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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Reynold March (ranked 2892 p4p, 318 weight class) and Tommy Tickler (ranked 3504 p4p, 369 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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155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Experienced
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynold March!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Tickler!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
March dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tickler. That did some damage!
Tickler swings for the body but March moves out of range.
March wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tickler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
March lands a nice looking body kick.
March throws a head kick but Tickler moves out of range.
March cracks Tickler with a good jab.
Tickler connects with a good right hand that stumbles March. March circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
March pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Tickler both land. Nice combination.
March instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
March blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tickler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
March wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
March clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
March is trying to push Tickler away but Tickler has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tickler displaying some good clinch control by pressing March up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tickler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tickler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tickler throws a series of punches but March moves out of range.
March looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tickler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by March.
Tickler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but March moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
March moves into the clinch.
March has had enough of the clinch but Tickler keeps him there for the moment.
Tickler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tickler throws a nice looking combination but March bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
March lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by March.
March misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
March closes the distance and pushes Tickler back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
March wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tickler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tickler prevents March from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reynold March will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
March throws a head kick but Tickler moves out of range.
Tickler scores with a crisp jab that stopped March in his tracks.
Tickler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tickler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tickler.
Tickler moves into the clinch.
Tickler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite March's efforts to push away.
March is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tickler taking a breather.
Tickler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tickler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but March circles away quickly and effectively.
March seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reynold March is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tickler misses with the combination.
Tickler throws a right and a left that both miss.
March throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
March tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
March tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
March misses with a head kick.
March misses the shot to the body.
March moves into the clinch.
Tickler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite March's efforts to push away.
March can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tickler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
March slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tickler has managed to clinch.
Tickler breaks from the clinch.
March pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tickler stalks March and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into March's face. March staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tickler gets a clinch.
March wants to break free but Tickler has control.
Tickler scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tickler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Tickler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Tickler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tickler lunges at March with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by March's hand.
Tickler gets tackled into the ropes by March. March maintains the clinch.
Tickler breaks the clinch.
Tickler falls off balance throwing a combination
and March counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
March misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tickler cracks March with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
March moves into the clinch.
Tickler is stalling here.
Tickler breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
March fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tickler, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tickler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
March instigates a clinch.
March has had enough of the clinch but Tickler keeps him there for the moment.
Tickler working March over with knees to the body.
Tickler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
March throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tickler counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tickler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tickler. March does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tickler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tickler.
March is rocked!
It looks like Reynold March has been cut.
March has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tickler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynold March seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
March pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tickler is looking for the big counter here.
March has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
March is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tickler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
March gets a clinch.
Tickler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
March gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tickler has March pushed against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Tickler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tickler 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Tickler!
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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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