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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Punchy Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tim Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Thompson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, One Punchy Punchy! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Punchy Punchy's head. A swing and a miss from Punchy Punchy. Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchy Punchy. Thompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Punchy Punchy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Punchy Punchy loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch. The fighters circle momentarily. Punchy Punchy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A combination from Thompson does no damage. Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Punchy Punchy ducks down to avoid it. Punchy Punchy throws a hook but Thompson blocks it. Thompson throws a right hand that misses
and Punchy Punchy counters with a nice uppercut. Punchy Punchy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Thompson misses with a hook
and Punchy Punchy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Punchy Punchy lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Punchy Punchy. Thompson lands with a shot to the body. Thompson misses with a body shot.
Punchy Punchy moves away from the strike by Thompson. Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchy Punchy is just out of range. Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Punchy Punchy misses. A jab from Punchy Punchy misses. Thompson misses with a body shot.
Punchy Punchy tries to counter by closing the distance. Thompson looks to land a combination but Punchy Punchy avoids it well. Punchy Punchy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A jab from Punchy Punchy misses. Thompson scores with a jab to the body. Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchy Punchy manages to avoid it. Thompson sets himself, and Punchy Punchy steps forward looking for the clinch! Thompson avoids it this time. Thompson staying out of range there. Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Punchy Punchy's corner calls for a 1-2. Punchy Punchy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A big left from Punchy Punchy misses. Punchy Punchy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Punchy Punchy misses with a wild body shot. Punchy Punchy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thompson throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Punchy Punchy connects with the punch. Punchy Punchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchy Punchy connects with the punch. Punchy Punchy throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand. Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Punchy Punchy connects with a crisp jab. Punchy Punchy closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Punchy Punchy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target. Thompson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punchy Punchy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Punchy Punchy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Punchy Punchy takes one to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Punchy Punchy 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.
Punchy Punchy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Punchy Punchy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Punchy Punchy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punchy Punchy moves out of range as Thompson strikes. Punchy Punchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Punchy Punchy seems unphased.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Punchy Punchy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Punchy Punchy misses the shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchy Punchy manages to avoid it. Punchy Punchy stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nice shot by Punchy Punchy. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Punchy Punchy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Punchy Punchy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Punchy Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. Punchy Punchy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab. Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Punchy Punchy's head. Punchy Punchy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Punchy Punchy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Punchy Punchy scrambles back to his feet. Punchy Punchy throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it. Punchy Punchy misses with a body shot.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchy Punchy manages to avoid it. Punchy Punchy sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Thompson moves away from the strike by Punchy Punchy. Thompson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Punchy Punchy throws a body shot but no joy. A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Punchy Punchy moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab. Thompson throws a hook to the side of Punchy Punchy's head but Punchy Punchy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Punchy Punchy looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range. Jab, jab by Punchy Punchy - just one landing. Thompson lands a jab. Punchy Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. Punchy Punchy jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well. Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Punchy Punchy lands with a good body shot. Thompson cracks Punchy Punchy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Punchy Punchy slips a straight right by Thompson. Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but One Punchy Punchy will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Punchy Punchy lands a head shot. A shot to the liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot. Thompson avoids the body shot from Punchy Punchy.
A swing and a miss from Punchy Punchy. Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Punchy Punchy counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson. Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Punchy Punchy on the side of the head. Punchy Punchy tries to clinch up. As Punchy Punchy tries to get set, Thompson tries to push him back and clinch up but Punchy Punchy manages to avoid the attempt. Punchy Punchy just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy has Thompson up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson. Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punchy Punchy's elbow. Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut. Punchy Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Punchy Punchy scores with a nice short uppercut. Thompson works on Punchy Punchy's body with a couple of short punches. Punchy Punchy tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punchy Punchy. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Punchy Punchy scores with an uppercut up the middle. Punchy Punchy blocks a body shot from Thompson. Punchy Punchy gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Punchy Punchy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Punchy Punchy controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson. Punchy Punchy throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Punchy Punchy backwards. Thompson blocking some punches.
One Punchy Punchy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Punchy Punchy lands a nice uppercut. Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punchy Punchy working aggressively here.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Punchy Punchy avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the ropes. Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Punchy Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from Thompson. A short left from Thompson. Thompson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Punchy Punchy lands a body shot. Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Punchy Punchy misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Punchy Punchy has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Punchy Punchy lands a right hand. Punchy Punchy blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but One Punchy Punchy just about did enough to take it. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Punchy Punchy.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punchy Punchy wants to counter the offense by Thompson and move into the clinch position. Punchy Punchy moves out of range as Thompson strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Punchy Punchy misses the target. Punchy Punchy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson. Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punchy Punchy. Thompson catches Punchy Punchy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Punchy Punchy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Punchy Punchy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands. Punchy Punchy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
One Punchy Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thompson scores with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Punchy Punchy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy thows a left - swing and a miss! Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Punchy Punchy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchy Punchy was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson. A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target. Thompson throws a right and a left that Punchy Punchy avoids nicely. A swing and a miss from Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy misses with a hook. Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Punchy Punchy moves away and avoids it. Punchy Punchy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Punchy Punchy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Punchy Punchy takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses. Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Punchy Punchy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Thompson throws a right and a left that Punchy Punchy avoids nicely. A little jabbing left from Punchy Punchy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. This has been an exciting period of action! Thompson throws out a loose jab but Punchy Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it. Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchy Punchy. Punchy Punchy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thompson. Thompson misses with a straight left. Thompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Punchy Punchy finds it's way round the side to connect with Thompson's head. Punchy Punchy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thompson on the side of the head. Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tim Thompson will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Punchy Punchy moved out of range nicely. Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Thompson lands a jab. Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchy Punchy is just out of range. Punchy Punchy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson. It seemed like Punchy Punchy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Punchy Punchy misses with a double jab.
One Punchy Punchy seems to be getting the better of the standup. A big right from Thompson misses. Punchy Punchy throws out a counter right but Thompson avoids it with no problem. Thompson lands with a good body shot. Thompson looks to land a left hand but Punchy Punchy moved out of range nicely. A swing and a miss from Thompson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson sets himself, and Punchy Punchy steps forward looking for the clinch! Thompson avoids it this time. Punchy Punchy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Punchy Punchy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Punchy Punchy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson swinging wildly here.
Punchy Punchy misses with a wild body shot. Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook. Punchy Punchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Punchy Punchy at a distance.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Punchy Punchy.
Thompson is looking to counter the offense by Punchy Punchy and move into the clinch. Tim Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thompson misses with a body shot.
Punchy Punchy tries to counter by closing the distance. Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Thompson catches Punchy Punchy right on the button with a cross. Punchy Punchy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Good standup being displayed there by Punchy Punchy as he connects with a hook. Punchy Punchy lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thompson misses with a straight left. Thompson tests Punchy Punchy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Punchy Punchy is rocked! Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Punchy Punchy is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him? Punchy Punchy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it. Punchy Punchy seems to have recovered his senses. Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punchy Punchy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punchy Punchy. Thompson tries to counter by clinching up but Punchy Punchy breaks away and moves out of range. Thompson looks to land a right hand but Punchy Punchy moved out of range. Punchy Punchy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Punchy Punchy lands with a nice body punch. Thompson misses with the combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Punchy Punchy had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight! Tim Thompson showed his dominance in that final round. I think Punchy Punchy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Thompson! Tim Thompson retains his middleweight title! Tim Thompson made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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