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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1780 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Prince McVicker (ranked 190 p4p, 148 weight class). Prince comes to the ring accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. 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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World class boxer
Very quick
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prince McVicker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince motions for McVicker to come forward. Prince throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McVicker looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
McVicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
McVicker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
McVicker defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
McVicker misses with a few strikes there.
McVicker gets tackled into the ropes by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McVicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince wants to stall.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
McVicker breaks the clinch.
Prince takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker wants to land a leg kick but Prince is out of range.
McVicker walks into a jab.
Prince thows a leg kick but McVicker checks it
and McVicker moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McVicker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker is pushing Prince up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince trying to stall but McVicker improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McVicker as Prince tries to tie him up.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVicker manages to break the clinch.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince tries to clinch there but McVicker circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Prince.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McVicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince looks to throw the jab but McVicker is out of range.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McVicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVicker moves out of range of the leg kick from Prince.
McVicker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prince finds it's way round the side to connect with McVicker's head.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Prince tries a low kick but McVicker avoids it.
McVicker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McVicker takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as McVicker blocks the low kick.
Prince with a hook.
Prince looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prince takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McVicker moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McVicker jabs Prince to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prince checks a leg kick nicely.
Prince looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McVicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
McVicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McVicker wants to slow Prince down by chopping away at his legs.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from McVicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prince scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McVicker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McVicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince misses with some punches.
Prince looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince McVicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McVicker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prince stalls.
McVicker misses with the head strike.
McVicker trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
McVicker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McVicker stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prince looking to slow down the pace here.
McVicker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prince misses with an uppercut.
Nasir Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McVicker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince throws a low kick, looking for McVicker's leg but McVicker calmly moves out of range.
McVicker lands with a shot to the body.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McVicker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prince momentarily.
McVicker digs a good hook to Prince's body.
Prince throws a series of punches but McVicker moves out of range.
McVicker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prince's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prince checks a leg kick.
McVicker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prince rather than just go for the knockout.
Prince throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McVicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.
McVicker throws out a leg kick but Prince moves out of range and McVicker only half commits.
McVicker throws a sloppy head kick and Prince moves out of range easily.
McVicker gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Prince McVicker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McVicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Prince manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVicker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Prince there.
Nice shot by Prince.
McVicker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prince misses with a hook. McVicker ducked under it nicely.
McVicker is looking for the big counter here.
McVicker keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from McVicker misses.
McVicker lands a jab to the nose.
McVicker misses with a body shot.
McVicker scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - McVicker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince throws a low kick, looking for McVicker's leg but McVicker calmly moves out of range.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. McVicker moves away and avoids it.
McVicker scores with a hook.
Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. McVicker moves away and avoids it.
Prince moves out of range of the body kick from McVicker.
Prince throws a quick counter kick to the body but McVicker avoids it.
Prince McVicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVicker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Prince slips a jab and a cross from McVicker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McVicker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
McVicker instigates a clinch.
Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McVicker slows down the pace here.
Prince taking a breather.
Prince is trying to maintain a safe position but McVicker gets an underhook and turns Prince into the ropes.
McVicker blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McVicker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McVicker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
McVicker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Princes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McVicker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McVicker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McVicker closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Prince.
Prince pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A short right from McVicker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince McVicker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McVicker 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
During a confident post fight interview, Prince McVicker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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