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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Khru Jako (ranked 3561 p4p, 385 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 7222 p4p, 555 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jako might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Catch a Fire. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow blocks a head kick by Jako.
Snow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jako is out of range and Snow settles back down.
Snow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Snow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jako avoids a kick to the body.
Jako clinches up against the ropes.
Jako stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jako.
Jako can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jako just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snow's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Jako trying to land knees to the body.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Jako's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snow tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Jako fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jako's brow.
Snow blocks a body shot from Jako.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
A short right from Jako on the inside.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Jako lands with a light punch inside.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Jako lands a left hand.
Jako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jako swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow clinches with his opponent.
Jako prevents a body shot from Snow.
Jako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Jako. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Jako down.
Jako connects with a leg kick. Snow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jako lands a nice looking body shot.
Snow takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Jako.
Jako scores with a push kick.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jako.
Jako gets a clinch.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jako tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jako dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jako's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jako misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Jako.
Jako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Jako dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Jako is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jako blocks the elbow strike.
Jako connects with a knee to the head.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jako blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jako lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow avoids the body shot from Jako.
Jako just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako forces Snow back against the ropes and clinches.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Khru Jako has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow lands an elbow just above Jako 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jako's brow.
Jako lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jako tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Jako lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snow or not.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Jako into the ropes.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Jako in his tracks for a moment.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
Jako works on Snow's body with a couple of short punches.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.
Jako misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snow.
Snow lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jako avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jako dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.
Jako stalling in the clinch but Snow improves position.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Snow working aggressively here.
Jako lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow lands a right hand.
Snow blocking some punches.
Jako tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Nice elbow from Snow.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jako will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jako throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow moves away from the strike by Jako.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Snow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jako throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jako scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jako misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jako throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow throws a front kick that sends Jako stumbling back into the ropes.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jako is working Snow over against the ropes.
Jako is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snow is keeping busy.
Snow blocks a body shot from Jako.
Jako is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Jako into the ropes.
Snow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jako misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jako throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Jako leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jako's efforts to push away.
Jako misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jako tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Jako lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jako can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Snow pushes Jako back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Jako.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Jako struggles to land a body shot inside as Snow controls his hands.
Jako blocks the elbow strike.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jako with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jako lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snow.
Jako takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow avoiding damage as Jako throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jako's elbow.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Jako lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Jako misses with a punch to the body.
Jako landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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