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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Vasylchenko (ranked 5427 p4p, 400 weight class) and Serious Dark (ranked 4721 p4p, 374 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dark's choice of entrance music: Beat on the beat- The Ramones. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Vasylchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serious Dark!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasylchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vasylchenko has Dark pushed against the ropes.
Dark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Vasylchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vasylchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dark tries to keep at a distance but Vasylchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Vasylchenko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasylchenko drives through and clinches with Dark against the ropes.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasylchenko instigates a clinch.
Vasylchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasylchenko moves into the clinch.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasylchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Dark throws a head punch that misses.
Dark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasylchenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dark can't break the clinch.
Vasylchenko lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasylchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko scores with a shot to the side of Dark's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dark lands a left hand.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dark takes one to the side of the head.
Vasylchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasylchenko is defending well for now.
Dark misses with a knee to the head.
Vasylchenko breaks from the clinch.
Vasylchenko swings for the body but Dark moves out of range.
Vasylchenko darts in and clinches Dark up against the ropes.
Vasylchenko pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasylchenko scores with a hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Vasylchenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasylchenko clinches.
Vasylchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Dark.
Dark has had enough of the clinch but Vasylchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vasylchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasylchenko manages to break the clinch.
Vasylchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dark can do to turn this around?
Vasylchenko clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vasylchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dark.
Vasylchenko breaks from the clinch.
Vasylchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasylchenko prevents a body shot from Dark.
A short left from Vasylchenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasylchenko blocking some punches.
Dark misses with a knee strike.
Viktor Vasylchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasylchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko has Dark pressed against the ropes.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasylchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasylchenko keeps control of Dark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko clinches with his opponent.
Dark throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasylchenko.
Dark being controlled against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Vasylchenko - that landed with a thud.
Dark can't find room to land a body shot as Vasylchenko controls the action.
Good body shot from Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasylchenko moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasylchenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vasylchenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dark lands a right hand.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko instigates a clinch.
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!
Vasylchenko leaning against his opponent.
Vasylchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Dark misses.
Viktor Vasylchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dark tries to keep at a distance but Vasylchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Vasylchenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Vasylchenko has Dark up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dark is trying to break free.
Vasylchenko pushes Dark back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vasylchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dark tries to clinch but Vasylchenko moves out of range.
Vasylchenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dark gets tackled into the ropes by Vasylchenko. Vasylchenko maintains the clinch.
Dark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vasylchenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Vasylchenko gets through Dark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasylchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dark swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasylchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dark lands a body punch.
Vasylchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasylchenko throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Dark releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dark lands with a good body shot.
Vasylchenko pushes Dark up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vasylchenko is pushing Dark up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dark wants to break free but Vasylchenko has control.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasylchenko is defending well for now.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasylchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Serious Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasylchenko has managed to clinch.
A short right from Vasylchenko.
Vasylchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Vasylchenko is pushing Dark up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Viktor Vasylchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dark wants to clinch up but Vasylchenko keeps it at a distance.
Dark catches Vasylchenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasylchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Vasylchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasylchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Dark.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko throws a good cross that connects.
Vasylchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Vasylchenko backs off Dark throws a huge counter combo but Vasylchenko manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasylchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Vasylchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasylchenko 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Vasylchenko!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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