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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Ritchie (ranked 4607 p4p, 472 weight class) and George Nassar (ranked 2975 p4p, 337 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
KO power
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Ritchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Nassar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Nassar pushes him off.
As Ritchie backs off Nassar throws a huge counter combo but Ritchie manages to avoid it all.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Nassar keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritchie. That's going to slow Nassar down.
Nassar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritchie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nassar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritchie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ritchie taking a breather.
Nassar digs a right hand underneath Ritchie's ribcage. Ritchie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ritchie breaks from the clinch.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar is having none of it.
Nassar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Nassar misses.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Nassar pushes him off.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nassar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nassar.
Ritchie darts in trying to clinch
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nassar has Ritchie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nassar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ritchie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ritchie lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nassar lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritchie.
Nassar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nassar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nassar scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Nassar lands a two punch combo.
Nassar throws a nice looking combination but Ritchie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nassar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritchie is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassar misses the shot to the body.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nassar counters with a series of strikes. Ritchie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nassar swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Nassar keeps it at a distance.
Ritchie tries to clinch there but Nassar circles away.
Nassar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ritchie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nassar at a distance.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
Ritchie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nassar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George Nassar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Nassar does no damage.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Nassar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritchie circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar is having none of it.
George Nassar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritchie moves in looking to clinch but Nassar pushes him off.
Nassar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ritchie avoids the body shot from Nassar.
Nassar loads up on a big right hand but Ritchie slips the punch.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar is having none of it.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Nassar misses with a double jab
and Ritchie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nassar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nassar throws a jab when Ritchie was well out of range.
Ritchie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie wants to clinch.
Nassar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ritchie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritchie is looking to clinch.
Nassar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritchie.
Nassar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritchie is looking to counter the offense by Nassar and move into the clinch.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nassar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ritchie counters with an inside leg kick.
Nassar is breathing heavily.
Nassar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nassar looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritchie tries to clinch
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritchie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves away
and Nassar counters with a left to the body.
A lazy left from Nassar finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Nassar.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nassar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassar clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie has a couple of punches blocked by Nassar.
Ritchie is looking to break free of the clinch but Nassar has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Ritchie.
Ritchie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nassar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ritchie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nassar can turn it around.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nassar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Nassar is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Nassar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nassar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nassar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritchie.
Ritchie is looking to counter the offense by Nassar and move into the clinch.
Nassar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritchie.
Nassar drives through and clinches with Ritchie against the ropes.
Ritchie avoiding damage as Nassar throws knees to the body.
Nassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritchie blocks a body shot from Nassar.
Ritchie taking a breather.
I was talking to Ritchie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nassar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nassar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar lands a shot to the body.
Nassar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nassar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nassar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritchie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritchie tries to clinch up but Nassar circles away and keeps his distance.
Robert Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritchie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ritchie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nassar looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Ritchie is looking to counter the offense by Nassar and move into the clinch.
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
George Nassar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Nassar moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Nassar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nassar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Nassar!
George Nassar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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