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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Erick Clap (ranked 2495 p4p, 250 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 1729 p4p, 178 weight class). Clap comes to the ring accompanied by Burn it to the ground. Vamoosh has chosen The Roaring Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vamoosh! But no joy.
A jab from Vamoosh misses.
Clap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vamoosh lands with a right hand.
Clap seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Clap connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ravi Vamoosh has been cut.
Vamoosh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vamoosh lands a lovely overhand right.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Vamoosh tries to land a leg kick but Clap saw it coming and moves away.
Clap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vamoosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clap punishes Vamoosh's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Clap.
Vamoosh connects with a single shot there.
Vamoosh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamoosh. Clap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vamoosh swings widly with a right hand
and Clap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Vamoosh avoids a kick to the body.
Vamoosh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vamoosh lands with a cross.
Clap tests Vamoosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clap.
Vamoosh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vamoosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Vamoosh.
A shot to the liver by Clap. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Clap lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Clap.
Clap blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Clap misses
and Vamoosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clap darts in trying to clinch
and Vamoosh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clap loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vamoosh.
Good leg kick by Clap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vamoosh jabs Clap right on the nose. Clap blinks but takes it well.
Clap lands with a kick to the temple. Vamoosh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vamoosh.
Clap tried to counter with a leg kick but Vamoosh avoided it.
Vamoosh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the body kick.
Clap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vamoosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ravi Vamoosh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vamoosh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crunch! Vamoosh slams his shin into Clap's torso.
Clap misses with a kick to the body.
Clap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clap throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking body kick.
Vamoosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamoosh. Clap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap clinches up with Vamoosh and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap can't break the clinch.
Clap looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a punch to the body.
Clap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vamoosh up against the ropes.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a left hand.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vamoosh fails to land.
Clap tries to stall but Vamoosh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clap lands with a short shot to the head.
Vamoosh pushes Clap back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Clap prevents a body shot from Vamoosh.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clap manages to break the clinch.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clap tries to clinch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clap.
Clap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vamoosh throws out the jab.
Vamoosh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clap misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Vamoosh - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap throws a leg kick but Vamoosh checks it.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Clap.
Vamoosh thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vamoosh misses with a leg kick.
Clap connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vamoosh. Vamoosh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clap slips under a jab.
Vamoosh tries to move into range but Clap moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vamoosh connects with the punch.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vamoosh checks a leg kick.
Vamoosh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh scores with a three punch combo!
Vamoosh scores with the left hand. Clap knows he should have avoided that one.
Vamoosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Vamoosh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Vamoosh misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ravi Vamoosh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vamoosh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clap throws a shot to the body.
Clap misses with an uppercut.
Vamoosh cracks a nice hook into Clap's ribs.
Vamoosh throws a solid leg kick but Clap takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vamoosh.
Clap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clap finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vamoosh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clap.
Clap cracks Vamoosh with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vamoosh as he connects with a hook.
Clap looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clap misses with a looping left.
Vamoosh lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clap blocks the body kick.
It looked like Clap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Erick Clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh misses with a straight left.
Vamoosh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vamoosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vamoosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick that knocks Clap off balance momentarily.
Clap scores with a hook to the body. Vamoosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vamoosh misses with a hook to the body
and Clap counters with a series of strikes. Vamoosh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vamoosh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clap.
Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clap.
Vamoosh works Clap's body with a nice hook.
Vamoosh 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.
Clap throws a leg kick
and Vamoosh counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap tries to land a leg kick but Vamoosh saw it coming and moves away.
Clap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Clap.
Vamoosh lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range.
Vamoosh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clap.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick which misses Clap's front leg but catches the back leg as Clap tries to avoid it.
Clap chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vamoosh can pounce on him.
Vamoosh blocks the body kick.
Clap looks for the body kick but Vamoosh saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Clap checks it.
It looked like Clap was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clap on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vamoosh lands a jab to the head.
Clap tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clap tries to land a front kick but Vamoosh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Vamoosh.
Ravi Vamoosh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clap missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ravi Vamoosh.
I've got Vamoosh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Vamoosh!
An out of breath Ravi Vamoosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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