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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenneth Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Giroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lionel Giroux!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giroux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroux's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroux.
Giroux blocks an uppercut.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giroux is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroux has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Giroux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Giroux's head.
Giroux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giroux is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroux has his back to the ropes.
Cross tries a body shot but Giroux blocks it.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Giroux throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Giroux blocks a body shot from Cross.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux prevents a body shot from Cross.
Giroux tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Giroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroux is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroux working hard to break the clinch.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
Giroux misses with some punches.
Giroux blocks a body shot from Cross.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroux misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroux.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross pushes Giroux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroux can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross.
Giroux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Cross tries a body shot but Giroux blocks it.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Giroux.
Giroux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giroux wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Cross misses with some punches.
Giroux is trying to push Cross away but Cross has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Giroux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
A short right from Cross.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cross is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Giroux fails to land.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
Cross tries to work over Giroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
Giroux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroux tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Giroux tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Giroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroux blocks an uppercut.
Giroux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Giroux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross pushes Giroux back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cross lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Cross dominated that 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.
Cross jabs Giroux right on the nose. Giroux blinks but takes it well.
Giroux scoring well with a low kick there.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
Cross working aggressively here.
Giroux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Giroux counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroux can do to turn this around?
Cross has closed the distance and engaged Giroux in a clinch.
Kenneth Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Giroux.
Giroux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cross misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giroux blocking some punches.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giroux is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Giroux fails to land.
Cross lands a body shot.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux wants to break free but Cross has control.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross misses with the head strike.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroux.
Giroux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroux looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giroux is trying to break the clinch but Cross has him pressed against the ropes.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux misses with some punches.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross blocking some punches.
Giroux lands a nice uppercut.
Giroux tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Giroux back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
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!
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouxs head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
Giroux is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroux has his back to the ropes.
Cross pushes Giroux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Giroux.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroux.
Giroux tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Giroux tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cross.
Giroux wants to stall.
Cross presses Giroux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross lands a right hand.
Giroux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cross up against the ropes.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroux prevents a body shot from Cross.
Giroux tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Giroux back against the ropes.
Giroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Cross.
A right hand to the body from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Cross dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cross cracks Giroux with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Giroux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giroux feints a counter leg kick.
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
Giroux takes a shot to the head.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Giroux controls his hands.
Giroux looking to stall.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroux tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux misses with the head strike.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Cross is working Giroux over against the ropes.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroux scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross blocks a body shot from Giroux.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giroux tries to circle away but Cross has him pinned against the ropes.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux is trying to break free.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouxs head.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Giroux controls the action.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Giroux throws a head punch that misses.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giroux is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroux lands with a right to the head.
Giroux is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroux seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Giroux avoids it by throwing Cross back against the ropes.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Giroux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross tries to clinch but Giroux moves away
and Giroux counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Giroux.
Cross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Giroux struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Giroux tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross has Giroux pressed against the ropes, preventing Giroux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross keeps control of Giroux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Giroux's head.
Giroux misses with the head strike.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Giroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cross as Giroux tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
Lionel Giroux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenneth Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Giroux can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
Cross prevents Giroux from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroux misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroux wants to stall.
Giroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cross is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cross, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Cross!
Kenneth Cross decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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