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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Philrow Tasius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philrow Tasius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tasius
vs
Wooten Jr

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philrow Tasius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wooten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wooten Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tasius slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Wooten Jr.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Tasius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasius. Wooten Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tasius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wooten Jr's calf.
Tasius throws an off balance right hand

and Wooten Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tasius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philrow Tasius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooten Jr lands a head shot.
Tasius jabs at Wooten Jr's body.

Wooten Jr clinches up with Tasius and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tasius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tasius pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasius misses the shot to the body.
Wooten Jr misses with a head kick.
Wooten Jr throws a wild body kick that Tasius sees coming a mile off.
Tasius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tasius keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooten Jr blocks a leg kick.
Tasius swats away the attempt to clinch by Wooten Jr.

Tasius staggers Wooten Jr with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Wooten Jr looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Wooten Jr is rocked!

It looks like Kevin Wooten Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wooten Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tasius in a clinch.
Wooten Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Tasius finish him?

Tasius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tasius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wooten Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wooten Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooten Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Tasius gets an underhook and turns Wooten Jr into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tasius breaks from the clinch.
Tasius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wooten Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Tasius wants to stall.

Tasius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tasius fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooten Jr thuds a left hand into Tasius's body.
A good leg kick by Tasius.
Wooten Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tasius in his tracks.
Tasius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wooten Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tasius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasius blocks the body kick.
Tasius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooten Jr looks winded!
Wooten Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philrow Tasius should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wooten Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tasius misses the shot to the body.
Wooten Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tasius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasius blocks a head kick by Wooten Jr.
Tasius ducks right into an uppercut from Wooten Jr.
Tasius throws a nice looking combination but Wooten Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wooten Jr rushes Tasius and presses him up against the ropes.

Tasius manages to break the clinch.
Tasius misses with a wild combination.

Wooten Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tasius, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tasius's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wooten Jr trying to stall but Tasius improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Tasius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tasius blocks a head kick by Wooten Jr.
Tasius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wooten Jr.
Tasius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tasius keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Tasius misses.
Wooten Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooten Jr slips a straight right by Tasius.
Tasius scores with a sloppy right hand. Wooten Jr should have avoided that one.
Tasius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooten Jr.

Wooten Jr clinches up with Tasius and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tasius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooten Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tasius paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wooten Jr closes the distance and pushes Tasius back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tasius tries to break the clinch but Wooten Jr is controlling the position.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Tasius clobbers Wooten Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tasius tries to close the distance and clinch but Wooten Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wooten Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tasius keeps control of Wooten Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooten Jr has had enough of the clinch but Tasius keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasius keeps control of Wooten Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wooten Jr is breathing heavily.

Tasius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philrow Tasius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Wooten Jr's cut.
That's time! Tasius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tasius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tasius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wooten Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tasius moves in looking to clinch but Wooten Jr pushes him off.
Wooten Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Tasius circles away.
Wooten Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wooten Jr rushes Tasius and presses him up against the ropes.

Tasius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wooten Jr rushes Tasius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
Wooten Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Tasius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooten Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooten Jr throws a nice looking combination but Tasius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wooten Jr takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tasius breaks the clinch.
Wooten Jr stalks Tasius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tasius's face. Tasius staggers backwards, shaken.
Tasius moves in looking to clinch but Wooten Jr pushes him off.
Wooten Jr misses with a head kick.
Tasius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasius misses with a few strikes there.
Tasius lands with a hook. Wooten Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tasius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooten Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tasius. That one must have hurt.
Wooten Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooten Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tasius.
Wooten Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tasius.
Wooten Jr tries to clinch up.
Wooten Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philrow Tasius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasius. Wooten Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philrow Tasius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Tasius. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Tasius scores with a four punch combination!
Philrow Tasius is winning the standup battle so far.
Tasius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooten Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tasius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wooten Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooten Jr wants to clinch up but Tasius keeps it at a distance.
Tasius scores with a leg kick.
Tasius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wooten Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasius cracks Wooten Jr with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Tasius misses.
Kevin Wooten Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tasius swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Wooten Jr counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philrow Tasius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tasius, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philrow Tasius!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcos Menem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maija Sexy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maija Sexy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcos Menem's chin.

Menem
vs
Sexy

189 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Menem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maija Sexy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menem tries to clinch but Sexy is having none of it.
Sexy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sexy swinging wildly here.
Sexy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Menem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sexy closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Menem crashing to the mat! Menem uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
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!
Sexy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menem.
Sexy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sexy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sexy cracks Menem with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexy swinging wildly here.
Sexy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menem.
A combination from Sexy does no damage.
Menem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sexy has time to react.

Sexy tries to keep at a distance but Menem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sexy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menem misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexy is trying to stall.
Menem lands an elbow inside.
Menem cracks Sexy with a nice body shot.
Menem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Menem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Menem keeps control of Sexy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sexy tries to break free but Menem pushes him back against the ropes.
Menem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menem lands an elbow that stopped Sexy in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sexy tries to break free but Menem pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menem landing knees to the body.
Sexy looks winded!
Menem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Menem leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Menem lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Maija Sexy should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Menem closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Menem throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Menem.
Menem can't find room to land a body shot as Sexy controls the action.
Menem has Sexy pressed against the ropes, preventing Sexy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sexy avoids a wild elbow strike from Menem.
Menem gets through Sexy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Menem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Menem misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Menem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sexy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menem.

Sexy clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Menem struggles to land a body shot inside as Sexy controls his hands.
Sexy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menem misses with a body punch.
A short right from Menem on the inside.
Menem tries a knee to the head but Sexy blocks it.
Sexy managing to block the knees to the body from Menem.
Marcos Menem has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Menem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maija Sexy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sexy looks to land a combination but Menem avoids it well.
Menem tries to clinch but Sexy is having none of it.
Sexy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menem is looking to clinch but Sexy is avoiding it.
Sexy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sexy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sexy tries to bum rush Menem with a series of wild strikes but Menem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcos Menem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Menem is looking to clinch.
Sexy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Menem wants to clinch up but Sexy keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sexy takes the fight into the clinch.
Menem lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Menem dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sexy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Menem counters with a body kick.
Sexy misses with a hook.
Maija Sexy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sexy pushes Menem up against the ropes in a clinch.
Menem lands an elbow that stopped Sexy in his tracks for a moment.
Menem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexy can't break the clinch.
Menem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Menem lands an elbow just above Sexy 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Menem struggles to land a body shot inside as Sexy controls his hands.
Sexy looking to stall.
Menem lands with a light punch inside.
Menem misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Menem scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menem trying to stall but Sexy improves his position.
Menem with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sexy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sexy is trying to break the clinch but Menem is controlling him.
A short right from Menem.
Sexy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Menem.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sexy tries to break the clinch but Menem is controlling the position.
Menem scores a nice knee to the body.
Menem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menem lands a nice elbow.
Menem scores a nice knee to the body.
Sexy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sexy looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Menem fails to land.
Menem misses with some punches.
Sexy wants to get back to striking at distance but Menem won't allow it.
Menem lands an elbow inside that Sexy shrugs off.

It looks like Maija Sexy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sexy prevents a body shot from Menem.
A knee to the head by Menem.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Menem obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menem misses with a punch on the inside.
Menem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sexy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sexy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Menem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Menem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!