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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mel Neelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mel Neelin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
Self confident
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mel Neelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, George Lansky!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neelin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lansky on the side of the head.
Neelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neelin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Neelin catches Lansky right on the button with a cross.
Lansky throws a hook but Neelin avoids it easily.
Neelin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lansky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been informed that Lansky 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.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Neelin is looking to break free of the clinch but Lansky has double underhooks.
Neelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lansky's elbow.
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lansky lands a good knee to the midsection. Neelin won't want to take too many of those.
Lansky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lansky blocks an uppercut.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but Neelin blocks with his arms.
Neelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Neelin scores with a hook.
Lansky drives through and clinches with Neelin against the cage.
Lansky prevents a body shot from Neelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Neelin.
Lansky misses with an elbow strike.
Neelin managing to block the knees to the body from Lansky.
Neelin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mel Neelin has been cut.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but Neelin blocks with his arms.
Neelin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neelin tries to break the clinch but Lansky is controlling the position.
Neelin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansky avoids the damage to the body.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neelin's defenses.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Neelin shrugs off.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Neelin shrugs off.
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Neelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neelin tests Lansky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neelin lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neelin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lansky. Lansky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lansky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lansky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lansky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neelin lands a glancing blow to the side of Lansky's head.
Neelin cracks Lansky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lansky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neelin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lansky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neelin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lansky under the eye.
Neelin jabs Lansky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neelin tries to keep at a distance but Lansky has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neelin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Neelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mel Neelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neelin scores with a punch to the head.
Neelin stuns Lansky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lansky drives through and clinches with Neelin against the cage.
Lansky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lansky lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lansky.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Neelin 's eye.
Neelin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lansky's face.
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lansky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neelin's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lansky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neelin's brow.
Neelin landing knees to the body.
Neelin dodges an elbow strike from Lansky.
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Neelin 's eye.
Neelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neelin blocks an elbow strike from Lansky.
Neelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neelin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neelin can't break the clinch.
Neelin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neelin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lansky.
Lansky throws a jab when Neelin was well out of range.
Lansky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neelin.
Neelin sets himself, and Lansky steps forward looking for the clinch! Neelin avoids it this time.
Neelin connects with a crisp jab.
Lansky clinches up against the cage.
Neelin working hard to break the clinch.
Lansky missing with knees to the body.
Neelin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Neelin blocks the elbow strike.
Neelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lansky backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lansky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lansky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neelin blocks an elbow strike from Lansky.
Neelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lansky.
A short right from Neelin on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neelin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lansky.
Lansky throws an elbow that misses.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Neelin shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lansky throws an elbow but misses.
Neelin misses with a punch to the body.
Neelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lansky.
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lansky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neelin's efforts to push away.
Lansky misses with a knee strike.
Neelin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky throws an elbow that misses.
George Lansky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lansky has Neelin pressed against the cage, preventing Neelin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Lansky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mel Neelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neelin scores with a jab. Lansky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lansky. Those never looked like landing.
Neelin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Neelin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lansky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neelin tries to keep at a distance but Lansky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neelin misses with a knee strike.
Lansky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neelin's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky missing with knees to the body.
Neelin blocks the elbow strike.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but Neelin blocks it.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but Neelin blocks it.
Neelin dodges an elbow strike from Lansky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Neelin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky trying to land knees to the body.
Neelin misses with a knee strike.
Neelin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neelin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lansky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neelin lands a jab to Lansky's midsection.
Neelin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lansky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neelin gets tackled into the cage by Lansky. Lansky maintains the clinch.
Lansky blocks a body shot from Neelin.
Lansky misses with a knee strike.
Lansky blocking some punches.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Neelin in his tracks for a moment.
Neelin breaks from the clinch.
Mel Neelin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky tries to clinch there but Neelin circles away.
Neelin is looking to counter punch.
Neelin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lansky's hands.
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!
Lansky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neelin finds it's way round the side to connect with Lansky's head.
Lansky needs to keep his hands up - Neelin had a free shot at his head there.
Mel Neelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lansky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lansky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neelin connects with a body shot that sends Lansky's belly button to the back.
Neelin tries to keep at a distance but Lansky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lansky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neelin.
Neelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lansky wants to clinch up but Neelin keeps it at a distance.
Neelin dodges the punch combination from Lansky.
Lansky drives through and clinches with Neelin against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mel Neelin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mel Neelin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lansky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neelin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neelin, as that shot connected.
Lansky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lansky lands an elbow inside that Neelin shrugs off.
Neelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neelin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lansky.
Neelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lansky.
Lansky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky lands a nice knee to the body.
Lansky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neelin's efforts to push away.
Lansky misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lansky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky tries to land knees in the clinch but Neelin avoids the damage to the body.
Neelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neelin lands with a nice body punch.
Neelin digs a good body shot into Lansky's ribs.
Neelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neelin gets tackled into the cage by Lansky. Lansky maintains the clinch.
Neelin has a couple of punches blocked by Lansky.
Neelin dodges an elbow strike from Lansky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lansky.
Lansky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Lansky.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Neelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lansky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neelin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but Neelin blocks it.
Lansky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neelin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lansky lands a good knee to the midsection. Neelin won't want to take too many of those.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lansky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lansky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neelin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Neelin in his tracks for a moment.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neelin avoids the elbow strike from Lansky, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lansky throws an elbow but misses.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Lansky dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mel Neelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Neelin throws a good cross that connects.
Neelin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George Lansky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Neelin there.
Neelin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lansky moves into range and clinches up with Neelin.
Lansky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neelin.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansky lands an elbow that stopped Neelin in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansky landing knees to the body.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neelin blocks the elbow strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Neelin blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neelin is trying to break the clinch but Lansky has him pressed against the cage.
Lansky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Neelin takes an elbow to the temple.
Lansky drops Neelin with a big knee! Will Neelin beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Neelin throws out a loose jab but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansky clinches with his opponent.
Lansky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neelin.
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Neelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but Neelin blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky landing knees to the body.
Lansky connects with a knee to the head.
Neelin dodges an elbow strike from Lansky.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lansky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neelin's brow.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neelin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neelin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neelin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky lands a knee to the head.
Oh Neelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lansky with a knee to the head.
Lansky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neelin blocks the elbow strike.
Lansky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansky blocks an uppercut.
Neelin blocks an elbow strike from Lansky.
Neelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lansky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neelin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lansky with a knee to the head.
Lansky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lansky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but Neelin blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lansky.
Neelin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Neelin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Neelin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lansky closes the distance and clinches.
Neelin wants to break free but Lansky has control.
Lansky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lansky pushes off an throws an elbow but Neelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neelin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lansky.
Neelin is trying to break the clinch but Lansky is controlling him.
Neelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lansky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neelin's brow.
Neelin avoiding damage as Lansky throws knees to the body.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neelin misses with a body punch.
Neelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
George Lansky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lansky 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 David Hoff scores the fight 46:48
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 46:48
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Lansky!
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