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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 706 p4p, 89 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 318 p4p, 44 weight class). Hawthorne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beef Rap. Kay Bone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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215 cm
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275 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ladera Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne misses with a double jab
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone connects with a right hand. Hawthorne shakes it off.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bone misses.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bone jabs Hawthorne right on the nose. Hawthorne blinks but takes it well.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Hawthorne walks into a straight right hand from Bone.
Ladera Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Hawthorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Hawthorne scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bone finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawthorne's head.
Good shot there by Bone.
Hawthorne misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawthorne on the side of the head.
Hawthorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Hawthorne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hawthorne.
Bone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hawthorne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hawthorne throws a lazy head kick
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bone misses with a looping left.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone digs a good hook to Hawthorne's body.
Hawthorne moves into the clinch successfully.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone.
Hawthorne walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone lands with a right hand.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
We've been told by Hawthorne's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Bone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawthorne.
It looks like Kay Bone has been cut.
Bone blocks a head kick by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Bone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne throws the kick towards the body but Bone avoids it.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bone stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawthorne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Hawthorne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone blocks a head kick by Hawthorne.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a spinning back kick!
Hawthorne is looking to clinch.
A big right from Bone misses.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawthorne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawthorne wants to slow Bone down by chopping away at his legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hawthorne throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne drops Bone with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bone looks back up at him and smiles so Hawthorne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bone is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Bone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Bone misses the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
Hawthorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Bone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hawthorne blocks it well.
Bone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawthorne momentarily.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kay Bone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kay Bone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a nice body kick.
Bone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bone blocks the body kick.
Hawthorne scores with a leg kick.
Bone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone cracks Hawthorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a right hand that misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Bone connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Bone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head.
Bone misses with a left hand
and Hawthorne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawthorne dips to his left and cracks Bone with an uppercut!
Bone connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone cracks a nice hook into Hawthorne's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne misses with a hook to the body
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne moves to clinch but Bone breaks away
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kay Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
It looked like Hawthorne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bone.
Bone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Bone misses the jab.
Hawthorne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bone.
Bone connects with a right hand. Hawthorne shakes it off.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Bone.
Bone scores with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the body
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne throws a lazy body kick
letting Bone counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone misses with a looping right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Hawthorne misses
and Bone counters with a nice right hand that sends Hawthorne toppling to the canvas! Hawthorne scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bone finish him?!
Hawthorne is rocked!
Bone lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bone lands a big uppercut and Hawthorne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hawthorne looks OK. Bone waves Hawthorne back to his feet!
Oh Hawthorne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hawthorne's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hawthorne's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kay Bone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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