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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lloyd Badweather Jr (ranked 23894 p4p, 559 weight class) and Serious Dark (ranked 6585 p4p, 490 weight class). Badweather Jr comes into the arena with Lil Nas X- Old town road blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dark's choice of entrance music: Beat on the beat- The Ramones. Serious Dark is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Badweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serious Dark!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark is looking to clinch but Badweather Jr is avoiding it.
Dark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dark.
Badweather Jr staying out of range there.
Badweather Jr misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Dark misses its intended target.
Dark misses with a hook.
Badweather Jr lunges at Dark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dark's hand.
Dark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badweather Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dark on the side of the head.
Dark looks to score with a jab to the body but Badweather Jr is just out of range.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Dark avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dark! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dark.
Lloyd Badweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Badweather Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badweather Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badweather Jr misses with a straight left.
Dark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dark slips a jab and a cross from Badweather Jr.
Dark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badweather Jr.
Dark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Badweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Badweather Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Badweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Badweather Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Badweather Jr backs off Dark throws a huge counter combo but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badweather Jr.
Dark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Badweather Jr.
Dark misses with a straight right.
Badweather Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Dark to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badweather Jr throws a body punch but Dark moves out of range.
Badweather Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badweather Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Badweather Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Badweather Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dark.
Nice jab there from Badweather Jr.
Dark misses with a shot to the body
and Badweather Jr counters with a series of strikes. Dark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Badweather Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Dark avoids the body shot from Badweather Jr.
Dark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badweather Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badweather Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Dark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark throws out a loose jab but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badweather Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Badweather Jr scores with a jab.
Badweather Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Badweather Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Badweather Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Badweather Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dark misses with a looping right.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Dark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badweather Jr throws out the jab.
Badweather Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dark tests Badweather Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dark throws a sloppy body shot
and Badweather Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Badweather Jr looks to land a left hand but Dark moved out of range nicely.
Dark is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Badweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dark throws a counter combo.
Dark looks to clinch
letting Badweather Jr counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dark with a jab.
Dark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badweather Jr connects with a single shot there.
Badweather Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dark can do to turn this around?
Badweather Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Dark should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark throws a nice looking combination but Badweather Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badweather Jr tries to bum rush Dark with a series of wild strikes but Dark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badweather Jr lands with a cross.
Dark clinches with his opponent.
Badweather Jr blocks a body shot from Dark.
Dark tries a knee to the head but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badweather Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Badweather Jr avoiding damage as Dark throws knees to the body.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark has a couple of punches blocked by Badweather Jr.
Dark landing knees to the head.
Dark misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dark avoiding damage as Badweather Jr throws knees to the body.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badweather Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badweather Jr scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dark was well out of range. Poor timing from Badweather Jr.
Dark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badweather Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dark clinches with his opponent.
Dark misses with a punch on the inside.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Dark has double underhooks.
Dark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Badweather Jr.
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 Lloyd Badweather Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dark throws a jab but it's blocked by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dark eats them both and turns towards Badweather Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Dark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Badweather Jr throws a series of punches but Dark avoids them all with ease.
Dark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badweather Jr throws out the jab.
Dark is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Badweather Jr with a body shot.
Dark misses with a looping left.
Badweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Badweather Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dark.
Badweather Jr throws a jab when Dark was well out of range.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Dark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Badweather Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but Badweather Jr blocks with his arms.
Dark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dark working aggressively here.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badweather Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark working aggressively here.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badweather Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Serious Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badweather Jr manages to break the clinch.
Badweather Jr with a jab.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Badweather Jr avoids the body shot from Dark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badweather Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dark moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badweather Jr blocks a body shot from Dark.
Dark tries a body shot but Badweather Jr blocks it.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badweather Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Badweather Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark throws a right hand that Badweather Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Badweather Jr also avoids with ease.
Dark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
Badweather Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 Lloyd Badweather Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badweather Jr, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Badweather Jr!
Lloyd Badweather Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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