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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Entei has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lasse Light!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entei scoring well with a low kick there.
Light throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Light throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entei wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Entei moves forwards but Light connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Entei misses with a body shot
and Light counters with a nice uppercut.
Light misses with a hook. Entei ducked under it nicely.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Entei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aspire Acαdemy CT in the buildup to the fight.
Light is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Light throws a big shot that misses.
Light thows a left - swing and a miss!
Light lands with an uppercut that bounces Entei off the ropes and back into range.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Light throws a shot from downtown. Entei moves away and avoids it.
Entei moves out of range as Light strikes.
Entei is looking to counter the offense by Light and move into the clinch.
Light closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Light stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Light lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
Entei managing to block the knees to the body from Light.
Light misses with the head strike.
Light tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Light's coach down at The Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Light's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Entei looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Light.
Light with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Light.
Light trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Light as the two fighters clinch.
Light lands a hook to the side of the head.
Entei looking to slow down the pace here.
Light tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
Light tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Entei takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Entei misses with a hook.
Entei is breathing heavily.
Light jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Light throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Light looks to land a combination but Entei avoids it well.
Entei wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Light thuds a left hand into Entei's body.
Entei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Light throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Entei counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big right from Light misses.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
Entei tries to counter by clinching up but Light breaks away and moves out of range.
Light avoids the body shot from Entei.
Entei misses with a body kick.
Entei misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Light dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei'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.
Light throws a shot from downtown. Entei moves away and avoids it.
Lasse Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Light 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.
Entei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Entei throws a leg kick which misses Light's front leg but catches the back leg as Light tries to avoid it.
Entei slips a straight right by Light.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Light misses with a hook
and Entei counters with a series of strikes. Light will be more careful next time no doubt.
Light lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Light throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Light fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Light on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light scores with a jab. Entei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Light as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Light gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Entei misses with a hook. Light ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Entei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Light.
Entei seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Entei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Light throws out the jab.
Light jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Light throws the left hand but Entei avoids the punch easily.
Light tests Entei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Light looks to land a left hand but Entei moved out of range nicely.
Entei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Light's sensitive parts.
Entei looks to land a body kick but Light moved away.
A big left from Light misses.
Light throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Entei counters with a three punch combo that has Light backing up. Light nods at Entei to acknowledge the strikes.
Light has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Light bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Entei's head.
Light swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Light misses its intended target.
Entei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Light.
Entei looks to land a body kick but Light moved away.
Light with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Light pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Light.
Light keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entei.
Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Entei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light lands a really nice looking cross but Entei seems unphased.
Entei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Light manages to avoid it.
Light pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entei connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei lands with a shot to the body.
Entei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Entei there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Light showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Entei throws a jab but it's blocked by Light.
Light looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Light scores with a jab. Entei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Light throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Entei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Light moves out of range of the leg kick from Entei.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
Light feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Enteis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Light scores with a nice right hand.
Entei dodges the punch combination from Light.
Light misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Light.
Entei misses with a two punch combination.
Light lands a nice shot to the body.
Lasse Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Entei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei misses with a looping left.
Light scores with a sloppy right hand. Entei should have avoided that one.
Entei slips a straight right by Light.
Light stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Entei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Entei walks into a jab.
Entei drops his hands momentarily and Light takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Entei.
A jab from Light finds it's way through Entei's defenses.
Entei is rocked!
Entei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Light swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Light slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Entei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Light.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Light connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Entei scores with a spinning back kick!
Entei takes a swing at Light's ribcage but misses.
Entei tries to land a front kick but Light steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Light misses with an uppercut.
Entei seems to have got his legs back now.
Light scores with a decent looking hook.
Entei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
Entei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Light ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
Light takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Light does a little dance to reset his feet.
Light swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Light rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Entei finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harry Entei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Light throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Entei was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Light comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Light has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Light!
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energy
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