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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Berlioz (ranked 24287 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 511 p4p, 229 weight class). Berlioz's entrance music is March to the Scaffold. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berlioz tries to clinch up.
Slim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berlioz tries to counter by clinching up but Slim breaks away and moves out of range.
Slim works the jab nicely.
Berlioz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slim misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Berlioz misses its target.
Slim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berlioz will feel that in the morning.
Slim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice combination there by Berlioz.
It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
Berlioz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slim walks into a straight right hand from Berlioz.
Slim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berlioz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berlioz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berlioz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berlioz misses with a head kick.
Berlioz throws a body shot but no joy.
Slim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slim. Berlioz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berlioz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim misses with a punch to the body.
Berlioz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slim lands a shot to the body.
Berlioz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Berlioz tries a body shot but Slim blocks it.
Berlioz tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Berlioz back against the cage.
Slim lands an uppercut.
Slim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slim prevents a body shot from Berlioz.
Slim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berlioz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berlioz.
Berlioz lands with a short shot to the head.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
Berlioz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berlioz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Berlioz back against the cage.
Slim lands a nice knee to the body.
Berlioz managing to block the knees to the body from Slim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Berlioz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slim misses with a body punch.
Berlioz working aggressively here.
Berlioz stalling in the clinch but Slim improves position.
Slim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slim lands a body shot.
Berlioz is breathing heavily.
Slim lands a knee to the body.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
Slim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Slim.
Slim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slim lands with a short shot to the head.
Berlioz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slim scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Slim as the two fighters clinch.
Slim blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz managing to block the knees to the body from Slim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Slim.
Slim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Slim throws a punch but it's blocked by Berlioz.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim struggles to land a body shot inside as Berlioz controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Berlioz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slim working Berlioz over with knees to the body.
Slim pushes Berlioz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Slim.
Slim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Slim.
Slim presses Berlioz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berlioz avoiding damage as Slim throws knees to the body.
Slim connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slim working Berlioz over with knees to the body.
Slim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Slim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
Berlioz managing to block the knees to the body from Slim.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berlioz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berliozs head.
Berlioz scores with a hook to the body.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Slim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berlioz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berlioz takes a shot to the head.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berlioz blocks it with crossed arms.
Slim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berlioz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berlioz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slim is working Berlioz over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barbados Slim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berlioz scores with a hook to the body. Slim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slim swats away the attempt to clinch by Berlioz.
Slim with the inside leg kick.
Berlioz connects with a single shot there.
Slim has closed the distance and engaged Berlioz in a clinch.
Berlioz misses with some punches.
Slim throws a head punch that misses.
Slim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berlioz.
Berlioz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berlioz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slim.
Berlioz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slim blocking some punches.
Slim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berlioz scores with a shoulder strike.
Slim lands a nice knee to the body.
Berlioz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slim scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Berlioz fails to land.
Slim is leaning against Berlioz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slim scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Slim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slim lands a good knee to the midsection. Berlioz won't want to take too many of those.
Slim lands a knee to the head.
Slim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berlioz.
Berlioz blocks a body shot from Slim.
Slim lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slim tries to land a knee to the head but Berlioz blocks with his arms.
Berlioz blocks a body shot from Slim.
Slim lands with a light punch inside.
Slim lands a body punch.
Slim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Berlioz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slim obliges.
Berlioz prevents a body shot from Slim.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slim tries to work over Berlioz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berlioz takes a shot to the head.
Slim misses with some punches.
Berlioz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berlioz cracks Slim with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Slim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slim tries to throw a body punch but Berlioz avoids it by throwing Slim back against the cage.
Slim lands a knee to the body.
Slim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berlioz.
A short left from Slim.
A short right from Slim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berlioz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berlioz is trying to maintain a safe position but Slim gets an underhook and turns Berlioz into the cage.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Berlioz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slim lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slim.
Berlioz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berlioz misses with a punch on the inside.
Slim looking to throw knees to the head but Berlioz is blocking nicely.
Slim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berliozs head.
Berlioz wants to stall.
Berlioz managing to block the knees to the body from Slim.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Berlioz.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Berlioz on the inside.
Slim avoiding damage as Berlioz throws knees to the body.
Slim tries to land a knee to the head but Berlioz blocks with his arms.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berlioz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berlioz.
A hook to the body from Berlioz.
Berlioz lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Berlioz on the inside.
Berlioz lands a right hand.
Slim misses with the head strike.
Berlioz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berlioz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berlioz is leaning against Slim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berlioz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Berlioz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slim's face.
Slim has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Barbados Slim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berlioz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slim's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barbados Slim's cut.
That's time! Berlioz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berlioz scores with a punch to the head.
Berlioz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berlioz slips a straight right by Slim.
Berlioz works the jab nicely.
Berlioz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slim.
Slim forces Berlioz back against the cage and clinches.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Berlioz prevents a body shot from Slim.
Berlioz tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Berlioz back against the cage.
Berlioz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berlioz blocking some punches.
Slim scores with a shot to the side of Berlioz's head.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berlioz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berlioz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berlioz avoiding damage as Slim throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berlioz looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
Berlioz lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz cracks Slim with a nice body shot.
Slim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berlioz tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Berlioz back against the cage.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berlioz lands a body punch.
Berlioz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Berlioz scores with a shoulder strike.
Slim struggles to land a body shot inside as Berlioz controls his hands.
Slim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berlioz is leaning against Slim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berlioz.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hector Berlioz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berlioz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berlioz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berlioz is leaning against Slim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berlioz misses with a punch to the body.
Berlioz lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slim misses with a knee to the head.
Slim misses with a knee to the head.
Berlioz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berlioz landing knees to the head.
Berlioz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berlioz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Berlioz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berlioz.
A hook to the body from Berlioz.
Slim tries a body shot but Berlioz blocks it.
Berlioz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berlioz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slim's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Berlioz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz tries to land a knee to the head but Slim blocks with his arms.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berlioz's elbow.
A short right from Berlioz.
Slim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berlioz avoids it.
Berlioz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berlioz lands with a left to the head.
Berlioz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berlioz.
A short body shot lands from Berlioz as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Berlioz.
Berlioz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berlioz's elbow.
Berlioz lands with a light punch inside.
Slim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berlioz blocks it with crossed arms.
Slim blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berlioz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slim.
Berlioz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Berlioz.
A left hand lands to the body for Berlioz.
Berlioz digs a right hand underneath Slim's ribcage. Slim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Berlioz tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Berlioz back against the cage.
Berlioz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berlioz lands a body shot.
Berlioz can't find room to land a body shot as Slim controls the action.
Berlioz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Berlioz lands a body shot.
Slim tries to land a knee to the head but Berlioz blocks with his arms.
Slim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berlioz lands a hook that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berlioz.
Berlioz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slim prevents a body shot from Berlioz.
Berlioz is working Slim over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Berlioz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barbados Slim!
After winning the bout, Barbados Slim 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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