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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mercedes Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Rambo Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercedes Benz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rambo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz scores with a push kick.
Benz really is a fat lump.
Benz moves into the clinch successfully.
Benz just leaning against Rambo Jr, taking a breather.
Rambo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Benz is looking to control Rambo Jr's arms but Rambo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benz has his back to the ropes.
Rambo Jr is trying to stall.
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr swings for the body but Benz moves out of range.
Benz instigates a clinch.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rambo Jr avoids it.
Benz pushes Rambo Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benz wants to break free but Rambo Jr has control.
Rambo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Benz keeps him there for the moment.
Rambo Jr looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rambo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
Benz tries to stall but Rambo Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benz wants to stall.
Rambo Jr trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rambo Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rambo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benz's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Rambo Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rambo Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rambo Jr misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr wants to clinch.
Benz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benz clinches.
Rambo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Benz avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mercedes Benz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benz lands a nice looking body kick.
Benz wants to clinch.
Benz sets himself, and Rambo Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benz avoids it this time.
Benz instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rambo Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benz clinches up with Rambo Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rambo Jr up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz is trying to stall.
Rambo Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Benz gets an underhook and turns Rambo Jr into the ropes.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benz avoids it by throwing Rambo Jr back against the ropes.
Benz controlling the action here for a moment.
Benz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo Jr is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rambo Jr as Benz tries to tie him up.
Rambo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rambo Jr as Benz tries to tie him up.
Benz has Rambo Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Rambo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benz counters with an inside leg kick.
Rambo Jr avoids the head kick by Benz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rambo Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rambo Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz dominated that second round.
That's time! Benz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Benz has managed to clinch.
Benz breaks the clinch.
Rambo Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benz trying to stall but Rambo Jr improves his position.
Rambo Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rambo Jr wants to break free but Benz has control.
Rambo Jr manages to break the clinch.
Rambo Jr has Benz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rambo Jr is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benz taking a breather.
Benz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benz throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo Jr prevents Benz from breaking the clinch.
Benz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rambo Jr circles away.
Benz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rambo Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Rambo Jr.
Mercedes Benz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benz throws a head kick that Rambo Jr semi-blocks.
Benz darts in trying to clinch
and Rambo Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Benz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rambo Jr throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Rambo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rambo Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Benz is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Benz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rambo Jr has Benz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rambo Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benz misses with a head kick.
Benz tries a head kick but it misses.
Rambo Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benz misses with a few strikes there.
Rambo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
John Rambo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercedes Benz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benz counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercedes Benz!
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FIGHT
RATING
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