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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Songkom Fairtex (ranked 23179 p4p, 21905 weight class) and Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 672 p4p, 652 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Songkom Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile lands an overhand right.
Bizihwaeile walks into a left hand.
Bizihwaeile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bizihwaeile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bizihwaeile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fairtex to score with a decent uppercut.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bizihwaeile feints a counter leg kick.
Bizihwaeile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairtex clinches up with Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fairtex tries to stall but Bizihwaeile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile blocks an elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns Bizihwaeile into the ropes.
Bizihwaeile blocks an elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Bizihwaeile's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bizihwaeile is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Bizihwaeile tries to tie him up.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaeile wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but it misses.
Bizihwaeile takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Fairtex keeps control of Bizihwaeile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bizihwaeile takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Bizihwaeile with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bizihwaeile throws an elbow but misses.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Bizihwaeile tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile pushes him off.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bizihwaeile is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Fairtex has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bizihwaeile scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fairtex in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fairtex clinches.
Bizihwaeile avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Bizihwaeile's ribcage.
Fairtex stalling.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaeile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Bizihwaeile.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Songkom Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bizihwaeile tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairtex lands with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex tries to counter by clinching up but Bizihwaeile breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Fairtex.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bizihwaeile, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex is looking to control Bizihwaeile's arms but Bizihwaeile gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairtex has his back to the ropes.
Bizihwaeile throws a head punch that misses.
Bizihwaeile lands with a right to the head.
Bizihwaeile with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Bizihwaeile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile is avoiding it.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Bizihwaeile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizihwaeile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairtex scores with a head kick. Bizihwaeile tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex misses with a straight right.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Fairtex avoids it with no problem.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fairtex throws a body kick that misses.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile is avoiding it.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaeile can do to turn this around?
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bizihwaeile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bizihwaeile. Beautiful body shot.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bizihwaeile scores with a jab to the head.
Bizihwaeile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaeile tries to move into range but Fairtex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fairtex blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bizihwaeile backs up against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaeile avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaeile punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
Fairtex rushes Bizihwaeile and presses him up against the ropes.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fairtex misses with a body 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 Songkom Fairtex will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Fred Bizihwaeile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaeile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaeile fakes the leg kick and cracks Fairtex in the body.
Fairtex fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fairtex crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bizihwaeile - the referee stops the clock and Fairtex gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bizihwaeile. Fairtex manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex avoids the body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fairtex has time to react.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile pushes him off.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Fairtex avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bizihwaeile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizihwaeile checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Bizihwaeile is avoiding it.
Fairtex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab.
Fairtex slips under a jab.
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bizihwaeile avoids it.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fairtex. That did some damage!
Bizihwaeile tries to keep at a distance but Fairtex has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bizihwaeile lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Songkom Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bizihwaeile - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaeile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Bizihwaeile trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizihwaeile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairtex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Fairtex seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Bizihwaeile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairtex 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Songkom Fairtex!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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