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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 15655 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 570 p4p, 192 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. Sonni has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That Way as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Columbus counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Columbus is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus is looking to slow Sonni down with leg kicks.
Columbus scores with a jab. Sonni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sonni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonni keeps control of Columbus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sonni tries to stall but Columbus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Columbus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Sonni taking a breather.
Sonni tries to stall but Columbus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sonni is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus pushes Sonni back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonni scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Columbus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sonni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Columbus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Columbus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
Columbus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Columbus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Columbus.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Columbus.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbuss head.
Columbus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Columbus.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Columbus connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Sonni onto his butt! Sonni bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Sonni is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbus misses with a looping left.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Sonni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Columbus momentarily.
Columbus swinging wildly here.
Sonni tries to clinch but Columbus moves away
and Columbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbus tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.
Columbus swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Columbus there.
Sonni misses the body punch
and Columbus counters by clinching up.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Sonni throws an elbow that misses.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonni can do to turn this around?
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the ropes and back into range.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni looks to land a combination. Columbus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Columbus avoids it well.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Columbus, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus has Sonni pressed against the ropes, preventing Sonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sonni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sonni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Columbus's brow.
Sonni stalling in the clinch but Columbus improves position.
Good body shot from Columbus.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus looking to slow down the pace here.
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus lands an elbow inside that Sonni shrugs off.
It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Columbus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Columbus on the side of the head.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonni.
Columbus is looking for a counter combo.
Sonni scores with a nice right hand.
Columbus connects with a jab.
Sonni misses with a right hand
and Columbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Columbus staggers Sonni with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sonni looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Columbus missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Columbus counters with a nice leg kick.
Sonni lands a really nice looking cross but Columbus seems unphased.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Columbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott Columbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Columbus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Columbus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Columbus is looking to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Columbus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonni defending well as Columbus loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
Columbus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Sonni misses with a body punch
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Columbus.
It looked like Columbus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Columbus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Columbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Columbus lands with a hook. Sonni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Columbus 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Scott Columbus wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Columbus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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