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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
28 - 9 - 0 |
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194 cm
38
218 lbs
33 - 18 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sionis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sionis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but Sionis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doolittle 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.
Sionis tries to land a body kick
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Doolittle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doolittle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sionis counters with a thumping low kick.
Doolittle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sionis throws a leg kick which misses Doolittle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doolittle tries to avoid it.
Sionis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sionis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doolittle moves forwards but Sionis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sionis misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Doolittle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doolittle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sionis throws a low kick but Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Sionis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sionis lands a really nice looking cross but Doolittle seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Doolittle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sionis throws a body shot but no joy.
Sionis thuds his shin into the meat of Doolittle's side.
Doolittle throws a jab when Sionis was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sionis, as that shot connected.
Sionis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sionis throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Sionis moves out of range.
Doolittle throws a solid leg kick but Sionis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doolittle.
Doolittle walks into a jab.
Doolittle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sionis ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Sionis.
Sionis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doolittle counters with an outside leg kick.
Sionis wants to slow Doolittle down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Sionis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands with a hook. Doolittle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Sionis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doolittle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sionis misses with a straight right.
Roman Sionis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Sionis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sionis. That's going to slow Doolittle down.
Doolittle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sionis. That one must have hurt.
Sionis misses with a right hand
and Doolittle counters with a nice body kick.
Sionis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doolittle has time to react.
Sionis scores with a push kick.
Sionis feints and then cracks Doolittle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doolittle down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sionis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doolittle's head.
Doolittle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sionis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sionis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doolittle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doolittle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sionis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Sionis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sionis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doolittle misses with a jab to the body
and Sionis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doolittle blocks a leg kick.
Sionis misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sionis.
Good leg kick by Sionis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doolittle slips a jab from Sionis.
Doolittle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doolittle stuns Sionis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doolittle misses with a looping left.
Sionis throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sionis ducks under a wild hook from Doolittle.
Doolittle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sionis. That one must have hurt.
Sionis misses with a low kick.
Sionis checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doolittle is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sionis as he connects with a hook.
Sionis moves out of range of the body kick.
Doolittle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doolittle missing with a left hand there. Sionis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doolittle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sionis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doolittle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sionis throws a leg kick
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sionis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doolittle.
Sionis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sionis.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sionis throws out a loose jab but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolittle tries to score with a low kick but Sionis moves his leg out of the way.
Sionis is looking to slow Doolittle down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle scores with a shot to the body.
Doolittle misses with a few strikes there.
Sionis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doolittle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sionis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sionis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sionis throws a low kick but Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Doolittle blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sionis.
Sionis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sionis doesn't manage to clinch there - Doolittle circles away.
Sionis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sionis throws a low kick but Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Sionis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Sionis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
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.
Sionis misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sionis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doolittle to score with a decent uppercut.
Sionis blocks a jab.
Sionis looks to land a body kick but Doolittle moved away.
A swing and a miss from Sionis.
Sionis lands a jab.
Sionis misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Doolittle coming out on top.
Roman Sionis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sionis with a nice cross.
Sionis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Sionis misses.
Doolittle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sionis with a body shot.
Doolittle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roman Sionis is winning the standup battle so far.
Doolittle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sionis slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sionis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sionis avoids the body shot from Doolittle.
Sionis lands with an overhand left.
Sionis sizes up Doolittle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sionis is looking to score with low kicks.
Sionis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sionis jabs Doolittle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doolittle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sionis thumps Doolittle with a low kick.
Doolittle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut.
Doolittle throws a lazy right hand but Sionis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sionis scores with a body shot.
Sionis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sionis.
Sionis moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
Sionis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doolittle at a distance.
Sionis slips under a jab from Doolittle.
Nice defenses there by Doolittle.
Doolittle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sionis with a body shot.
Doolittle misses with a few strikes there.
Doolittle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sionis.
Sionis looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Doolittle throws a solid leg kick but Sionis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doolittle.
Sionis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Doolittle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sionis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doolittle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doolittle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Doolittle.
Sionis moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Sionis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sionis 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Sionis!
Roman Sionis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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