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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Stevie Ray (ranked 18076 p4p, 720 weight class) and Hesa MC (ranked 5412 p4p, 542 weight class). Hesa MC has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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168 lbs
14 - 15 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC connects with a looping right hand.
MC throws a sloppy head kick and Ray moves out of range easily.
MC keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from MC.
MC misses with a looping right.
Ray tries to counter by clinching up but MC breaks away and moves out of range.
MC scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ray doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ray.
MC steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Danga de danga de dang - Ray scores with a four punch combination!
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Ray throws a one two combo.
Ray feints and then cracks MC's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MC down.
Ray has MC up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ray is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ray takes a knee to the side of the body.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
MC misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.
Ray is trying to stall.
I was talking to Ray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
MC taking a breather.
MC landing knees to the body.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MC tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
MC is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from MC.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
Ray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray tries to stall but MC uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from MC.
MC is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Ray.
MC is trying to stall.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC blocking some punches.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MC has Ray pressed against the ropes.
Ray holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
MC using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Ray 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.
MC circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray doesn't manage to clinch there - MC circles away.
Stevie Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
MC dips to his left and cracks Ray with an uppercut!
A jab from Ray finds it's way through MC's defenses.
Ray moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray tries to stall but MC uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevie Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MC unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ray scores with a shot to the side of MC's head.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
MC lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
MC lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
MC blocking some punches.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MC throws a head punch that misses.
Ray blocking some punches.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MC lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from MC.
Ray lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
MC pushes Ray back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
MC tries a knee to the head but Ray blocks it.
Ray lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray lands with a short shot to the head.
Ray lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MC softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MC misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MC misses with a punch to the body.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Ray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MC lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stevie Ray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
MC slips a straight right by Ray.
MC tries to bum rush Ray with a series of wild strikes but Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MC on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevie Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MC.
A big right from Ray misses.
Ray lands with a nice combination. MC backs away looking to recover.
MC misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MC misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from MC.
A right-left combo lands from MC.
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!
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch but MC swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MC has Ray up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ray blocks an elbow strike.
MC swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
MC scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
Ray taking a breather.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MC scores a nice knee to the body.
MC blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
MC misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
MC comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MC using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MC lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MC misses with a body punch.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from MC.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MC scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
MC lands an elbow just above Ray 's eye.
Ray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Ray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rays head.
Ray is trying to maintain a safe position but MC gets an underhook and turns Ray into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
Hesa MC has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray working aggressively here.
Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hesa MC comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ray 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hesa MC!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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