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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 4000 p4p, 437 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 6060 p4p, 554 weight class). Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. Vlad Putin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
27 - 27 - 1 |
Solid boxing
Very strong
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin slips under a jab from Power.
Putin closes the distance and clinches.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Power tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Putin.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Putin cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Putin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Power.
Putin tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Putin has managed to clinch.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Putin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Putin. That snapped Power's head back.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Putin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.
Power tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Power blocks with his arms.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
I was talking to Power's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Power is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power blocks a body shot from Putin.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin 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.
Putin avoids the body shot from Power.
Putin cracks Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Putin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Putin tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vlad Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Putin looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Putin counters with a nice leg kick.
Putin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putin circles away quickly and effectively.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Putin darts in trying to clinch
letting Power counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Putin misses with a two punch combination.
Putin swinging wildly here.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Putin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Putin.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin lands with a right hand.
Putin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Power moves forwards but Putin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
As Putin tries to get set, Power tries to push him back and clinch up but Putin manages to avoid the attempt.
Putin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Putin cracks Power with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Putin takes the fight into the clinch.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Power breaks the clinch.
Putin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin scores with a nice strike.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Putin connects with an inside leg kick.
Power misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Putin slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Power misses the body punch
and Putin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Putin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Power takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
Putin dodges an elbow strike from Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power takes a shot to the head.
Putin lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Power can't break the clinch.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Putin with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Power blocks with his arms.
Power avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Putin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Putin lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Irish Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin has Power pressed against the ropes, preventing Power from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vlad Putin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Power misses with some punches.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Power can't break the clinch.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Putin throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Putin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Putin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Putin finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Power drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin connects with the punch.
Putin clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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