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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 22849 p4p, 705 weight class) and Theodore Cleaver (ranked 25188 p4p, 686 weight class). Boudreaux comes to the ring accompanied by Uncle Tom's Cabin. Cleaver has chosen Methlabs & MOONSHINE as his entrance music. 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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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux misses with a left hand
enabling Cleaver to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boudreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boudreaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cleaver's sensitive parts.
Boudreaux has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cleaver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boudreaux misses with a hook. Cleaver ducked under it nicely.
Cleaver dips to his left and cracks Boudreaux with an uppercut!
Cleaver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cleaver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux jabs Cleaver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudreaux .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cleaver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boudreaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleaver moves into range and clinches up with Boudreaux .
Cleaver lands an elbow inside that Boudreaux shrugs off.
Boudreaux avoids the elbow strike from Cleaver, against the ropes.
Cleaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boudreaux 's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boudreaux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cleaver. Cleaver obviously looking to wear him down.
Cleaver throws a poor cross that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Cleaver.
Cleaver gets a clinch.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Boudreaux - that landed with a thud.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Cleaver lands an overhand right.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Cleaver follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleaver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boudreaux 's sensitive parts.
Cleaver ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Cleaver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boudreaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleaver scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Boudreaux finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver moves into the clinch.
Boudreaux tries to break the clinch but Cleaver is controlling the position.
Cleaver landing knees to the head.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleaver.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudreaux .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudreaux .
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Boudreaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Cleaver misses.
Boudreaux throws a big shot that misses.
Boudreaux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boudreaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver missing with a left hand there. Boudreaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boudreaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleaver. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cleaver jabs Boudreaux right on the nose. Boudreaux blinks but takes it well.
Cleaver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boudreaux is trying to push Cleaver away but Cleaver has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cleaver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cleaver has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cleaver's corner calls for a 1-2. Cleaver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cleaver has managed to clinch.
Boudreaux avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
Boudreaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Cleaver has double underhooks.
Boudreaux tries to break free but Cleaver pushes him back against the ropes.
Boudreaux tries to break the clinch but Cleaver is controlling the position.
A short right from Boudreaux on the inside.
Boudreaux is trying to push Cleaver away but Cleaver has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver clinches.
Boudreaux is trying to break free.
Boudreaux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cleaver lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boudreaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boudreaux .
A short uppercut from Cleaver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boudreaux is defending well for now.
Cleaver lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Boudreaux avoids the damage to the body.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cleaver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cleaver lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cleaver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudreaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Cleaver moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleaver.
Cleaver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boudreaux .
Cleaver drives through and clinches with Boudreaux against the ropes.
Cleaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cleaver misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boudreaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that Boudreaux avoids nicely.
Boudreaux swinging wildly here.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Cleaver moves out of range easily.
Cleaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudreaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleaver.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudreaux 's corner calls for a 1-2. Boudreaux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Cleaver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux throws a looping overhand right but Cleaver ducks down to avoid it.
Cleaver clinches up with Boudreaux and pushes him back against the ropes.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver 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. This is the final round!
Boudreaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cleaver's hands.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleaver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boudreaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleaver.
Boudreaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Boudreaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boudreaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cleaver throws out a leg kick but Boudreaux moves out of range and Cleaver only half commits.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Boudreaux avoids them all with ease.
Boudreaux connects with a right hand. Cleaver shakes it off.
Cleaver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cleaver throws a series of punches but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux lands with a kick to the temple. Cleaver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boudreaux takes one on the button.
Boudreaux misses with a body shot.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cleaver just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBoudreaux .
A jab lands there for Boudreaux .
Cleaver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cleaver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cleaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleaver wants to clinch
and Boudreaux counters with a nice body kick.
Boudreaux lands a two punch combo.
Cleaver is rocked!
Boudreaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleaver manages to avoid it.
Cleaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Boudreaux finish him?
Cleaver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cleaver seems to have recovered his senses.
Boudreaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boudreaux blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreaux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cleaver lands a damaging elbow.
Boudreaux takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleaver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boudreaux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boudreaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver tries to work over Boudreaux 's front leg with a kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Cleaver scores with a punch to the head.
Cleaver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boudreaux . Boudreaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cleaver swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleaver.
Boudreaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Boudreaux throws a leg kick but Cleaver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Boudreaux as he connects with a hook.
Cleaver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cleaver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boudreaux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cleaver scrambles back to his feet.
Cleaver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boudreaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boudreaux misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver with a jab.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Cleaver moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Ronnie Dale Boudreaux .
I think Cleaver 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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