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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Corn (ranked 22321 p4p, 334 weight class) and Tommy Westover (ranked 12309 p4p, 338 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tommy Westover enters the ring!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Westover!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Westover to score with a decent uppercut.
Westover uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corn throws a jab but it's blocked by Westover.
Westover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corn misses with a right hand
and Westover counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Corn.
Corn misses with a series of wild punches.
Corn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Westover throws a looping overhand right but Corn ducks down to avoid it.
Westover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corn.
A countering left hand to the body from Westover misses.
Corn jabs at Westover's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corn scores with a jab to the body.
Corn drives through and clinches with Westover against the ropes.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Westover.
Corn tries a body shot but Westover blocks it.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Westover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westover prevents a body shot from Corn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westover.
Corn lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Westover.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Corn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westover throws a punch but it's blocked by Corn.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn lands with a short shot to the head.
Westover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westover is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Westover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Westover.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn misses with a punch on the inside.
Corn lands a nice shot to the body.
Westover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Westover.
Westover throws a punch but it's blocked by Corn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corn pushes Westover back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westover.
Corn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Westover backwards.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corn.
Westover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corn throws a punch but it's blocked by Westover.
Corn throws a punch but it's blocked by Westover.
Westover working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Westover.
Westover blocks an uppercut.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corn blocks a body shot from Westover.
Westover gets through Corn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Corn.
Corn misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corn struggles to land a body shot inside as Westover controls his hands.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Westover controls the action.
Corn tries to work over Westover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westover prevents a body shot from Corn.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Corn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Westover.
Corn connects with a right hand. Westover shakes it off.
Westover looks to score with a jab to the body but Corn is just out of range.
Corn misses with a wild body shot.
Westover unleashes a big counter combination but Corn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Westover misses with a straight right.
Corn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tommy Westover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Westover throws a jab but it's blocked by Corn.
Corn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Westover.
Corn wants to clinch up but Westover keeps it at a distance.
Westover takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Westover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Westover darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Corn misses.
Westover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Westover.
Westover scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Corn misses.
Corn throws a lazy right hand but Westover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corn takes a swing at Westover's ribcage but misses.
Westover throws out a counter right but Corn avoids it with no problem.
Corn throws a right hand that misses
and Westover connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Corn.
Corn misses with a hook. Westover ducked under it nicely.
Westover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Westover feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corn lands with a right hand.
Corn misses with an uppercut. Westover saw that one coming.
Westover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westover ducks under a wild hook from Corn.
Jimmy Corn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Corn.
Corn misses with a looping right.
Corn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corn darts in and clinches Westover up against the ropes.
Westover lands a body punch.
Corn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corn tries to work over Westover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westover blocks a body shot from Corn.
Corn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Westover working aggressively here.
Corn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn misses with some punches.
Jimmy Corn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Corn tries to work over Westover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corn misses with a punch on the inside.
Corn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Westover.
Westover misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Corn.
Westover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Westover tries a body shot but Corn blocks it.
Westover gets through Corn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westover throws a head punch that misses.
Corn misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
Corn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Westover's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Corn lands a nice uppercut.
Westover blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that second round.
That's time! Corn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Corn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Westover's sensitive parts.
Tommy Westover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corn throws the left hand but Westover avoids the punch easily.
Westover wants to counter the offense by Corn and move into the clinch position.
Corn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Westover misses.
Corn is looking to counter punch.
Westover tries to clinch but Corn moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corn.
Westover takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Westover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corn throws a jab but it's blocked by Westover.
Westover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corn was well out of range. Poor timing from Westover.
Westover throws a nice looking combination but Corn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Westover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westover throws a jab but it's blocked by Corn.
Corn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Westover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corn.
Corn scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Corn misses its intended target.
Corn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn misses the shot to the body.
Corn misses with a wild combination.
Corn moves into the clinch successfully.
Corn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westover can do to turn this around?
Corn swings wildly with an uppercut but Westover uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Corn.
Corn lands a left hand.
Westover blocking some punches.
Corn lands a right hand.
Westover tries to throw a body punch but Corn avoids it by throwing Westover back against the ropes.
Corn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corn cracks Westover with a nice body shot.
Corn swings wildly with an uppercut but Westover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corn's elbow.
A short right from Corn on the inside.
Corn misses with a body punch.
Westover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Corn as the two fighters clinch.
Westover prevents a body shot from Corn.
Westover misses with some punches.
Corn lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Westover backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westover.
Corn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Westover works on Corn's body with a couple of short punches.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Westover avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Westover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westover misses with a punch to the body.
Westover lands a shot to the body.
Corn pushes Westover back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westover pushes Corn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Westover blocks a body shot from Corn.
Jimmy Corn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Corn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Corn!
Jimmy Corn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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