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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yvgeny Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance De Ropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov comes into the arena with Troika blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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172 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Solid chin
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yvgeny Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance De Ropp!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ropp tries to clinch
and Molotov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lance De Ropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Ropp darts in trying to clinch
and Molotov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Ropp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Lance De Ropp has been cut.
Molotov connects with a crisp jab.
Molotov moves into the clinch.
Molotov lands a shot to the body.
De Ropp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Molotov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Molotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Ropp blocks an elbow strike from Molotov.
De Ropp tries to circle away but Molotov has him pinned against the ropes.
Molotov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Ropp's defenses.
De Ropp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Ropp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Molotov on the inside.
De Ropp is rocked!
That has opened up Lance De Ropp's cut even more.
Molotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Ropp is still on wobbly legs! Can Molotov finish him?
De Ropp looks winded!
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
Molotov creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting De Ropp off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! De Ropp is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Molotov is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Yvgeny Molotov!
During a confident post fight interview, Yvgeny Molotov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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