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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Dunas (ranked 2498 p4p, 238 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 4166 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Dunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Dunas throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunas. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Escobar tests Dunas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Dunas counters with a low kick, right behind Escobar 's knee.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Dunas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunas misses with a body kick.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Dunas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas connects with a crisp jab.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Dunas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dunas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Dunas off balance momentarily.
Dunas walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Dunas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Dunas lands a right hook to the body.
Dunas tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Dunas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Dunas connects with a single shot there.
Andrei Dunas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunas lands a head shot.
Dunas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Dunas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunas moves away.
Dunas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Dunas blocks the low kick.
Dunas misses with a wild body shot.
Dunas needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dunas closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the ropes.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Dunas has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Dunas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dunas takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Dunas controls the action.
Dunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunas tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Dunas.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Dunas controls the action.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Dunas.
Dunas throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
A nice left hand lands by Dunas.
Dunas blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Dunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Dunas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunas swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dunas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dunas fails to land.
Dunas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Dunas keeps him there for the moment.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Dunas.
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!
Dunas lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunas misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Dunas.
Dunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar digs a right hand into Dunas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunas's gas tank.
Escobar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dunas lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Dunas tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Dunas tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunas controls his hands.
Dunas lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar is looking to control Dunas's arms but Dunas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Escobar has his back to the ropes.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Dunas.
Andrei Dunas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunas tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Escobar trying to control the position but instead, Dunas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Dunas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar jabs Dunas right on the nose. Dunas blinks but takes it well.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunas throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar throws a body punch but Dunas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Dunas avoids it with no problem.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Dunas ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
It looked like Dunas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dunas misses with a body shot.
Escobar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Dunas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunas.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Dunas gets a clinch.
Dunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunas blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Dunas working aggressively here.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunas throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunas lands with an overhand left.
Dunas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunas misses the shot to the body.
Dunas tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Dunas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Dunas slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Dunas's shoulder, as Dunas tries to avoid the shot.
Dunas with a jab.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Escobar misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrei Dunas.
Well Dunas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Dunas!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Dunas 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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hype
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pop
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RATING
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