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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 4160 p4p, 469 weight class) and The Wanderer Harbard (ranked 20247 p4p, 663 weight class). Chantha's entrance music is WORDS BOXIN. A fine choice. On his way into the ring it seems that Bun Chantha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bun Chantha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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181 cm
27
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Wanderer Harbard! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chantha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Harbard throws out a loose jab but Chantha uses good head movement to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Harbard. Harbard takes a swing at Chantha's ribcage but misses. A lazy left from Chantha finds it's target. Harbard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chantha moves away. Chantha clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Chantha on the inside. Chantha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Chantha blocks a body shot from Harbard. Chantha lands a shot to the body. Chantha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Harbard pushes Chantha up against the ropes in a clinch. Chantha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harbard throws an elbow but it misses.
Harbard misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Harbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harbard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chantha pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short uppercut from Chantha. Harbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantha controls his hands.
Harbard scores with a shoulder strike. Harbard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chantha misses with a hook from the clinch. Chantha has a couple of punches blocked by Harbard.
Chantha blocks a body shot from Harbard. Chantha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Chantha lands a hook that snaps the head of Harbard backwards. Chantha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Chantha can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Harbard trying to control the position but instead, Chantha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harbard into the ropes. Harbard lands with a short shot to the head. Chantha works on Harbard's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harbard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harbard misses with a body punch.
Harbard lands a body shot. Harbard misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from Chantha.
Harbard throws a head punch that misses. Harbard misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chantha blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chantha. Harbard lands a body punch in the clinch. Harbard tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Harbard back against the ropes. Harbard lands an elbow just above Chantha 's eye. Harbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantha controls his hands.
Harbard taking a breather. Harbard prevents a body shot from Chantha. Chantha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Chantha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Chantha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harbard lands a hook that snaps the head of Chantha backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bun Chantha will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chantha closes the distance and pushes Harbard back into the ropes. Chantha blocking some punches.
Harbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chantha throws an elbow but misses. Chantha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harbard is keeping busy. Chantha stalling in the clinch.
Chantha lands a hook that snaps the head of Harbard backwards. Chantha scores with an uppercut up the middle. Harbard blocks an uppercut.
Chantha blocking some punches.
Chantha working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantha controls his hands.
Chantha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Harbard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Chantha. Chantha blocks an elbow strike from Harbard.
Harbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chantha.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chantha working aggressively here.
Harbard lands a body shot. Chantha avoids a wild elbow strike from Harbard. Chantha lands a hook that snaps the head of Harbard backwards. Harbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chantha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Chantha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantha controls his hands.
A short right from Harbard on the inside. Harbard misses with an elbow strike.
Harbard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chantha up against the ropes. Chantha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chantha avoids a wild elbow strike from Harbard. Chantha struggles to land a body shot inside as Harbard controls his hands.
Harbard tries to work over Chantha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harbard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Harbard scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chantha misses with a short punch on the inside. Chantha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Harbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantha controls his hands.
Harbard lands an elbow inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chantha. Harbard lands a body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Chantha. Chantha dodges an elbow strike from Harbard.
Chantha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Harbard.
Chantha dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chantha just misses with a punch to the body.
Chantha throws a right and a left that both miss. Chantha rushes Harbard and presses him up against the ropes. Chantha blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bun Chantha dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harbard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Chantha scores with a punch to the head. Chantha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harbard, pushing him back against the ropes. Harbard misses with a hook from the clinch. Chantha looking to stall.
Chantha blocks an uppercut.
Chantha blocks an uppercut.
Bun Chantha has scored more points in the clinch so far. Chantha gets through Harbard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Harbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short left from Harbard. Chantha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chantha clinches with his opponent.
Harbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantha's elbow. Chantha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Chantha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Chantha swings wildly with an uppercut but Harbard uses good head movement to avoid it. Chantha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harbard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harbard throws an elbow but misses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Harbard. Chantha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harbard lands with a short shot to the head. Harbard throws an elbow that misses.
Chantha working some nice short punches in the clinch. Harbard misses with some punches.
Chantha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harbards head. The Wanderer Harbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chantha blocks a body shot from Harbard. Harbard prevents a body shot from Chantha. Harbard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Chantha tries to throw a body punch but Harbard avoids it by throwing Chantha back against the ropes. Harbard works on Chantha's body with a couple of short punches. Harbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Chantha fails to land. Chantha blocks an elbow strike. A short right hand to the side of the head by Chantha. Harbard tries a body shot but Chantha blocks it.
Bun Chantha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harbard misses with a punch to the body.
Harbard tries to work over Chantha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harbard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harbard has a couple of punches blocked by Chantha.
Chantha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harbard backwards. Chantha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harbard or not. Chantha working aggressively here.
Chantha digs a right hand into Harbard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harbard's gas tank. Harbard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harbard misses with a hook from the clinch. Harbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harbard is rocked! Chantha scores with a nice hook to the head. Harbard is still on wobbly legs! Can Chantha finish him? Harbard misses with an elbow strike.
Chantha'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. Chantha cracks Harbard on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Harbard crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Bun Chantha! A relieved looking Bun Chantha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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