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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 19393 p4p, 532 weight class) and Ron Velderman (ranked 20172 p4p, 552 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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181 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
World class MT
Granite chin
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Velderman! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Velderman misses with a low kick. Nu Cuuuuutos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. That kick from Nu Cuuuuutos tenderised Velderman's leg. Velderman is trying to keep his angry face on. Velderman 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. A slow jab from Nu Cuuuuutos misses its intended target. Velderman scores with a push kick. Velderman is looking to slow Nu Cuuuuutos down with leg kicks. Nice defenses there by Nu Cuuuuutos. Nu Cuuuuutos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Velderman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos is out of range and Velderman settles back down. Velderman throws a body shot but no joy. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a jab but it's blocked by Velderman. Nu Cuuuuutos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ron Velderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A solid leg kick lands there for Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos lunges at Velderman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velderman's hand. A bone on bone clash there as Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the leg kick.
Velderman lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An inside leg kick lands from Velderman. A telegraphed right hand from Nu Cuuuuutos misses the target. Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman looks like he wants to counter punch here. Velderman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos moves away. Velderman lands with a hook. Nu Cuuuuutos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Nu Cuuuuutos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Nu Cuuuuutos swings for the body but Velderman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Velderman keeps Nu Cuuuuutos at a distance using the push kick. Velderman lands a glancing blow to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head. Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice hook to Velderman's body. Velderman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Nu Cuuuuutos looks to throw the jab but Velderman is out of range. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Velderman, as that shot connected.
Velderman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Velderman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a head kick by Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook. And Velderman responds with a good body kick, but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to step out the way in time. Velderman throws a solid leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velderman. Nu Cuuuuutos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velderman. Velderman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Velderman lands with a right hand. Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Velderman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nu Cuuuuutos drives through and clinches with Velderman against the ropes.
Velderman lands a nice uppercut. Velderman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to control the position but instead, Velderman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Velderman on the inside. Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Velderman is keeping busy. Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to maintain a safe position but Velderman gets an underhook and turns Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes. Maybe Nu Cuuuuutos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook from the clinch. A hook to the body from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to work over Velderman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Velderman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nu Cuuuuutos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velderman backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Velderman scores with a nice hook to the head. Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow that stopped Velderman in his tracks for a moment. Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a body punch. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a punch but it's blocked by Velderman. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ron Velderman will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Velderman throws a low kick, looking for Nu Cuuuuutos's leg but Nu Cuuuuutos calmly moves out of range. Nu Cuuuuutos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Nu Cuuuuutos gets a clinch. Velderman blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velderman as Nu Cuuuuutos tries to tie him up. Velderman lands a nice uppercut. Velderman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a hook that snaps the head of Velderman backwards. Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has scored more points in the clinch so far. Nu Cuuuuutos looking to stall.
Nu Cuuuuutos taking a breather. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman. A short right from Velderman. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nu Cuuuuutos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice inside leg kick. Velderman avoids the body shot from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nu Cuuuuutos throws a body shot but no joy. Good exchange - Nu Cuuuuutos coming out on top. Velderman scores with a jab to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velderman lands with a nice combination. Nu Cuuuuutos backs away looking to recover. Nu Cuuuuutos moves in looking to clinch but Velderman pushes him off. Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming. Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch. A jab from Velderman does it's job there. Velderman scores with a kick to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing blow to the side of Velderman's head. Nice body kick from Velderman. Nu Cuuuuutos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velderman. A swing and a miss from Velderman. Nu Cuuuuutos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velderman swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ron Velderman seems to be getting the better of the standup. A kick lands to the mid section there for Velderman. Velderman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. It looked like Nu Cuuuuutos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Velderman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Nu Cuuuuutos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velderman manages to avoid it. Velderman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Velderman lands with an overhand left. Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Velderman with an open hand slap. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a low kick but Velderman avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Velderman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body. Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman saw that one coming. Velderman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Velderman throws a head kick that half lands.
Velderman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Velderman.
Nu Cuuuuutos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velderman, pushing him back against the ropes. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velderman. Velderman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velderman's brow. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a head punch that misses. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Velderman fails to land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head punch on the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land. Nu Cuuuuutos blocks an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos working aggressively here.
Nu Cuuuuutos struggles to land a body shot inside as Velderman controls his hands.
Velderman avoids the elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Velderman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Velderman throws a nice inside leg kick. Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body. Nu Cuuuuutos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Velderman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos finds it's way through Velderman's defenses. Nu Cuuuuutos tries to move into range but Velderman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Nu Cuuuuutos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Velderman is out of range. Nu Cuuuuutos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Velderman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velderman. That kick from Velderman tenderised Nu Cuuuuutos's leg. Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to keep his angry face on. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice looking combination but Velderman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Velderman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Velderman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nu Cuuuuutos's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Velderman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nu Cuuuuutos. That did some damage! Velderman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Velderman slips under a jab. Nu Cuuuuutos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Velderman slips a straight right by Nu Cuuuuutos. Jab, jab by Nu Cuuuuutos - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nu Cuuuuutos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Velderman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nu Cuuuuutos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velderman looks to land a body kick but Nu Cuuuuutos moved away. Velderman throws a nice outside leg kick. Velderman thumps Nu Cuuuuutos with a low kick. Nu Cuuuuutos takes a swing at Velderman's ribcage but misses. Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to clinch but Velderman is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Nu Cuuuuutos - just one landing. Nu Cuuuuutos staying out of range there. Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Velderman scores with a nice head shot. Velderman scores with a spinning back kick! A swing and a miss from Nu Cuuuuutos. Velderman throws a leg kick but Nu Cuuuuutos sees it coming and checks it nicely. Velderman misses with a low kick. Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot.
Velderman throws a big counter head kick but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids it with no problem. Velderman cracks Nu Cuuuuutos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd cheers as Velderman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't seem phased though. Velderman lands a leg kick that knocks Nu Cuuuuutos off balance momentarily. Nu Cuuuuutos throws a series of punches but Velderman moves out of range. Velderman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Velderman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nu Cuuuuutos can pounce on him.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Velderman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nu Cuuuuutos if he has to take too many more of those.
Velderman thuds his shin into the meat of Nu Cuuuuutos's side. Velderman lands a nice shot to the body.
Velderman slips under a jab. Velderman lands a jab to the nose. Velderman throws a combination. Nu Cuuuuutos tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Velderman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Velderman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Nu Cuuuuutos finds it's way through Velderman's defenses. Velderman scores with a head kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velderman's sensitive parts. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an uppercut. Velderman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nu Cuuuuutos doesn't seem bothered though. Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the body shot from Velderman.
Velderman throws an overhand right that lands on Nu Cuuuuutos's shoulder, as Nu Cuuuuutos tries to avoid the shot. Velderman motions for Nu Cuuuuutos to come forward. Velderman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight! Ron Velderman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Velderman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Velderman! Ron Velderman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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