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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between James Blant (ranked 3978 p4p, 461 weight class) and Oskar Hartvigsen (ranked 4007 p4p, 466 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
Good chin
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Good kicks
Solid chin
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Blant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar Hartvigsen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartvigsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Blant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blant tries to clinch but Hartvigsen moves out of range.
Hartvigsen throws a counter combo.
Hartvigsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blant misses with a wild combination.
Hartvigsen moves into the clinch.
Blant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartvigsen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartvigsen breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartvigsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hartvigsen throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Blant misses
and Hartvigsen counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartvigsen throws a head kick that Blant semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blant throws a head kick that misses.
Blant 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.
Blant throws a body punch but Hartvigsen moves out of range.
Hartvigsen lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Blant goes down! The ref sends Hartvigsen to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Blant is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Hartvigsen has closed the distance and engaged Blant in a clinch.
Hartvigsen leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hartvigsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartvigsen scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartvigsen drives through and clinches with Blant against the ropes.
Hartvigsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartvigsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartvigsen has closed the distance and engaged Blant in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartvigsen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Blant has been cut.
Blant is breathing heavily.
Blant has had enough of the clinch but Hartvigsen keeps him there for the moment.
Hartvigsen manages to break the clinch.
Blant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartvigsen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hartvigsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartvigsen clinches up with Blant and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartvigsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartvigsen clinches up against the ropes.
Blant has a couple of punches blocked by Hartvigsen.
Blant takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Oskar Hartvigsen should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on James Blant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hartvigsen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartvigsen clinches.
Hartvigsen stalls.
Hartvigsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartvigsen darts in and clinches Blant up against the ropes.
Hartvigsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartvigsen moves into the clinch.
Hartvigsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blant is trying to break the clinch but Hartvigsen is controlling him.
Blant tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartvigsen avoids the damage to the body.
Hartvigsen is stalling here.
Blant misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartvigsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Hartvigsen.
Hartvigsen breaks the clinch.
Hartvigsen moves into the clinch.
Oskar Hartvigsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartvigsen breaks the clinch.
Hartvigsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartvigsen rushes Blant and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Blant can't find room to land a body shot as Hartvigsen controls the action.
Hartvigsen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hartvigsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartvigsen pushes Blant away with a front kick.
Hartvigsen has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Hartvigsen.
Hartvigsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartvigsen gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blant is trying to break free.
Blant takes a shot to the head.
Hartvigsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartvigsen.
Hartvigsen blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Hartvigsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Blant's cut.
That's time! Blant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hartvigsen looks low and kicks high, catching Blant right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Blant moves to clinch but Hartvigsen breaks away
and Hartvigsen counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Blant goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Blant hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oskar Hartvigsen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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