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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston De Oca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astro Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaston De Oca!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oca tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
De Oca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boy, pushing him back against the ropes.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Oca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Oca tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Oca throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca misses with a knee to the head.
De Oca breaks from the clinch.
De Oca is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
De Oca wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Boy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Boy lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Gaston De Oca has been cut.
De Oca blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
De Oca avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy avoids the elbow strike from De Oca, against the ropes.
De Oca avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy stalling against the ropes.
De Oca takes an elbow to the temple.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Oca blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oca takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Oca lands a knee to the head.
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!
De Oca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by De Oca.
De Oca moves out of range of the body kick from Boy.
De Oca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Boy throws the kick towards the body but De Oca avoids it.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by De Oca.
Boy takes the fight into the clinch.
De Oca avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the ropes.
De Oca avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the ropes.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaston De Oca's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy clinches with his opponent.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
De Oca misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy wants to stall.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Oca's defenses.
De Oca blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Oca can do to turn this around?
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Oca blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Oca's brow.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boy dodges an elbow strike from De Oca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
De Oca trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Oca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Oca working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Oca's efforts to push away.
De Oca blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Oca's brow.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but De Oca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
De Oca dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
De Oca tries to stall but Boy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Oca blocks the elbow strike.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy lands an elbow just above De Oca 's eye.
De Oca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from De Oca.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but De Oca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
De Oca avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the ropes.
De Oca trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy prevents De Oca from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
De Oca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy looks for the body kick but De Oca saw that one coming.
De Oca blocks the body kick.
De Oca is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boy looks to land a body kick but De Oca moved away.
Gaston De Oca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
De Oca moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
A jab from De Oca misses.
Boy tries to land a front kick but De Oca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Oca is looking to clinch.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
De Oca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy looks for the body kick but De Oca saw that one coming.
De Oca is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boy with a body shot.
De Oca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Oca tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Boy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaston De Oca's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
Astro Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Oca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Boy forces De Oca back against the ropes and clinches.
De Oca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Oca is trying to force a seperation but Boy has the dominant position.
De Oca blocks the elbow strike.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
De Oca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oca avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Oca's defenses.
De Oca avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Oca avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Oca's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
De Oca blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca tries to break the clinch but Boy is controlling the position.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
De Oca tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boy as De Oca tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oca tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Oca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
De Oca is trying to stall.
De Oca avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Nice elbow from Boy.
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!
De Oca working hard to break the clinch.
Boy blocking some punches.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gaston De Oca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Oca throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Astro Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boy 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astro Boy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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