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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolas Artusii (ranked 5275 p4p, 25003 weight class) and Grayson Sideris (ranked 164 p4p, 183 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Brawler
Good chin
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Basic striking
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolas Artusii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grayson Sideris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artusii clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Artusii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sideris's brow.
Sideris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideris is trying to break the clinch but Artusii is controlling him.
Sideris wants to get back to striking at distance but Artusii won't allow it.
Artusii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Artusii is trying to stall.
Sideris tries to break the clinch but Artusii is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Artusii.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artusii tries to circle away but Sideris has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Sideris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sideris tries to break free but Artusii pushes him back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Artusii leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artusii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sideris is trying to break free.
Sideris dodges an elbow strike from Artusii.
Artusii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artusii pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sideris backwards.
Artusii looking to stall.
Sideris lands a nice uppercut.
Artusii is pushing Sideris up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideris avoiding damage as Artusii throws knees to the body.
Artusii leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Artusii can't break the clinch.
Sideris is looking to break free of the clinch but Artusii has double underhooks.
Sideris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sideris tries to circle away but Artusii has him pinned against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sideris breaks the clinch.
Artusii throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sideris to counter with a crisp jab.
Artusii tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Artusii circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolas Artusii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Artusii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideris manages to avoid it.
Sideris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sideris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Artusii closes the distance and clinches.
Sideris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Artusii forces Sideris back against the ropes and clinches.
Artusii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sideris avoids it.
Sideris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artusii instigates a clinch.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grayson Sideris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artusii pushes Sideris up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sideris wants to get back to striking at distance but Artusii won't allow it.
Sideris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideris cracks Artusii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artusii rushes Sideris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artusii has him pressed against the ropes.
Sideris wants to break free but Artusii has control.
Artusii tries to circle away but Sideris has him pinned against the ropes.
Sideris tries to circle away but Artusii has him pinned against the ropes.
Artusii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideris's elbow.
Artusii slows down the pace here.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Artusii breaks the clinch.
Sideris swings for the body but Artusii moves out of range.
Artusii is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sideris.
Artusii misses with a jab to the body
and Sideris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Artusii doesn't manage to clinch there - Sideris circles away.
A lazy left from Sideris finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artusii tries a head kick but it misses.
Artusii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Artusii swinging wildly here.
Sideris gets tackled into the ropes by Artusii. Artusii maintains the clinch.
Artusii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artusii keeps control of Sideris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sideris dodges an elbow strike from Artusii.
Artusii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Artusii prevents Sideris from breaking the clinch.
Artusii is looking to break free of the clinch but Sideris has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikolas Artusii will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Sideris tries to clinch up.
A jab from Sideris finds it's way through Artusii's defenses.
Artusii clinches.
Sideris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch but Artusii keeps him there for the moment.
Artusii trying to control the position but instead, Sideris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Artusii into the ropes.
Sideris wants to break free but Artusii has control.
Sideris is trying to force a seperation but Artusii has the dominant position.
Artusii is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artusii tries to land knees in the clinch but Sideris avoids the damage to the body.
Sideris can't break the clinch.
Artusii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideris working hard to break the clinch.
Artusii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sideris manages to break the clinch.
Artusii misses with a series of wild punches.
Sideris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sideris lands with a right hand.
Artusii keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sideris.
Artusii wants to clinch up but Sideris keeps it at a distance.
Sideris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Artusii at a distance.
Artusii motions for Sideris to come forward. Artusii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artusii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sideris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Artusii.
Artusii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artusii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sideris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Sideris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Artusii closes the distance and clinches.
Sideris can't break the clinch.
Sideris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sideris is trying to push Artusii away but Artusii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sideris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sideris avoiding damage as Artusii throws knees to the body.
Artusii manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sideris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Artusii stalling in the clinch but Sideris improves position.
Sideris tries to break free but Artusii pushes him back against the ropes.
Grayson Sideris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolas Artusii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sideris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grayson Sideris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Artusii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a 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
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