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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between yi xi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Cintron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermit Cintron acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, yi xi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Cintron!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by xi.
Cintron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps xi's head backwards.
xi throws an off balance right hand
and Cintron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cintron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cintron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from xi.
xi throws a hook but Cintron blocks it.
xi misses with a hook to the body
and Cintron counters with a one-two to the body.
xi takes a swing at Cintron's ribcage but misses.
xi walks into a stiff left hand from Cintron.
xi lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kermit Cintron has been cut.
yi xi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by xi.
Cintron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of xi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
xi throws the left hand but Cintron avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Cintron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
xi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
xi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cintron backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, xi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
xi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
xi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
xi tries to throw a body punch but Cintron avoids it by throwing xi back against the cage.
xi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cintron avoids it.
Our sources have told us that xi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
xi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, xi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
xi working aggressively here.
Cintron tries to break the clinch but xi is controlling the position.
xi has Cintron pressed against the cage, preventing Cintron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
xi scores with a nice hook to the head.
xi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cintron is rocked!
Cintron tries to circle away but xi has him pinned against the cage.
Cintron is still on wobbly legs! Can xi finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for xi.
xi is breathing heavily.
Cintron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cintron seems to have recovered his senses.
Cintron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi is controlling him.
Cintron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Cintron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
xi missing with knees to the body.
Cintron tries to circle away but xi has him pinned against the cage.
Cintron breaks from the clinch.
Cintron connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
xi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cintron.
xi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cintron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but xi moves away.
xi throws a hook but Cintron avoids it easily.
xi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cintron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Cintron.
xi needs to keep his hands up - Cintron had a free shot at his head there.
Cintron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cintron throws a series of punches but xi avoids them all with ease.
xi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cintron walks into a straight right hand from xi.
Cintron might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cintron avoids the body shot from xi.
Cintron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by xi.
xi loads up on a big right hand but Cintron slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xi misses with a looping right.
Cintron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cintron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cintron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! xi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cintron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cintron slips a straight right by xi.
A little jabbing left from Cintron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cintron jabs xi right on the nose. xi blinks but takes it well.
Cintron with a nice cross.
Cintron scores with a decent looking hook.
Cintron scores with a nice head shot.
Cintron misses with a looping left.
xi misses with a hook
enabling Cintron to counter with a crisp jab.
xi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cintron is just out of range.
xi needs to keep his hands up - Cintron had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cintron lunges at xi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by xi's hand.
Cintron bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps xi's head backwards.
Cintron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of xi's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cintron. That's going to slow xi down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cintron throws the left hand but xi avoids the punch easily.
Cintron scores with a crisp jab that stopped xi in his tracks.
A low kick from xi is predictable there
letting Cintron counter with a right hand.
xi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cintron is just out of range.
Donk. Cintron catches xi right on the button with a cross.
xi throws out a powerful jab.
xi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cintron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
xi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Cintron.
xi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cintron's jab looks to have found its range, popping xi under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
xi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cintron manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cintron, as that shot connected.
Cintron throws a leg kick that misses.
xi throwing a counter right hand but Cintron manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kermit Cintron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kermit Cintron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cintron scores with a three punch combo!
xi slips a straight right by Cintron.
xi misses the jab.
Cintron throws a jab when xi was well out of range.
Cintron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cintron duly obliges.
A bone on bone clash there as Cintron blocks the leg kick.
xi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cintron scores with a body shot.
xi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
xi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi has him pressed against the cage.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
xi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cintron wants to break the clinch but can't.
xi misses with a body punch.
Cintron blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cintron wants to break free but xi has control.
xi keeps control of Cintron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cintron misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
xi can't find room to land a body shot as Cintron controls the action.
xi working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Cintron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
xi lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Cintron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
xi misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cintron is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from xi.
xi has Cintron pressed against the cage, preventing Cintron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
xi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cintron blocks an uppercut.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
Cintron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cintron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from xi.
yi xi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cintron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cintron is trying to push xi away but xi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
xi tries a body shot but Cintron blocks it.
Cintron tries to circle away but xi has him pinned against the cage.
xi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by xi.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
Cintron scores with a shoulder strike.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
xi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for xi.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
xi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cintron uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from xi fails to land.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
xi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Cintron fails to land.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
xi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cintron's elbow.
xi lands a body punch in the clinch.
xi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cintron.
Cintron scores with a shoulder strike.
xi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
xi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
xi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
xi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cintrons head.
xi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cintron avoiding damage as xi throws knees to the body.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
xi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cintron wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cintron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cintron managing to block the knees to the body from xi.
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!
Cintron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cintron lands with a short shot to the head.
Cintron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cintron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of xi backwards.
Cintron can't break the clinch.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cintron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
xi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cintron is trying to push xi away but xi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cintron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cintron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cintron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
Cintron misses with some punches.
xi tries to work over Cintron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yi xi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kermit Cintron's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
xi moves out of range as Cintron strikes.
xi is looking to counter punch.
Cintron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cintron! But no joy.
xi throws a solid leg kick but Cintron takes the impact on his shin and smiles at xi.
Cintron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cintron cracks xi with an open hand slap.
Cintron lands a glancing blow to the side of xi's head.
xi throws an overhand right that lands on Cintron's shoulder, as Cintron tries to avoid the shot.
Kermit Cintron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
xi misses with a jab to the body
and Cintron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cintron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
xi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cintron scores with a crisp jab that stopped xi in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Cintron lands an impressive looking overhand right. xi doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
xi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cintron.
xi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cintron with a nice cross.
Cintron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
xi is looking to chop away at Cintron's legs.
xi throws a jab when Cintron was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by xi.
xi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cintron moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Cintron.
Cintron clobbers xi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
xi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
xi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
xi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Cintron lands an impressive looking overhand right. xi doesn't seem phased though.
xi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cintron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
xi moves in looking to clinch but Cintron pushes him off.
Cintron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of xi's head.
xi misses with a double jab
enabling Cintron to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Cintron catches xi right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cintron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cintron lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Cintron.
Good shot there by Cintron.
Cintron works the jab nicely.
Cintron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cintron scores with a hook to the body. xi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
xi wants to clinch.
Cintron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cintron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and xi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by xi.
xi lands a good knee to the midsection. Cintron won't want to take too many of those.
Cintron scores with a shoulder strike.
Cintron tries to break the clinch but xi is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
xi lands a hook to the side of the head.
xi lands a left hand.
xi scores with a shoulder strike.
Cintron blocks an uppercut.
Cintron avoiding damage as xi throws knees to the body.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
xi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cintron working hard to break the clinch.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
Cintron is trying to force a seperation but xi has the dominant position.
xi has Cintron pressed against the cage, preventing Cintron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
xi scores with a shot to the side of Cintron's head.
Cintron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cintron managing to block the knees to the body from xi.
Cintron pushes xi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cintron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
xi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cintron avoids it.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi is controlling him.
Cintron misses with some punches.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi is controlling him.
xi tries to land knees in the clinch but Cintron avoids the damage to the body.
Cintron is trying to break the clinch but xi has him pressed against the cage.
Cintron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but xi has him pressed against the cage.
xi misses with a punch on the inside.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch but xi keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Cintron.
xi throws a head punch that misses.
Cintron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
xi keeps control of Cintron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
xi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cintron avoids it.
Cintron lands with a light punch inside.
xi prevents Cintron from breaking the clinch.
Cintron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kermit Cintron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cintron has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kermit Cintron!
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hype
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