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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam George (ranked 2405 p4p, 3782 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 325 p4p, 477 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Liam George has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a looping right.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
It looked like George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taurus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A clash of legs there as Taurus blocks the low kick.
Taurus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taurus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Taurus is predictable there
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
George ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
George 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wesley Taurus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taurus scores with a nice right hand.
Taurus scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
Taurus avoids the body shot from George.
Taurus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! George had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Taurus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from George.
Taurus throws a big counter head kick but George avoids it with no problem.
Taurus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Taurus avoids a kick to the body.
Taurus with a jab.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taurus connects with a right hand. George shakes it off.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow George down.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
Taurus flicks out a counter leg kick but George steps away.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George checks the leg kick.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
George lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taurus throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Taurus misses.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Taurus misses.
George misses with an uppercut.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Taurus lands but George takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Taurus does it's job there.
Taurus digs a good body shot into George's ribs.
Taurus staying out of range there.
George throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George takes one on the button.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Taurus misses with a straight left.
George misses with a straight left.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from George misses.
George throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taurus lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from George does no damage.
A nice side step and Taurus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taurus moves away from the strike by George.
Taurus throws a counter combo.
Liam George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus slips a jab from George.
Despite the aggression on Taurus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taurus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taurus takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Taurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
Taurus tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George lands a jab to the nose.
Taurus lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with a hook
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taurus throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from George misses.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by George.
Taurus slips under a jab from George.
Taurus scores with a hook.
Taurus scores with a kick to the midsection.
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taurus to score with a decent uppercut.
George looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George throws a push kick but Taurus slaps the foot to one side.
George is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Taurus.
George walks into a left hand.
George checks a leg kick nicely.
George is looking to counter punch.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Taurus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
George takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
George walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
George throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Taurus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George throwing a counter right hand but Taurus manages to avoid it.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taurus 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
After the fight, Wesley Taurus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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