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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
29 - 26 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alvarez has Ponting pressed against the ropes, preventing Ponting from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ponting is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponting avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Ponting can't break the clinch.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Ponting avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the ropes.
Ponting manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Ponting. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Ponting is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ponting has had enough of the clinch but Alvarez keeps him there for the moment.
Ponting is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ponting sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ponting moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ponting swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ponting lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez rushes Ponting and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ponting stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Ponting.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ponting. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Ponting moves out of range easily.
Ricky Ponting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponting misses with a body shot.
Ponting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponting misses with a body shot.
Ricky Ponting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponting moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Ponting lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Ponting.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Ponting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponting throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ponting stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ponting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ponting misses the jab.
Ponting connects with a jab.
Ponting throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Some wild striking there from Ponting.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ponting scores with a nice strike.
Ponting misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Ponting will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Ponting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Ponting 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.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
A combination from Ponting does no damage.
Ponting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Ponting back into the ropes.
Ponting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Ponting moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ponting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ponting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponting feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponting throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nick Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Ponting circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponting throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ponting fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponting circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ponting just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAlvarez.
Alvarez moves out of range as Ponting strikes.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Ponting steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Ponting circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponting steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvarez.
Ponting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Ponting is avoiding it.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ponting to counter with a crisp jab.
Ponting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ponting throws out the jab.
Ponting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ponting lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Ponting manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ponting throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Ricky Ponting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting swinging wildly here.
Ponting misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Ponting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Ponting misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ponting throws out the jab.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ponting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Ponting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ponting misses with a looping left.
Ponting gets tackled into the ropes by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Ponting.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponting is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ponting up against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ponting. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ponting breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponting misses the jab.
Ponting misses with a low kick.
Alvarez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ponting! But no joy.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Ponting looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Ponting slips to the side
and Ponting counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Ponting.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Alvarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ponting.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez is looking to counter the offense by Ponting and move into the clinch.
Ponting scores with a three punch combo!
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Ponting circles away.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ponting finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Ponting throws out a powerful jab.
Ponting listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ponting stalks Alvarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvarez's face. Alvarez staggers backwards, shaken.
Ponting throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Ponting pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Ponting circles away.
Ponting misses with a straight right.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Ponting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ponting throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Ponting circles away.
A jab from Ponting does it's job there.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
Ponting looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Ponting takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ponting throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ponting throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Ponting misses.
Ponting keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponting keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ponting looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ponting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Ponting throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponting misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez closes the distance but Ponting moves to the side
and Ponting counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ponting throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez is looking for a counter combo.
Alvarez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ponting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting misses with the combination.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alvarez keeps control of Ponting as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez stalling.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponting's elbow.
Ponting tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the ropes.
Good body shot from Ponting.
Ponting is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ponting is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Ponting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Ponting gets tackled into the ropes by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ponting is trying to break free.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Ponting in his tracks for a moment.
Ponting breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Ponting avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Ponting saw it coming and moves away.
Ponting misses with a looping right.
Ponting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ponting takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Ponting scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Ponting is avoiding it.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Ponting pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Ponting.
Ponting looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ponting. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ponting.
Ponting lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ponting looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ponting swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponting jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponting circles away.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Ponting is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Ponting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ponting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ponting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ponting scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ponting clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ponting jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Ponting is having none of it.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Ponting is having none of it.
Ponting swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponting tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponting swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Ponting misses.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
It looked like Alvarez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ponting.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ponting throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ponting swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ponting lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Ponting looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Ponting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nick Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Ponting.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Ponting.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Ponting scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Ponting.
Ponting tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Ponting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ponting misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ponting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ponting winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ponting!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Ponting 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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