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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Guillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Guillard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Guillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillard lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guillard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guillard takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Guillard saw that one coming.
Rose throws a head kick that Guillard semi-blocks.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick from Rose lands but Guillard takes it in his stride.
Rose throws a nice head kick!
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!
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guillard just misses with a punch to the body.
Guillard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guillard misses the shot to the body.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Guillard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Guillard.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guillard.
Rose clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Guillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Guillard won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guillard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guillard misses with the head strike.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guillard's face.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guillard tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the ropes.
Rose lands a nice elbow.
Rose blocks a body shot from Guillard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guillard.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Guillard is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose with a knee to the head.
Guillard misses with the head strike.
Guillard can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Guillard misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Guillard working hard to break the clinch.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose looks gassed!
Guillard avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the ropes.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guillard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Guillard won't want to take too many of those.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guillard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose lands an elbow just above Guillard 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose working Guillard over with knees to the body.
Guillard throws a head punch that misses.
Guillard takes an elbow to the temple.
Guillard tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guillard is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Guillard throws a head punch that misses.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillard wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands an elbow just above Guillard 's eye.
Guillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guillard blocks it with crossed arms.
Guillard misses with some punches.
Guillard working hard to break the clinch.
Guillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Guillard throws a head punch that misses.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose with a knee to the head.
Guillard tries to stall but Rose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Guillard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Guillard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose is looking to clinch but Guillard is avoiding it.
Rose clinches.
Rose lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Guillard is blocking nicely.
Derrick Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rose.
Guillard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose lands an elbow inside that Guillard shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Guillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose has Guillard pressed against the ropes, preventing Guillard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Guillard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Guillard - that landed with a thud.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Guillard misses with some punches.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rose.
Guillard misses with some punches.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guillard's face.
A head punch on the inside from Guillard fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose lands an elbow just above Guillard 's eye.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Guillard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guillard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guillard's face.
Guillard trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guillard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guillard is defending well for now.
Guillard can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guillard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guillard.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guillard avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the ropes.
Guillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose working Guillard over with knees to the body.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guillard is defending well for now.
Guillard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guillard.
Rose tries to clinch up but Guillard circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Guillard's head but Guillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guillard.
Rose throws a leg kick but Guillard moved away.
Guillard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guillard moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Guillard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rose looks for the body kick but Guillard saw that one coming.
Rose tries to clinch but Guillard moves out of range.
Guillard lands a right hook to the body.
Guillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Guillard circles away.
Rose scores with a head kick. Guillard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Guillard keeps the fight on the outside.
Guillard keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose is looking to clinch but Guillard is avoiding it.
Rose scores with a head kick.
Guillard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Guillard's leg but Guillard calmly moves out of range.
Guillard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose misses with a hook
and Guillard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guillard throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guillard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Guillard misses with a punch to the body.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose blocks a body shot from Guillard.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands an elbow inside.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guillard's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guillard blocks an elbow strike.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Guillard is blocking nicely.
Guillard tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the ropes.
Guillard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Rose.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guillard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Guillard won't want to take too many of those.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Guillard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guillard throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guillard tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Guillard avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Guillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Guillard tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Guillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose blocks a body shot from Guillard.
Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Guillard blocks it.
Rose blocking some punches.
Guillard misses with some punches.
Guillard is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Guillard has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Guillard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillard avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guillard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Guillard tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Guillard back against the ropes.
Melvin Guillard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillard working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guillard.
Guillard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guillard misses with the head strike.
Guillard pushes Rose back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Guillard misses with a body punch.
Guillard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guillard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guillard stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position.
Rose lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guillard blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Guillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Guillard blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guillard.
Guillard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose blocking some punches.
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose blocks a body shot from Guillard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Rose.
Well Rose 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!
Derrick Rose tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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