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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 24343 p4p, 24478 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 227 p4p, 240 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
Very strong
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
Powerhous looks for the body kick but Talbain saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Talbain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talbain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Powerhous clinches with his opponent.
Talbain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Talbain throws an elbow but misses.
Powerhous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Powerhous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbain's elbow.
Talbain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powerhous wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous keeps control of Talbain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powerhous taking a breather.
Talbain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powerhouss head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Talbain wants to break free but Powerhous has control.
Powerhous is looking to break free of the clinch but Talbain has double underhooks.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talbain's efforts to push away.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain taking a breather.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powerhous pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talbain is trying to stall.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Powerhous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powerhous can't break the clinch.
Powerhous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talbain tries to land knees in the clinch but Powerhous avoids the damage to the body.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous keeps control of Talbain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Powerhous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Powerhous. That snapped Talbain's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous closes the distance and pushes Talbain back into the ropes.
Talbain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Powerhous stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Powerhous misses with a body punch.
Powerhous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powerhous stalling in the clinch but Talbain improves position.
Powerhous breaks from the clinch.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Powerhous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powerhous appears to be looking for a big counter.
Powerhous misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Powerhous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain wants to clinch up but Powerhous keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Powerhous misses its target.
Powerhous bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talbain's head backwards.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Powerhous pushes him off.
Powerhous works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Powerhous is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch but Talbain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powerhous is looking to clinch but Talbain is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talbain wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Powerhous dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves out of range.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Talbain moves to clinch but Powerhous breaks away
enabling Powerhous to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Powerhous.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Boxing Powerhous is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Powerhous lands with a shot to the body.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talbain. Talbain obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous takes the fight into the clinch.
Talbain blocks an elbow strike from Powerhous.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powerhous.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powerhous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Powerhous has Talbain pressed against the ropes.
Talbain tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Powerhous wants to get back to striking at distance but Talbain won't allow it.
Powerhous breaks from the clinch.
Talbain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbain! But no joy.
Powerhous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powerhous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbain was well out of range. Poor timing from Powerhous.
Powerhous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powerhous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Powerhous circles away.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous misses with a two punch combination.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain blocks a head kick by Powerhous.
Talbain is looking for the big counter here.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Powerhous circles away.
Talbain thows a leg kick but Powerhous checks it
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Powerhous circles away.
Talbain throws out a leg kick but Powerhous moves out of range and Talbain only half commits.
Powerhous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Talbain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Powerhous.
Talbain gets tackled into the ropes by Powerhous. Powerhous maintains the clinch.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talbain tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Powerhous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talbain blocks a body shot from Powerhous.
Powerhous prevents Talbain from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Powerhous dominated that second round.
That's time! Powerhous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talbain blocks a head kick by Powerhous.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Talbain lands with an uppercut that bounces Powerhous off the ropes and back into range.
Talbain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powerhous closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powerhous wants to get back to striking at distance but Talbain won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powerhous as Talbain tries to tie him up.
Boxing Powerhous has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Powerhous.
Talbain lands a nice hook to Powerhous's body. Powerhous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talbain avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
No joy there for Powerhous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain is looking for the big counter here.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Powerhous moves out of range of the body kick from Talbain.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPowerhous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a head kick.
Powerhous just misses with a punch to the body.
Talbain throws a counter combo.
Talbain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powerhous.
Talbain cracks Powerhous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous pushes Talbain up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Powerhous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powerhous missing with knees to the body.
Powerhous breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Powerhous pushes him off.
Boxing Powerhous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
Talbain is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powerhous gets a clinch.
Talbain managing to block the knees to the body from Powerhous.
Powerhous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powerhous blocks an uppercut.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Talbain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous misses with an elbow strike.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talbain is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talbain's efforts to push away.
Talbain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talbain looking to stall.
Powerhous looking to slow down the pace here.
Powerhous tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talbain has Powerhous pressed against the ropes, preventing Powerhous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powerhous effectively controlling the action here.
Jon Talbain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxing Powerhous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powerhous pushes off an throws an elbow but Talbain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boxing Powerhous.
Well Powerhous 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Powerhous!
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