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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xander Allen (ranked 3554 p4p, 24380 weight class) and Vilmer Stridh (ranked 410 p4p, 503 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 5 - 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilmer Stridh!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stridh misses with the combination.
Stridh misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Stridh. Those never looked like landing.
Stridh lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen tests Stridh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stridh ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Stridh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Vilmer Stridh has been cut.
Stridh sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Xander Allen has been cut.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Stridh's head but Stridh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen throws a hook but Stridh blocks it.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Stridh missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stridh throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Stridh's head.
Stridh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allen thuds his right hand into Stridh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stridh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stridh misses with a looping left.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Xander Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stridh digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Stridh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Stridh misses.
Allen throws a front kick that sends Stridh stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stridh misses.
Allen lands a head shot.
Allen sizes up Stridh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen tries to move into range but Stridh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Stridh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stridh.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stridh just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stridh misses with a straight right.
Stridh lands a nice shot to the body.
Stridh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Stridh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stridh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stridh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Stridh.
Stridh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stridh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stridh fails to land.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Stridh.
Stridh throws a head punch that misses.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Stridh breaks the clinch.
Allen cracks Stridh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stridh throws out the jab.
Allen throwing a counter right hand but Stridh manages to avoid it.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Stridh moves out of range of the strikes.
Stridh throws a body shot but no joy.
Stridh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stridh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Allen backs up against the cage.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Stridh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen connects with a jab.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stridh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Stridh misses with a few strikes there.
Allen connects with a crisp jab.
Stridh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stridh.
Stridh looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stridh unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Allen looks to land a combination. Stridh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen slips a straight right by Stridh.
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stridh tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stridh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stridh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Stridh misses.
Stridh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Allen takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Stridh.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Stridh.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Stridh ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stridh throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Stridh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Stridh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stridh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stridh scores with a nice right hand.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen takes one to the side of the head.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stridh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stridh looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Allen.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Allen tries to work over Stridh's front leg with a kick but Stridh checks it.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Stridh moves away and avoids it.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Allen slips a jab from Stridh.
Allen rushes Stridh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stridh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stridh manages to break the clinch.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Stridh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stridh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Stridh counters with a straight right hand.
Stridh misses with a looping right.
Stridh lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Stridh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stridh walks into a jab.
Stridh misses with a wild combination.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stridh.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stridh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stridh slips under a jab from Allen.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Allen lands with a straight right. Stridh didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stridh.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Stridh moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Stridh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stridh misses the target.
Allen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen misses with a straight right.
That kick from Allen tenderised Stridh's leg. Stridh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Stridh.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen slips under a jab from Stridh.
Stridh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stridh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stridh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Stridh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stridh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen slips a jab from Stridh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stridh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there
and Stridh counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stridh avoids the body shot from Allen.
Stridh throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Stridh.
Allen connects with a right hand. Stridh shakes it off.
Allen blocks a head kick by Stridh.
Stridh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Stridh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stridh is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Stridh saw that one coming.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stridh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stridh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stridh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stridh 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.
Stridh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stridh slips under a jab.
Stridh slips under a jab.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Stridh in the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen defending well as Stridh loads up on a big left hand.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stridh. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Allen.
Stridh misses with a looping right.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Stridh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stridh needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
Stridh catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xander Allen's cut is getting worse.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen clobbers Stridh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stridh. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen throws a leg kick but Stridh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stridh.
Stridh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stridh's head backwards.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stridh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Stridh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stridh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stridh throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looks to land a combination but Stridh avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen throws a jab when Stridh was well out of range.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stridh lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stridh throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stridh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stridh blocks a jab.
Stridh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Stridh.
Stridh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen takes a swing at Stridh's ribcage but misses.
Allen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stridh counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Allen is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vilmer Stridh.
I think Stridh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vilmer Stridh!
Vilmer Stridh took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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