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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 5558 p4p, 6407 weight class) and Barnabas Munoz (ranked 632 p4p, 695 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Good kicks
Very strong
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brendan Baddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barnabas Munoz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddock scores with a head kick. Munoz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Barnabas Munoz has been cut.
Munoz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Munoz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munoz scores with a hook.
Baddock drives through and clinches with Munoz against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddock.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Munoz obliges.
Munoz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baddock's face.
It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut.
Munoz lands a nice shot to the body.
Baddock is breathing heavily.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Munoz cracks Baddock with a nice body shot.
Baddock managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
A short left from Baddock.
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!
Munoz tries to break the clinch but Baddock is controlling the position.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Baddock working aggressively here.
Baddock has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
Munoz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munoz's efforts to push away.
Baddock misses with the head strike.
Baddock takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baddocks head.
Baddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munoz misses with a knee to the head.
Baddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munoz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Baddock moves out of range easily.
Baddock is looking to counter with head kicks.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Baddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baddock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Munoz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baddock gets a clinch.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munoz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baddock lands with a right to the head.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baddock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munoz's efforts to push away.
Munoz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baddock lands a shoulder strike.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Baddock won't allow it.
Baddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baddock throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Baddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Munoz.
Still in the clinch, Baddock scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baddock.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baddock prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Munoz swings wildly with an uppercut but Baddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Baddock.
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 Brendan Baddock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baddock closes the distance and clinches.
Baddock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddock managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
A head punch on the inside from Baddock fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munoz.
Munoz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baddock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munoz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baddock throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baddock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munoz misses with a knee strike.
Baddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baddock misses with some punches.
Baddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddock working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddock.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Baddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baddock backwards.
Baddock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munoz working hard to break the clinch.
Munoz tries to land knees in the clinch but Baddock avoids the damage to the body.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baddock working aggressively here.
Baddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Munoz.
Baddock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Baddock.
Munoz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Baddock lands with a right to the head.
Baddock lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Munoz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baddock lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baddock blocks an uppercut.
Baddock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Baddock lands a right hand.
Brendan Baddock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Baddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baddock scores with a shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but Baddock blocks it.
Baddock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddock lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddock has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Baddock dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baddock rushes Munoz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Baddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baddock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baddock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Baddock misses with some punches.
Munoz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnabas Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz lands with a left to the head.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Baddock working aggressively here.
Munoz blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baddock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munozs head.
Munoz looking to throw knees to the head but Baddock is blocking nicely.
Baddock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baddock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddock.
Baddock lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munoz tries to work over Baddock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baddock throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baddock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Baddock fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Baddock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baddock managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
Munoz is trying to push Baddock away but Baddock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Baddock misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Baddock working aggressively here.
Baddock avoiding damage as Munoz throws knees to the body.
Munoz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Baddock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Munoz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddock avoiding damage as Munoz throws knees to the body.
Munoz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baddock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munoz is looking to break free of the clinch but Baddock has double underhooks.
Munoz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baddock.
Munoz scores a nice knee to the body.
Munoz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baddocks head.
Munoz scores a nice knee to the body.
Baddock has Munoz pressed against the ropes, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baddock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Baddock.
Baddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Munoz.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Munoz.
Munoz lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddock.
Munoz has a couple of punches blocked by Baddock.
A head punch on the inside from Baddock fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brendan Baddock.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baddock, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Baddock!
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energy
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FIGHT
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