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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Donall Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donall Doyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Brawler
Very strong
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Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donall Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Bow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Doyle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bow.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bow counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bow counters with a three punch combo that has Doyle backing up. Doyle nods at Bow to acknowledge the strikes.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bow rushes Doyle and presses him up against the ropes.
Bow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Bow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bow can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bow is working Doyle over against the ropes.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leo Bow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doyle's sensitive parts.
Bow moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bow told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bow.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Bow is controlling him.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Bow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bow lands a shoulder strike.
Bow lands an elbow inside that Doyle shrugs off.
Bow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle takes an elbow to the temple.
Bow lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bow.
Bow has Doyle pushed against the ropes.
Bow scores with a shoulder strike.
Bow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Bow has him pressed against the ropes.
Bow lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bow lands with a good body shot.
Bow pushes Doyle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doyle up against the ropes.
Bow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doyle, pushing him back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Bow.
Bow lands an uppercut.
Bow pushes Doyle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Bow is controlling him.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bow stalling the fight.
Bow manages to break the clinch.
Leo Bow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bow clinches.
Bow controlling the action here for a moment.
Bow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow moves into the clinch.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doyle is trying to push Bow away but Bow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bow stalls.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Bow has the dominant position.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Bow.
Bow continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bow pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leo Bow.
Bow clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bow to work.
Bow lands a shot to the body.
Bow holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bow moves into the clinch.
Leo Bow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bow prevents Doyle from breaking the clinch.
Bow just leaning against Doyle, taking a breather.
Bow scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bow.
Bow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bow manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bow lands an uppercut.
Bow works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Bow pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Come on Bow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Doyle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Bow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow stalling in the clinch.
Bow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bow lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Bow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Bow has Doyle pushed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Bow.
Doyle being controlled against the ropes.
Bow stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leo Bow.
Bow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bow.
Doyle gets tackled into the ropes by Bow. Bow maintains the clinch.
Bow stalling against the ropes.
Bow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Bow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle is trying to push Bow away but Bow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Doyle being controlled against the ropes.
Bow has Doyle pressed against the ropes, preventing Doyle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Bow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Bow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bow really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donall Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle throws a hook but Bow blocks it.
Bow darts in and clinches Doyle up against the ropes.
Bow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doyle up against the ropes.
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle tries to keep at a distance but Bow has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bow stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle tries to circle away but Bow has him pinned against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Bow.
Bow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bow manages to break the clinch.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bow.
Bow connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bow eats them both and turns towards Doyle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doyle misses with a combination
and Bow counters with a stiff right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bow fakes the leg kick and cracks Doyle in the body.
Bow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bow manages to break the clinch.
Bow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bow moves into the clinch.
Bow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bow stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Bow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bow leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Bow.
Bow presses Doyle against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Bow keeps him there for the moment.
Bow manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bow.
Bow's corner calls for a 1-2. Bow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doyle backs up against the ropes.
Bow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bow cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bow rushes Doyle and presses him up against the ropes.
Bow lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bow dominated that fourth 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!
Doyle tries to keep at a distance but Bow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bow lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Doyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bow is stalling here.
Bow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bow lands an uppercut.
Donall Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bow lands a shoulder strike.
Bow breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bow.
Doyle seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle walks straight into a big right, left combination from Bow and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Bow as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leo Bow!
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