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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Delay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing Prodigy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Delay had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 cm
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160 lbs
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167 cm
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Delay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boxing Prodigy! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prodigy misses with a looping right. Delay ducks right into an uppercut from Prodigy.
It looks like Paul Delay has been cut. Prodigy misses with a left hand and Delay counters with a right hand to the body. Delay gets in close and instigates a clinch. Prodigy stalling in the clinch but Delay improves position. Prodigy working hard to break the clinch. Prodigy struggles to land a body shot inside as Delay controls his hands.
Delay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Delay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prodigy.
Delay tries to clinch there but Prodigy circles away.
Delay throws out a powerful jab. Delay closes the distance and clinches. Delay manages to break the clinch.
Delay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prodigy. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Prodigy throws the left hand but Delay avoids the punch easily. Delay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prodigy is leaning against Delay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Delay blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Prodigy looks to score with a jab to the body but Delay is just out of range. Prodigy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delay.
Delay gets in close and instigates a clinch. Prodigy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Delay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Delay walks into a stiff left hand from Prodigy. Danga de danga de dang - Delay scores with a four punch combination! Prodigy throws a looping overhand right but Delay ducks down to avoid it. Prodigy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delay was well out of range. Poor timing from Prodigy. Delay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Delay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxing Prodigy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Delay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Prodigy paws at him with a jab and circles away. A looping hook to the body misses from Prodigy. Delay does a little dance to reset his feet. Delay looks to land a combination. Prodigy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Prodigy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delay.
Prodigy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Prodigy throws a lazy right hand but Delay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Delay tries to clinch up but Prodigy circles away and keeps his distance. Delay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delay throws a head kick that misses. Delay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Delay rushes Prodigy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Delay trying to stall but Prodigy improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Delay manages to break the clinch.
Delay tries to clinch there but Prodigy circles away.
Delay avoids the body shot from Prodigy.
Delay is looking to clinch. Prodigy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delay moves away. Delay appears to be looking for a big counter. Prodigy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delay manages to avoid it. Delay moves into the clinch. Prodigy wants to get back to striking at distance but Delay won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Prodigy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prodigy is defending well for now. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prodigy as Delay tries to tie him up. Delay misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Delay dominated that round. The cut man is working on Paul Delay's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Delay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Prodigy. Prodigy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Delay in his tracks. Good standup being displayed there by Delay as he connects with a hook. Delay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delay avoids the body shot from Prodigy.
Delay fails in his attempt to clinch. Delay tries to clinch up but Prodigy circles away and keeps his distance. Prodigy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delay was well out of range. Poor timing from Prodigy. Delay wants to clinch up but Prodigy keeps it at a distance. Prodigy swats away the attempt to clinch by Delay. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delay fails in his attempt to clinch. Delay tries to land a leg kick but Prodigy saw it coming and moves away.
Delay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prodigy swats him away and circles back towards the center. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prodigy! But no joy. Prodigy loads up on a big right hand but Delay slips the punch. Delay throws a big counter combination but Prodigy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Prodigy lands a body shot.
Prodigy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delay tries to close the distance and clinch but Prodigy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Delay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A jab lands there for Prodigy. Prodigy misses the jab. Prodigy lands a nice shot to the body.
Delay has closed the distance and engaged Prodigy in a clinch.
Delay looking to stall.
Delay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Delay misses with a knee to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Delay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Prodigy breaks from the clinch.
Delay takes the fight into the clinch. Prodigy blocks an elbow strike. Prodigy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Delay. Prodigy dodges the punch combination from Delay.
Delay is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Delay tries to close the distance and clinch but Prodigy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Delay throws a head kick that misses. Boxing Prodigy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Delay tries to close the distance and clinch but Prodigy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Prodigy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delay at a distance.
Prodigy misses with a shot to the body and Delay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prodigy thinking. Delay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boxing Prodigy seems to be getting the better of the standup. Delay is looking to clinch. Sloppy strikes from Prodigy. Those never looked like landing. Delay tries to clinch but Prodigy moves out of range. The fight moves into the clinch position. Delay is trying to maintain a safe position but Prodigy gets an underhook and turns Delay into the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boxing Prodigy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Paul Delay's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prodigy. Prodigy swinging wildly here.
Delay seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Prodigy throws a body punch but Delay moves out of range. Delay takes a shot right to the bread basket. Delay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prodigy.
Prodigy throws a hook but Delay blocks it. A swing and a miss from Prodigy. Delay drives through and clinches with Prodigy against the ropes.
Delay is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Delay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Delay scores with a punch to the head. Prodigy dips to his left and cracks Delay with an uppercut! Prodigy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delay.
A jab from Prodigy misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Delay gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Delay prevents Prodigy from breaking the clinch. Delay manages to break the clinch.
Prodigy connects with a crisp jab. Delay tries to clinch up but Prodigy circles away and keeps his distance. Delay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Prodigy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Prodigy misses the shot to the body. Delay forces Prodigy back against the ropes and clinches. Delay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Prodigy swats away the attempt to clinch by Delay. Prodigy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Delay instigates a clinch. Prodigy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delay's elbow. Delay breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prodigy just misses with a punch to the body.
Prodigy throws a body punch but Delay moves out of range. Prodigy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Prodigy avoids the head kick by Delay.
Delay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Delay feints a jab promting Prodigy to slip. Delay then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Prodigy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Prodigy misses the shot to the body. Delay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Delay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prodigy, pushing him back against the ropes. Delay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prodigy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Prodigy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delay was well out of range. Poor timing from Prodigy. Prodigy missing with a left hand there. Delay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Prodigy misses with a looping left. Prodigy misses with a hook
and Delay counters with a nice uppercut. Prodigy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delay manages to avoid it. Delay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A shot to the liver by Prodigy. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Boxing Prodigy. I think Prodigy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boxing Prodigy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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