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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicious Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by AnSchanz. Leon Garcia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 cm
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195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
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Decent elbows
Experienced
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vicious Nixon! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick. Nixon misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a body kick that stops Nixon in his tracks momentarily. A swing and a miss from Nixon. Nixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia. Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab. Nixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia. Nixon blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia checks the leg kick. Vicious Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nixon throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nixon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia. Nixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nixon is lucky that one didn't land flush. Good shot there by Nixon. Garcia checks a leg kick. Nixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Good shot there by Nixon. Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab. Nixon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Garcia darts in and clinches Nixon up against the ropes. Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch. Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nixon blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice elbow. Nixon misses with the head strike.
Garcia has Nixon pushed against the ropes. Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it. Nixon working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nixon taking a breather. Nixon is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Garcia has denied him. Nixon tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Garcia tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
Nixon can't break the clinch.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the ropes. Garcia takes a shot to the head. Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Garcia looking to throw knees to the head but Nixon is blocking nicely.
Garcia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nixon wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Nixon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the ropes. Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicious Nixon dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nixon throws a shot to the body.
Nixon throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily. Nixon misses with a wild body shot. Garcia has managed to clinch.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nixon's efforts to push away. Nixon manages to break the clinch.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot. Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nixon misses the jab. Nixon lands a jab. Nixon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nixon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nixon throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Vicious Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nixon tries a low kick but Garcia avoids it. Nixon cracks Garcia with a good jab. A solid body kick from Garcia. Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nixon misses the shot to the body. A low kick from Nixon is predictable there and Garcia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Nixon misses with a hook. Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nixon's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nixon misses the shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet. Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Nixon pushes him off. Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nixon throws a combination that misses and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Nixon trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Nixon wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Nixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Nixon into the ropes. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon. Nixon misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body. Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head. Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside. Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside. Garcia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia lands an elbow inside. Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nixon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses. Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garcia slows down the pace here.
Nixon looking to slow down the pace here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicious Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Garcia is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks. Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nixon throws a hook but Garcia blocks it. Garcia tries to clinch up. Nixon throws a lazy head kick and Garcia counters with a nice kick to the body. Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Nixon. Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon. Nixon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garcia back to the ropes. Nixon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Garcia wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target. Nixon scores with a nice head shot. Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon. Nixon misses with a leg kick and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia. Nixon tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Leon Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far. Nixon trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nixon into the ropes. Nixon misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nixon up against the ropes. Nixon is trying to break free. Nixon wants to stall.
Nixon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The referee is keeping an eye on Garcia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nixon avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Nice elbow from Garcia. Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nixon up against the ropes. Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia. Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nixon's defenses. Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Nixon wants to stall.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Nixon lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Garcia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Garcia trying to stall but Nixon improves his position.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leon Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Garcia lands an elbow that stopped Nixon in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Vicious Nixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Nixon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicious Nixon! Vicious Nixon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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