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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ozzie Price (ranked 4229 p4p, 402 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 1868 p4p, 205 weight class). Price comes into the arena with Killer Mike - Big Beast blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 cm
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151 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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170 lbs
18 - 16 - 2 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Price shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Price seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Price looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range. Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. McGee only half commits to the counter leg kick. Price avoids the head kick by McGee.
Price misses with the body kick and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Price 's knee. McGee fails in his attempt to clinch. Price thuds his shin into the meat of McGee's side. Price misses with a kick to the body and McGee counters with a nice body kick.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price throws a body kick that misses. Price sizes up McGee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Price jabbing away but nothing is landing. McGee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Price.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGee throws a low kick but Price moves out of range easily. Price 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. McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price misses with a straight right. Price is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McGee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Price lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Price throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Price avoids a kick to the body.
McGee misses with a leg kick and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ozzie Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Price throws a hook but McGee blocks it. McGee throws a big counter head kick but Price avoids it with no problem. McGee moves out of range of the body kick. McGee throws the kick towards the body but Price avoids it. McGee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range. Price slips under a jab from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGee feints and then cracks Price's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Price down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Price throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it. Nice defenses there by McGee. Price blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
McGee misses with a low kick.
McGee wants to slow Price down by chopping away at his legs. Price lands a jab to the nose. Price moves out of range of the body kick. The crowd cheers as McGee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Price doesn't seem phased though. McGee drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Price misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming. Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. McGee dodges the punch combination from Price.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ozzie Price will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick! Price smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Price gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Price moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGee's head. Price throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Price lands a slapping body shot.
McGee slips under a jab from Price. McGee darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A big left from Price misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Price lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Price scores with a three punch combo!
Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee. Price throws a body kick, spinning off balance and McGee counters with a slapping leg kick. McGee slips a jab from Price. Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee. McGee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Price manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A kick lands to the mid section there for Price. Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing. McGee lands a head kick!
A left lands for Price. McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee moves into the clinch successfully.
Price tries to break the clinch but McGee is controlling the position. McGee blocks a body shot from Price. Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGee. Price shrugs it off though. Price works McGee's body with a nice hook. McGee throws a leg kick but Price moved away. McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crunch! Price slams his shin into McGee's torso. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A good leg kick by McGee. A kick lands to the mid section there for Price. Price throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease. McGee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. A big left from Price misses. Price steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGee. That one must have hurt. McGee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Price works McGee's body with a nice hook. Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Price scores with a jab to the body. Good shot there by McGee. McGee swings widly with a right hand
and Price counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Price lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGee at a distance.
Price misses with a body kick. Price blocks a head kick by McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzie Price dominated that second round. That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clarence McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A jab from Price does it's job there. Price is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Price scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Price scores with a decent looking hook. Nice body kick from McGee. McGee feints and then cracks Price's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Price down. A head kick misses from Price. Price throws a jab when McGee was well out of range. Price takes one on the button. McGee throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around? McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jab from McGee. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGee avoids the body shot from Price.
Price blocks a head kick by McGee.
Price lands with a shot to the body. McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. McGee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round. Price throws a half hearted mid kick. Price thows a body kick. McGee tries to catch it but that hurt him. Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Price checks a leg kick. It looked like Price wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ozzie Price is winning the standup battle so far. McGee misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming. Price dips to his left and cracks McGee with an uppercut! The fighters circle momentarily. Price darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. McGee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Price misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming. McGee flicks out a counter leg kick but Price steps away. Price moves out of range of the body kick. McGee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well. Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
McGee swings away with a leg kick that misses. McGee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Price's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGee under the eye. Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee. McGee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. McGee tries to clinch but Price moves out of range. Nice jab there from Price. McGee moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
McGee cracks Price with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGee. Price shrugs it off though. Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Ozzie Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McGee wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance. A chopping leg kick lands by McGee. Price lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Price connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight! Ozzie Price showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzie Price! After winning the bout, Ozzie Price thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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