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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23764 p4p, 23533 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 648 p4p, 669 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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 12 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader misses with the combination.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Pain.
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain has Crusader pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pain scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain lands a right hand.
Pain stalling.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling him.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crusader .
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusader tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Crusader back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crusader prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Pain just leaning against Crusader , taking a breather.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader misses with the combination.
Pain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crusader swings widly with a right hand
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Crusader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.
Pain is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader wants to break free but Pain has control.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crusader 's efforts to push away.
Crusader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crusader letting Pain take a breather here.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain 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.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Pain avoiding damage.
Crusader looking to stall.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Crusader has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Crusader is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crusader trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Crusader tries to tie him up.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Crusader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crusader tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Crusader wants to break free but Pain has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader misses with the head strike.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Crusader tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader misses with a knee strike.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crusader can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain prevents a body shot from Crusader .
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crusader gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Crusader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain has Crusader up against the ropes in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is trying to break free.
Crusader working hard to break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader can't break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain stalling against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Pain tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
Crusader tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Crusader 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crusader tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crusader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain blocking some punches.
Pain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
Pain lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
Crusader tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling the position.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader looking to stall.
Crusader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Crusader is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Crusader .
Crusader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!
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