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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Scherer (ranked 5792 p4p, 451 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 7186 p4p, 488 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". Chuck Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cuts easily
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scherer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scherer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee wants to clinch up but Scherer keeps it at a distance.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Scherer is having none of it.
Scherer cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch there but Scherer circles away.
Scherer connects with a high kick.
Scherer moves away from the strike by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to clinch up but Scherer keeps it at a distance.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses.
Scherer digs a good hook to Lee's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Scherer won't allow it.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scherer misses with a low kick.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scherer is trying to break free.
Lee prevents Scherer from breaking the clinch.
Scherer prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scherer gets tackled into the ropes by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Scherer breaks from the clinch.
Scherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scherer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scherer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee forces Scherer back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee wants to break free but Scherer has control.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scherer.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to clinch but Scherer moves away
and Scherer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scherer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Scherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scherer tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Scherer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Scherer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scherer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scherer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Scherer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scherer can pounce on him.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scherer can pounce on him.
Scherer throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Scherer back into the ropes.
Scherer manages to break the clinch.
Scherer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scherer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Scherer blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scherer manages to avoid it.
Lee drives through and clinches with Scherer against the ropes.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Scherer.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scherer scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scherer.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scherer motions for Lee to come forward. Scherer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Scherer lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scherer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scherer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by Scherer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScherer.
Scherer throws a good cross that connects.
Lee misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Scherer counters with a head kick.
Scherer throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Scherer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scherer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scherer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scherer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee tries to clinch but Scherer is having none of it.
Scherer with a hook.
Scherer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Scherer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro Scherer is winning the standup battle so far.
Scherer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scherer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scherer tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Scherer tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Chuck Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scherer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Scherer slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Scherer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scherer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scherer throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherer cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Scherer throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses.
Scherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Scherer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scherer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee moves to clinch but Scherer breaks away
and Scherer counters with a leg kick.
Scherer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Scherer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scherer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swings for the body but Scherer moves out of range.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee clips Scherer with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Scherer a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Pedro Scherer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scherer lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scherer scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee rushes Scherer and presses him up against the ropes.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Scherer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Pedro Scherer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee wants to break free but Scherer has control.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scherer is defending well for now.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scherer avoids it.
Scherer wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Scherer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Scherer into the ropes.
Lee breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Scherer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scherer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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