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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 1963 p4p, 5250 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 241 p4p, 544 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. 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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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digi Talis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Morrison.
A big left from Talis misses.
Talis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Talis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Talis.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talis looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Talis avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Talis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Talis slips a straight right by Morrison.
Talis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
An attempted straight right counter from Talis misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison forces Talis back against the ropes and clinches.
I was talking to Talis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morrison.
Talis can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Talis gets through Morrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Talis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morrison's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Talis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Morrison misses
and Talis counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Morrison.
Talis throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Talis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Talis's head.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
letting Talis counter with a right hand.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talis.
Talis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Talis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison takes a swing at Talis's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Morrison misses
and Talis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison dips to his left and cracks Talis with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Morrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Talis avoids the body shot from Morrison.
A counter left hand to the body from Talis misses its target.
Morrison drives through and clinches with Talis against the ropes.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Talis avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the ropes.
Morrison tries to work over Talis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talis misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talis.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talis prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Morrison tries a body shot but Talis blocks it.
Talis is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talis blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talis backwards.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Morrison.
Talis can't break the clinch.
Morrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Talis blocks a body shot from Morrison.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Talis.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Ray Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Talis blocks an uppercut.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Talis is controlling the position.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison working aggressively here.
Talis lands a right hand.
Talis tries to circle away but Morrison has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Talis manages to break the clinch.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Talis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
Talis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talis misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Talis misses.
Morrison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Talis rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrison swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morrison defending well as Talis loads up on a big left hand.
Talis takes one to the chin there.
Morrison throws a lazy head kick
and Talis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison misses the jab.
Talis throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Talis misses
and Morrison counters with a solid body kick.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Talis moves away from the strike by Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Talis checks it.
Morrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talis blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Talis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morrison is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Talis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Talis finish him?
Morrison slips a jab from Talis.
Morrison has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Talis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Talis seems unphased.
Talis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a front kick aimed at Talis's knee but Talis avoids it well.
Talis is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Talis counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison darts in and clinches Talis up against the ropes.
Morrison tries a body shot but Talis blocks it.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Talis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrison manages to break the clinch.
Talis throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Talis ducks down to avoid it.
Talis connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Digi Talis!
Digi Talis retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Digi Talis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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