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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemar Powell (ranked 1488 p4p, 1416 weight class) and Pablo Gaspar (ranked 192 p4p, 182 weight class). Powell comes into the arena with Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off blaring out of the sound system. Gaspar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Narco. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaspar.
Gaspar tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaspar was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Gaspar moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Gaspar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powell swinging wildly here.
Gaspar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gaspar misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar staying out of range there.
Gaspar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaspar lands a head kick. Powell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Powell walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Gaspar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar lands a jab-cross combination.
Gaspar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Powell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Gaspar.
Gaspar lands with a cross.
Kemar Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspar throws a combination that misses
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Pablo Gaspar has been cut.
A shot to the body from Powell misses
enabling Gaspar to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaspar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gaspar throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspar slips under a jab.
Kemar Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell throws a wild body kick that Gaspar sees coming a mile off.
Gaspar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gaspar throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaspar misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar misses the shot to the body.
Powell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaspar's sensitive parts.
Gaspar dives in and grabs Powell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powell pushes down on Gaspar's head and hops out.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Gaspar slips the punch.
Gaspar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gaspar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A leg kick checked by Gaspar.
Gaspar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gaspar looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaspar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Powell throws a body punch but Gaspar moves out of range.
Gaspar lands a nice hook to Powell's body. Powell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Gaspar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Gaspar is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Gaspar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaspar moves into range and clinches up with Powell.
Powell pushes Gaspar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaspar pushes Powell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gaspar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Powell scores with a shoulder strike.
Powell misses with some punches.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspar.
A left hand lands to the body for Powell.
Powell lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Gaspar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Powell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kemar Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Gaspar.
Gaspar lands with a nice combination. Powell backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Powell lands with a right hand.
Gaspar moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powell lands a big right hand that sends Gaspar crashing to the mat! Powell stays standing though and waves Gaspar back to his feet!
Gaspar defending well as Powell loads up on a big left hand.
Gaspar blocks a jab.
Powell lunges at Gaspar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaspar's hand.
That has opened up Pablo Gaspar's cut even more.
Gaspar slips a straight right by Powell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaspar tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Powell throws a front kick aimed at Gaspar's knee but Gaspar avoids it well.
Gaspar misses with a takedown
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Gaspar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Powell cracks Gaspar with a good jab.
Gaspar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
Gaspar tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaspar slips a jab from Powell.
Gaspar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Gaspar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaspar instigates a clinch.
Gaspar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Powell up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar avoiding damage as Powell throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Powell.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaspar can do to turn this around?
Gaspar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell blocks a body shot from Gaspar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaspar takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gaspar is trying to pull guard but Powell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaspar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaspar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaspar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaspar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaspar.
Powell misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Powell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Gaspar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaspar is working for takedown but Powell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kemar Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Gaspar.
A right hook to the body lands for Powell.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Powell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Gaspar is trying to maintain a safe position but Powell gets an underhook and turns Gaspar into the cage.
Powell pushes Gaspar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gaspar is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaspar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaspar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Powell scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaspar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Gaspar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Gaspar swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaspar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Powell up against the cage.
Gaspar blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaspar blocks an uppercut.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Gaspar misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaspar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powells head.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaspar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Powell walks away with a smile on his face. Gaspar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Powell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gaspar darts in trying to clinch
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaspar wants to clinch
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Powell swivels and escapes.
Gaspar moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspar slips a straight right by Powell.
A big right from Powell misses.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaspar slips a jab from Powell.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Gaspar moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gaspar.
Powell scores with a jab.
The cut above Pablo Gaspar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gaspar wants to clinch
and Gaspar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Gaspar's belly button to the back.
Powell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gaspar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Gaspar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaspar staying out of range there.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Gaspar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.
A jab from Powell misses.
Gaspar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Gaspar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gaspar tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Gaspar.
Powell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaspar back to the cage. Powell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gaspar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
Gaspar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaspar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaspar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaspar.
Gaspar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Powell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Powell can pounce on him.
Gaspar ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Powell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaspar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Powell misses with a low kick.
Gaspar staying out of range there.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Gaspar.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pablo Gaspar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gaspar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gaspar is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Gaspar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kemar Powell!
A victorious Kemar Powell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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