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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cuts easily
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Brawler
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plutov thuds a left hand into Fletcher's body.
Fletcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov throws a head kick that Fletcher semi-blocks.
Plutov lands a head kick!
It looks like Josh Fletcher has been cut.
Plutov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Plutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Plutov.
Plutov feints and then cracks Fletcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fletcher down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov slips a jab from Fletcher.
Plutov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Plutov is looking to slow Fletcher down with leg kicks.
Fletcher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov keeps Fletcher at a distance using the push kick.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses
and Fletcher counters with a three punch combo that has Plutov backing up. Plutov nods at Fletcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Fletcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plutov.
Plutov throws a head kick but Fletcher moves out of range.
Fletcher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Plutov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Plutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fletcher counters with a left and a right that stings Plutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher instigates a clinch.
Plutov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fletcher.
Plutov unleashes a big counter combination but Fletcher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Plutov throws a lazy head kick
and Fletcher counters with a left to the body.
Fletcher 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.
Plutov takes a swing at Fletcher's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands a front kick.
Plutov takes the fight into the clinch.
Plutov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Fletcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plutov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fletcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Plutov is trying to break the clinch but Fletcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Fletcher.
Fletcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the body.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fletcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Fletcher coming out on top.
Fletcher ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Fletcher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plutov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fletcher.
Plutov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Josh Fletcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Fletcher.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plutov. That's going to slow Fletcher down.
Fletcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plutov scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fletcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Plutov does no damage.
It looked like Fletcher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fletcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Fletcher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Plutov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fletcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fletcher lands a nice hook to Plutov's body. Plutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been informed that Plutov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Plutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fletcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fletcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fletcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fletcher.
Plutov tries to clinch but Fletcher moves away
and Fletcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov gets tackled into the ropes by Fletcher. Fletcher maintains the clinch.
Fletcher lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plutov.
Fletcher moves into the clinch.
Fletcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fletcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fletcher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Plutov up against the ropes.
Plutov breaks the clinch.
Fletcher slips a jab and a cross from Plutov.
Josh Fletcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fletcher rather than just go for the knockout.
Plutov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wasyl Plutov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Fletcher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fletcher moves out of range of the body kick from Plutov.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov lands with a kick to the temple. Fletcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Plutov takes a swing at Fletcher's ribcage but misses.
Fletcher went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Fletcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plutov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Plutov scores with a spinning back kick!
Plutov looks to throw a body kick
and Fletcher counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov misses with a head kick.
Fletcher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fletcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fletcher slips a jab and a cross from Plutov.
Plutov scores with a sloppy right hand. Fletcher should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Fletcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fletcher tests Plutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fletcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Plutov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plutov throws a nice looking combination but Fletcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fletcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plutov gets tackled into the ropes by Fletcher. Fletcher maintains the clinch.
Fletcher scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to force a seperation but Plutov has the dominant position.
Fletcher tries to circle away but Plutov has him pinned against the ropes.
Fletcher keeps control of Plutov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plutov is trying to force a seperation but Fletcher has the dominant position.
Fletcher manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Plutov slams his shin into Fletcher's torso.
Plutov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fletcher's calf.
Fletcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Plutov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fletcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fletcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Fletcher - that landed with a thud.
Plutov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Josh Fletcher did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Josh Fletcher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plutov swinging wildly here.
A lazy body kick from Plutov
and Fletcher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fletcher is trying to break the clinch but Plutov is controlling him.
Fletcher manages to break the clinch.
Plutov gets tackled into the ropes by Fletcher. Fletcher maintains the clinch.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fletcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fletcher can't break the clinch.
Fletcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Fletcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Plutov throws a leg kick which misses Fletcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fletcher tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Plutov.
Plutov lands with a kick to the temple. Fletcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Plutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fletcher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plutov, right into the meat.
Plutov misses with a wild combination.
As Plutov looks to move away, Fletcher throws a big counter combo but Plutov just gets out of the way.
Fletcher 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.
Plutov avoids a kick to the body.
Plutov wants to clinch up but Fletcher keeps it at a distance.
Plutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throws a looping overhand right but Plutov ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Plutov tenderised Fletcher's leg. Fletcher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fletcher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fletcher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fletcher lands a nice hook to Plutov's body. Plutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fletcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Plutov pushes Fletcher away with a front kick.
Plutov lands a high kick!
Plutov scores with a kick to the body.
Plutov scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Plutov.
Plutov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Josh Fletcher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Fletcher misses.
Fletcher tries to move into range but Plutov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fletcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Plutov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fletcher.
Fletcher is rocked!
Plutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fletcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Fletcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Plutov tenderised Fletcher's leg. Fletcher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plutov tries to clinch up but Fletcher circles away and keeps his distance.
As Plutov looks to move away, Fletcher throws a big counter combo but Plutov just gets out of the way.
Plutov throws a switch kick that catches Fletcher on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Fletcher looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Fletcher flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Wasyl Plutov!
During a confident post fight interview, Wasyl Plutov 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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FIGHT
RATING
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