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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23166 p4p, 24050 weight class) and Duncan Spong (ranked 495 p4p, 517 weight class). Buchanan comes into the arena with Roy Buchanan's Train Blues blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Ross Buchanan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ross Buchanan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Spong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buchanan tries to move into range but Spong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
Spong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spong working aggressively here.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Spong can't break the clinch.
Buchanan scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Spong scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Spong digs a right hand into Buchanan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buchanan's gas tank.
Spong blocking some punches.
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buchanan on the side of the head.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanan moves away.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick from Spong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Buchanan instigates a clinch.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Buchanan digs a right hand into Spong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spong's gas tank.
Spong working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan pushes Spong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Spong is trying to stall.
Spong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buchanan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spong can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Spong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
Spong prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ross Buchanan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
Spong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spong blocking some punches.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spong trying to stall but Buchanan improves his position.
Buchanan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Spong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buchanan lands a body shot.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Buchanan digs a right hand underneath Spong's ribcage. Spong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buchanan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spong is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan cracks Spong with a nice body shot.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan lands with a right to the head.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Buchanan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Spong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Buchanan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
Buchanan works on Spong's body with a couple of short punches.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanan.
Buchanan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spong is looking to control Buchanan's arms but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the cage.
Buchanan scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buchanan.
Spong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Spong taking a breather.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan has Spong pressed against the cage, preventing Spong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Spong blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Spong misses with a body punch.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Buchanan prevents Spong from breaking the clinch.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Ross Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong manages to break the clinch.
Buchanan blocks a jab.
Spong throws a nice looking combination but Buchanan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Spong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buchanan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spong misses with a two punch combination.
Buchanan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Spong tries to circle away but Buchanan has him pinned against the cage.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Spong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
Buchanan pushes Spong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duncan Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Buchanan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buchanan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Ross Buchanan wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Ross Buchanan 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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