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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jiri Rakic (ranked 5309 p4p, 5727 weight class) and Kevin Santos (ranked 541 p4p, 581 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Solid Muay Thai
Big heart
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Rakic!
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 Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakic clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Rakic controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Rakic.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakic has double underhooks.
Rakic pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rakic is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Rakic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Rakic moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos rushes Rakic and presses him up against the ropes.
Rakic wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Rakic moved out of range nicely.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rakic forces Santos back against the ropes and clinches.
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Rakic as he checks the leg kick.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rakic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakic breaks the clinch.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Rakic.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Rakic back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Santos is trying to push Rakic away but Rakic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rakic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rakic drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rakic's efforts to push away.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakic has double underhooks.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Rakic wants to stall.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakic blocks it with crossed arms.
Rakic struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Rakic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos trying to stall but Rakic improves his position.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Rakic has the dominant position.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Rakic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rakic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rakic has managed to clinch.
Rakic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rakic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santos.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakic.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rakic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rakic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rakic stalling.
Rakic can't break the clinch.
Santos prevents Rakic from breaking the clinch.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Rakic keeps him there for the moment.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rakic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Rakic catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rakic is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Rakic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kevin Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rakic closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.
Rakic seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Rakic clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakic is keeping busy.
Rakic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic moves out of range of the body kick from Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Rakic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rakic throws a head kick that misses.
Santos looks to land a combination but Rakic avoids it well.
Rakic is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Rakic lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rakic blocks the body kick.
Rakic tries to counter by clinching up but Santos breaks away and moves out of range.
Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Rakic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos works over Rakic's head and body with a nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jiri Rakic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rakic darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rakic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakic is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Rakic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rakic circles away.
Rakic throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic moves into the clinch successfully.
Rakic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rakic throws a head punch that misses.
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Rakic tries to clinch up.
Rakic throws a head kick that misses.
Rakic is looking to clinch.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakic was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Rakic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Rakic misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos tries to clinch up but Rakic circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic checks a low kick from Santos.
Rakic throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santos tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rakic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Rakic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rakic blocks a head kick by Santos.
Rakic tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Rakic shakes him off and moves away.
Rakic tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Rakic feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Rakic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Rakic looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Rakic tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks to clinch
and Rakic counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rakic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rakic misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Santos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rakic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rakic is looking to clinch.
As Rakic backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Rakic manages to avoid it all.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakic.
Rakic blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rakic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rakic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Rakic blocks with his arms.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakic breaks the clinch.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Rakic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rakic gets a clinch.
Santos tries to circle away but Rakic has him pinned against the ropes.
Rakic avoiding damage.
Rakic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Rakic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Rakic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rakic 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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FIGHT
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