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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antoine Vargas (ranked 4206 p4p, 4382 weight class) and Cole Asher (ranked 169 p4p, 200 weight class). The key to victory for Antoine Vargas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoine Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Asher!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Vargas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asher on the side of the head.
Vargas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cole Asher has been cut.
Asher checks a leg kick nicely.
Vargas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Asher moves out of range easily.
Vargas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Asher avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.
Asher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vargas.
Vargas throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a two punch combination.
Vargas cracks a nice hook into Asher's ribs.
Asher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vargas. Vargas obviously looking to wear him down.
Vargas tries to bum rush Asher with a series of wild strikes but Asher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Asher moves out of range easily.
Vargas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vargas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vargas thumps Asher with a low kick.
Vargas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Asher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vargas misses the shot to the body.
Asher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vargas connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Vargas coming out on top.
Vargas fails to land with a series of punches.
Asher wants to counter with a clinch but Vargas pushes him away.
Vargas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vargas looks for the body kick but Asher saw that one coming.
Asher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vargas.
Vargas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vargas throws a body shot but no joy.
Vargas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks to land a combination. Asher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vargas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asher's head.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Antoine Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas lands a jab to the nose.
Vargas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vargas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Asher dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a low kick.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargas sets himself, and Asher steps forward looking for the clinch! Vargas avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks to score with a jab to the body but Asher is just out of range.
Asher wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.
Vargas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vargas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Asher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas looks to throw the jab but Asher is out of range.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asher.
Vargas throws a body punch but Asher moves out of range.
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Vargas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vargas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Vargas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Asher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Asher is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Asher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asher can do to turn this around?
Asher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Vargas looks to score with a jab to the body but Asher is just out of range.
Vargas sets himself, and Asher steps forward looking for the clinch! Vargas avoids it this time.
Vargas connects with a right hand. Asher shakes it off.
Vargas lands with a slapping head kick.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asher manages to avoid it.
Vargas throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asher blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Vargas misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vargas.
That has opened up Cole Asher's cut even more.
Vargas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asher under the eye.
Vargas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vargas lands a body shot.
Vargas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asher dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Asher wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asher blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Vargas feints and then cracks Asher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asher down.
Vargas with the inside leg kick.
Vargas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Asher tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas lands a head kick. Asher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
Asher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Asher's head.
Vargas lands with a straight right. Asher didn't see that one coming.
Vargas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vargas throws a head kick but Asher moves out of range.
Vargas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas sets himself, and Asher steps forward looking for the clinch! Vargas avoids it this time.
Asher dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Asher tries to counter by closing the distance.
Asher avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Asher ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Asher takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throws a jab when Asher was well out of range.
Vargas sets himself, and Asher steps forward looking for the clinch! Vargas avoids it this time.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Vargas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vargas is looking to slow Asher down with leg kicks.
Vargas misses with a two punch combination.
Asher wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asher walks into a jab.
A low kick lands for Vargas.
Vargas throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Cole Asher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
A countering left hand to the body from Asher misses.
Vargas dips to his left and cracks Asher with an uppercut!
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Vargas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Asher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Asher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vargas scores with a head kick. Asher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Asher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
Vargas takes a swing at Asher's ribcage but misses.
Vargas loads up on a big right hand but Asher slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas throws a head kick but Asher moves out of range.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Asher moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Antoine Vargas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asher avoids the head kick by Vargas.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Asher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas throws a hook but Asher blocks it.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Vargas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas feints a jab promting Asher to slip. Vargas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Asher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Asher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vargas.
Vargas connects with a nice looking jab.
Vargas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asher was well out of range. Poor timing from Vargas.
Asher wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Asher moved out of range nicely.
Asher tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Asher is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vargas thuds his right hand into Asher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Asher avoids the head kick by Vargas.
Asher wants to counter with a clinch but Vargas pushes him away.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vargas jabs Asher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vargas.
Asher wants to counter with a clinch but Vargas pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Vargas sets himself, and Asher steps forward looking for the clinch! Vargas avoids it this time.
Vargas throws a head kick but Asher moves out of range.
Antoine Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
Asher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vargas.
A clash of legs there as Asher blocks the low kick.
Asher wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
Asher wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a body shot.
Asher wants to counter with a clinch but Vargas pushes him away.
Vargas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargas. Asher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asher tries to counter with a clinch but Vargas shakes him off and moves away.
Vargas throws a jab when Asher was well out of range.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Asher moves out of range easily.
Asher slips a jab from Vargas.
Vargas misses with a two punch combination.
Vargas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Asher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cole Asher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vargas throws a head kick that misses.
Asher is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vargas 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Vargas!
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