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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Petrescu (ranked 5665 p4p, 24884 weight class) and Hector Berlioz (ranked 525 p4p, 561 weight class). Berlioz has chosen March to the Scaffold as his entrance music. Hector Berlioz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berlioz manages to avoid it.
Berlioz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrescu misses with a head kick.
Berlioz drives through and clinches with Petrescu against the ropes.
Berlioz lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Berlioz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berlioz tries to work over Petrescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Petrescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berlioz lands a shot to the body.
Berlioz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berlioz lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu blocking some punches.
Petrescu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrescu lands a right hand.
Petrescu blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz gets through Petrescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu lands a nice shot to the body.
Berlioz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berlioz.
Berlioz working aggressively here.
Berlioz blocks a body shot from Petrescu.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrescu throws a low kick, looking for Berlioz's leg but Berlioz calmly moves out of range.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Berlioz misses with an uppercut
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berlioz takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrescu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berlioz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Berlioz misses with a combination
and Petrescu counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrescu throws a hook to the side of Berlioz's head but Berlioz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrescu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berlioz is out of range and Petrescu settles back down.
Petrescu blocks a head kick by Berlioz.
A little feinted left hand from Petrescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrescu throws a shot from downtown. Berlioz moves away and avoids it.
Berlioz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Petrescu.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Berlioz wants to clinch up but Petrescu keeps it at a distance.
Petrescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berlioz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berlioz cracks Petrescu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Berlioz misses.
Berlioz just misses with a punch to the body.
Berlioz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrescu throws a hook but Berlioz avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Petrescu misses.
Berlioz lands an overhand right.
Berlioz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrescu.
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 Andrei Petrescu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petrescu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Berlioz misses with a straight left.
Petrescu scores with a jab to the head.
Petrescu is looking to slow Berlioz down with leg kicks.
Berlioz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berlioz misses with an uppercut.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Berlioz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheers as Petrescu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berlioz doesn't seem phased though.
Petrescu misses with a hook. Berlioz ducked under it nicely.
Berlioz lands a jab to the nose.
Petrescu throws a hook but Berlioz avoids it easily.
Petrescu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Berlioz closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
Hector Berlioz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berlioz lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berlioz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Andrei Petrescu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu blocking some punches.
Berlioz lands with a light punch inside.
Petrescu working aggressively here.
Petrescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrescu wants to get back to striking at distance but Berlioz won't allow it.
Petrescu misses with a body punch.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berlioz.
Petrescu lands an uppercut.
Berlioz prevents a body shot from Petrescu.
Petrescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berlioz has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrescu blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Petrescu trying to control the position but instead, Berlioz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrescu into the ropes.
Berlioz lands with a short shot to the head.
Berlioz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
Petrescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz is working Petrescu over against the ropes.
A short left from Petrescu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrescu is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Berlioz can't find room to land a body shot as Petrescu controls the action.
Petrescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berlioz struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrescu controls his hands.
Petrescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berlioz's elbow.
Petrescu is trying to push Berlioz away but Berlioz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrescu prevents a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Berlioz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berlioz misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hector Berlioz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrei Petrescu's cut.
That's time! Petrescu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berlioz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrescu.
Berlioz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrescu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Berlioz.
Berlioz takes the fight into the clinch.
Berlioz gets through Petrescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrescu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berlioz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
A short right from Petrescu on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrescu breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrescu.
Petrescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berlioz slips under a jab.
Berlioz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berlioz forces Petrescu back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz lands a hook that snaps the head of Petrescu backwards.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berlioz scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berlioz at a distance.
Petrescu misses with a hook.
Berlioz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrescu missing with a left hand there. Berlioz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berlioz slips a jab from Petrescu.
Berlioz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrescu.
Petrescu lands with a nice body punch.
Berlioz scores with a jab.
Berlioz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrescu.
Berlioz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berlioz just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berlioz.
Berlioz feints and then cracks Petrescu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrescu down.
Berlioz misses the shot to the body.
Petrescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrescu slips a jab from Berlioz.
Berlioz misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berlioz.
Petrescu slips a jab from Berlioz.
Petrescu lands a nice shot that snaps Berlioz's head back.
Petrescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrescu misses with a double jab.
Berlioz looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrescu is just out of range.
Berlioz ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Berlioz.
I think Berlioz 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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