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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommaso Carsara (ranked 3866 p4p, 388 weight class) and Kyrie Irving Il (ranked 3712 p4p, 380 weight class). 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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166 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 2 |
Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommaso Carsara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Irving Il!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving Il buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carsara staying out of range there.
Carsara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Irving Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carsara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Irving Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irving Il lands a two punch combo.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Carsara tried to counter with a leg kick but Irving Il avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving Il. Carsara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irving Il connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irving Il, right into the meat.
Irving Il misses with an uppercut
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carsara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irving Il, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carsara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carsara breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carsara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irving Il misses with a hook to the body
enabling Carsara to counter with a crisp jab.
Irving Il misses with the combination.
Carsara throwing a counter right hand but Irving Il manages to avoid it.
Irving Il will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irving Il tries to bum rush Carsara with a series of wild strikes but Carsara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving Il misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Carsara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irving Il feints a jab promting Carsara to slip. Irving Il then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carsara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving Il rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carsara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irving Il dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carsara. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Irving Il.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irving Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Carsara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irving Il looks winded!
Irving Il lands a nice shot that snaps Carsara's head back.
Irving Il keeps the fight on the outside.
Carsara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Carsara misses the target.
Irving Il scores with a one two! Carsara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carsara doesn't manage to clinch there - Irving Il circles away.
Kyrie Irving Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Carsara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrie Irving Il dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carsara moves in looking to clinch but Irving Il pushes him off.
Irving Il unleashes a big counter combination but Carsara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Irving Il comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Irving Il misses with a wild combination.
Carsara moves into the clinch.
Irving Il wants to get back to striking at distance but Carsara won't allow it.
Carsara breaks the clinch.
Carsara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving Il swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Irving Il.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Carsara throwing a counter right hand but Irving Il manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carsara throws a quick counter head kick but Irving Il was just out of range.
Irving Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Carsara avoids the body shot from Irving Il.
Irving Il stuns Carsara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irving Il lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Irving Il throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carsara counters with a stiff right hand.
Irving Il is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving Il. Carsara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carsara moves into the clinch.
Carsara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carsara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carsara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving Il misses with a double jab.
Irving Il misses with a jab to the body
and Carsara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carsara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carsara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irving Il throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irving Il fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irving Il misses with a double jab
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irving Il has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carsara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carsara has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommaso Carsara will probably get the nod.
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!
Irving Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Carsara counters with a straight right that drops Irving Il on his ass! Irving Il jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Irving Il throws out a loose jab but Carsara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carsara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il takes a swing at Carsara's ribcage but misses.
Tommaso Carsara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irving Il throws a combination that misses
and Carsara counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyrie Irving Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irving Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carsara manages to avoid it.
Irving Il feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carsara's calf.
Irving Il misses with a few strikes there.
Carsara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irving Il misses with a combination
and Carsara counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Irving Il badly! He tries to strike back but Carsara puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Irving Il out cold! Oh man, Irving Il will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommaso Carsara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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