but Sobolik takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripper steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Sobolik to the mat! Sobolik looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Ripper is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Ripper jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Deno Ripper!
Our winner, Deno Ripper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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