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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Thicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincade comes into the arena with Good Rats blaring out of the sound system. Thicke has chosen David Guetta and Snoop Dogg - Sweat as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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144 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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145 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rory Kincade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Thicke!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thicke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincade.
Thicke misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Kincade. Those never looked like landing.
Kincade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kincade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thicke manages to circle out of the way.
Thicke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincade.
Kincade has closed the distance and engaged Thicke in a clinch.
Kincade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kincade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thicke slips under a jab.
Kincade throws a looping overhand right but Thicke ducks down to avoid it.
Kincade moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thicke trying to stall but Kincade improves his position.
A hook to the body from Kincade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thicke.
Kincade avoiding damage.
Thicke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade misses with a series of wild punches.
Thicke unleashes a big counter combination but Kincade bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kincade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kincade blocking some punches.
Kincade manages to break the clinch.
Thicke lands a lovely overhand right.
Thicke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thicke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kincade.
Thicke fails to land with a series of punches.
As Thicke tries to get set, Kincade tries to push him back and clinch up but Thicke manages to avoid the attempt.
Thicke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thicke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincade stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Kincade to work.
Thicke looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thicke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kincade looks to land a combination but Thicke avoids it well.
Kincade drives through and clinches with Thicke against the ropes.
Thicke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Kincade.
Kincade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kincade slowing the pace effectively.
Thicke tries to throw a body punch but Kincade avoids it by throwing Thicke back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Kincade.
Kincade pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Thicke manages to break the clinch.
Thicke thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thicke lands a jab.
Thicke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kincade moves into range and clinches up with Thicke.
Kincade has Thicke pressed against the ropes.
Thicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kincade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kincade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thicke.
Kincade just misses with a punch to the body.
Kincade clinches with his opponent.
Thicke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thicke swings for the body but Kincade moves out of range.
Thicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thicke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thicke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincade has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thicke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kincade gets an underhook and turns Thicke into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Kincade.
Kincade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kincade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kincade misses with a body shot.
Thicke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kincade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thicke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kincade closes the distance and pushes Thicke back into the ropes.
Kincade has Thicke pressed against the ropes.
Thicke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kincade manages to break the clinch.
Kincade throws a hook but Thicke blocks it.
Kincade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thicke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kincade has Thicke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thicke swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincade uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kincade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kincade taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kincade for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kincade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thicke taking a breather.
Kincade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thicke is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Thicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincade.
Thicke sizes up Kincade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kincade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kincade slows down the pace here.
Thicke misses with a punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thicke moves into the clinch successfully.
Kincade lands a left hand.
Kincade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thicke or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kincade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thicke throws a right and a left that Kincade avoids nicely.
Rory Kincade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thicke punishes Kincade's body with a nice straight punch.
Kincade scores with the left hand. Thicke knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thicke throws a right hand that Kincade ducks under and follows up with a left that Kincade also avoids with ease.
Kincade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Thicke. Beautiful body shot.
Thicke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thicke misses with the combination.
Kincade clinches up against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thicke looking to stall.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Thicke tries to throw a body punch but Kincade avoids it by throwing Thicke back against the ropes.
Kincade is struggling to control the position.
Come on Kincade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kincade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Thicke trying to control the position but instead, Kincade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thicke into the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kincade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thicke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kincade's elbow.
Thicke being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kincade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kincade misses with a body shot
and Thicke counters with a three punch combo that has Kincade backing up. Kincade nods at Thicke to acknowledge the strikes.
Kincade looks to score with a jab to the body but Thicke is just out of range.
Kincade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thicke.
Rory Kincade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kincade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincade scores with a nice head shot.
Thicke misses with an uppercut.
Kincade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thicke misses with a few strikes there.
Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.
Thicke breaks the clinch.
Thicke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kincade is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Thicke as he connects with a hook.
Thicke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kincade tries to clinch up.
As Kincade backs off Thicke throws a huge counter combo but Kincade manages to avoid it all.
Thicke throws the left hand but Kincade avoids the punch easily.
Kincade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kincade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kincade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Kincade.
A short body shot lands from Kincade as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kincade.
Thicke takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kincade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thicke blocks a jab.
Kincade instigates a clinch.
Kincade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Kincade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thicke doesn't seem phased though.
Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade lands a body punch.
Thicke tries a body shot but Kincade blocks it.
Thicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kincade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thicke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kincade digs a right hand underneath Thicke's ribcage. Thicke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thicke tries to stall but Kincade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincade is struggling to control the position.
Kincade just leaning against Thicke, taking a breather.
Kincade breaks from the clinch.
Thicke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kincade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brad Thicke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincade pushes Thicke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thicke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincade.
Kincade stalling the fight.
Kincade scores with a shot to the side of Thicke's head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rory Kincade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Kincade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thicke up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thicke taking a breather.
Thicke can't find room to land a body shot as Kincade controls the action.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kincade pushes Thicke back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kincade.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kincade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kincade stalling against the ropes.
Kincade avoiding damage.
Kincade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thicke is keeping busy.
Kincade tries to stall but Thicke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade forces Thicke back against the ropes and clinches.
Kincade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thicke.
Kincade lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincade digs a right hand underneath Thicke's ribcage. Thicke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kincade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thicke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincade manages to avoid it.
Kincade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thicke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kincade wants to clinch up but Thicke keeps it at a distance.
Thicke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kincade drives through and clinches with Thicke against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kincade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thicke tries a body shot but Kincade blocks it.
Kincade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thicke backwards.
A body shot lands from Kincade.
Thicke tries to work over Kincade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kincade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kincade lands a left hand.
Kincade has Thicke pressed against the ropes.
Kincade is struggling to control the position.
Thicke wants to stall.
Thicke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincade instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincade leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kincade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thicke.
Thicke throws a nice looking combination but Kincade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kincade takes the fight into the clinch.
Kincade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thicke or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Kincade.
Kincade just leaning against Thicke, taking a breather.
Kincade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thicke up against the ropes.
Kincade slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thicke moves away.
Thicke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kincade tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thicke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Kincade. That snapped Thicke's head back.
Kincade pushes Thicke up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kincade breaks the clinch.
Kincade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thicke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thicke is looking for the big counter here.
Kincade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thicke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kincade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thicke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thicke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thicke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thicke lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Thicke misses.
Kincade clinches with his opponent.
Kincade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kincade wants to clinch
letting Thicke counter with a right hand.
Kincade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kincade is rocked!
Thicke grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kincade takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Thicke cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brad Thicke!
Brad Thicke is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Brad Thicke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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