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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Rue (ranked 6323 p4p, 25253 weight class) and Peter Young (ranked 679 p4p, 780 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Rue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Young!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young is looking to clinch but Rue is avoiding it.
Rue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young blocks a head kick by Rue.
Young tries to counter with a clinch but Rue shakes him off and moves away.
Rue clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
Young blocking some punches.
Rue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young wants to break free but Rue has control.
Young tries to break free but Rue pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Rue.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Rue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young working aggressively here.
Rue blocking some punches.
Rue tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Rue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rue misses with a body punch.
Rue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rue has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rue has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rue lands with a short shot to the head.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Rue gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Rue.
Rue lands a body shot.
Rue misses with a punch on the inside.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rue misses with a body punch.
Rue can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young being controlled against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rue works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Young misses with some punches.
Young gets through Rue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rue has him pressed against the ropes.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Rue has double underhooks.
Rue throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Rue.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Rue.
Rue throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Rue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rue blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Rue.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Rue.
Rue blocking some punches.
Young is trying to break free.
Young can't break the clinch.
Young can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rue fails to land.
Rue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right from Rue on the inside.
Young prevents a body shot from Rue.
Our sources have told us that Rue has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rue tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rue is working Young over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Rue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Rue.
Rue is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young blocking some punches.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
Rue digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Rue has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young is trying to push Rue away but Rue has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Rue gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young tries to break the clinch but Rue is controlling the position.
Rue lands a left hand.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rue lands a body punch.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Rue.
Young steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rue.
Rue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rue throws a head kick that misses.
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Rue circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Rue moves out of range.
Rue tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Rue circles away.
Young wants to clinch.
Rue keeps the fight on the outside.
Rue misses with a body shot.
Rue throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Rue pushes him off.
Young blocks a jab.
A head kick from Rue lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Rue.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young defending well as Rue loads up on a big left hand.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Rue circles away.
Young wants to clinch up but Rue keeps it at a distance.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young tries to clinch but Rue is having none of it.
Young wants to clinch.
Rue throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Rue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peter Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young blocks a head kick by Rue.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young wants to clinch.
Rue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Rue thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
Young is looking to clinch.
Paul Rue is winning the standup battle so far.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young wants to clinch.
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!
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young avoids the head kick by Rue.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rue is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rue throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Rue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Peter Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rue bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young is looking to clinch but Rue is avoiding it.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Rue closes the distance and clinches.
Rue works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Rue working aggressively here.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rue lands a body punch.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Rue.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Rue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Rue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Rue to work.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Rue stalling.
Rue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rue.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
Young prevents a body shot from Rue.
A nice left hand lands by Rue.
Rue tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Rue.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rue presses Young against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rue is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul Rue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rue just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rue lands a body shot.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Rue stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue dominated that second round.
That's time! Rue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rue thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Rue pushes him off.
Young tries to clinch there but Rue circles away.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Rue swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Rue scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young wants to clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Rue connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Young wants to clinch but Rue slips to the side
and Rue counters with a left to the body.
Young tries to clinch but Rue is having none of it.
Young moves out of range as Rue throws a body kick.
Young tries to clinch but Rue moves out of range.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rue lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Rue misses the target.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Rue circles away.
Rue swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Rue sets himself, and Young steps forward looking for the clinch! Rue avoids it this time.
Rue swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Rue rushes Young and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Rue on the inside.
Rue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young blocks a body shot from Rue.
Rue trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rue into the ropes.
Rue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Rue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Rue.
Rue lands a shoulder strike.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Rue has him pressed against the ropes.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young tries to break the clinch but Rue is controlling the position.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rue is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue is working Young over against the ropes.
Rue pushes Young back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rue misses with the head strike.
Young is trying to break free.
Rue lands with a left to the head.
Rue has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Rue lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rue.
Rue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul Rue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rue.
A short left from Rue.
Rue lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Rue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rue misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Rue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rue stalling in the clinch.
Rue scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Rue is controlling him.
Rue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rue.
A body shot lands from Rue.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rue.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rue.
Rue misses with a body punch.
Rue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rue presses Young against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Rue has him pressed against the ropes.
Rue stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Rue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rue 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Rue!
Paul Rue decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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