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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rolly Blanco (ranked 25123 p4p, 21752 weight class) and Andrew Watts (ranked 591 p4p, 589 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolly Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Watts!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Watts walks into a stiff left hand from Blanco.
Blanco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanco moves into range and clinches up with Watts.
Blanco manages to break the clinch.
Blanco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Blanco jabs at Watts's body.
Blanco scores with a nice right hand.
Blanco throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco misses with a body shot.
Blanco lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanco lands a nice hook to Watts's body. Watts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanco.
Blanco lands a jab to the nose.
Blanco punishes Watts's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a straight right.
Watts walks into a left hand.
Blanco just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watts throws a solid leg kick but Blanco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watts.
Blanco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Watts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watts walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Watts.
Blanco has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Watts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watts breaks the clinch.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blanco. That did some damage!
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco misses with a leg kick.
Rolly Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Watts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blanco.
Nice shot lands for Blanco.
Watts throws a body punch but Blanco moves out of range.
Blanco throws a jab when Watts was well out of range.
Blanco backing away here, and Watts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Watts throws a wild body kick that Blanco sees coming a mile off.
Blanco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Blanco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rolly Blanco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blanco lands with a cross.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Blanco throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
As Blanco backs off Watts throws a huge counter combo but Blanco manages to avoid it all.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blanco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Watts lands a body shot.
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Blanco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Blanco misses.
Watts takes a swing at Blanco's ribcage but misses.
Blanco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blanco - that landed with a thud.
Blanco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Watts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blanco breaks the clinch.
Blanco looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
Watts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Blanco. That snapped Watts's head back.
Blanco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watts.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanco.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanco.
Blanco connects with the punch.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
Blanco tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blanco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blanco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanco.
Watts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blanco throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blanco rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Blanco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Blanco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blanco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Watts avoids the body shot from Blanco.
Blanco swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts unleashes a big counter combination but Blanco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts throws a head kick but Blanco moves out of range.
Watts avoids the body shot from Blanco.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Watts blocks a jab.
Blanco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blanco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blanco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Blanco.
Blanco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanco blocks a leg kick.
Blanco misses with a straight left.
Blanco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andrew Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blanco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Blanco misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rolly Blanco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blanco misses with a wild body shot.
Blanco misses with the body kick
and Watts counters with a thumping low kick.
Blanco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Watts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Rolly Blanco has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Blanco.
Watts tries a low kick but Blanco avoids it.
Rolly Blanco is winning the standup battle so far.
Blanco scores with a jab to the body.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanco.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Watts throws a one two combo.
Blanco is rocked!
Blanco moves to clinch but Watts breaks away
and Watts counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Blanco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watts slips a jab from Blanco.
Blanco seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blanco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Watts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blanco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Blanco was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Blanco moved out of range nicely.
Blanco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts throws a low kick but Blanco avoids it.
Blanco avoids a kick to the body.
Watts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Blanco misses.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts avoids the body shot from Blanco.
Blanco moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Watts is looking to land body kicks.
Watts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blanco jabs Watts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blanco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Blanco looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blanco just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts tries to score with a low kick but Blanco moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Blanco misses.
Watts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Blanco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Watts thumps Blanco with a low kick.
Blanco misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Watts misses.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Blanco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rolly Blanco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts wants to land a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanco lands a nice looking body shot.
Blanco just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrew Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blanco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watts.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rolly Blanco.
Well Blanco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolly Blanco!
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