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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 25118 p4p, 464 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 3117 p4p, 287 weight class). Buchanan comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 39 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Buchanan.
Labosky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buchanan avoids it.
Labosky tries to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling the position.
Buchanan gets through Labosky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Labosky misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Labosky blocks it.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Labosky tries to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling the position.
Buchanan is working Labosky over against the ropes.
Buchanan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Buchanan lands with an overhand left.
Buchanan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Labosky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Labosky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buchanan is defending well for now.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Labosky throws an elbow but it misses.
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan rushes Labosky and presses him up against the ropes.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Labosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Labosky 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.
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Labosky tries to circle away but Buchanan has him pinned against the ropes.
Buchanan digs a right hand underneath Labosky's ribcage. Labosky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labosky tries to clinch but Buchanan is having none of it.
Buchanan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buchanan misses with a jab to the body
and Labosky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Labosky blocks a jab.
Buchanan misses with a double jab
enabling Labosky to counter with a crisp jab.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
Labosky staying out of range there.
Labosky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buchanan counters with a left and a right that stings Labosky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Labosky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Labosky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Labosky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick
and Labosky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Labosky rushes Buchanan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Buchanan is leaning against Labosky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buchanan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Labosky's efforts to push away.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Labosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan avoids the head kick by Labosky.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buchanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buchanan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Labosky just manages to avoid it.
Labosky misses with a body kick.
Buchanan misses with a two punch combination.
Buchanan takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
Buchanan tries to work over Labosky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labosky is trying to force a seperation but Buchanan has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Labosky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Labosky tries to clinch up but Buchanan circles away and keeps his distance.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from Labosky.
Buchanan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Labosky avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Labosky throws a wild body kick that Buchanan sees coming a mile off.
Buchanan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buchanan throws a combination that misses
and Labosky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Labosky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buchanan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Labosky counters with a three punch combo that has Buchanan backing up. Buchanan nods at Labosky to acknowledge the strikes.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Labosky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Labosky avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Labosky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Labosky can do to turn this around?
Labosky scores with a head kick.
Labosky pushes Buchanan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labosky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Labosky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky scores with a jab. Buchanan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Labosky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buchanan.
Buchanan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Buchanan blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Buchanan misses its target.
Buchanan throws an overhand right that lands on Labosky's shoulder, as Labosky tries to avoid the shot.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labosky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Despite the aggression on Labosky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Buchanan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Labosky drives through and clinches with Buchanan against the ropes.
Labosky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Buchanan.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Labosky.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Labosky blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan pushes Labosky back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Labosky lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Labosky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Labosky scores with a hook to the body. Buchanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buchanan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Labosky.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Labosky.
Labosky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buchanan misses with a hook.
Buchanan fakes the leg kick and cracks Labosky in the body.
Labosky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buchanan. That did some damage!
Buchanan lands with a nice combination. Labosky backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buchanan clinches up against the ropes.
Labosky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buchanan is defending well for now.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Labosky trying to land knees to the body.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Labosky.
A body shot lands from Buchanan.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Labosky controls the action.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buchanan throws a low kick, looking for Labosky's leg but Labosky calmly moves out of range.
A head kick from Buchanan lands but Labosky takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
Labosky scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labosky blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Buchanan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Labosky misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from Labosky both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Labosky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Buchanan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Labosky.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Buchanan scores with a head kick.
Labosky is rocked!
Buchanan fakes the leg kick and cracks Labosky in the body.
Labosky is still on wobbly legs! Can Buchanan finish him?
Labosky is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan darts in and clinches Labosky up against the ropes.
Buchanan lands with a left to the head.
Labosky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ross Buchanan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Labosky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labosky seems to have recovered his senses.
Labosky takes one on the button.
Buchanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Labosky counters with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Labosky ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labosky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buchanan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Labosky connects with a body shot that sends Buchanan's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Labosky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Labosky connects with a crisp jab.
Buchanan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Labosky stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
A short right from Buchanan on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan prevents Labosky from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labosky is trying to push Buchanan away but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buchanan.
Buchanan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan connects with a body shot that sends Labosky's belly button to the back.
Labosky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buchanan moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labosky blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Labosky looking to slow down the pace here.
Labosky lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Labosky is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Labosky wants to get back to striking at distance but Buchanan won't allow it.
Buchanan lands with a short shot to the head.
Labosky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky throws a right and a left that Buchanan avoids nicely.
Buchanan misses with a leg kick.
Labosky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Buchanan looks to land a right hand but Labosky moved out of range.
Buchanan connects with a solid leg kick.
Buchanan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Labosky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Labosky forces Buchanan back against the ropes and clinches.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that Labosky avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Labosky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jean Labosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Labosky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buchanan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Labosky if he has to take too many more of those.
Buchanan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Labosky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buchanan is out of range and Labosky settles back down.
Buchanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from Labosky.
Jean Labosky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buchanan lands a head kick!
Ross Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
Labosky throws the kick towards the body but Buchanan avoids it.
Labosky blocks the body kick.
Buchanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Labosky.
It looked like Buchanan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Labosky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan pushes Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Labosky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labosky is trying to break free.
Labosky is trying to break free.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Labosky controls the action.
Labosky can't break the clinch.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Buchanan.
Labosky tries to circle away but Buchanan has him pinned against the ropes.
Labosky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanan's elbow.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Labosky.
Buchanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Buchanan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buchanan, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Buchanan!
A victorious Ross Buchanan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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