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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Isaac Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dimelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Dimelo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
Very quick
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Dimelo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle tests Dimelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dimelo.
Battle has managed to clinch.
Dimelo gets through Battle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle.
Battle blocking some punches.
Battle working aggressively here.
Dimelo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Battle has him pressed against the ropes.
Battle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dimelo's efforts to push away.
Battle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Dimelo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimelo is trying to break free.
Dimelo is trying to break the clinch but Battle has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Battle's calf.
Dimelo throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Isaac Battle has been cut.
Dimelo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimelo's head.
Battle rushes Dimelo and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimelo.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Battle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dimelo can turn it around.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battle misses with a punch on the inside.
Battle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo is working Battle over against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle.
Battle is working Dimelo over against the ropes.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battle's elbow.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo blocking some punches.
Battle blocks an uppercut.
Battle can't find room to land a body shot as Dimelo controls the action.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Battle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battle misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Dimelo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaac Battle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Battle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Battle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimelo connects with a leg kick. Battle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Battle prevents a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
Dimelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Battle fails to land.
Battle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Battle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo wants to get back to striking at distance but Battle won't allow it.
Battle working aggressively here.
A short right from Battle.
A short left from Battle.
Battle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Battle.
Dimelo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Battle is keeping busy.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo throws a head punch that misses.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Battle tries to clinch up.
Dimelo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimelo.
Battle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimelo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Battle moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Battle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimelo.
Battle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Battle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimelo looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Battle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Battle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Battle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dimelo lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Dimelo is predictable there
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Battle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Battle with a jab.
Battle scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Dimelo beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Dimelo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dimelo misses with a looping left.
Dimelo misses with a low kick.
Dimelo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Battle is looking to clinch but Dimelo is avoiding it.
Dimelo lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle manages to avoid it.
Battle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battle slips a jab from Dimelo.
Battle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Battle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battle.
Battle's corner calls for a 1-2. Battle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dimelo gets tackled into the ropes by Battle. Battle maintains the clinch.
Dimelo blocks a body shot from Battle.
Battle tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo stalling in the clinch but Battle improves position.
Dimelo tries a body shot but Battle blocks it.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battle.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle working aggressively here.
Battle tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Battle back against the ropes.
Battle tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Battle back against the ropes.
Dimelo wants to break free but Battle has control.
Dimelo blocking some punches.
Isaac Battle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimelo stalling in the clinch but Battle improves position.
A short right from Battle on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battle.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battle.
Battle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Battle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Battle!
After winning the bout, Isaac Battle 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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FIGHT
RATING
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