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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Pauwels (ranked 1396 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mic Bronson (ranked 4120 p4p, 521 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pauwels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Company. Bronson has chosen glass candy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Pauwels !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pauwels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pauwels tries to clinch but Bronson is having none of it.
Pauwels clobbers Bronson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy body kick from Bronson
and Pauwels counters with a nice uppercut.
Pauwels looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson throws out a head kick that Pauwels doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Pauwels crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Pauwels 's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Alexander Pauwels has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pauwels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Pauwels counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Pauwels . That snapped Bronson's head back.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Pauwels misses the target.
Pauwels looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Alexander Pauwels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauwels moves into the clinch successfully.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
Pauwels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Pauwels keeps him there for the moment.
Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pauwels moves to clinch but Bronson breaks away
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Pauwels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels misses with a double jab.
Pauwels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pauwels lands a jab.
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!
A shot to the body from Bronson misses
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pauwels walks into a big right hand from Bronson and goes down! The referee sends Bronson to a neutral corner as Pauwels gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Pauwels 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pauwels closes the distance and clinches.
Pauwels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mic Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pauwels 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pauwels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bronson counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Pauwels goes down! Will Pauwels beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Pauwels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pauwels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pauwels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pauwels clinches up with Bronson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bronson tries to break the clinch but Pauwels is controlling the position.
Bronson tries to break free but Pauwels pushes him back against the ropes.
Pauwels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pauwels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mic Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pauwels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson throws out a counter right but Pauwels avoids it with no problem.
Pauwels swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bronson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pauwels scores with a nice strike.
Pauwels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pauwels keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bronson is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauwels lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Pauwels .
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauwels lands an uppercut.
Bronson tries to circle away but Pauwels has him pinned against the ropes.
Pauwels throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Pauwels misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauwels is leaning against Bronson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronson breaks the clinch.
Bronson misses with a body punch
and Pauwels counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Bronson to the mat, face first! Pauwels goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Bronson is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Bronson is rocked!
Pauwels wants to clinch
and Bronson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pauwels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Pauwels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pauwels 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pauwels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pauwels .
Bronson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pauwels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronson. Bronson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronson gets tackled into the ropes by Pauwels . Pauwels maintains the clinch.
A short right from Pauwels .
Mic Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pauwels finish him?
Pauwels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronson seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pauwels tries to clinch up.
Pauwels wants to clinch.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauwels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pauwels .
Bronson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pauwels wants to clinch.
Bronson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pauwels connects with a body shot that sends Bronson's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pauwels moves into the clinch.
Pauwels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mic Bronson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pauwels moves out of range of the body kick from Bronson.
A jab from Pauwels finds it's way through Bronson's defenses.
Pauwels moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bronson blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bronson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Pauwels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pauwels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Alexander Pauwels !
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Alexander Pauwels !
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Alexander Pauwels !
Alexander Pauwels wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Alexander Pauwels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Mic Bronson had this to say: 'Whata bunch a Bullocks that was linem up again lets go!'.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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