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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 3687 p4p, 411 weight class) and Billy Bush (ranked 3712 p4p, 416 weight class). Marcelo Aurelio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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170 lbs
24 - 28 - 2 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bush!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelio.
Bush only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio scores with the left hand. Bush knows he should have avoided that one.
Aurelio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bush. Bush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurelio rushes Bush and presses him up against the ropes.
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Bush has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bush working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Bush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio forces Bush back against the ropes and clinches.
Aurelio tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Aurelio back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Aurelio.
Bush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Aurelio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Bush.
Aurelio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush lands a right hand.
Aurelio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bush or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush blocks a body shot from Aurelio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aurelio digs a right hand into Bush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bush's gas tank.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bush.
Bush blocks a body shot from Aurelio.
Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bush slips a straight right by Aurelio.
Aurelio drops his hands momentarily and Bush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aurelio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio slips a jab from Bush.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Bush fakes the leg kick and cracks Aurelio in the body.
Bush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bush there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bush throws a head kick but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aurelio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bush is trying to break the clinch but Aurelio is controlling him.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body.
Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush misses with the combination.
Bush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush misses with a hook.
Bush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bush. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelio connects with a nice looking jab.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Bush circles away.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aurelio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aurelio lands a really nice looking cross but Bush seems unphased.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio wants to clinch but Bush slips to the side
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Aurelio lands a lovely overhand right.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Bush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aurelio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush breaks the clinch.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelio takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bush counters with a three punch combo that has Aurelio backing up. Aurelio nods at Bush to acknowledge the strikes.
Bush avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bush.
Bush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bush circles away.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Bush.
Aurelio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush throws a shot to the body.
Aurelio misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it.
Bush forces Aurelio back against the ropes and clinches.
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!
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bush throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bush lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aurelio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurelio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelio is looking to counter the offense by Bush and move into the clinch.
Billy Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush cracks Aurelio with an open hand slap.
Aurelio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush with a hook.
Bush misses the jab.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Bush instigates a clinch.
Aurelio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aurelio tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Aurelio back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Bush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Bush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Bush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelio works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Marcelo Aurelio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aurelio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush misses with a punch to the body.
Bush working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aurelio takes a shot to the head.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bush misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Aurelio.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body.
Bush can't break the clinch.
Bush is working Aurelio over against the ropes.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Aurelio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush misses with some punches.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Bush releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Bush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bush with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush works the jab nicely.
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aurelio scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aurelio.
Bush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Bush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bush! But no joy.
Bush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aurelio connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelio forces Bush back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Aurelio.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aurelio.
Aurelio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Bush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aurelio.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Bush lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bush breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio moves into range and clinches up with Bush.
Bush breaks the clinch.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
Bush cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Bush scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
Aurelio works the jab nicely.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aurelio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelio slips under a jab.
Bush throws the left hand but Aurelio avoids the punch easily.
Aurelio lands a body shot.
Bush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Aurelio darts in and clinches Bush up against the ropes.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aurelio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Aurelio 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Bush!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Billy Bush waved his t-shirt featuring Cartel Elite Supps's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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