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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jido Shoemaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chantha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WORDS BOXIN. Shoemaker has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jido Shoemaker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoemaker.
Chantha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chantha throws a series of punches but Shoemaker avoids them all with ease.
Chantha clinches.
Shoemaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chantha backwards.
Shoemaker prevents a body shot from Chantha.
Shoemaker manages to break the clinch.
Chantha lands with a shot to the body.
Shoemaker tries to keep at a distance but Chantha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chantha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chantha throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chantha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantha works on Shoemaker's body with a couple of short punches.
Chantha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shoemaker misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chantha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chantha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shoemaker's elbow.
Chantha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chantha digs a right hand into Shoemaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shoemaker's gas tank.
Shoemaker manages to break the clinch.
Chantha scores with a jab to the body.
Chantha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chantha darts in and clinches Shoemaker up against the ropes.
Chantha is trying to break free.
Shoemaker has a couple of punches blocked by Chantha.
Chantha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shoemaker.
Chantha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chantha breaks from the clinch.
Chantha misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantha rushes Shoemaker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shoemaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Chantha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoemaker takes a shot to the head.
Chantha working aggressively here.
Shoemaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shoemaker misses with a body punch.
Shoemaker blocks an uppercut.
Shoemaker working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoemaker.
Nice body punch from Chantha - that landed with a thud.
Shoemaker lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shoemaker fails to land.
Shoemaker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shoemaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Chantha.
Chantha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bun Chantha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shoemaker throws a head punch that misses.
Chantha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chantha lands a shot to the body.
Chantha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shoemaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chantha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chantha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chantha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shoemaker is keeping busy.
Chantha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantha prevents Shoemaker from breaking the clinch.
Shoemaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shoemaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chantha throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoemaker moves into the clinch.
Chantha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoemaker can do to turn this around?
Shoemaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Chantha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantha lands with a short shot to the head.
Chantha breaks the clinch.
Chantha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shoemaker drives through and clinches with Chantha against the ropes.
Chantha digs a right hand into Shoemaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shoemaker's gas tank.
Shoemaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chantha trying to stall but Shoemaker improves his position.
Shoemaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chantha blocking some punches.
Chantha blocks an uppercut.
Shoemaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shoemaker tries to work over Chantha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chantha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shoemaker or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land.
Chantha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shoemaker backwards.
Bun Chantha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shoemaker prevents Chantha from breaking the clinch.
Chantha slows down the pace here.
Shoemaker working aggressively here.
Chantha tries a body shot but Shoemaker blocks it.
Chantha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoemaker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land.
Chantha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chantha lands a right hand.
Chantha can't find room to land a body shot as Shoemaker controls the action.
Chantha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chantha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bun Chantha 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!
Chantha rushes Shoemaker and presses him up against the ropes.
Jido Shoemaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoemaker.
Chantha throws a head punch that misses.
Chantha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chantha lands a nice uppercut.
Chantha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shoemaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chantha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chantha misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantha misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land.
Chantha tries a body shot but Shoemaker blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chantha.
Chantha tries to stall but Shoemaker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shoemaker has a couple of punches blocked by Chantha.
Chantha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chantha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shoemaker misses with some punches.
Shoemaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chantha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Chantha on the inside.
Shoemaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Chantha.
Shoemaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shoemaker has a couple of punches blocked by Chantha.
Chantha digs a right hand underneath Shoemaker's ribcage. Shoemaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bun Chantha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chantha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chantha pushes Shoemaker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chantha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chantha lunges at Shoemaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shoemaker's hand.
Chantha gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chantha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chantha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shoemaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Chantha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantha lands with a right to the head.
Chantha blocks an uppercut.
Chantha tries to work over Shoemaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chantha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shoemaker.
A short right from Chantha.
Shoemaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bun Chantha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chantha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bun Chantha!
Bun Chantha gave a mention to SHINTO in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Jido Shoemaker stepped up to the mic, saying 'The next Time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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