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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krom Kong (ranked 4302 p4p, 493 weight class) and Charles Hawtry (ranked 3289 p4p, 404 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 cm
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170 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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182 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krom Kong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hawtry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Kong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawtry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Hawtry lands a body shot.
Hawtry is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Kong throws a hook but Hawtry avoids it easily. Kong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Hawtry tries to counter it with a takedown but Kong pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hawtry clobbers Kong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Hawtry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kong on the side of the head. Krom Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Kong misses. Hawtry throws an overhand right that lands on Kong's shoulder, as Kong tries to avoid the shot. Kong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hawtry scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Kong is rocked! We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hawtry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Hawtry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kong doesn't seem bothered though. Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kong takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kong is breathing heavily. Hawtry clinches. Hawtry stalling in the clinch.
Hawtry creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kong with a big uppercut! Kong tries to clinch up but Hawtry pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kong to the mat! Kong covers up and Hawtry unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charles Hawtry! In defeat, Krom Kong stepped up to the mic, saying 'U were to good tonite'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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