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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 7408 p4p, 688 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 7670 p4p, 702 weight class). Silver Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Return. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
A big left from Silver Jr misses.
Silver Jr misses with a head kick.
Power misses with a looping left.
Silver Jr misses with a body punch
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver Jr thinking.
Silver Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Silver Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver Jr.
Power has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT in the buildup to the fight.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Silver Jr moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr throws a head kick that Power semi-blocks.
Power scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power clinches with his opponent.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Power prevents Silver Jr from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Silver Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Silver Jr tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the ropes.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power moves into the clinch.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power working aggressively here.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the ropes.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silver Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Silver Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power pushes Silver Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Silver Jr controls the action.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silver Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Silver Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
Power clinches up with Silver Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Power working aggressively here.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver Jr tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the ropes.
Silver Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch.
Silver Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Power staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Silver Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Silver Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver Jr momentarily.
Power misses with a right hand
enabling Silver Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver Jr.
Power scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Power on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silver Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Power.
Silver Jr misses with a head kick.
Silver Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Silver Jr misses.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silver Jr slips under a jab from Power.
Silver Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Silver Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Power lunges at Silver Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver Jr's hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Power.
Power breaks the clinch.
Silver Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver Jr on the side of the head.
Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Silver Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick by Silver Jr misses
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Power lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Silver Jr is predictable there
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver Jr throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good shot there by Power.
Silver Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Silver Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silver Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power momentarily.
Power is looking to clinch.
Power moves into the clinch.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power working aggressively here.
Power working aggressively here.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver Jr avoids the elbow strike from Power, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
Power lands a right hand.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas Silver Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power misses with a body punch.
Geordie Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silver Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the ropes.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver Jr.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver Jr backwards.
Power working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Silver Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Power won't allow it.
Silver Jr prevents a body shot from Power.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
Silver Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geordie Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geordie Power!
During a confident post fight interview, Geordie Power thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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