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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Epicity (ranked 3840 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Duster Bouglas (ranked 490 p4p, 535 weight class). Epicity comes to the ring accompanied by Tempest by Deftones. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Heavy handed
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theodore Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duster Bouglas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity scores with a jab to the head.
Epicity plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Duster Bouglas has been cut.
Epicity 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.
Bouglas scores with a sloppy right hand. Epicity should have avoided that one.
Epicity throws a hook but Bouglas avoids it easily.
Bouglas misses with a straight right.
Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bouglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Epicity closes the distance but Bouglas moves to the side
and Bouglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouglas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bouglas blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Bouglas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epicity takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity pushes Bouglas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epicity.
Bouglas misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouglas.
Bouglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bouglas is defending well for now.
Bouglas misses with the head strike.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Bouglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bouglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bouglas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
Epicity lands a body shot in the clinch.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bouglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas lands a shot to the body.
Epicity tries to land knees in the clinch but Bouglas avoids the damage to the body.
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Epicity backwards.
Epicity blocks an uppercut.
Bouglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Bouglas misses with a body punch.
Epicity lands a body punch.
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Bouglas.
Bouglas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bouglas misses with the head strike.
Epicity lands a shoulder strike.
Epicity misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Epicity digs a right hand underneath Bouglas's ribcage. Bouglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Bouglas.
Bouglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
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 Theodore Epicity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duster Bouglas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Epicity lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bouglas takes a step back to recover.
Bouglas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bouglas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bouglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theodore Epicity is winning the standup battle so far.
Epicity misses with a jab to the body
and Bouglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Epicity tries to land a front kick but Bouglas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bouglas thinks about the counter body kick.
Bouglas slips a straight right by Epicity.
Bouglas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Epicity blocks it well.
Epicity attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Epicity backing away here, and Bouglas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bouglas.
Bouglas blocks a jab.
Bouglas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Epicitys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bouglas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity doesn't manage to clinch there - Bouglas circles away.
Epicity connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bouglas. Bouglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bouglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Epicity misses with a body kick.
Epicity takes the fight into the clinch.
Bouglas lands a left hand.
Epicity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bouglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bouglas misses with the head strike.
Bouglas lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epicity blocking some punches.
Epicity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Bouglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity gets through Bouglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Epicity scores with a hook to the body.
Epicity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouglas is trying to break the clinch but Epicity is controlling him.
Bouglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouglas lands with a light punch inside.
Bouglas misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Bouglas tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Bouglas back against the ropes.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bouglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epicity manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Theodore Epicity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duster Bouglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Epicity blocks a low kick nicely.
Epicity looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bouglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bouglas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bouglas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Epicity checks the leg kick nicely there.
Epicity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bouglas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Epicity on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bouglas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Epicity's knee momentarily.
Epicity checks a leg kick nicely.
Epicity loads up on a big right hand but Bouglas slips the punch.
Bouglas throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Epicity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epicity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Epicity lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bouglas doesn't seem phased though.
Epicity moves out of range of the strikes.
Epicity takes one on the button.
A jab from Epicity misses.
Epicity scores with a nice head shot.
Epicity lands with an overhand left.
Epicity moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bouglas is rocked!
Bouglas blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Bouglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Epicity finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Bouglas's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Bouglas - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Theodore Epicity!
In his post fight interview, Theodore Epicity started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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