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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ralph Gardner (ranked 3721 p4p, 85 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 3947 p4p, 91 weight class). Gardner comes to the ring accompanied by Thug Luv. Artem Irhin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ralph Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner slips a straight right by Irhin.
Gardner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irhin scores with a hook.
Irhin lands a body shot.
Irhin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Irhin connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body kick there by Gardner.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irhin counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Irhin.
Gardner wants to clinch.
Gardner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a right hand
letting Irhin counter with a right hand.
Gardner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irhin misses the shot to the body.
Gardner has managed to clinch.
Gardner stalling the fight.
Irhin blocks an uppercut.
Irhin tries to break free but Gardner pushes him back against the ropes.
Irhin can't find room to land a body shot as Gardner controls the action.
Irhin has had enough of the clinch but Gardner keeps him there for the moment.
Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Irhin.
Gardner blocks an uppercut.
Irhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irhin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irhin breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner tries to clinch up but Irhin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardner throws a hook but Irhin avoids it easily.
Gardner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gardner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Irhin is keeping busy.
Irhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gardner won't allow it.
Irhin throws a head punch that misses.
Gardner blocking some punches.
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Gardner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irhin feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irhin throws a body punch but Gardner moves out of range.
Gardner tries to move into range but Irhin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gardner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irhin prevents a body shot from Gardner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Irhin's head back.
Gardner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Irhin on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irhin.
Irhin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick from Gardner lands but Irhin takes it in his stride.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Irhin throws the left hand but Gardner avoids the punch easily.
Gardner has Irhin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Irhin has a couple of punches blocked by Gardner.
Gardner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irhin prevents a body shot from Gardner.
Irhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardner closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Gardner.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.
Gardner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irhin's elbow.
Irhin gets through Gardner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irhin lands a body shot.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gardner lands with a right to the head.
Irhin tries to circle away but Gardner has him pinned against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Irhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gardner is looking to control Irhin's arms but Irhin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardner has his back to the ropes.
Gardner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gardner throws a punch but it's blocked by Irhin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irhin.
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irhin's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irhin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gardner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner closes the distance and clinches.
Irhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irhin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gardner.
Irhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardner controls his hands.
Gardner stalling the fight.
Irhin has had enough of the clinch but Gardner keeps him there for the moment.
Gardner lands a right hand.
Irhin lands with a right to the head.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gardner lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irhin breaks the clinch.
Irhin ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Gardner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Gardner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Irhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gardner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gardner looks to clinch
and Irhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardner manages to avoid it.
Irhin missing with a left hand there. Gardner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardner throwing a counter right hand but Irhin manages to avoid it.
Gardner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardner.
Gardner throws a body punch but Irhin moves out of range.
Gardner is looking to clinch.
Artem Irhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irhin clobbers Gardner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Irhin moves away from the strike by Gardner.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Irhin sees coming a mile off.
Irhin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gardner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irhin throws a combination that misses
and Gardner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irhin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irhin misses with a wild body shot.
Gardner doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhin circles away.
Gardner throws a head kick that Irhin semi-blocks.
Gardner wants to clinch but Irhin slips to the side
and Irhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gardner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ralph Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin throws a lazy head kick
and Gardner counters with a nice uppercut.
Irhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner lands a really nice looking cross but Irhin seems unphased.
A big left from Gardner misses.
Irhin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gardner throws a combination that misses
and Irhin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gardner thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner cracks Irhin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irhin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irhin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Irhin lands a body shot.
Gardner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gardner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gardner forces Irhin back against the ropes and clinches.
Irhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Irhin working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irhin.
Irhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardner.
Gardner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irhin's efforts to push away.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irhin breaks the clinch.
Gardner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irhins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artem Irhin.
I think Irhin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Artem Irhin!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Artem Irhin!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Artem Irhin!
Artem Irhin wins by unanimous decision!
Artem Irhin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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