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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Ain Habbawe (ranked 6897 p4p, 137 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 22918 p4p, 262 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong
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Solid 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
7 - 6 - 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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habbawe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Habbawe ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Habbawe with a nice cross.
Habbawe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
Habbawe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws the left hand but Habbawe avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Habbawe, as that shot connected.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Habbawe moved out of range nicely.
Habbawe thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habbawe delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook but Habbawe blocks it.
Habbawe tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habbawe. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Habbawe misses with a straight left.
Habbawe lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Habbawe counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Habbawe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Habbawe blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Habbawe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Habbawe connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habbawe throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Habbawe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Habbawe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Habbawe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Habbawe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Habbawe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Habbawe avoids it well.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Habbawe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Habbawe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habbawe misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Habbawe throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Habbawe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Habbawe lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Habbawe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paul Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Habbawe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson motions for Habbawe to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habbawe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habbawe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Habbawe takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Habbawe.
Habbawe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Habbawe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Habbawe throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Habbawe looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Ain Habbawe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Habbawe throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habbawe misses with a low kick.
Habbawe throws a body shot but no joy.
Habbawe misses with a body shot.
Habbawe lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Habbawe throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Habbawe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Habbawe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Habbawe connects with a body shot.
Al Ain Habbawe is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Habbawe counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Habbawe misses the jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Habbawe counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
Habbawe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Habbawe misses with a hook to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Habbawe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Habbawe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Habbawe misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habbawe. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Habbawe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Habbawe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Habbawe misses.
Habbawe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Habbawe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Habbawe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Habbawe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Habbawe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Habbawe there.
Habbawe lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habbawe blocks a jab.
Habbawe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Habbawe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habbawe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Habbawe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Habbawe checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Habbawe counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Habbawe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Habbawe lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
letting Habbawe counter with a right hand.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habbawe.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Habbawe counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habbawe. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws the left hand but Habbawe avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habbawe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Habbawe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habbawe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Habbawe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Habbawe cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Habbawe counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Habbawe saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a hook
letting Habbawe counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Habbawe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Ain Habbawe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Habbawe.
Habbawe lands a head shot.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habbawe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Habbawe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Habbawe avoids it with no problem.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Habbawe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Habbawe throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Habbawe moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Habbawe misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Habbawe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habbawe cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Habbawe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Habbawe counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Habbawe.
Habbawe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habbawe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Habbawe clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Habbawe checks it
and Habbawe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Habbawe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Habbawe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habbawe throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Habbawe is able to avoid easily.
Good exchange - Habbawe coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a hook. Habbawe ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a left hand
letting Habbawe counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Habbawe counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habbawe. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Habbawe slips the punch.
Habbawe blocks the body kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Habbawe saw that one coming.
Habbawe takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Habbawe checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Habbawe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Habbawe is just out of range.
Habbawe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Habbawe.
Habbawe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Habbawe to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Habbawe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Habbawe counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habbawe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habbawe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Habbawe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Habbawe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Habbawe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Habbawe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Ain Habbawe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Ain Habbawe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Habbawe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Ain Habbawe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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