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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Loren Alger (ranked 5599 p4p, 5919 weight class) and Paul Rue (ranked 605 p4p, 625 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loren Alger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rue!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rue, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alger stalling in the clinch but Rue improves position.
Rue is looking to control Alger's arms but Alger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rue has his back to the ropes.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alger wants to stall.
Rue throws a head punch that misses.
Alger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rue.
Rue is stalling here.
Rue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Alger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rue tries to stall but Alger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Alger controls his hands.
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alger blocks a head kick by Rue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alger doesn't manage to clinch there - Rue circles away.
Rue throws a sloppy head kick and Alger moves out of range easily.
Rue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rue throws a wild body kick that Alger sees coming a mile off.
Alger tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Alger takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Rue - that landed with a thud.
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger lands a body shot.
Alger closes the distance and clinches.
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger misses with a two punch combination.
Rue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alger is out of range.
Rue slips a jab and a cross from Alger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rue rushes Alger and presses him up against the ropes.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Alger avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Rue can't find room to land a body shot as Alger controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alger working hard to break the clinch.
Alger stalling in the clinch but Rue improves position.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Rue is looking to control Alger's arms but Alger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rue has his back to the ropes.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alger breaks the clinch.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rue.
Rue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rue throws a front kick aimed at Alger's knee but Alger avoids it well.
Rue throws a body punch but Alger moves out of range.
Rue with a nice cross.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Alger avoids the body shot from Rue.
Alger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rue.
Paul Rue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rue throws a body shot but no joy.
Alger looks for the body kick but Rue saw that one coming.
Paul Rue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alger moves into the clinch successfully.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alger breaks from the clinch.
Rue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alger at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue takes a swing at Alger's ribcage but misses.
Rue lands with a shot to the body.
Alger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alger manages to avoid it.
Alger tries to clinch there but Rue circles away.
Alger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rue counters with a body kick.
Alger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rue.
Alger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Alger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alger pushes Rue up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Rue.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rue clinches.
Rue managing to block the knees to the body from Alger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Rue misses.
Alger tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Rue keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rue - the referee stops the clock and Alger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rue. Alger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rue looks to score with a jab to the body but Alger is just out of range.
Alger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rue swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue swats away the attempt to clinch by Alger.
Alger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rue throws a front kick that sends Alger stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Loren Alger has been cut.
Alger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rue can pounce on him.
Rue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alger.
Alger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alger.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Rue misses with a head kick.
As Rue looks to move away, Alger throws a big counter combo but Rue just gets out of the way.
Alger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rue moves into the clinch successfully.
Rue working aggressively here.
Rue throws a punch but it's blocked by Alger.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rue lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rue tries to land a leg kick but Alger saw it coming and moves away.
Rue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alger misses with the combination.
Alger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alger manages to break the clinch.
Loren Alger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alger throws a jab but it's blocked by Rue.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger is looking for a counter combo.
Rue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rue is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alger rather than just go for the knockout.
Alger misses with a body kick.
Alger tries to clinch there but Rue circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue thuds his shin into the meat of Alger's side.
Alger misses with a kick to the body.
Rue throws a head kick but Alger moves out of range.
Alger swats away the attempt to clinch by Rue.
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Alger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rue.
Rue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alger clinches with his opponent.
Loren Alger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alger throws an elbow but misses.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rue lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rue scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rue fakes the leg kick and cracks Alger in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Alger.
Rue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rue scores with a nice body kick.
Alger wants to clinch.
Alger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rue. Alger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alger.
Rue throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alger on the side of the head.
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Alger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rue fakes the leg kick and cracks Alger in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alger drives through and clinches with Rue against the ropes.
Rue throws a punch but it's blocked by Alger.
Alger stalling in the clinch.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger manages to break the clinch.
Alger instigates a clinch.
Alger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rue or not.
Rue blocking some punches.
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rue lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alger will feel that in the morning.
Rue delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue stuns Alger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alger closes the distance and clinches.
Alger tries to stall but Rue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Alger - that landed with a thud.
Alger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alger breaks the clinch.
Alger tries to clinch but Rue is having none of it.
Rue replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alger blocks it well.
Rue thuds his shin into the meat of Alger's side.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Rue moves out of range easily.
Alger blocks a head kick by Rue.
Rue moves out of range as Alger throws a body kick.
Rue wants to counter the offense by Alger and move into the clinch position.
Rue clinches.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Rue misses.
Alger closes the distance and clinches.
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rue throws a sloppy head kick and Alger moves out of range easily.
Rue throws a body shot but no joy.
Rue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rue.
Some wild striking there from Alger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alger ducks under a wild hook from Rue.
Alger misses with a body kick.
Alger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rue lands with an uppercut that bounces Alger off the ropes and back into range.
Rue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alger.
Alger tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Alger slips a straight right by Rue.
Rue misses with a head kick.
Rue looks to land a left hand but Alger moved out of range nicely.
Rue has Alger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rue is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rue.
It seemed like Rue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rue wants to counter with a clinch but Alger pushes him away.
Rue moves out of range of the body kick from Alger.
Rue has closed the distance and engaged Alger in a clinch.
Paul Rue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger misses with an elbow strike.
Rue has Alger pushed against the ropes.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Algers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alger.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alger moves out of range of the body kick.
Alger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rue throws a hook but Alger blocks it.
Rue thumps Alger with a low kick.
Alger blocks a head kick by Rue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alger clinches up with Rue and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rue.
Rue gets through Alger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alger prevents a body shot from Rue.
Loren Alger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alger throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Rue.
I've got Rue winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Rue!
A relieved looking Paul Rue thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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