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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Ain Habbawe (ranked 6803 p4p, 136 weight class) and Bill Wilkinson (ranked 5703 p4p, 119 weight class). Habbawe has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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160 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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168 cm
25
163 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong
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Basic striking
Determined
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Ain Habbawe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Wilkinson! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Wilkinson. Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Habbawe.
Habbawe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wilkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Wilkinson takes one on the button. Habbawe avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Habbawe slips a straight right by Wilkinson. Habbawe misses the shot to the body. Wilkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Habbawe does no damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilkinson swings for the body but Habbawe moves out of range.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Habbawe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wilkinson throws out a counter right but Habbawe avoids it with no problem. Habbawe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Wilkinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Habbawe.
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Habbawe. Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wilkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Habbawe moves out of range.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Habbawe is just out of range. Wilkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Habbawe misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Habbawe is able to avoid easily. Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Habbawe misses with a body shot.
Wilkinson misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Habbawe avoids them all with ease. Habbawe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Habbawe misses the shot to the body. Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Habbawe avoids them all with ease. Wilkinson misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Habbawe throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little jabbing left from Wilkinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habbawe.
Wilkinson throws a lazy right hand but Habbawe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It looked like Habbawe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habbawe.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Habbawe.
Habbawe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wilkinson tries to land a front kick but Habbawe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Wilkinson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Habbawe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson. Habbawe looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely. Habbawe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson throws a shot from downtown. Habbawe moves away and avoids it. Wilkinson throws a right and a left that both miss. Habbawe just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Habbawe throws out the jab. Habbawe avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson motions for Habbawe to come forward. Wilkinson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily. A head kick misses from Wilkinson. Habbawe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilkinson. Wilkinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habbawe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Habbawe misses the shot to the body. A big left from Habbawe misses. Habbawe missing with a left hand there. Wilkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Habbawe moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily. Habbawe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wilkinson takes a swing at Habbawe's ribcage but misses. Habbawe misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming. Wilkinson throws out a counter right but Habbawe avoids it with no problem. Habbawe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilkinson. Wilkinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilkinson looks to land a combination but Habbawe avoids it well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Wilkinson dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Habbawe throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it. Wilkinson misses with a body kick. Habbawe looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range. Habbawe throws the kick towards the body but Wilkinson avoids it. Habbawe misses with a looping left. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilkinson! But no joy. Habbawe blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wilkinson slips a straight right by Habbawe. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Habbawe misses with a straight left. Wilkinson tried to score with a low kick but Habbawe checks it. Habbawe throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it. Bill Wilkinson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Habbawe. Habbawe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round. Habbawe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Habbawe moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wilkinson ducks under a wild hook from Habbawe. Habbawe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Habbawe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Wilkinson throws a nice looking combination but Habbawe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. It looked like Habbawe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Habbawe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Habbawe. Habbawe misses with a body kick. Habbawe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson. Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Wilkinson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Wilkinson misses with the combination.
Habbawe looks to throw the jab but Wilkinson is out of range. Habbawe missing with a left hand there. Wilkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson misses with a double jab.
Habbawe just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bill Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wilkinson looks to land a left hand but Habbawe moved out of range nicely. Wilkinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Habbawe. Habbawe misses with a looping left. Habbawe lands a nice shot that snaps Wilkinson's head back.
Wilkinson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Habbawe counters with a straight right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Wilkinson slips under a jab from Habbawe. Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Wilkinson. Habbawe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Wilkinson. Wilkinson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Habbawe's ribcage but misses. Habbawe loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch. Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily. Wilkinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wilkinson avoids a kick to the body.
Habbawe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilkinson. Wilkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Habbawe is out of range and Wilkinson settles back down. Wilkinson misses with a shot to the body and Habbawe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Habbawe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Habbawe blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
A jab from Wilkinson misses. Habbawe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Habbawe looks to throw the jab but Wilkinson is out of range. Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Habbawe misses. Habbawe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilkinson misses with a few strikes there.
Habbawe misses with a hook. Habbawe looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range. Sloppy strikes from Wilkinson. Those never looked like landing. Habbawe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Habbawe avoids it. Habbawe misses the jab. Habbawe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Habbawe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Habbawe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Wilkinson will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Habbawe misses its intended target. Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habbawe.
Habbawe checks a low kick from Wilkinson. A telegraphed right hand from Habbawe misses the target. A little jabbing left from Wilkinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Wilkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Habbawe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Habbawe. Habbawe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sloppy strikes from Wilkinson. Those never looked like landing. Wilkinson looks for the body kick but Habbawe saw that one coming. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Habbawe throws a nice looking combination but Wilkinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Wilkinson. Habbawe throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it. Wilkinson moves out of range of the body kick from Habbawe.
Wilkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson tries to bum rush Habbawe with a series of wild strikes but Habbawe uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily. Habbawe looks to throw the jab but Wilkinson is out of range. Wilkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habbawe was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkinson. Wilkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habbawe was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkinson. Wilkinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Habbawe. Habbawe checks a low kick from Wilkinson. Habbawe blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Habbawe slips a jab from Wilkinson. Habbawe throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it. Wilkinson throws a half hearted mid kick. Wilkinson looks to throw the jab but Habbawe is out of range. Wilkinson throws a body kick that misses. Habbawe scores with a jab to the body. Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Wilkinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wilkinson blocks a jab. Wilkinson missing with a left hand there. Habbawe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Habbawe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Wilkinson throws a body kick that misses. Habbawe misses with a body kick. A little jabbing left from Wilkinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Habbawe slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Habbawe manages to avoid it. Habbawe scores with a body shot.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Habbawe. A head kick misses from Wilkinson. A combination from Wilkinson does no damage. Wilkinson misses with a wild combination.
Habbawe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson misses with a looping right. Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
Habbawe takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilkinson! But no joy. Habbawe is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson misses the jab. A big right from Habbawe misses. Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses. Habbawe throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range. Habbawe throws a half hearted mid kick. Wilkinson throws a leg kick that misses. Habbawe misses the shot to the body. Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Habbawe avoids it. Habbawe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Wilkinson looks for the body kick but Habbawe saw that one coming. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilkinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Habbawe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Habbawe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A head kick misses from Wilkinson. Habbawe is looking to counter punch. Al Ain Habbawe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bill Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Habbawe blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
And that's the end of the fight! Bill Wilkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Wilkinson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Wilkinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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