The Cobra gains Revenge against the Viking Warrior

  

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Nottingham`s Carl Froch retained his IBF Super-Middleweight title in front of a packed out London O2 Arena in another Epic clash with Mikkel Kessler. As the “Cobra” beat him on points with a Unanimous Decision from the judges as he gained revenge on the Viking Warrior for handing him his first career loss back in 2010.

It was built up to be an equally exciting encounter  as the previous fight between the two fighters shown ,As the fight in Herning shown both men could put on a show as there was talk would this fight be able to live up to the hype and surpass the first meeting in Denmark.

Froch was the aggressor early on as his solid jabs had Kessler struggling to get close to the "Cobra" as he kept his distance from the Dane, the Nottingham fighter was controlling the fight as the jabs he was throwing at the Viking Warrior was working and pinning his opponent backwards as well as catching him with some good shots too in the couple opening rounds.

Round 3 saw more of the same as Kessler couldn`t find the target as Froch was jabbing and then quickly moving away when landing his shots and had him looking a bit short of ideas on how to combat the game plan Froch had put into action.

The Cobra was building a commanding lead on his opponent in the first 4 rounds as Kessler was starting to get into the fight eventually after he was being out punched and out thought in the early rounds. 5th Round action saw the Danish fighter start to move up a gear as he landed with a double combination which saw Kessler show signs of growing into the fight more so now.

Towards the end of the round Froch responded with a couple of good punches himself however the round belonged went to Kessler.

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Sixth Round Froch came out throwing the punches and catching Kessler with a few more jabs that was thrown with more purpose than in the last couple of rounds.

Kessler then caught Froch with a low shot below the belt which resulted in the referee giving the British fighter a bit of time to recover and when they restarted,  The Dane connected with a  couple of great shots which saw spray fly off his opponent from the power behind his punches.

Kessler then changed focus from the body to the head and it was starting to work for the man from Copenhagen as he was starting to win the rounds now with his use of counter punching.

Carl Froch then started to go back to how he started the fight by frustrating Kessler with the solid Jabs and was boxing clever as he just stifled him a bit. Froch then connected with a Right hook and then a left to his rival , which saw Kessler throw some back and the fans were standing as both fighters were connecting with their punches in the last 15 seconds of the Seventh round.

Round 8 both fighters punches found the target early on, With the “Cobra” then doubling his combination punches as the middle of the round saw both him land some more shots that got through the defences of Mikkel Kessler.

Froch had him near the ropes and looked to have him hurt as he rocked the Dane with the round coming to a close, as it seemed Kessler was tiring and the Nottingham fighter was taking control.

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In the Ninth Round Kessler caught Froch with a good hook as the round was slow to get going, Kessler was now using his Counter punching on Froch once again as it was working for him as he took the 9th round, as when the pace was slow and deliberate it pleased the Viking Warrior and his corner as too .

Kessler landed a couple of good hooks on Froch who took the blows well and walked through them.

Then we had a mini flurry of punches by both men as the crowd roared their approval as the two boxers were giving us a great contest as we ended the Tenth round.

Round 11 saw both men trying to use their jabs early on before both then started to trade blows with both taking the punches.

Kessler then caught Froch with a Body punch and couple of good combo`s as it had Froch in trouble with 30 seconds left in the Eleventh round.

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Kessler tried to capitalise on the chance as the British fighters legs went wobbly with the Cobra then mounting a comeback towards the end of the round, as it shown having a good Chin and Heart is what makes these fighters true warriors in the ring. As the bell sounded it meant we would see one more round in this thrilling and enthralling contest.

Twelfth and final round saw the whole of the O2 Arena rise to their feet for both fighters, as this was a fantastic contest by both men and was as predicted another  epic encounter for the IBF Super-Middleweight title.

The Crowd in the O2 Arena was thunderous with noise as the Danish contingent for the Dane was drowned out by the majority of the British fans cheering and willing their own Countryman on. Kessler tried to throw the heavy punches just before the final minute to try and hope he could still make some difference in the contest.

Both started throwing the leather for the final minute as the whole crowd stood up to applaud as the fight was a great fight, then with just 30 seconds left Froch had Kessler deep in trouble as Kessler back peddled to the ropes to avoid the punches but was caught by a onslaught by the Cobra as he struck blow after blow on his opponent,  it looked at one point the referee was going to get in to stop the fight but he didn`t and the fight carried on with Kessler finishing the fight in Survival mode.

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As the bell came to end to signal the end of the fight, both fighters embraced in the middle of the ring as the whole O2 audience clapped and paid tribute the boxers with a Standing ovation for both men. We then on to the scorecards and with them being 118-110, which was a stupid score in the contest.  116-112 and 115-113 all in favour of “the Cobra” and so Carl Froch gained revenge on Mikkel Kessler and won the fight, with him now hoping to get Andre Ward to fight in the UK and get his revenge on the American fighter who inflicted his second defeat on him and his last one too during the Super 6 tournament.