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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Blubber Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball's entrance music is Murder was the case. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blubber Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Lewis. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis tries to score with a low kick but Ball moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis cracks the inside of Ball's front leg.
Ball will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Ball is out of range.
Lewis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ball fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Ball's head.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Lewis throws a low kick but Ball moves out of range easily.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ball.
Ball fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis cracks Ball with an open hand slap.
Ball thows a body kick. Lewis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Ball moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Ball checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ball throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Nick Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Ball throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Ball throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis darts in and clinches Ball up against the ropes.
Ball lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lewis landing knees to the head.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ball, right into the meat.
Ball checks a leg kick.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ball.
Ball chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Ball buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ball blocks the low kick.
Nick Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ball has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball working aggressively here.
Nick Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Ball scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ball avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the ropes.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis has Ball pressed against the ropes.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Ball takes a shot to the head.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Ball shrugs off.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Ball misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ball blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ball. Lewis shrugs it off though.
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Ball's front leg but catches the back leg as Ball tries to avoid it.
Ball checks a low kick from Lewis.
Ball clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis defending well as Ball loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
Ball has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Ball. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ball.
Blubber Ball has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ball fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
Ball moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lewis tests Ball's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis forces Ball back against the ropes and clinches.
Ball working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ball misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.
Ball managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
A shot in the inside from Ball.
Lewis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Ball working aggressively here.
Lewis slows down the pace here.
Nick Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ball tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Ball back against the ropes.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis gets through Ball's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Ball shrugs off.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Ball misses with a low kick.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Ball's leg but Ball calmly moves out of range.
Lewis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is stalling here.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball misses with a body punch.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Ball.
Ball working aggressively here.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ball backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ball's brow.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ball missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Lewis.
Well Lewis 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lewis!
A victorious Nick Lewis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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