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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buddington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Night gown - Pillow fight!. Oliver Buddington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luis scores with a hook. Buddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Buddington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Buddington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luis. Luis obviously looking to wear him down.
Luis lands a nice hook to Buddington's body. Buddington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A slow jab from Buddington misses its intended target. Buddington backing away here, and Luis unleashes a leg kick that just misses. An inside leg kick from Luis misses. Buddington punishes Luis's body with a nice straight punch. Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Buddington throws a leg kick but Luis moved away. Buddington closes the distance and pushes Luis back into the ropes. Luis tries to work over Buddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Luis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luis throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A good leg kick by Luis. Luis feints and then cracks Buddington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buddington down. Buddington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Buddington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buddington throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it. Buddington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Luis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Buddington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buddington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Luis throws a body punch but Buddington moves out of range. Luis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Luis scores with a head kick.
Luis staying out of range there. A head kick by Luis misses and Buddington counters with a nice body kick. Luis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buddington is out of range and Luis settles back down. Luis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luis throws a leg kick that misses. Luis sizes up Buddington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A swing and a miss from Buddington. Luis lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Buddington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Luis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Luis tries to score with a low kick but Buddington moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luis looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away. Buddington is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A head kick misses from Luis. Buddington connects with a body shot that sends Luis's belly button to the back. Buddington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Luis throws a jab when Buddington was well out of range. Luis keeps the fight on the outside. Luis moves out of range of the body kick from Buddington.
Luis wants to counter the offense by Buddington and move into the clinch position. Buddington scores with a hook. Buddington misses with a two punch combination.
Luis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buddington. Luis lands with a good body shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Buddington throws a big shot that misses. Luis scoring well with a low kick there.
Buddington scores with a three punch combo!
Luis avoids the body shot from Buddington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Luis will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luis tries to bum rush Buddington with a series of wild strikes but Buddington uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Buddington throws a wild body kick that Luis sees coming a mile off. Buddington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luis just misses with a punch to the body.
Luis misses the shot to the body. Buddington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Buddington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luis is out of range. Luis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Buddington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buddington checks a low kick from Luis. Buddington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Luis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luis there as he acknowledges the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Buddington misses. Luis misses with a low kick.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Luis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buddington. Buddington scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Buddington.
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Luis. Buddington blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buddington. That's going to slow Luis down. Buddington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Luis ducks under a wild hook from Buddington. Buddington rushes Luis and presses him up against the ropes. Buddington pushes off an throws an elbow but Luis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Buddington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington blocks an elbow strike. Buddington dodges an elbow strike from Luis.
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Luis blocks an uppercut.
Luis tries to land knees in the clinch but Buddington avoids the damage to the body. Buddington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis lands with a right to the head. Buddington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luis.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Luis looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away. Buddington looks to land a right hand but Luis moved out of range. Buddington swings for the body but Luis moves out of range.
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! Luis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buddington throws a head kick but Luis moves out of range.
Luis thuds a left hand into Buddington's body. The fight stays on the outside here - Buddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Luis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddington sees it coming and avoids it easily. Luis looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away. Buddington throws a big counter combination but Luis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Luis throws a head kick that misses. Buddington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Buddington avoids the head kick by Luis.
Buddington closes the distance and clinches. Luis lands a left hand.
Buddington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Luis is predictable there and Buddington counters with a nice kick to the body. Buddington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luis wants to counter the offense by Buddington and move into the clinch position. Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luis paws at him with a jab and circles away. Buddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Luis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buddington. Luis moves out of range as Buddington throws a body kick.
Luis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. The fighters circling - Buddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Some wild striking there from Buddington.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buddington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Buddington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Buddington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Buddington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luis.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luis checks a low kick from Buddington. Nice jab there from Buddington. Jab, jab by Buddington - just one landing. Buddington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luis. That did some damage! Luis throws a head kick but Buddington moves out of range.
Buddington throws a hook but Luis blocks it. Luis tries to counter by closing the distance. Buddington scores with a nice head shot. Luis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Buddington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Luis throws a wild body kick that Buddington sees coming a mile off. Buddington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Luis connects with a solid leg kick. Luis lands a nice looking body shot.
Luis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buddington manages to avoid it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Luis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buddington.
Buddington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luis swats away the attempt to clinch by Buddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Luis throws out the jab but it was never going to land. This has been an exciting period of action! Buddington throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Luis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Luis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Luis scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Luis misses with a low kick. An attempted straight right counter from Buddington misses the target. The fighters circling - Buddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Buddington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buddington throws a half hearted mid kick. Buddington throws an off balance right hand
and Luis counters with a right hand to the body. Luis wants to land a leg kick but Buddington is out of range. Luis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buddingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Luis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Luis misses the shot to the body. Buddington takes a swing at Luis's ribcage but misses. Luis tries to counter by closing the distance. Luis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Luis misses with a low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oliver Buddington did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. That's time! Buddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Luis is just out of range. Luis dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Buddington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luis's calf. Buddington avoids the body shot from Luis.
Buddington misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Buddington misses. Luis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buddington in his tracks. Luis misses with a straight right. Luis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buddington can pounce on him.
Buddington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buddington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buddington lands with a shot to the body. Luis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buddington throws out the jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Luis.
Buddington scores with a jab. Luis acknowledges it with a nod of the head. 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! Buddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Buddington throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily. Luis lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luis.
Luis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Luis misses with a low kick. A jab from Buddington misses. Luis scores with a nice head shot. Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Buddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luis circles away quickly and effectively. Luis swinging wildly here.
Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luis paws at him with a jab and circles away. Buddington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luis tried to score with a low kick but Buddington checks it. Luis fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Buddington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luis checks a leg kick. Buddington moves out of range of the body kick from Luis.
Luis lands with a slapping head kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Buddington lands a jab to the nose. Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Luis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Luis punishes Buddington's body with a nice straight punch. Luis slips under a jab. Luis connects with a nice looking jab.
Buddington throws the kick towards the body but Luis avoids it. Luis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Buddington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Buddington works Luis's body with a nice hook. Luis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Luis misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Luis dominated that fourth round. That's time! Buddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Buddington tries to land a leg kick but Luis saw it coming and moves away.
Luis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Buddington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Buddington wants to land a leg kick but Luis is out of range. Luis throws a nice head kick!
Luis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Luis lands a slapping body shot.
Luis moves away from the strike by Buddington. Luis scores with a body shot.
Buddington misses with a body shot.
Buddington throws a push kick but Luis slaps the foot to one side. A clash of legs there as Luis blocks the low kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luis throws out the jab. Luis fails to land with a series of punches.
Luis lands a nice shot that snaps Buddington's head back.
Luis misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luis thuds a left hand into Buddington's body. Luis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buddington. Luis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buddington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Luis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buddington's head. Buddington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Luis throws a push kick but Buddington slaps the foot to one side. Buddington lands a two punch combo.
Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis keeps the fight on the outside. Luis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buddington throws a push kick but Luis slaps the foot to one side. Luis lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Luis cracks the inside of Buddington's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Buddington is looking to clinch. Luis takes one on the button. Luis swings away with a leg kick that misses. A swing and a miss from Buddington. Luis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Luis misses with a two punch combination.
Buddington tries to land a front kick but Luis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Buddington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Buddington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buddington rather than just go for the knockout. Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch but Luis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Luis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luis.
Luis feints and then cracks Buddington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buddington down.
And that's the end of the fight! Bruce Luis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Luis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Luis! A very excited looking Bruce Luis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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