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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Drew (ranked 24440 p4p, 24373 weight class) and Vilmer Stridh (ranked 508 p4p, 533 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilmer Stridh!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnem�ki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
Drew misses with a two punch combination.
Stridh feints and then cracks Drew's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drew down.
Stridh looks to throw the jab but Drew is out of range.
It looked like Drew was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drew keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stridh looks to land a combination but Drew avoids it well.
Stridh avoids the head kick by Drew.
Stridh looks to land a body kick but Drew moved away.
Drew closes the distance and pushes Stridh back into the ropes.
Drew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Drew scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drew.
Stridh misses with a punch to the body.
Stridh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drew or not.
Stridh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drew cracks Stridh with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drew lands a shot to the body.
Drew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stridh backwards.
Drew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stridh being controlled against the ropes.
I was talking to Drew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stridh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stridh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stridh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drew's elbow.
Stridh tries a body shot but Drew blocks it.
A short uppercut from Drew.
Stridh wants to get back to striking at distance but Drew won't allow it.
Drew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drew.
Drew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stridh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stridh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drew. Drew obviously looking to wear him down.
Stridh throws the left hand but Drew avoids the punch easily.
Drew throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stridh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stridh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Stridh looks to move away, Drew throws a big counter combo but Stridh just gets out of the way.
Drew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stridh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stridh gets tackled into the ropes by Drew. Drew maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drew is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Drew misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Stridh on the inside.
Stridh misses with a punch on the inside.
Stridh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stridh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stridh swings wildly with an uppercut but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Drew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stridh is looking to break free of the clinch but Drew has double underhooks.
Stridh scores with a shoulder strike.
Stridh misses with a punch to the body.
Drew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drew pushes Stridh back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stridh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drew backwards.
Stridh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stridh misses with the head strike.
Drew tries to throw a body punch but Stridh avoids it by throwing Drew back against the ropes.
Drew is trying to stall.
Stridh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stridh lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vilmer Stridh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drew misses with a body kick.
Drew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drew throws a front kick that sends Stridh stumbling back into the ropes.
Stridh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
Drew misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Stridh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stridh throws out a loose jab but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stridh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drew.
Drew throws a leg kick but Stridh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stridh throws a hook but Drew blocks it.
Drew tries to land a leg kick but Stridh saw it coming and moves away.
Drew rushes Stridh and presses him up against the ropes.
Drew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stridh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stridh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stridh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drews head.
Stridh lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stridh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drew misses with a low kick as Stridh jumps back.
Stridh misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stridh misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Stridh.
Drew with a hook.
Drew scores with a punch to the head.
Drew throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stridh.
Stridh tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Stridh.
Stridh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drew defending well as Stridh loads up on a big left hand.
Drew tried to counter with a leg kick but Stridh avoided it.
Drew tries to score with a low kick but Stridh moves his leg out of the way.
Stridh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stridh.
Drew looks to land a body kick but Stridh moved away.
Stridh scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drew tries to land a leg kick but Stridh saw it coming and moves away.
Stridh throws a sloppy head kick and Drew moves out of range easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stridh throws a series of strikes that have Drew backpedaling.
Drew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Come on Drew - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stridh can't find room to land a body shot as Drew controls the action.
Drew wants to stall.
Stridh blocks an uppercut.
Stridh lands with a right to the head.
Drew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stridh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stridh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stridh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stridh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rick Drew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Drew's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drew tries a low kick but Stridh avoids it.
Stridh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stridh is looking to score with low kicks.
Stridh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drew attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stridh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drew takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stridh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stridh blocks a low kick nicely.
Stridh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drew moves away.
An inside leg kick from Stridh misses.
Drew scores with a kick to the body.
Stridh throws a hook to the side of Drew's head but Drew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a jab when Stridh was well out of range.
Drew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drew there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stridh lands the left hand.
Drew throws a body punch but Stridh moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drew fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stridh, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drew.
Drew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stridh lands a right hand.
Drew is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stridh is keeping busy.
Stridh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drew looking to slow down the pace here.
Stridh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drew.
Drew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drew walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stridh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stridh blocks a leg kick.
Stridh cracks Drew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stridh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drew clinches.
Drew struggles to land a body shot inside as Stridh controls his hands.
Stridh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stridh misses with some punches.
Stridh prevents a body shot from Drew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stridh fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Drew.
Drew misses with a punch to the body.
Drew lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stridh tries a body shot but Drew blocks it.
Drew lands a body punch.
Stridh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drew throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stridh throws a leg kick but Drew moved away.
Stridh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drew counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stridh is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stridh misses with an uppercut.
Stridh throws a series of punches but Drew moves out of range.
Drew connects with an inside leg kick.
Drew scores with a jab. Stridh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stridh throws a hook to the side of Drew's head but Drew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drew takes a swing at Stridh's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Drew.
I think Drew has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rick Drew!
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