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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nyx Hemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Price has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nyx Hemara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Hemara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price moves into the clinch successfully.
Price leaning against his opponent.
Hemara is trying to force a seperation but Price has the dominant position.
Price is struggling to control the position.
Hemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Price keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemara's efforts to push away.
Hemara is trying to force a seperation but Price has the dominant position.
Hemara is trying to push Price away but Price has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Price - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hemara looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Price tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemara avoids it.
Hemara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hemara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hemara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hemara is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Price takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hemara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hemara has had enough of the clinch but Price keeps him there for the moment.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with a left to the head.
Hemara could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Price has Hemara pushed against the ropes.
Price digs a right hand into Hemara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hemara's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Hemara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemara circles away.
Price defending well as Hemara loads up on a big left hand.
Hemara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hemara throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price 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.
Hemara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Price tries to clinch but Hemara moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hemara. That's going to slow Price down.
Hemara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hemara tries to keep at a distance but Price has taken the fight into the clinch.
Price leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hemara tries to circle away but Price has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Price lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hemara or not.
Tim Price seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hemara is trying to force a seperation but Price has the dominant position.
Price keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemara's efforts to push away.
Price pushes Hemara back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hemara backwards.
Hemara managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Hemara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Price tries to land knees in the clinch but Hemara avoids the damage to the body.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Nyx Hemara has been cut.
Price taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemara is trying to break free.
Hemara taking a breather.
Price manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hemara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price just leaning against Hemara, taking a breather.
Hemara avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hemara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Price has him pressed against the ropes.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hemara backwards.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Price stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
Hemara lands a nice shot that snaps Price's head back.
Price misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nyx Hemara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hemara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
Price misses with a head kick.
Tim Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemara circles away.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hemara blocks it with crossed arms.
Price slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Price holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price throws an elbow but it misses.
Hemara has had enough of the clinch but Price keeps him there for the moment.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hemara looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Price.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
Hemara is trying to stall.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hemara backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Hemara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemara has had enough of the clinch but Price keeps him there for the moment.
Price stalling.
Hemara wants to break free but Price has control.
Price stalls.
Hemara tries to circle away but Price has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemara blocks the elbow strike.
Price misses with an elbow strike.
Price is pushing Hemara up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hemara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hemara is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nyx Hemara's cut.
That's time! Hemara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Price tries to clinch up.
Hemara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price misses with a combination
and Hemara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hemara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hemara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price throws a right and a left that Hemara avoids nicely.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.
Price tries to clinch there but Hemara circles away.
A good leg kick by Hemara.
Price looks to throw a body kick
and Hemara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price has taken the fight to the clinch.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
Hemara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hemara is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Price just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hemara's brow.
Hemara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemara tries to break free but Price pushes him back against the ropes.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hemara tries to break the clinch but Price is controlling the position.
Price leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hemara is trying to push Price away but Price has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price missing with knees to the body.
Hemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Price lands a body punch.
Come on Price - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hemara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hemara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hemara tries to circle away but Price has him pinned against the ropes.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price has Hemara pressed against the ropes.
Price keeps control of Hemara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hemara can't break the clinch.
Price stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Price missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price slowing the pace effectively.
Hemara is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the ropes.
Price dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nyx Hemara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Price misses with a head kick.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Hemara moves out of range easily.
Price tries to clinch up.
Price misses with a wild combination.
Price clinches up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Price is looking to control Hemara's arms but Hemara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Price.
Hemara wants to get back to striking at distance but Price won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Price.
Hemara is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the ropes.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hemara's elbow.
Hemara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price is trying to stall.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries a body shot but Hemara blocks it.
A hook to the body from Price.
Price pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Price.
Price tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hemara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hemara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price tries to clinch but Hemara moves out of range.
Hemara throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Hemara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nyx Hemara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a combination that misses
and Hemara counters with a leg kick.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Hemara pushes him off.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hemara is out of range.
Price moves into range and clinches up with Hemara.
Hemara is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
Hemara wants to get back to striking at distance but Price won't allow it.
Hemara throws a head punch that misses.
Price lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Price takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tim Price is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Price blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Price 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Price!
Tim Price is the new heavyweight champion!
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