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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Scottie Lowry (ranked 1810 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Adim Bulb (ranked 179 p4p, 287 weight class). Bulb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm 27 160 4 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm 41 157 22 - 16 - 0 |
World class boxer Very quick
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World class boxer Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Lowry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adim Bulb! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowry instigates a clinch. Lowry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lowry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulb throws a head punch that misses. Bulb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowry instigates a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Bulb's face as he tries to break the clinch. We've been hearing reports that Lowry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Lowry lands a shoulder strike. Bulb misses with some punches.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb wants to break free but Lowry has control.
Bulb misses with a hook from the clinch. Lowry scores a nice knee to the body.
Bulb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Bulb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowry scores a nice knee to the body.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulbs head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from Bulb. Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside. Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowry lands a nice knee to the body. Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Lowry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bulb looks winded! Lowry with a knee to the head.
Bulb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Knees to the body from Lowry.
Lowry with a knee to the head.
Lowry lands a good knee to the midsection. Bulb won't want to take too many of those. Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but Bulb blocks it.
Lowry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bulb avoiding damage as Lowry throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry. A knee to the head by Lowry.
Bulb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bulb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lowry is stalling here.
Lowry tries to land knees in the clinch but Bulb avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lowry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulb avoids it. Lowry blocks a body shot from Bulb. Lowry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lowry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Lowry landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lowry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bulb is trying to break free. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bulb tries to keep at a distance but Lowry has taken the fight into the clinch. Bulb struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Bulb has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges. Bulb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowry backwards. Lowry trying to stall but Bulb improves his position.
Lowry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bulb backwards. Lowry lands a right hand. Lowry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulbs head. Bulb struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowry controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bulb working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulbs head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bulb wants to break free but Lowry has control.
Lowry effectively controlling the action here. A short right from Bulb.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowry takes a shot to the head. Bulb misses with a short punch on the inside. A knee to the head by Lowry.
Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the ropes. Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Bulb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lowry misses with a knee to the head. Bulb misses with some punches.
Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bulb working hard to break the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bulb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lowry lands a knee to the head.
Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the ropes. Lowry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bulb's face.
Bulb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bulb breaks from the clinch.
Lowry tries to clinch there but Bulb circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bulb lands with a right hand. The fight moves into the clinch position. Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Scottie Lowry has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lowry trying to land knees to the body.
Lowry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Bulb is breathing heavily. Lowry keeps control of Bulb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bulb takes a knee to the side of the body. A short body shot lands from Bulb as the two fighters clinch.
Lowry lands a left hand.
Bulb misses with some punches.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bulb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lowry tries a knee to the head but Bulb blocks it.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulb avoids it. A knee to the head by Lowry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that second round. 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. This is the final round! Lowry takes a body punch but keeps moving. Lowry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowry is looking to clinch. Bulb loads up on a big right hand but Lowry slips the punch. Lowry pushes Bulb up against the ropes in a clinch. Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowry lands a knee to the body.
Lowry crunches a lovely knee into Bulb's ribcage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulb. Lowry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bulb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowry lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bulb misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bulb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Lowry misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bulb is trying to break free. Bulb is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lowry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulb.
Bulb tries to work over Lowry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulb is defending well for now. Bulb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lowry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulb can do to turn this around? Lowry doesn't manage to clinch there - Bulb circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb. Lowry takes the fight into the clinch. Bulb tries to throw a body punch but Lowry avoids it by throwing Bulb back against the ropes. Bulb misses with a punch to the body.
Bulb lands a shot to the body. Lowry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bulb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lowry drives through and clinches with Bulb against the ropes.
Lowry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulb avoids it. Lowry scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lowry misses with a knee to the head. Bulb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowry's elbow. Bulb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bulb throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowry. Lowry forces Bulb back against the ropes and clinches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A knee to the head by Lowry.
Bulb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Bulb managing to block the knees to the body from Lowry.
Lowry wants to stall.
Bulb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adim Bulb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lowry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Bulb - that landed with a thud.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Scottie Lowry showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lowry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Lowry! Scottie Lowry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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