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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Louis (ranked 24013 p4p, 7028 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 737 p4p, 713 weight class). OQuinn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by King Von Ft Lil Durk - All These N**gas. 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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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis moves forwards but OQuinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Louis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OQuinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Louis takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from OQuinn.
OQuinn looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
OQuinn 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.
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis defending well as OQuinn loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for OQuinn.
OQuinn misses with the combination.
Louis lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by OQuinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of OQuinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a series of strikes. OQuinn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Louis dips to his left and cracks OQuinn with an uppercut!
OQuinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Louis should have avoided that one.
OQuinn throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OQuinn scores with a hook to the body. Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Louis works the jab nicely.
OQuinn misses with a straight left.
OQuinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from OQuinn.
OQuinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louis throwing a counter right hand but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from OQuinn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OQuinn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OQuinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a straight left.
OQuinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
OQuinn throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis lands with a right hand.
OQuinn scores with a nice strike.
OQuinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OQuinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OQuinn looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
OQuinn misses with a straight left.
OQuinn misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OQuinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Louis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
OQuinn moves out of range of the body kick from Louis.
An inside leg kick from Louis misses.
OQuinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Louis.
A shot to the liver by OQuinn. Beautiful body shot.
OQuinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis lands with a hook. OQuinn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for OQuinn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis lands with a cross.
OQuinn lands with a good body shot.
OQuinn with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OQuinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
OQuinn missing with a left hand there. Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Louis tenderised OQuinn's leg. OQuinn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OQuinn.
A lazy left from OQuinn finds it's target.
OQuinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from OQuinn finds it's way through Louis's defenses.
OQuinn scores with a punch to the head.
Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
OQuinn throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Louis misses.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis moves away from the strike by OQuinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OQuinn throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
OQuinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OQuinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OQuinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
OQuinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louis.
OQuinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louis.
Louis sizes up OQuinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
OQuinn misses with a left hand
and Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from OQuinn. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
OQuinn throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by OQuinn as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien OQuinn 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. This is the final round!
A combination from OQuinn does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Louis.
OQuinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
OQuinn throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
OQuinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Louis misses with a looping right.
OQuinn cracks Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
OQuinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Louis blocks a jab.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
Damien OQuinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn misses with a hook
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OQuinn.
Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
OQuinn throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
OQuinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damien OQuinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OQuinn misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well,Louis is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
OQuinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
OQuinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OQuinn jabs Louis right on the nose. Louis blinks but takes it well.
OQuinn swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Louis lands a jab to the head.
Louis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - OQuinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OQuinn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLouis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OQuinn moves out of range as Louis throws a body kick.
A big right from OQuinn misses.
OQuinn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Louis can pounce on him.
Louis throws a leg kick
and OQuinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OQuinn looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
OQuinn throws out a powerful jab.
Louis slips a straight right by OQuinn.
Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from OQuinn.
Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
OQuinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Louis under the eye.
OQuinn blocks the body kick.
Damien OQuinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
OQuinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Louis has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien OQuinn.
Well OQuinn 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien OQuinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Tom Louis had this to say: 'Hats off to my opponent, looking forward to the rematch!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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