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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20076 p4p, 23511 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 751 p4p, 730 weight class). Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aaron Lowell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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 24 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowell lands a head kick!
Lowell throws a right hand that Kin ducks under and follows up with a left that Kin also avoids with ease.
Jab from Lowell.
Lowell feints and then cracks Kin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kin down.
Lowell misses with a hook.
Lowell closes the distance and clinches.
Lowell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowell throws a head punch that misses.
Lowell lands a right hand.
Lowell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kin breaks the clinch.
Kin loads up on a big right hand but Lowell slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin scores with a jab.
Lowell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lowell slips under a jab from Kin.
Lowell swings widly with a right hand
and Kin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowell throws a body shot but no joy.
Kin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowell looks to land a combination but Kin avoids it well.
Kin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lowell throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin is looking to counter punch.
Lowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kin tests Lowell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lowell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lowell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Kin lands with a hook. Lowell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Lowell jabs at Kin's body.
Lowell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut lands for Kin. That snapped Lowell's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin avoids a kick to the body.
Kin moves forwards but Lowell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kin.
An attempted straight right counter from Kin misses the target.
Kin throws a hook to the side of Lowell's head but Lowell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Lowell catches Kin right on the button with a cross.
Lowell motions for Kin to come forward. Lowell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin connects with a looping right hand.
Lowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kin throwing a counter right hand but Lowell manages to avoid it.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowell.
Lowell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lowell.
Kin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Kin - just one landing.
Kin loads up on a big right hand but Lowell slips the punch.
Kin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kin.
Lowell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lowell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowell throws out the jab.
Lowell throws a series of punches but Kin avoids them all with ease.
Lowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away.
Lowell slips under a jab from Kin.
Lowell throws out a counter right but Kin avoids it with no problem.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowell.
Lowell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kin.
Lowell lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lowell lands an overhand right.
Lowell missing with a left hand there. Kin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kin throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin misses with a hook.
Kin misses with an uppercut.
Kin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lowell.
Lowell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kin doesn't seem bothered though.
Lowell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Lowell.
Lowell misses with a looping left.
A jab from Kin misses.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Lowell wants to slow Kin down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kin misses the target.
A big right from Kin misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowell. That snapped Kin's head back.
Lowell connects with an inside leg kick.
Lowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowell moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell throws a chopping leg kick but Kin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kin misses with an uppercut. Lowell saw that one coming.
Aaron Lowell 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!
Kin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Kin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowell momentarily.
Lowell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kin looks to land a left hand but Lowell moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Kin.
Lowell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Kin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kin is able to avoid easily.
Lowell lands with a straight right. Kin didn't see that one coming.
Lowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lowell manages to break the clinch.
Lowell slips under a jab from Kin.
Aaron Lowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kin throws a hook but Lowell blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lowell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kin misses.
Good leg kick by Lowell.
Lowell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lowell tries to clinch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin throws a hook but Lowell avoids it easily.
Lowell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kin misses with an uppercut. Lowell saw that one coming.
Lowell closes the distance and pushes Kin back into the ropes.
Lowell working aggressively here.
Lowell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Lowell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kin ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Nice defenses there by Kin.
Lowell clinches up against the ropes.
Kin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kin misses with an uppercut
and Lowell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Kin blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Kin.
Lowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell moves away from the strike by Kin.
Kin misses with a straight right.
Kin misses the jab.
Lowell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowell scores with a sloppy right hand. Kin should have avoided that one.
Lowell thuds his right hand into Kin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kin throws a hook but Lowell avoids it easily.
Lowell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowell misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kin. That did some damage!
Lowell with a hook.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Lowell is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Kin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Aaron Lowell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kin misses with a hook
and Kin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowell throws a solid leg kick but Kin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lowell.
Kin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lowell is looking to slow Kin down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Lowell.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kin.
Kin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lowell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowell loads up on a big right hand but Kin slips the punch.
Lowell scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Kin misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowell 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Aaron Lowell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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