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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aart Van Der Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big heart
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aart Van Der Roost!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Roost throws a series of strikes that have Fury backpedaling.
Fury moves into range and clinches up with Van Der Roost.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Der Roost tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Roost tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury pushes Van Der Roost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Van Der Roost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Roost.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury digs a right hand into Van Der Roost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Der Roost's gas tank.
Van Der Roost wants to break free but Fury has control.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Roost's efforts to push away.
Van Der Roost misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Der Roost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the ropes.
Fury looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Van Der Roost's ribcage. Van Der Roost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Fury.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Roost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Van Der Roost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury 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.
Fury lands a jab to the head.
Fury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Der Roost throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fury.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Roost.
Van Der Roost throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Van Der Roost gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury staggers Van Der Roost with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Van Der Roost looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Van Der Roost is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Roost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Roost on the side of the head.
Van Der Roost is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Van Der Roost slips a jab from Fury.
Van Der Roost seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Der Roost ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Fury darts in and clinches Van Der Roost up against the ropes.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Roost can do to turn this around?
Fury lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fury.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury gets through Van Der Roost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Roost stalling in the clinch but Fury improves position.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Der Roost is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Van Der Roost into the ropes.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Roost takes a shot to the head.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Der Roost misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to work over Van Der Roost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Fury is controlling him.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Fury is controlling him.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury throws a right hand that Van Der Roost ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Roost also avoids with ease.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Roost tries to land a body kick
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aart Van Der Roost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Roost scores with a nice right hand.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Roost, pushing him back against the ropes.
Van Der Roost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Der Roost has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fury connects with a jab.
Fury dodges the punch combination from Van Der Roost.
Fury clinches up against the ropes.
Van Der Roost is trying to break free.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Fury improves his position.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Der Roost working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Roost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury tries a body shot but Van Der Roost blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Fury.
Fury pushes Van Der Roost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Der Roost has had enough of the clinch but Fury keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Roost takes a shot to the head.
John Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Van Der Roost is trying to stall.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Roost's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Aart Van Der Roost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury has Van Der Roost pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Der Roost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Roost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fury!
During a confident post fight interview, John Fury thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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