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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Harut Hakobyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deno Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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181 lbs
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190 cm
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good kicks
Powerful
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harut Hakobyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deno Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakobyan digs a good body shot into Ripper's ribs.
Ripper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ripper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ripper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hakobyan is out of range and Ripper settles back down.
Ripper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripper gets a clinch.
Hakobyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hakobyan throws a wild body kick that Ripper sees coming a mile off.
Ripper wants to counter the offense by Hakobyan and move into the clinch position.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakobyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakobyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hakobyan tries to work over Ripper's front leg with a kick but Ripper checks it.
Ripper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hakobyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakobyan is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Ripper.
It looks like Harut Hakobyan has been cut.
Ripper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ripper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakobyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hakobyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakobyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Ripper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
Hakobyan working hard to break the clinch.
Hakobyan misses with some punches.
Hakobyan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ripper has Hakobyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Hakobyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ripper gets through Hakobyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakobyan is trying to push Ripper away but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ripper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling him.
Ripper has Hakobyan pressed against the ropes, preventing Hakobyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hakobyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hakobyan working hard to break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakobyan prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Ripper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakobyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Hakobyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deno Ripper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hakobyan wants to slow Ripper down by chopping away at his legs.
Hakobyan throws a head kick that misses.
Ripper lands with a kick to the temple. Hakobyan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ripper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ripper tries to clinch but Hakobyan is having none of it.
Ripper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ripper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deno Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripper tries to clinch but Hakobyan is having none of it.
It appears Hakobyan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hakobyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakobyan lands a body shot.
Ripper wants to clinch up but Hakobyan keeps it at a distance.
Hakobyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakobyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakobyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ripper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripper dodges the punch combination from Hakobyan.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakobyan wants to land a leg kick but Ripper is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakobyan cracks Ripper with a good jab.
Hakobyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hakobyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses.
Hakobyan throwing a counter right hand but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Hakobyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hakobyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripper tries to clinch up
and Hakobyan counters with a left to the body.
Hakobyan slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
Ripper takes one to the chin there.
Ripper wants to clinch but Hakobyan slips to the side
and Hakobyan counters with a three punch combo that has Ripper backing up. Ripper nods at Hakobyan to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Hakobyan misses with a jab to the body
and Ripper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hakobyan.
Ripper misses with the head strike.
Hakobyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakobyan tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakobyan has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Hakobyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Ripper.
Ripper connects with a knee to the head.
Harut Hakobyan's cut is getting worse.
A frustrated look appears on Hakobyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Hakobyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripper takes a shot to the head.
Hakobyan is trying to push Ripper away but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ripper breaks from the clinch.
Hakobyan misses with a body shot.
Ripper is looking to clinch.
Ripper wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harut Hakobyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harut Hakobyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Ripper.
Hakobyan throws a body punch but Ripper moves out of range.
Ripper pushes Hakobyan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hakobyan's defenses.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakobyan is trying to push Ripper away but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hakobyan has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Hakobyan is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the ropes.
Ripper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ripper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hakobyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakobyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rippers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hakobyan throws a body kick that misses.
Ripper lands a head kick!
Harut Hakobyan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hakobyan misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hakobyan - that will leave a mark!
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!
Hakobyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ripper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper closes the distance and clinches.
Hakobyan tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Ripper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hakobyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripper scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Harut Hakobyan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hakobyan tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Hakobyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Ripper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakobyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripper prevents Hakobyan from breaking the clinch.
Ripper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hakobyan backwards.
Ripper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hakobyan's efforts to push away.
Ripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakobyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ripper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hakobyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hakobyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hakobyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hakobyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Hakobyan is trying to force a seperation but Ripper has the dominant position.
Ripper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakobyan's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harut Hakobyan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deno Ripper!
A relieved looking Deno Ripper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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