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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 2666 p4p, 22432 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 231 p4p, 414 weight class). Harvey comes into the arena with I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Buchanan's choice of entrance music: Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alec Harvey's chin.
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15 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Basic striking
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 47 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and Harvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buchanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harvey throws a series of strikes that have Buchanan backpedaling.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buchanan on the side of the head.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Buchanan's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey scores with a decent looking hook.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Buchanan with an uppercut!
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Harvey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buchanan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buchanan misses with a jab to the body
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buchanan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvey scores with a jab. Buchanan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Harvey with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buchanan's head backwards.
Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
A telegraphed right hand from Buchanan misses the target.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harvey.
Buchanan ducks right into an uppercut from Harvey.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Buchanan
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buchanan backs up against the ropes.
Buchanan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey connects with the punch.
Buchanan is rocked!
Buchanan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Harvey lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Buchanan walks into a left hand.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buchanan doesn't seem bothered though.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buchanan.
Harvey jabs Buchanan right on the nose. Buchanan blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Harvey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harvey scores with a one two! Buchanan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buchanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buchanan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Buchanan misses
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan takes one to the chin there.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Buchanan misses
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buchanan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alec Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Buchanan.
A low kick from Buchanan misses
and Harvey counters with a left and a right that stings Buchanan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey cracks Buchanan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buchanan moves forwards but Harvey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buchanan is rocked!
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Harvey lunges at Buchanan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buchanan's hand.
Buchanan drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Buchanan throws a combination that misses
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan misses with a left hand
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buchanan.
Harvey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harvey scores with a jab to the head.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Buchanan's head back.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harvey digs a good hook to Buchanan's body.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harvey lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Harvey lands with a hook. Buchanan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buchanan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Buchanan misses with a double jab.
Harvey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Harvey looks to land a combination. Buchanan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buchanan throws a combination that misses
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a hook. Buchanan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harvey!
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buchanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buchanan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Buchanan goes down! The ref sends Harvey to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Buchanan is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buchanan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
Buchanan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges.
Harvey is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey scores with a big combo that sends Buchanan crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Buchanan flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Harvey jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alec Harvey!
A victorious Alec Harvey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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