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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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186 cm
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208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Mosby! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! West wants to clinch. Mosby blocks a leg kick. We've been informed that Mosby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. West connects with a solid leg kick. Decent striking displayed by West there. West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Mosby wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance. West is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick. West throws a low kick but Mosby avoids it. Mosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab. Mosby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A leg kick checked by Mosby. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nice cross by West. Mosby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily. West misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! West misses with an uppercut. Mosby saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Good exchange - Mosby coming out on top. Mosby tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way. Mosby scores with the left hand. West knows he should have avoided that one. West fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Mosby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mosby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. West misses the jab. A chopping leg kick lands by Mosby. Mosby clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Mosby looks to land a combination. West sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. West is looking to clinch. West walks into a left hand. West scores with a nice head shot. Mosby misses with a hook
and West counters with a slapping leg kick. West misses with a low kick.
Mosby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mosby on the side of the head. West instigates a clinch. Mosby lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wests head. West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mosby avoids it. West misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Mosby fails to land. West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mosby's defenses. West lands a nice knee to the body. Mosby blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from West. Mosby lands a body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Mosby.
West working Mosby over with knees to the body. West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mosby is defending well for now. Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside. Mosby misses with a short punch on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosby misses with a punch to the body.
West is trying to push Mosby away but Mosby has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Mosby lands a hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ted Mosby will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mosby moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
West stuns Mosby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mosby. West slips under a jab from Mosby. A thudding body kick lands there by Mosby!
Mosby throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely. West throwing a counter right hand but Mosby manages to avoid it. Mosby lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand. A chopping leg kick lands by West. Mosby throws a lazy uppercut
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mosby throws a hook but West avoids it easily. West on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Mosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West. West throws out a token jab with nothing on it. West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mosby throws a hook but West blocks it. It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. This has been an exciting period of action! West moves in looking to clinch but Mosby pushes him off. West has Mosby up against the ropes in a clinch.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. West with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from West. West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right from West. A short right from Mosby. Mosby throws a punch but it's blocked by West. Mosby blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West. West throws an elbow that misses.
Mosby struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Carson West has scored more points in the clinch so far. West landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not. This has been an exciting period of action! West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mosby.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
Mosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mosby blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mosby blocks an elbow strike. Mosby is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. West blocks an uppercut.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West blocks a body shot from Mosby. Mosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mosby pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow. West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mosby misses with a body punch.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Mosby misses with some punches.
Mosby misses with a hook from the clinch. Mosby misses with the head strike.
Mosby avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carson West will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
West tries to clinch up. Mosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mosby throws a leg kick that misses. Mosby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the ropes. West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West avoids the head kick by Mosby.
West checks a leg kick nicely. Mosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands. West fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mosby on the side of the head. Mosby closes the distance and pushes West back into the ropes. West working hard to break the clinch. With the fighters up against the ropes, West throws an elbow but misses. West misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mosby misses with the head strike.
West throws an elbow that misses.
West misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, West throws an elbow but misses. Mosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mosby keeps control of West as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. West misses with a short punch on the inside. Mosby managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West misses with some punches.
West lands an elbow that stopped Mosby in his tracks for a moment. Mosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mosby takes a knee to the side of the body. Mosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. West lands an elbow inside. Mosby throws a head punch that misses. West pushes Mosby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mosby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mosby takes an elbow to the temple. Mosby tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mosby.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mosby blocks an elbow strike from West.
Mosby pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. West wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mosby pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Mosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mosby. West swings wildly with an uppercut but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it. West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Mosby lands a hook to the side of the head. Mosby swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it. West lands an elbow just above Mosby 's eye. Mosby is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mosby lands a shoulder strike. West misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ted Mosby just about did enough to take it. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
West gets tackled into the ropes by Mosby. Mosby maintains the clinch. Mosby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mosby misses with some punches.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mosby tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Mosby back against the ropes. Mosby tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mosby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mosby blocking some punches.
West lands a damaging elbow. West blocking some punches.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mosby avoids it. Mosby misses with a body punch.
West crunches a lovely knee into Mosby's ribcage. Mosby working aggressively here.
Mosby misses with a punch on the inside.
West lands a shoulder strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mosby digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West throws a head kick but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby throws a right and a left that both miss. Mosby has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
Mosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West connects with a knee to the head.
Mosby is rocked! With the fighters clinched against the ropes, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Mosby is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him? West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. West connects with a nice cross there... Mosby is looking wobbly and West recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mosby to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - West jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carson West!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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