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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Niche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humpty Dumbrowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humpty Dumbrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Niche!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumbrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niche was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumbrowski.
Niche lands with a good body shot.
Niche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niche scoring well with a low kick there.
Dumbrowski checks a low kick from Niche.
Dumbrowski sizes up Niche with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niche moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Dumbrowski as he checks the leg kick.
Niche tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dumbrowski is able to avoid easily.
Niche scores with a jab to the body.
Niche tries to clinch but Dumbrowski moves out of range.
Dumbrowski moves out of range as Niche strikes.
Niche cracks a nice hook into Dumbrowski's ribs.
Niche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dumbrowski momentarily.
It looks like Humpty Dumbrowski has been cut.
Paul Niche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niche defending well as Dumbrowski loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumbrowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niche. Niche obviously looking to wear him down.
Niche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dumbrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dumbrowski misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook. Niche ducked under it nicely.
Dumbrowski lands a right hook to the body.
Niche is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dumbrowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Dumbrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Dumbrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niche was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski lands a body shot.
Niche ducks under a wild hook from Dumbrowski.
Niche lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dumbrowski. That snapped Niche's head back.
Dumbrowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niche.
Niche connects with a leg kick. Dumbrowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dumbrowski loads up on a big right hand but Niche slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Dumbrowski scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niche ducks under a wild hook from Dumbrowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumbrowski. Niche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumbrowski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Niche tries to clinch up but Dumbrowski circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Dumbrowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumbrowski throws a hook to the side of Niche's head but Niche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumbrowski misses with a double jab
and Niche counters with a left to the body.
Niche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Dumbrowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niche.
Niche has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Niche takes a swing at Dumbrowski's ribcage but misses.
Niche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dumbrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niche listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Niche stalks Dumbrowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dumbrowski's face. Dumbrowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Dumbrowski misses with a looping left.
Dumbrowski cracks Niche with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dumbrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dumbrowski's sensitive parts.
Niche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dumbrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Niche.
Dumbrowski lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Niche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Niche misses with a hook.
Niche looks to throw the jab but Dumbrowski is out of range.
Niche takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niche looks to throw the jab but Dumbrowski is out of range.
Niche misses with a wild body shot.
Dumbrowski misses with a looping right.
Niche appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dumbrowski lands with a hook. Niche tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niche digs a good body shot into Dumbrowski's ribs.
Paul Niche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dumbrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumbrowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dumbrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niche moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Dumbrowski. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niche throws a leg kick that misses.
Niche feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dumbrowski's calf.
Niche throws a jab when Dumbrowski was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumbrowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niche lands with an overhand left.
Niche stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dumbrowski throws a one two combo.
Niche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dumbrowski takes a swing at Niche's ribcage but misses.
Dumbrowski misses with the combination.
Dumbrowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Dumbrowski.
Niche throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dumbrowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niche misses with a low kick.
Dumbrowski lands a jab.
Niche staying out of range there.
Niche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dumbrowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niche closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dumbrowski misses with an uppercut. Niche saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niche staying out of range there.
Dumbrowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niche scores with the left hand. Dumbrowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Niche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niche 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 Dumbrowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dumbrowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Dumbrowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niche looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Niche jabs Dumbrowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dumbrowski slips under a jab.
Dumbrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dumbrowski misses with a looping right.
Niche connects with a single shot there.
Dumbrowski throws a body punch but Niche moves out of range.
And Niche responds with a good body kick, but Dumbrowski manages to step out the way in time.
Niche walks into a stiff left hand from Dumbrowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niche slips a jab and a cross from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dumbrowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Niche will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Humpty Dumbrowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Niche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dumbrowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Niche.
Dumbrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niche.
Niche throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dumbrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niche.
Niche throws the left hand but Dumbrowski avoids the punch easily.
Niche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumbrowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Niche throws a head kick but Dumbrowski moves out of range.
Dumbrowski with a nice cross.
Dumbrowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niche in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumbrowski. Niche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niche throws out a loose jab but Dumbrowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dumbrowski throws a hook to the side of Niche's head but Niche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dumbrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dumbrowski looks to land a left hand but Niche moved out of range nicely.
Dumbrowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niche moves away.
Dumbrowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski misses with a wild combination.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niche manages to avoid it.
Niche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niche loads up on a big right hand but Dumbrowski slips the punch.
Niche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dumbrowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Dumbrowski throws a right and a left that Niche avoids nicely.
Dumbrowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niche moves into the clinch.
Humpty Dumbrowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niche landing knees to the head.
Dumbrowski leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Niche with a knee to the head.
Dumbrowski is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumbrowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niche keeps control of Dumbrowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niche breaks the clinch.
Dumbrowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niche misses with a straight right.
Niche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dumbrowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niche throws the left hand but Dumbrowski avoids the punch easily.
Dumbrowski misses the jab.
Niche now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dumbrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Niche throws a shot from downtown. Dumbrowski moves away and avoids it.
Niche throws a big shot that misses.
Niche throws a head kick but Dumbrowski moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niche. That's going to slow Dumbrowski down.
Niche throws a hook but Dumbrowski blocks it.
Dumbrowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paul Niche is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Humpty Dumbrowski's cut is getting worse.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook.
Niche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Dumbrowski misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Niche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niche has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Niche!
Paul Niche thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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