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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ching Chang (ranked 2499 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Scottie Lowry (ranked 246 p4p, 200 weight class). Chang comes to the ring accompanied by Hells Bells. Ching Chang is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Powerful
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Lowry!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowry scores with a one two! Chang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lowry throws a push kick but Chang slaps the foot to one side.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lowry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lowry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lowry instigates a clinch.
Lowry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chang.
Lowry lands a nice elbow.
Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chang is defending well for now.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowry lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lowry.
Lowry cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lowry.
Lowry looking to throw knees to the head but Chang is blocking nicely.
A short left from Chang.
Lowry lands an elbow just above Chang 's eye.
I was talking to Chang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
Lowry lands with a light punch inside.
Lowry lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowry.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Nice elbow from Lowry.
Lowry lands a nice elbow.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lowry.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chang's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chang.
Lowry working Chang over with knees to the body.
Lowry missing with knees to the body.
Lowry lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lowry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chang's brow.
Lowry tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Lowry back against the ropes.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges.
Chang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lowry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lowry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Lowry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowry.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowry scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
Lowry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lowry.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chang wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowry won't allow it.
Lowry looking to slow down the pace here.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Lowry.
Lowry misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Lowry scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lowry connects with an inside leg kick.
Lowry misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chang swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lowry missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lowry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowry throws a sloppy head kick
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Lowry catches Chang right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lowry lunges at Chang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chang's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chang at a distance.
Chang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowry throws out a counter right but Chang avoids it with no problem.
Lowry throws a right and a left that Chang avoids nicely.
It looked like Chang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowry thuds his shin into the meat of Chang's side.
Lowry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from Lowry, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang slips a jab from Lowry.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lowry.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowry misses the target.
Chang throwing a counter right hand but Lowry manages to avoid it.
Lowry throws a poor cross that misses
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chang avoids a kick to the body.
Lowry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chang slips under a jab.
Chang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowry misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang looks to land a right hand but Lowry moved out of range.
Lowry moves into the clinch.
Lowry misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowry.
Lowry keeps control of Chang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowry presses Chang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowry lands a nice knee to the body.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Chang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A knee to the head by Lowry.
Lowry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry lands a nice shot to the body.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowry lands an elbow inside that Chang shrugs off.
Lowry lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scottie Lowry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lowry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chang's head.
Lowry slips a jab from Chang.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Lowry.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ching Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Lowry there.
Lowry misses the jab.
Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowry connects with a body shot that sends Chang's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry throws out a powerful jab.
Lowry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chang's head backwards.
Lowry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chang's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry feints and then cracks Chang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chang down.
Lowry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Lowry keeps control of Chang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowry lands an elbow just above Chang 's eye.
Lowry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chang is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowry.
Lowry lands a left hand.
Lowry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Chang lands with a left to the head.
Lowry pushes Chang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chang is trying to break the clinch but Lowry is controlling him.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Lowry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowry.
Lowry lands a nice knee to the body.
Lowry lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowry lands with a left to the head.
Lowry scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry lands a shot to the body.
Lowry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowry with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lowry.
A short body shot lands from Lowry as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lowry.
Lowry lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowry.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowry obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Still in the clinch, Lowry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Chang fails to land.
Lowry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Lowry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowry 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Lowry!
Scottie Lowry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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