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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 3057 p4p, 290 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 25197 p4p, 582 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
27 - 21 - 4 |
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140 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Entei.
Entei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Entei lands a head kick!
Entei scores with a nice right hand.
Entei jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
Entei throws a shot to the body.
Entei clinches.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei lands a shoulder strike.
Entei tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Entei is working John over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Entei.
John lands an elbow inside.
John told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Entei with a nice cross.
John moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.
Entei clinches.
Entei prevents a body shot from John.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Entei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Entei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Entei misses with the head strike.
John trying to control the position but instead, Entei has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Entei gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Entei avoids it.
John misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Entei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Entei breaks from the clinch.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Entei throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Entei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Entei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Entei instigates a clinch.
John wants to stall.
Entei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John is trying to stall.
Entei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Entei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Entei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Entei scores with a head kick. John tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Entei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Entei is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from John.
Entei lands a nice shot to the body.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John misses with a looping right.
John blocks a head kick by Entei.
Entei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Entei jabs at John's body.
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John misses with a punch to the body.
Entei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Entei circles away quickly and effectively.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
John throws a right hand that misses
letting Entei counter with a right hand.
Entei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
John gets tackled into the ropes by Entei. Entei maintains the clinch.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Entei digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Entei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Good body shot from Entei.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from John.
Entei blocks an elbow strike.
John lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entei avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
Nice body punch from Entei - that landed with a thud.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John lands an elbow that stopped Entei in his tracks for a moment.
Entei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Entei avoids it.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Entei is blocking nicely.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
John blocks a body shot from Entei.
Entei scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Entei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
Nice body punch from Entei.
Entei scores with a shoulder strike.
Entei breaks from the clinch.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Entei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entei throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Entei closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Entei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Entei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Entei.
A head kick misses from Entei.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entei was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Entei throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Entei takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Harry Entei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John walks forward, straight into a front kick from Entei.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Entei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Entei.
Entei moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John scores with a hook to the body.
Entei breaks the clinch.
John instigates a clinch.
Harry Entei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John blocking some punches.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Entei lands with a right to the head.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John tries to throw a body punch but Entei avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Entei.
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Entei has John up against the ropes in a clinch.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Entei controls the action.
Entei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Entei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Entei fails to land.
Entei lands with a right to the head.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entei.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John with a knee to the head.
John digs a right hand into Entei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Entei's gas tank.
Entei throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Entei breaks from the clinch.
John takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Entei circles away.
Entei clinches up against the ropes.
John stalling in the clinch but Entei improves position.
Entei takes a knee to the side of the body.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Entei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Entei 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
Harry Entei was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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