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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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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, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balor misses with a lunging right hand
and Bush counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bush tries to work over Balor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Balor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bush tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Balor works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple.
Balor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Balor told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Balor prevents a body shot from Bush.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Balor shrugs off.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor misses with an elbow strike.
Balor avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balor cracks Bush with a nice body shot.
Balor blocks a body shot from Bush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balor's brow.
Balor blocks an elbow strike.
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Balor as the two fighters clinch.
Balor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor looking to throw knees to the head but Bush is blocking nicely.
Balor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bush lands a body shot.
Balor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Balor.
Bush is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balor's brow.
Balor scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Balor as the two fighters clinch.
Balor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
As Balor tries to get set, Bush tries to push him back and clinch up but Balor manages to avoid the attempt.
Balor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor misses with a looping right.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Balor breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balor staying out of range there.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Bush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bush throws a hook but Balor avoids it easily.
Bush jabs at Balor's body.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balor throws a poor cross that misses
and Bush moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor manages to break the clinch.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Balor clobbers Bush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor 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.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Bush tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Balor manages to circle out of the way.
Bush misses with a looping right.
Balor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bush at a distance.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balor cracks Bush with a good jab.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
A slow jab from Balor misses its intended target.
As Balor tries to get set, Bush tries to push him back and clinch up but Balor manages to avoid the attempt.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush misses with an uppercut
and Balor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Balor tries to land a leg kick but Bush saw it coming and moves away.
As Balor tries to get set, Bush tries to push him back and clinch up but Balor manages to avoid the attempt.
Balor scores with a jab.
Balor swinging wildly here.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Bush.
Balor throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Balor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bush's corner calls for a 1-2. Bush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor tries to land a front kick but Bush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bush is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Balor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor misses with a straight left.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Balor takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush slips a jab and a cross from Balor.
Balor misses with an uppercut.
Balor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balor dips to his left and cracks Bush with an uppercut!
Balor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor connects with a crisp jab.
Bush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Balor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Balor's corner calls for a 1-2. Balor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush wants to clinch up but Balor keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Balor misses.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Balor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balor throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Balor misses.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Balor saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Balor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Balor slips a jab from Bush.
A telegraphed right hand from Balor misses the target.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Balor moved out of range nicely.
Balor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Balor slips the punch.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Bush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
Balor lands with a nice combination. Bush backs away looking to recover.
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Red Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balor missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Balor misses.
Bush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Balor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bush on the side of the head.
Balor throws the kick towards the body but Bush avoids it.
Balor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bush is looking to counter the offense by Balor and move into the clinch.
Balor misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balor 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
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