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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John King Kong (ranked 7099 p4p, 217 weight class) and Loa Kobula (ranked 23702 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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299 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent MT
Big right hand
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Loa Kobula!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobula clinches up with King Kong and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kobula keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King Kong's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King Kong is trying to push Kobula away but Kobula has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King Kong has Kobula pressed against the ropes, preventing Kobula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King Kong tries to work over Kobula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kobula keeps control of King Kong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobula trying to land knees to the body.
King Kong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Kobula blocks with his arms.
Kobula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King Kong.
Kobula has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobula throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and King Kong counters with a nice body kick.
King Kong throws a sloppy body shot
and Kobula counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kobula.
King Kong is looking to control Kobula's arms but Kobula gets an underhook and turns him. Now King Kong has his back to the ropes.
King Kong is trying to break the clinch but Kobula has him pressed against the ropes.
Kobula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kobula is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King Kong is defending well for now.
Kobula prevents a body shot from King Kong.
King Kong wants to break free but Kobula has control.
King Kong tries to break the clinch but Kobula is controlling the position.
Kobula lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kobula stalling.
King Kong misses with an elbow strike.
King Kong is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobula breaks the clinch.
King Kong fails to land with a series of punches.
Kobula closes the distance and clinches.
Kobula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobula gets a clinch.
Kobula trying to control the position but instead, King Kong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kobula into the ropes.
Kobula trying to control the position but instead, King Kong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kobula into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kobula stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loa Kobula 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.
King Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kobula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kobula has closed the distance and engaged King Kong in a clinch.
King Kong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
King Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kobula taking a breather.
Kobula breaks from the clinch.
King Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobula tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobula gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King Kong is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobula is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kobula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Kobula moves out of range easily.
Kobula is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
King Kong wants to clinch.
Kobula throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King Kong.
King Kong misses with a kick to the body.
King Kong wants to clinch up but Kobula keeps it at a distance.
Kobula wants to clinch.
Kobula wants to clinch.
King Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobula steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King Kong. That one must have hurt.
John King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King Kong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kobula takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Kobula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King Kong is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Kobula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King Kong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King Kong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kobula manages to circle out of the way.
King Kong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kobula moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kobula scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobula stalls.
Kobula throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loa Kobula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Kobula has King Kong up against the ropes in a clinch.
King Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King Kong is trying to break the clinch but Kobula has him pressed against the ropes.
King Kong tries a knee to the head but Kobula blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kobula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King Kong avoids the head kick by Kobula.
King Kong tries to clinch there but Kobula circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobula manages to avoid it.
King Kong tries to clinch up.
Kobula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kobula wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobula is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobula lands a lovely overhand right.
Kobula clinches up against the ropes.
Kobula misses with an elbow strike.
King Kong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kobula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King Kong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kobula missing with knees to the body.
Kobula manages to break the clinch.
Kobula tries to close the distance and clinch but King Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King Kong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kobula tries to clinch but King Kong is having none of it.
King Kong tries to clinch up but Kobula circles away and keeps his distance.
As King Kong backs off Kobula throws a huge counter combo but King Kong manages to avoid it all.
Kobula misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Kong tries to clinch but Kobula is having none of it.
Kobula gets a clinch.
King Kong looking to slow down the pace here.
Kobula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King Kong backwards.
Kobula keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King Kong's efforts to push away.
King Kong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kobula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King Kong can't break the clinch.
John King Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loa Kobula is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King Kong trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loa Kobula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobula 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loa Kobula!
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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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