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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Red Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Niemi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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169 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Red Robin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Antti Niemi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi swings for the body but Red Robin moves out of range.
Niemi misses with a looping left.
Niemi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niemi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Red Robin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niemi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red Robin.
Niemi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red Robin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red Robin throws a nice looking combination but Niemi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niemi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Red Robin.
Red Robin throws a right and a left that Niemi avoids nicely.
Niemi moves into the clinch.
Niemi gets through Red Robin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niemi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red Robin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niemi.
Niemi throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Robin blocks an uppercut.
Niemi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Niemi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Robin backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Red Robin blocks an uppercut.
Red Robin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red Robin has had enough of the clinch but Niemi keeps him there for the moment.
Niemi looking to throw knees to the head but Red Robin is blocking nicely.
Niemi lands an elbow just above Red Robin 's eye.
Niemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red Robin.
Niemi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Come on Niemi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Red Robin blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red Robin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niemi lands a left hand.
Niemi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red Robin's efforts to push away.
Niemi lands an elbow inside that Red Robin shrugs off.
Niemi lands a knee to the body.
Niemi struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Robin controls his hands.
Red Robin blocks a body shot from Niemi.
Niemi has Red Robin pressed against the ropes, preventing Red Robin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Red Robin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niemi scores with a shot to the side of Red Robin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Niemi 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.
Red Robin looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Niemi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niemi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Red Robin digs a good body shot into Niemi's ribs.
Red Robin misses the shot to the body.
Niemi avoids the body shot from Red Robin.
Niemi tries to counter with a clinch but Red Robin shakes him off and moves away.
Niemi closes the distance and pushes Red Robin back into the ropes.
Niemi tries a body shot but Red Robin blocks it.
Niemi keeps control of Red Robin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red Robin working hard to break the clinch.
Red Robin avoiding damage as Niemi throws knees to the body.
Niemi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Antti Niemi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niemi lands a good knee to the midsection. Red Robin won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red Robin managing to block the knees to the body from Niemi.
Niemi missing with knees to the body.
Red Robin is trying to break the clinch but Niemi is controlling him.
Red Robin avoiding damage as Niemi throws knees to the body.
Red Robin avoiding damage as Niemi throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niemi.
Niemi crunches a lovely knee into Red Robin's ribcage.
Niemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red Robin is defending well for now.
Come on Niemi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red Robin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niemi controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Niemi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Niemi can't find room to land a body shot as Red Robin controls the action.
Niemi tries to work over Red Robin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niemi misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Niemi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Red Robin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Red Robin takes a swing at Niemi's ribcage but misses.
Niemi feints a counter leg kick.
Niemi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Red Robin. Beautiful body shot.
Niemi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Red Robin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Red Robin jabs Niemi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Red Robin takes a swing at Niemi's ribcage but misses.
Red Robin slips under a jab from Niemi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Robin. Niemi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red Robin just misses with a punch to the body.
Red Robin throws a body punch but Niemi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Robin. Niemi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Robin digs a good hook to Niemi's body.
Red Robin is looking to wear down Niemi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niemi closes the distance and pushes Red Robin back into the ropes.
Red Robin managing to block the knees to the body from Niemi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Red Robin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niemi lands an elbow that stopped Red Robin in his tracks for a moment.
Red Robin blocks a body shot from Niemi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niemi.
Tim Red Robin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Robin.
Niemi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red Robin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niemi can't find room to land a body shot as Red Robin controls the action.
Niemi swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Robin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niemi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a knee strike.
Niemi connects with a knee to the head.
Niemi tries to work over Red Robin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Niemi - that landed with a thud.
Niemi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Niemi lands a nice elbow.
Red Robin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niemi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niemi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niemi lands a good knee to the midsection. Red Robin won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemi blocks a body shot from Red Robin.
Red Robin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Niemi.
I've got Niemi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Niemi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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