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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Secco Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Eronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
28
199 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Secco Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Eronen! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eronen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eronen. Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Eronen. Eronen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eronen.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Eronen.
Eronen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eronen slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Eronen tries to tie him up. Eronen lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jones misses with the head strike.
Eronen blocking some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. A nice right hand lands inside from Eronen. Stalling in the clinch from Eronen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eronen leaning against his opponent.
Eronen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
It looks like Secco Jones has been cut. Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Eronen stalling the fight.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Eronen has Jones pushed against the ropes. Eronen trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Eronen. Eronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eronen forces Jones back against the ropes and clinches. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Eronen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Eronen. Jones avoiding damage as Eronen throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Eronen.
Eronen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Eronen. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eronen. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Eronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Eronen presses Jones against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Eronen looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones working aggressively here.
Eronen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones working aggressively here.
Eronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Eronen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Eronen blocking some punches.
Jones letting Eronen take a breather here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eronen. Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. A battle for position here, against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Eronen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Secco Jones's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Eronen circles away.
Eronen closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the ropes. Eronen lands a right hand. Eronen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eronen misses with a knee strike.
Eronen blocking some punches.
Eronen taking a breather. Jones throws a head punch that misses. Eronen is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eronen has his back to the ropes. Eronen is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eronen blocks an uppercut.
Eronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones being controlled against the ropes. Eronen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Eronen lands a nice uppercut. Eronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Eronen uses good head movement to avoid it. Eronen avoiding damage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Eronen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Marco Eronen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Eronen takes a shot to the head. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eronen backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eronen. Eronen lands a body punch. Eronen pushes Jones back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones being controlled against the ropes. Jones misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eronen. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eronen scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Eronen gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Eronen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. A hook to the body from Eronen.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Eronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eronen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Eronen into the ropes. Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Eronen will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Secco Jones'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.
Eronen pushes Jones up against the ropes in a clinch. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Eronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Jones lands a right hand. Eronen trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Eronen tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Eronen back against the ropes. Jones misses with some punches.
Eronen blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Eronen's head. Eronen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Eronen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Eronen trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Eronen. Eronen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eronen creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Jones crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue! Jones looks to clinch and Eronen counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Jones goes down! Will Jones beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Jones is rocked!
Secco Jones's cut is getting worse. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eronen in his tracks. Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Eronen instigates a clinch. Eronen slows down the pace here.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now. Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Eronen.
Eronen lands a body punch. Eronen landing knees to the head.
Eronen looking to slow down the pace here. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eronen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Eronen.
Eronen stalling against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Eronen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eronen is pushing Jones up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Eronen looking to slow down the pace here. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Eronen uses good head movement to avoid it. Eronen stalling against the ropes.
Eronen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eronen. Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Eronen.
Eronen landing knees to the body.
Eronen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Eronen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Eronen scored multiple knockdowns in that round, so has to take it. The cut man is working on Secco Jones's cut. 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.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Eronen moves into the clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Eronen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eronen scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. Eronen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Eronen uses good head movement to avoid it. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Eronen.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eronen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Eronen.
Eronen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Eronen.
Eronen looking to stall.
Eronen working Jones over with knees to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Eronen. A knee to the head by Eronen.
Eronen has Jones pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Eronen to work.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Eronen. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eronen. Jones working aggressively here.
Eronen is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eronen blocking some punches.
Eronen creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Jones crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Eronen circles away from the clinch attempt and as Jones tries to reset, Eronen cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Jones is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marco Eronen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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