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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 22936 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Digi Talis (ranked 657 p4p, 404 weight class). Digi Talis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine
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World class MT
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 17 - 37 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digi Talis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino misses with a double jab
and Talis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mordino looks to land a body kick but Talis moved away.
A little jabbing left from Talis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Talis finds it's target.
It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Mordino blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Talis misses.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Mordino moves out of range easily.
As Talis looks to move away, Mordino throws a big counter combo but Talis just gets out of the way.
Talis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mordino - that will leave a mark!
Talis misses with an uppercut.
Talis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Talis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mordino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mordino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Talis.
Mordino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mordino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mordino throws a low kick but Talis moves out of range easily.
Mordino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mordino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talis manages to avoid it.
Talis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Talis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mordino to counter with a crisp jab.
Talis scores with a leg kick.
Mordino tries to clinch but Talis is having none of it.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Mordino moves out of range easily.
Mordino throws a jab when Talis was well out of range.
Mordino misses with a head kick.
Talis scores with a kick to the body.
Mordino fakes the leg kick and cracks Talis in the body.
Mordino wants to clinch.
Talis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mordino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mordino swings for the body but Talis moves out of range.
Talis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mordino with a hook.
Mordino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mordino looks to land a combination. Talis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mordino blocks a head kick by Talis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Talis.
Talis scores with a kick to the body.
Talis lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mordino moves forwards but Talis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mordino doesn't manage to clinch there - Talis circles away.
Mordino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mordino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Talis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Mordino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mordino is looking to clinch but Talis is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Talis.
Victor Mordino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talis misses with a wild body shot.
Mordino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mordino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talis lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Talis.
Talis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Talis
enabling Mordino to counter with a crisp jab.
Talis throws a hook but Mordino avoids it easily.
Talis connects with a body shot.
Mordino moves to clinch but Talis breaks away
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Talis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Talis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mordino.
Talis thumps Mordino with a low kick.
Digi Talis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Mordino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mordino is looking to clinch.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Mordino tries to bum rush Talis with a series of wild strikes but Talis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mordino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talis.
Talis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talis throws a head kick but Mordino moves out of range.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Mordino tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mordino throws a hook but Talis avoids it easily.
Talis throws the left hand but Mordino avoids the punch easily.
Mordino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talis lands with a kick to the temple. Mordino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mordino defending well as Talis loads up on a big left hand.
Mordino tries to clinch up.
Talis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talis with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mordino tries to clinch but Talis is having none of it.
Mordino tries to clinch up
and Talis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talis avoids the body shot from Mordino.
Talis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mordino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mordino tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mordino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talis blocks a head kick by Mordino.
Mordino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Talis.
Talis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mordino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mordino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mordino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mordino misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Talis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Mordino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Talis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mordino's sensitive parts.
Digi Talis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mordino throws a series of punches but Talis moves out of range.
Talis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mordino.
A combination from Mordino does no damage.
Mordino throws a hook to the side of Talis's head but Talis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mordino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talis cracks Mordino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well,Mordino is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Talis connects with a right hand. Mordino shakes it off.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mordino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis moves out of range of the body kick.
Talis is looking to slow Mordino down with leg kicks.
Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Mordino tried to score with a low kick but Talis checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Talis throws out a counter right but Mordino avoids it with no problem.
Mordino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talis keeps the fight on the outside.
Mordino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Talis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mordino throws a body punch but Talis moves out of range.
Mordino misses with a shot to the body
and Talis counters with a big head kick but Mordino shrugs it off.
Mordino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talis.
Digi Talis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Mordino there.
Mordino tries to clinch but Talis is having none of it.
Talis throws a counter combo.
Talis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mordino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mordino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mordino fails to land with a series of punches.
Talis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victor Mordino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mordino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mordino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Talis!
Talis avoids the head kick by Mordino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Mordino.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mordino misses with a straight right.
Mordino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mordino throws a right hand that misses
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
Mordino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Talis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mordino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Talis cracks Mordino with a good jab.
Mordino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses
and Talis counters with a body kick that stops Mordino in his tracks momentarily.
Mordino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis scores with a head kick. Mordino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mordino is rocked!
Talis scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Mordino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mordino throws a combination that misses
and Talis counters with a stiff right hand.
Talis scoring well with a low kick there.
Talis fakes the leg kick and cracks Mordino in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Talis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talis 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Digi Talis wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Digi Talis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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