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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darnell Nurse (ranked 22447 p4p, 15903 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 697 p4p, 675 weight class). Columbus has chosen Blood Of The Kings as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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41 - 35 - 2 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus throws a right hand that Nurse ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurse also avoids with ease.
Nurse tests Columbus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Columbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Nurse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Columbus.
Columbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Columbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbus moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Nurse.
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Columbus connects with a body shot that sends Nurse's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus misses with a series of wild punches.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Columbus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurse.
Some wild striking there from Nurse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Columbus throws a leg kick but Nurse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Columbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Columbus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurse lands with a straight right. Columbus didn't see that one coming.
Columbus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Nurse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Columbus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Columbus misses with an uppercut. Nurse saw that one coming.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Nurse cracks Columbus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurse misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Columbus dodges the punch combination from Nurse.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurse misses the target.
Columbus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Columbus cracks Nurse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nurse throws a big shot that misses.
Columbus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Columbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Nurse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Columbus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurse.
Nurse swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Nurse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Columbus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Nurse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Columbus wants to slow Nurse down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Nurse dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Columbus tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nurse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurse just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Columbus throws a low kick but Nurse avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurse misses the target.
Columbus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nurse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus is looking to score with low kicks.
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Nurse avoids it.
Columbus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nurse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Columbus staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus misses with a hook to the body
and Nurse counters with a right hand to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nurse blocks the low kick.
Nurse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Columbus throws out the jab.
Darnell Nurse is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse slips a straight right by Columbus.
Nurse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Columbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurse scores with a three punch combo!
Columbus motions for Nurse to come forward. Columbus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nurse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Columbus.
A lazy left from Nurse finds it's target.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus clinches up with Nurse and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nurse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Columbus misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Columbus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse.
Nurse is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse blocks a body shot from Columbus.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Columbus prevents Nurse from breaking the clinch.
Columbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurse's elbow.
Columbus breaks from the clinch.
Nurse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Columbus misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Nurse misses.
Columbus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Nurse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Nurse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Columbus back to the ropes. Nurse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurse moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Nurse lands a jab to Columbus's midsection.
Columbus has Nurse up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Columbus.
A swing and a miss from Columbus.
Columbus throws a front kick aimed at Nurse's knee but Nurse avoids it well.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurse lands with an uppercut that bounces Columbus off the ropes and back into range.
Nurse misses with a series of wild punches.
Columbus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Columbus throws a solid leg kick but Nurse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Columbus.
Nice uppercut there from Nurse.
Nice shot lands for Columbus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nurse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurse swats away the attempt to clinch by Columbus.
Columbus throws a right hand that Nurse ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurse also avoids with ease.
Columbus misses with a head kick.
Nurse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Columbus throws a sloppy head kick and Nurse moves out of range easily.
Nurse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Columbus throws a big shot that misses.
Columbus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Nurse moves away and avoids it.
Nurse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Columbus throws a leg kick
and Nurse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurse avoids the head kick by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nurse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
Columbus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nurse.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurse scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurse.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Columbus misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Columbus.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nurse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbus can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Columbus.
Columbus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus connects with a body shot.
Columbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Nurse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Darnell Nurse wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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