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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 22746 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Luis Abinader (ranked 481 p4p, 372 weight class). Buchanan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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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 32 - 40 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Abinader!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abinader takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abinader.
A little jabbing left from Abinader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abinader takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Buchanan connects with a nice looking jab.
Abinader misses with an uppercut. Buchanan saw that one coming.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abinader feints and then cracks Buchanan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanan down.
Buchanan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abinader counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buchanan's knee momentarily.
Buchanan connects with a body shot.
Buchanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abinader.
Buchanan looks to land a combination but Abinader avoids it well.
Abinader tries a quick counter leg kick but Buchanan is wise to it.
Buchanan throws an off balance right hand
and Abinader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abinader works Buchanan's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan is looking to score with low kicks.
Buchanan blocks a jab.
It looked like Buchanan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Abinader.
Abinader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buchanan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buchanan tests Abinader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abinader closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buchanan slips under a jab from Abinader.
Buchanan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abinader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abinader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Abinader.
Abinader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buchanan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abinader connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buchanan's hands.
The fighters circling - Abinader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abinader.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Abinader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abinader defending well as Buchanan loads up on a big left hand.
Abinader only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abinader on the side of the head.
Abinader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abinader works the jab nicely.
Buchanan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abinader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Abinader avoids them all with ease.
Buchanan connects with a solid leg kick.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Buchanan walks into a stiff left hand from Abinader.
Buchanan misses the body punch
and Abinader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buchanan lands a jab to the head.
Abinader thuds his right hand into Buchanan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abinader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buchanan.
Abinader was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abinader.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abinader scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Buchanan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abinader! But no joy.
Abinader throws a sloppy head kick and Buchanan moves out of range easily.
Buchanan throws a low kick but Abinader avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Abinader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Abinader does it's job there.
A combination from Buchanan does no damage.
Abinader cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Buchanan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buchanan slips under a jab.
Abinader missing with a left hand there. Buchanan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abinader avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
The crowd cheers as Abinader lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buchanan doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Abinader.
Abinader feints and then cracks Buchanan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchanan down.
Buchanan stuns Abinader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buchanan looks to land a right hand but Abinader moved out of range.
A head kick by Buchanan misses
letting Abinader counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abinader ducks under a wild hook from Buchanan.
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abinader avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abinader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buchanan with a body shot.
Buchanan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Abinader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buchanan throws an off balance right hand
and Abinader counters with an inside leg kick.
Abinader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abinader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abinader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buchanan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abinader counters with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abinader goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abinader connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abinader.
Abinader scores with a nice strike.
Abinader lands a jab.
Buchanan throws a big shot that misses.
Buchanan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abinader.
A right-left combo lands from Abinader.
Buchanan is rocked!
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Buchanan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Abinader.
Buchanan seems to have got his legs back now.
Abinader fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Abinader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abinader throws out a counter right but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
Abinader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Abinader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luis Abinader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buchanan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abinader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abinader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Abinader throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Abinader lands with an uppercut that bounces Buchanan off the ropes and back into range.
Abinader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buchanan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abinader is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abinader lands a jab to the head.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Abinader avoids them all with ease.
Abinader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abinader scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Abinader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buchanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buchanan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abinader with a nice cross.
Abinader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buchanan misses with a head kick.
Abinader ducks under a wild hook from Buchanan.
Good exchange - Abinader coming out on top.
Buchanan misses with a combination
and Abinader counters with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abinader.
Abinader checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abinader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Abinader ducks down to avoid it.
Abinader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abinader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan misses with a body punch
letting Abinader counter with a right hand.
Buchanan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abinader lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buchanan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abinader scores with a spinning back kick!
Buchanan throws a hook to the side of Abinader's head but Abinader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abinader scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buchanan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abinader misses with a hook. Buchanan ducked under it nicely.
Buchanan throws a hook but Abinader avoids it easily.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Abinader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buchanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abinader connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buchanan. Buchanan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
Buchanan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Abinader does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abinader throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abinader stuns Buchanan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buchanan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buchanan moves forwards but Abinader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buchanan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abinader. That one must have hurt.
Buchanan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abinader with a nice calf kick.
Buchanan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Abinader tenderised Buchanan's leg. Buchanan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abinader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buchanan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Abinader finds it's way through Buchanan's defenses.
Abinader moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abinader lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buchanan takes a step back to recover.
Abinader lands a nice looking body shot.
Buchanan missing with a left hand there. Abinader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Abinader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abinader 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Abinader!
Our winner, Luis Abinader, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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