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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Addison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Addison's choice of entrance music: Retaliation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 cm
26
197 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Addison! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Addison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Addison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nichols tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Addison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Addison! But no joy. Nichols scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Mark Addison has been cut. Addison moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Nichols's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nichols blocks a body shot from Addison. Addison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Addison swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it. Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
Nichols tries to break the clinch but Addison is controlling the position. Nichols pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nichols throws out a loose jab but Addison uses good head movement to avoid it. Nichols is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Addison. Addison swats away the attempt to clinch by Nichols. A looping hook to the body misses from Nichols. Addison does a little dance to reset his feet. A head kick misses from Addison.
That's one minute gone in the round. Addison has Nichols up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Addison tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichols avoids the damage to the body. Addison working some nice short punches in the clinch. Nichols struggles to land a body shot inside as Addison controls his hands.
Addison prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch. Addison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nichols. Nichols looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nichols is trying to break free. Nichols's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nichols tries to break the clinch but Addison is controlling the position. Nichols throws a punch but it's blocked by Addison. Nichols throws a punch but it's blocked by Addison. Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Addison has him pressed against the ropes. Addison blocks an uppercut.
Addison lands with a short shot to the head. A short body shot lands from Addison as the two fighters clinch.
Addison lands a right hand. Addison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Nichols. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nichols swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Addison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nichols with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nichols lands with a short shot to the head. Addison tries a body shot but Nichols blocks it.
Nichols tries to circle away but Addison has him pinned against the ropes. Still in the clinch, Addison scores with a nice short uppercut. Nichols wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Nichols has been working on his elbows in the gym. Addison lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short uppercut from Addison. A short right from Addison. Addison working Nichols over with knees to the body. Addison lands with a short shot to the head.
Nichols is rocked! A nice right hand lands inside from Addison. Oh Nichols is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Addison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short uppercut from Nichols. Nichols working hard to break the clinch. A short uppercut from Addison. Addison creates a bit of distance and cracks Nichols with a big uppercut! Nichols goes down! The referee pushes Addison away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Nichols make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Addison takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Addison! Mark Addison really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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