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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 23181 p4p, 6325 weight class) and Flavio Ruas (ranked 658 p4p, 618 weight class). Victor Mordino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 cm 37 180 16 - 36 - 1 |
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193 cm 19 180 1 - 2 - 0 |
Great low kicks Cardio machine
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Excellent boxer Powerful
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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 16 - 36 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flavio Ruas! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mordino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruas. Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ruas cracks Mordino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Ruas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Mordino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruas. Ruas throws a big shot that misses. Mordino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ruas just misses with a punch to the body.
Mordino throws a head kick but Ruas moves out of range.
Mordino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruas.
Ruas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Ruas with a hook. Ruas throws a body shot but no joy. Mordino throws a lazy head kick and Ruas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ruas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mordino throwing a counter right hand but Ruas manages to avoid it. Ruas connects with an inside leg kick. 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! Mordino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Ruas wants to counter with a clinch but Mordino pushes him away. Ruas swings for the body but Mordino moves out of range.
It looked like Mordino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruas. Mordino misses with a leg kick. Ruas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ruas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mordino throws a leg kick but Ruas checks it. Ruas connects with a crisp jab. Ruas scores with a jab.
Mordino is rocked! Ruas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oh Mordino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mordino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruas on the side of the head. Mordino throws a head kick that misses. Ruas flicks out a counter leg kick but Mordino steps away. Mordino seems to have got his legs back now. Ruas blocks a head kick by Mordino.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruas as he connects with a hook. Mordino throws a hook but Ruas blocks it. Mordino avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Good exchange - Mordino coming out on top. Mordino throws a body kick that misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ruas misses with a low kick.
Ruas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mordino scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mordino swinging wildly here.
Mordino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruas. Mordino throws a quick counter head kick but Ruas was just out of range. Ruas misses with a looping right. A head kick misses from Mordino. Ruas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mordino.
Ruas scores with a nice strike. Ruas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mordino. Mordino misses with an uppercut
and Ruas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ruas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Mordino misses with a double jab.
Mordino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Flavio Ruas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mordino takes a swing at Ruas's ribcage but misses. Ruas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mordino. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mordino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ruas catches Mordino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Mordino drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ruas to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Mordino! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ruas takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Flavio Ruas!
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