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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xander Allen (ranked 3063 p4p, 24336 weight class) and Rick Drew (ranked 338 p4p, 487 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries to clinch there but Drew circles away.
Drew lands a nice shot to the body.
Drew moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drew jabs at Allen's body.
Allen misses the jab.
Drew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen throws a low kick, looking for Drew's leg but Drew calmly moves out of range.
Allen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drew counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Drew.
Drew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Drew slips the punch.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick from Allen lands but Drew takes it in his stride.
Drew throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Drew moved out of range.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drew tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drew staying out of range there.
Drew lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen with a nice cross.
Drew swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Drew moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Drew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Drew.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drew looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Drew takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Drew counter with a right hand.
Drew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Drew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drew lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Drew moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen misses with a hook. Drew ducked under it nicely.
Drew misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Drew staying out of range there.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drew.
Drew throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Drew misses with a straight right.
Allen with a jab.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drew was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Drew throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Allen tenderised Drew's leg. Drew is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drew digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Drew.
Drew is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen scores with a three punch combo!
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drew.
Drew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drew lands with a cross.
Xander Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Drew catches Allen right on the button with a cross.
Drew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Drew ducks down to avoid it.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Drew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew scores with a nice strike.
Allen lands a body shot.
Drew moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Drew down.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drew counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew blocks a jab.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Drew.
Drew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drew throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drew. Drew obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen lands with a hook. Drew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Drew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Drew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen misses with a low kick as Drew jumps back.
Drew misses with a body shot.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Drew.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Drew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drew is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drew slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Drew moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
Drew goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drew throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Drew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Allen.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Drew is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Drew misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Drew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
A nice side step and Drew releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drew scores with a body shot.
Drew moves out of range of the strikes.
Drew jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drew throws out the jab.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen throws a right hand that Drew ducks under and follows up with a left that Drew also avoids with ease.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Drew defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Drew releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Allen slips under a jab.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drew throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drew scoring well with a low kick there.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Drew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Allen misses with a hook. Drew ducked under it nicely.
Drew is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Drew.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen avoids the body shot from Drew.
Drew takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen lunges at Drew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drew's hand.
Drew's corner calls for a 1-2. Drew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drew moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Drew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drew takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drew checks the leg kick.
Drew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Drew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drew takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drew scores with a nice body kick.
Drew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Drew with an uppercut!
Allen scores with the left hand. Drew knows he should have avoided that one.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drew moves away.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Drew moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
An inside leg kick lands from Drew.
Drew throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Drew moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen avoids the body shot from Drew.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drew doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drew lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Drew slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Drew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Drew.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
Allen slips a straight right by Drew.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Drew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drew lands with a nice body punch.
Drew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Drew lands a right hook to the body.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Drew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Drew throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Drew saw it coming and moves away.
Drew misses with a head kick.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drew.
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
Drew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drew wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drew misses the jab.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drew manages to avoid it.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Drew circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Drew misses the target.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drew slips a jab from Allen.
Drew cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Drew scores with a shot to the body.
Drew throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drew, as that shot connected.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Drew tries a head kick but it misses.
Drew connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drew throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Drew throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drew moves out of range as Allen strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Drew.
Well Drew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 9:10
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 10:9
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rick Drew!
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RATING
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