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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 6827 p4p, 477 weight class) and Rupeni Veitayaki (ranked 5575 p4p, 443 weight class). Veitayaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Rupeni Veitayaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rupeni Veitayaki!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veitayaki keeps Snow at a distance using the push kick.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Veitayaki.
Veitayaki ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veitayaki.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Snow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veitayaki.
A head kick misses from Veitayaki.
Snow lands a nice hook to Veitayaki's body. Veitayaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Veitayaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Veitayaki misses
and Snow counters with a stiff right hand.
Veitayaki lands a head kick. Snow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Veitayaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veitayaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow presses Veitayaki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Veitayaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Veitayaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Veitayaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
Snow tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Veitayaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Veitayaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veitayaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Veitayaki ducks down to avoid it.
Snow cracks Veitayaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Veitayaki throws a body kick that misses.
Snow jabs Veitayaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veitayaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Veitayaki is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veitayaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow.
Snow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Veitayaki controls his hands.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Veitayaki blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Snow.
Veitayaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Snow tries a body shot but Veitayaki blocks it.
Veitayaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow gets a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veitayaki has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Veitayaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow tries to stall but Veitayaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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 Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Veitayaki is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veitayaki manages to avoid it.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rupeni Veitayaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veitayaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veitayaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Snow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veitayaki.
Snow throws a combination. Veitayaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Veitayaki misses.
Snow takes a swing at Veitayaki's ribcage but misses.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snow throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow misses with a body punch
and Veitayaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Snow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Veitayaki throws a leg kick but Snow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow scores with a jab to the body.
Snow cracks Veitayaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Veitayaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Snow moves in looking to clinch but Veitayaki pushes him off.
Snow misses the jab.
Snow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Veitayaki throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
As Veitayaki tries to get set, Snow tries to push him back and clinch up but Veitayaki manages to avoid the attempt.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
Veitayaki moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Veitayaki darts in and clinches Snow up against the ropes.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veitayaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veitayaki.
A right hand to the body from Veitayaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veitayaki's brow.
Veitayaki is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veitayaki can do to turn this around?
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veitayaki working hard to break the clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow is leaning against Veitayaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veitayaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Veitayaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Veitayaki misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Snow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veitayaki is keeping busy.
Veitayaki blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Veitayaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veitayaki backwards.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veitayaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veitayaki can turn it around.
Veitayaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Veitayaki has managed to clinch.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Veitayaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow prevents Veitayaki from breaking the clinch.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Veitayaki controls the action.
Snow lands an elbow just above Veitayaki 's eye.
It looks like Rupeni Veitayaki has been cut.
Veitayaki trying to control the position but instead, Snow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Veitayaki into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Veitayaki prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veitayaki working hard to break the clinch.
Snow lands a damaging elbow.
Veitayaki breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Snow misses.
Snow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veitayaki misses with a head kick.
Snow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snow misses with a hook. Veitayaki ducked under it nicely.
Veitayaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veitayaki.
Snow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Veitayaki throws a head kick but Snow moves out of range.
Jon Snow is winning the standup battle so far.
Veitayaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow throws a body punch but Veitayaki moves out of range.
Snow catches Veitayaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Veitayaki lands a high kick!
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veitayaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Snow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow throws a hook to the side of Veitayaki's head but Veitayaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Snow's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veitayaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veitayaki tries to counter with a clinch but Snow shakes him off and moves away.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
Snow avoids the head kick by Veitayaki.
Snow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Snow blocks a head kick by Veitayaki.
Veitayaki tries to clinch up.
Snow is looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target.
Veitayaki tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Veitayaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rupeni Veitayaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veitayaki.
Snow punishes Veitayaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Veitayaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Veitayaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Veitayaki throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
In defeat, Rupeni Veitayaki stepped up to the mic, saying ' Aloha'.
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energy
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