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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Granite 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Graice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graice misses with a kick to the body
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Graice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Graice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graice throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Graice ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graice steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Graice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson thumps Graice with a low kick.
Graice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graice wants to clinch.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graice's head.
Royce Graice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graice tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Graice wants to clinch
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graice swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Graice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
Graice tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Graice back against the ropes.
Graice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graice throws a knee to the head but misses.
Graice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Graice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Wilson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson lands a head kick. Graice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson feints and then cracks Graice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graice down.
Wilson is looking to slow Graice down with leg kicks.
Graice tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Graice just manages to avoid it.
Wilson connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Graice tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Graice moves to clinch but Wilson breaks away
and Wilson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Graice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Graice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graice counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Graice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Graice tries to tie him up.
Wilson just leaning against Graice, taking a breather.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Graice is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Graice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Graice.
Wilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Graice if he has to take too many more of those.
Graice wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook but Graice blocks it.
Graice moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Graice's front leg but catches the back leg as Graice tries to avoid it.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Graice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Graice wants to clinch.
Graice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid body kick from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Wilson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Graice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Graice throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Graice misses.
Wilson pushes Graice up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Graice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graice tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graice is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Graice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Graice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick from Wilson lands but Graice takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Wilson slams his shin into Graice's torso.
Graice throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Graice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graice moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Graice avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Graice tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graice moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Graice slips a straight right by Wilson.
Don Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graice is looking to clinch.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Graice.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Graice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Graice thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Wilson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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