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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between The God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Guard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Guard Dog told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart
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Brawler
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The God! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Guard Dog! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! God avoids the body shot from Guard Dog.
God misses with a leg kick. Guard Dog moves into the clinch. God stalling against the cage.
God keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guard Dog's efforts to push away. Guard Dog is trying to break the clinch but God has him pressed against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Guard Dog.
Guard Dog wants to stall.
God holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with God for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Guard Dog is trying to push God away but God has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. God is struggling to control the position. Guard Dog is trying to break free. Guard Dog leaning his opponent against the cage. God has Guard Dog pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guard Dog is trying to push God away but God has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. God leaning against his opponent.
Guard Dog looking to throw knees to the head but God is blocking nicely.
Guard Dog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. God blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guard Dog. A bit of stalling here from God.
Guard Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
God is struggling to control the position. Guard Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with God's elbow. The referee calls for God to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The God. Sloppy strikes from Guard Dog. Those never looked like landing. Guard Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. God stalling the fight.
Guard Dog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. God is defending well for now. God displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guard Dog up against the cage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. God keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guard Dog's efforts to push away. Guard Dog trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guard Dog dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guard Dog has closed the distance and engaged God in a clinch.
Guard Dog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but God blocks it with crossed arms. Guard Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but God won't allow it.
Guard Dog is trying to break the clinch but God is controlling him. God stalls. Guard Dog is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The referee calls for Guard Dog to work.
Guard Dog tries to work over God's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guard Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Guard Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Guard Dog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Guard Dog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Guard Dog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guard Dog trying to control the position but instead, God has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guard Dog into the cage. Guard Dog is trying to force a seperation but God has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. God stalling against the cage.
Guard Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Guard Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guard Dog wants to break free but God has control.
Guard Dog is trying to break the clinch but God is controlling him. Guard Dog tries to break free but God pushes him back against the cage. God stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Guard Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The God. Guard Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guard Dog throws a head punch that misses. God prevents Guard Dog from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. God is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guard Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
God blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. God has Guard Dog pushed against the cage. God gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Guard Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guard Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Guard Dog moves out of range of the leg kick from God. Guard Dog pushes God up against the cage in a clinch. Guard Dog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Guard Dog can't break the clinch.
Guard Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A frustrated look appears on Guard Dog's face as he tries to break the clinch. God has Guard Dog pressed against the cage, preventing Guard Dog from circling away and getting back to striking at range. The referee is keeping an eye on God - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guard Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. God stalling the fight.
Guard Dog has had enough of the clinch but God keeps him there for the moment. God is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. God avoiding damage as Guard Dog throws knees to the body.
God displaying some good clinch control by pressing Guard Dog up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The God. Guard Dog instigates a clinch. Guard Dog working hard to break the clinch. Guard Dog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but God is keeping busy. God is pushing Guard Dog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Guard Dog wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guard Dog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. God is pushing Guard Dog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Guard Dog can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Guard Dog slows down the pace here.
God trying to stall but Guard Dog improves his position.
God will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Guard Dog up against the cage. Guard Dog is looking to break free of the clinch but God has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to The Guard Dog. Well Guard Dog 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Guard Dog!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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