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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevaughn Aldridge (ranked 5605 p4p, 629 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 2378 p4p, 312 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aldridge might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smooth Criminal By Michael Jackson. This should be fireworks!
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223 lbs
6 - 17 - 1 |
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214 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
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
6 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevaughn Aldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldridge. That did some damage!
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldridge rushes Romero and presses him up against the ropes.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldridge's elbow.
Aldridge controlling the action here for a moment.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Aldridge avoids it by throwing Romero back against the ropes.
Romero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldridge as Romero tries to tie him up.
Aldridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldridge tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldridge misses with a head kick.
Aldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Aldridge throws a body kick that misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch but Aldridge moves out of range.
Aldridge appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldridge misses with a few strikes there.
Aldridge is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Aldridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aldridge counters with a three punch combo that has Romero backing up. Romero nods at Aldridge to acknowledge the strikes.
Romero clinches.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romero slips a jab from Aldridge.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero forces Aldridge back against the ropes and clinches.
Aldridge takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but Aldridge blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge manages to break the clinch.
Aldridge throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Aldridge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldridge takes one to the chin there.
Romero pushes Aldridge up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Aldridge.
Romero wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldridge won't allow it.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Aldridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldridge moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Aldridge.
Aldridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldridge has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
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 Kevaughn Aldridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Romero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldridge.
Aldridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero clinches up with Aldridge and pushes him back against the ropes.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldridge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Aldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Aldridge into the ropes.
Romero gets through Aldridge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Romero.
Aldridge keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romero lands a damaging elbow.
Romero is leaning against Aldridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romero taking a breather.
Aldridge tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the ropes.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Aldridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Third Round Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Aldridge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldridge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldridge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Aldridge saw it coming and moves away.
Aldridge is looking for a counter combo.
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Aldridge counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero keeps Aldridge at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldridge.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws the left hand but Aldridge avoids the punch easily.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Aldridge seems unphased.
Romero throws a series of punches but Aldridge moves out of range.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Aldridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Aldridge went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Aldridge is rocked!
Aldridge glances at the clock... BAM! Romero nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Aldridge crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Aldridge is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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