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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 4593 p4p, 22472 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 525 p4p, 654 weight class). Taurus comes to the ring accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Tom Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class 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 25 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taurus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louis.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Taurus moved out of range.
Louis tries to land a body kick
and Taurus counters with a low kick, right behind Louis 's knee.
Louis cracks Taurus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis misses with a hook.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taurus slips a jab from Louis.
Taurus throws a hook but Louis avoids it easily.
Louis connects with a right hand. Taurus shakes it off.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis misses with a hook
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Louis slips under a jab from Taurus.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus lands a jab.
Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taurus tries a low kick but Louis avoids it.
It seemed like Louis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Louis lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Louis misses.
Louis thumps Taurus with a low kick.
Taurus moves away from the strike by Louis.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Louis.
We've been informed that Louis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice jab there from Louis.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Louis throws a jab when Taurus was well out of range.
Louis connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis misses with a hook. Taurus ducked under it nicely.
Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louis thuds a left hand into Taurus's body.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Taurus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Tom Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Louis is predictable there
and Taurus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Louis cracks a nice hook into Taurus's ribs.
Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taurus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Louis if he has to take too many more of those.
Taurus avoids the head kick by Louis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taurus tried to counter with a leg kick but Louis avoided it.
Taurus tried to score with a low kick but Louis checks it.
Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Louis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Louis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Taurus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louis at a distance.
Taurus throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Louis tries to score with a low kick but Taurus moves his leg out of the way.
Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Taurus counters with a right hand to the body.
Taurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taurus looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Louis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Louis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Taurus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taurus misses with a kick to the body.
Louis misses with a hook
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus wants to slow Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Taurus sets himself, and Louis steps forward looking for the clinch! Taurus avoids it this time.
Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Louis! But no joy.
Taurus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taurus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Louis throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Louis on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a jab.
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Louis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taurus with a body shot.
Louis slips a straight right by Taurus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis cracks Taurus with an open hand slap.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taurus.
Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Taurus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Louis misses with a looping right.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Taurus there.
Taurus slips under a jab from Louis.
Taurus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Louis misses
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taurus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Louis has Taurus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taurus is trying to maintain a safe position but Louis gets an underhook and turns Taurus into the ropes.
Taurus blocks an uppercut.
Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taurus is trying to push Louis away but Louis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Taurus tries to circle away but Louis has him pinned against the ropes.
Taurus works on Louis's body with a couple of short punches.
Louis prevents a body shot from Taurus.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Taurus wants to stall.
Louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taurus's efforts to push away.
Taurus dodges an elbow strike from Louis.
Taurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Taurus tries to keep at a distance but Louis has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus has had enough of the clinch but Louis keeps him there for the moment.
Louis keeps control of Taurus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Louis keeps control of Taurus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Louis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taurus misses with a wild combination.
Taurus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taurus on the side of the head.
Louis misses with a hook.
A big left from Louis misses.
Taurus looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Louis misses with an uppercut
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Louis.
Taurus tries to move into range but Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taurus takes a swing at Louis's ribcage but misses.
Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Taurus steps away.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
Taurus throws a lazy right hand but Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Louis wants to counter the offense by Taurus and move into the clinch position.
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!
Louis scores with a nice strike.
Louis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taurus circles away quickly and effectively.
Taurus thumps Louis with a low kick.
Taurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with an inside leg kick.
Louis moves out of range as Taurus strikes.
A lazy body kick from Louis
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Louis.
I think Louis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Louis!
A victorious Tom Louis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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