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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 2893 p4p, 316 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 4031 p4p, 422 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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170 lbs
17 - 13 - 2 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Nassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassar throws a right hand that Xenophobus ducks under and follows up with a left that Xenophobus also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Xenophobus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nassar looks to land a combination but Xenophobus avoids it well.
Xenophobus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xenophobus connects with a nice looking jab.
Xenophobus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Xenophobus scores with a jab to the body.
Nassar slips a straight right by Xenophobus.
Nassar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nassar on the side of the head.
Nassar misses with a wild combination.
Nassar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nassar moves away.
A head kick misses from Xenophobus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nassar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xenophobus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nassar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xenophobus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Xenophobus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nassar has time to react.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nassar misses with the combination.
Xenophobus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a lazy right hand but Nassar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Nassar.
A little jabbing left from Xenophobus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xenophobus misses with a hook
and Nassar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xenophobus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nassar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Xenophobus blocking some punches.
Xenophobus avoiding damage.
Nassar is trying to break the clinch but Xenophobus has him pressed against the ropes.
Xenophobus cracks Nassar with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nassar as Xenophobus tries to tie him up.
Xenophobus has Nassar pushed against the ropes.
Xenophobus taking a breather.
Xenophobus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xenophobus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nassar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xenophobus taking a breather.
Xenophobus is looking to control Nassar's arms but Nassar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xenophobus has his back to the ropes.
Xenophobus trying to stall but Nassar improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ulysseus Xenophobus.
Xenophobus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nassar misses with a body punch.
Xenophobus tries to work over Nassar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xenophobus lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Xenophobus has Nassar pressed against the ropes, preventing Nassar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xenophobus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Xenophobus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nassar's elbow.
Nassar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nassar manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysseus Xenophobus 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.
Xenophobus looks to land a left hand but Nassar moved out of range nicely.
Nassar misses with a wild body shot.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xenophobus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xenophobus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xenophobus just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Nassar does no damage.
Nassar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Nassar.
Nassar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xenophobus was well out of range. Poor timing from Nassar.
Xenophobus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nassar with a body shot.
Xenophobus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nassar. That did some damage!
Xenophobus throws a hook but Nassar blocks it.
Nassar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xenophobus misses with an uppercut. Nassar saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Nassar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
George Nassar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nassar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nassar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nassar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xenophobus misses with a few strikes there.
Nassar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xenophobus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Xenophobus.
Nassar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xenophobus at a distance.
Nassar lands a really nice looking cross but Xenophobus seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Nassar. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Xenophobus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Xenophobus misses its intended target.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Nassar moved out of range.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xenophobus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xenophobus keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nassar checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nassar!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nassar looks to score with a jab to the body but Xenophobus is just out of range.
Xenophobus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a shot from downtown. Nassar moves away and avoids it.
Xenophobus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xenophobus unleashes a big counter combination but Nassar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Xenophobus digs a good body shot into Nassar's ribs.
Xenophobus tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
Xenophobus just misses with a punch to the body.
Xenophobus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nassar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xenophobus misses with a hook.
Xenophobus throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nassar.
Nassar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xenophobus throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xenophobus throws a head kick that misses.
Nassar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Xenophobus saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ulysseus Xenophobus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nassar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xenophobus finds it's way round the side to connect with Nassar's head.
A jab from Xenophobus misses.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Nassar blocks it.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Nassar avoids it easily.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Nassar's ribcage but misses.
Xenophobus is looking to score with low kicks.
Xenophobus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nassar misses with a few strikes there.
Xenophobus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nassar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xenophobus manages to avoid it.
Xenophobus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xenophobus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xenophobus scores with a jab to the head.
Nassar is rocked!
Nassar drops his guard momentarily, allowing Xenophobus to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Nassar! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Xenophobus takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ulysseus Xenophobus!
Ulysseus Xenophobus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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