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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jumba Kingston (ranked 5093 p4p, 3518 weight class) and Khao Zenchai (ranked 450 p4p, 351 weight class). Kingston comes to the ring accompanied by Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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188 cm 27 198 11 - 4 - 0 |
World class boxer Cardio machine
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World class MT Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumba Kingston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khao Zenchai! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Zenchai. A nice side step and Zenchai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Kingston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zenchai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zenchai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zenchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenchai. Kingston looks to land a body kick but Zenchai moved away. Zenchai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Zenchai does a little dance to reset his feet. Zenchai throws out a counter right but Kingston avoids it with no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kingston throws a hook to the side of Zenchai's head but Zenchai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Zenchai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Kingston has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Kingston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zenchai sees it coming and avoids it easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zenchai! But no joy. Zenchai takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses. Kingston tries to counter by clinching up but Zenchai breaks away and moves out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kingston moves out of range of the body kick. Kingston is looking to clinch but Zenchai is avoiding it.
Kingston scores with a shot to the body.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zenchai throws a fast counter high kick but Kingston manages to duck under it in time. Zenchai moves out of range of the body kick from Kingston.
Zenchai throws out a counter right but Kingston avoids it with no problem. Kingston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Zenchai lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Kingston misses. A countering left hand to the body from Zenchai misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Zenchai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kingston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kingston misses with a body shot
and Zenchai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kingston really felt that one! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Kingston swings widly with a right hand
and Zenchai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kingston throws a lazy head kick and Zenchai counters with a stiff right hand. Kingston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kingston misses with a lunging right hand
and Zenchai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Zenchai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kingston throws a lazy uppercut
and Zenchai counters with a lovely straight right hand! Zenchai connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Kingston's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Kingston - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Khao Zenchai! An out of breath Khao Zenchai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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