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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 4920 p4p, 21108 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 174 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johnny Waldron enters the ring!
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Insanely flexible
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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes tries to land a leg kick but Waldron saw it coming and moves away.
Ringnes takes a swing at Waldron's ribcage but misses.
Waldron 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.
Ringnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waldron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ringnes scrambles back to his feet.
Waldron throws out a loose jab but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Waldron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ringnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Ringnes misses.
A nice leg kick from Ringnes , right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Waldron misses its intended target.
Ringnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes tries to work over Waldron's front leg with a kick but Waldron checks it.
Ringnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Ringnes is predictable there
and Waldron counters with a thumping low kick.
Ringnes has Waldron up against the ropes in a clinch.
Waldron lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Waldron has double underhooks.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waldron gets tackled into the ropes by Ringnes . Ringnes maintains the clinch.
Ringnes avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
Waldron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ringnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Waldron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ringnes pushes Waldron back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Waldron - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Waldron misses with a punch to the body.
Ringnes avoids a wild elbow strike from Waldron.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waldron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ringnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Waldron.
Waldron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringnes .
Waldron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ringnes .
Waldron misses with a leg kick
and Ringnes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ringnes .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that Ringnes shrugs off.
Ringnes blocks an elbow strike.
Waldron blocks an uppercut.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ringnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ringnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waldron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringnes 's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waldron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ringnes 's brow.
A hook to the body from Waldron.
Waldron is working Ringnes over against the ropes.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ringnes throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Waldron.
Waldron misses with an elbow strike.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arild Ringnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waldron tries to clinch there but Ringnes circles away.
Waldron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ringnes at a distance.
Ringnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ringnes tries to land a leg kick but Waldron saw it coming and moves away.
Ringnes backing away here, and Waldron unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ringnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Ringnes misses
and Waldron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Ringnes .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringnes darts in and clinches Waldron up against the ropes.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ringnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waldron finds it's way round the side to connect with Ringnes 's head.
Waldron tries to land a front kick but Ringnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waldron misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringnes moves away.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ringnes scores with a hook to the body. Waldron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arild Ringnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waldron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ringnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Waldron counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waldron scores with a nice right hand.
Ringnes walks into a straight right hand from Waldron.
Ringnes connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Waldron.
Ringnes moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
Ringnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waldron moves out of range of the leg kick from Ringnes .
Johnny Waldron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron checks a leg kick.
Waldron throws a counter combo.
Waldron blocks a low kick nicely.
Waldron throws out a counter right but Ringnes avoids it with no problem.
Ringnes connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick lands for Ringnes .
Ringnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waldron.
Waldron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ringnes swings widly with a right hand
and Waldron counters by moving into the clinch.
Waldron tries a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks it.
Ringnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Ringnes misses.
Ringnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waldron to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Waldron.
Waldron moves into the clinch.
Ringnes breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Waldron 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!
Jab from Ringnes .
Ringnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waldron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Ringnes thows a leg kick but Waldron checks it
and Waldron counters with a body kick.
Ringnes moves into the clinch.
Ringnes takes a shot to the head.
Ringnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waldron lands a nice elbow.
Waldron misses with a knee to the head.
Waldron taking a breather.
Waldron scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waldron lands with a light punch inside.
Ringnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ringnes blocks an elbow strike from Waldron.
Ringnes is trying to force a seperation but Waldron has the dominant position.
Ringnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Ringnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ringnes throws out a leg kick but Waldron moves out of range and Ringnes only half commits.
Waldron connects with a looping right hand.
Ringnes scores with a body shot.
Waldron moves into range and clinches up with Ringnes .
Waldron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waldron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Waldron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Ringnes misses
and Waldron counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ringnes misses with a kick to the body.
Ringnes misses with a left hand
and Waldron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Waldron misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ringnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waldron.
Waldron tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Ringnes moves into range and clinches up with Waldron.
Ringnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waldron tries a body shot but Ringnes blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Waldron content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Waldron lands a knee to the head.
Ringnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ringnes wants to break free but Waldron has control.
Waldron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringnes misses with some punches.
Ringnes can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Waldron.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Waldron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Waldron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waldron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Waldron!
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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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