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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Doss (ranked 18974 p4p, 207 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 3637 p4p, 131 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HERNIA banda. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 cm
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288 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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225 cm
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300 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams darts in and clinches Doss up against the ropes. Williams tries a body shot but Doss blocks it.
Doss throws an elbow that misses.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doss throws an elbow but it misses.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Williams lands a nice shot to the body. Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doss has him pressed against the ropes. Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Doss misses with a short punch on the inside. Doss misses with a short punch on the inside. Doss working aggressively here.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Doss throws a head punch that misses. Williams prevents a body shot from Doss. Our sources have told us that Doss has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doss misses with a hook from the clinch. Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Williams tries to bum rush Doss with a series of wild strikes but Doss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams misses the shot to the body. Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Dick Doss has been cut. Doss clinches with his opponent.
Doss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Doss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Doss wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance. Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Doss cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Roberto Williams has been cut. Williams misses with a double jab.
Doss throws a counter high kick but Williams was just alert enough to avoid it. Williams avoids the head kick by Doss.
Doss moves out of range of the strikes. Doss tries to clinch up. Williams misses with a body kick. Doss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doss has Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doss misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doss misses with a short punch on the inside. Doss misses with the head strike.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams taking a breather. Doss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doss working aggressively here.
Doss throws a head punch that misses. Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Doss misses with some punches.
Williams leaning his opponent against the ropes. Doss misses with the head strike.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Williams blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Williams will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doss doesn't seem bothered though. Williams walks into a left hand. Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dick Doss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Williams clinches up against the ropes. Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Doss throws a head punch that misses. Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. A short right from Doss. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doss swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it. Dick Doss has scored more points in the clinch so far. Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A telegraphed right hand from Doss misses the target. Roberto Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup. Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doss was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doss tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch. Doss lands a hook to the side of the head. Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut. Doss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Doss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now. Doss throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doss. Doss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Doss throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams. Williams manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Doss finds it's target. Doss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doss tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Doss misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Doss. That snapped Williams's head back.
Doss connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back. Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away. Doss blocks a jab. Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Doss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doss working aggressively here.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Doss moves out of range of the strikes. Williams keeps the fight on the outside. Doss drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Doss wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance. Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Doss cracks Williams with an open hand slap. 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 Dick Doss will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Doss takes the fight into the clinch. Williams prevents a body shot from Doss. Doss blocks a body shot from Williams. Doss misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doss throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams. Williams manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Doss loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch. Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Williams throws a jab when Doss was well out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Williams pushes Doss up against the ropes in a clinch. Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Doss wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance. Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doss's head. Doss tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it. Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away. Doss moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off. Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here. Williams forces Doss back against the ropes and clinches. Doss has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Doss. Doss tries to clinch but Williams moves away and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Doss tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range. Doss throws a half hearted mid kick. Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away. Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Doss tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range. Williams lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams misses with a double jab.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off. Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doss takes one to the side of the head.
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center. Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doss tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range. Doss wants to clinch. Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Williams gets a clinch. Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams punishes Doss's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Roberto Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Williams 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29 Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Williams! Roberto Williams managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vegan Gains, into his post fight interview. The defeated Dick Doss had this to say: 'Pick myself back up ya chumps '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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