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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 1191 p4p, 23748 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 165 p4p, 699 weight class). Taurus's entrance music is Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. A fine choice. Tom Louis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wesley Taurus's chin.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taurus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Taurus finds it's target.
Taurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
Taurus walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
A nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Louis is out of range and Taurus settles back down.
Jab by Taurus.
Taurus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Louis does no damage.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus jabs Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis slips under a jab.
Taurus backing away here, and Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Taurus thows a leg kick but Louis checks it
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis jabs at Taurus's body.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Taurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus backing away here, and Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taurus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Taurus's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taurus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus with a nice cross.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Taurus is looking to slow Louis down with leg kicks.
A big right from Taurus misses.
Louis digs a good body shot into Taurus's ribs.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Louis throws a leg kick
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Louis blocks a head kick by Taurus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus cracks Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Louis jabs at Taurus's body.
Louis throws a right and a left that Taurus avoids nicely.
Taurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a wild body kick that Taurus sees coming a mile off.
Taurus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Louis is able to avoid easily.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taurus defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus connects with a jab.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Louis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Louis throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Taurus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Taurus throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Taurus misses with a double jab.
Taurus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louis checks a leg kick.
Taurus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taurus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Louis throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Taurus.
Louis misses with a hook
and Taurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taurus throws a solid leg kick but Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taurus.
Louis slips under a jab.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taurus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taurus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Louis throws a nice looking combination but Taurus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taurus throws a big counter combination but Louis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis misses with a head kick.
Taurus slips a straight right by Louis.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louis momentarily.
Taurus misses with the combination.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taurus swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis throws a fast counter high kick but Taurus manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Taurus scores with a one two! Louis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Louis misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taurus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Wesley Taurus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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