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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Cantwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantwin comes into the arena with Whispers In The Dark blaring out of the sound system. Troy Cantwin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alpha Male's chin.
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192 lbs
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290 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Counter striker
Very quick
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Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Troy Cantwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alpha Male!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Male does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cantwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cantwin throws a solid leg kick but Male takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cantwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Male throws a leg kick but Cantwin checks it.
Male takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwin drives through and clinches with Male against the ropes.
Male is looking to control Cantwin's arms but Cantwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Male has his back to the ropes.
Male is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwin taking a breather.
Male trying to control the position but instead, Cantwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Male into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alpha Male.
Male throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cantwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Male motions for Cantwin to come forward. Male throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Male moves out of range of the leg kick from Cantwin.
Cantwin blocks a leg kick.
Male misses with a low kick as Cantwin jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwin takes a swing at Male's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Male throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cantwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cantwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Male.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Cantwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cantwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Male manages to avoid it.
Male should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Good work by Cantwin as he checks the leg kick.
Cantwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Male throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cantwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cantwin misses with a low kick as Male jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwin takes a swing at Male's ribcage but misses.
Male misses with a low kick.
Cantwin swings for the body but Male moves out of range.
A low kick from Male is predictable there
and Cantwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cantwin.
Male throws a leg kick but Cantwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cantwin checks a leg kick.
Male misses with a leg kick
and Cantwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Male throws a low kick but Cantwin avoids it.
Male tries to work over Cantwin's front leg with a kick but Cantwin checks it.
Male blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cantwin misses the shot to the body.
Cantwin swings for the body but Male moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Cantwin blocks the leg kick.
Cantwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Male moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Cantwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Male throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cantwin.
Male attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Troy Cantwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Male thows a leg kick but Cantwin checks it
and Cantwin counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Male.
Male checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cantwin.
Male misses with a low kick.
Cantwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cantwin trying to control the position but instead, Male has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cantwin into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male is trying to stall.
Male 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 Cantwin has denied him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Male is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Male as Cantwin tries to tie him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Cantwin.
Alpha Male has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cantwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Cantwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cantwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Cantwin!
Troy Cantwin very nearly forgot to thank hello amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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
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