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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thorvald Espensen (ranked 21377 p4p, 5444 weight class) and OJ Da Killa (ranked 689 p4p, 581 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thorvald Espensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Da Killa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espensen rushes Da Killa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
Espensen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Da Killa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Espensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Killa blocks an uppercut.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Espensen fails to land.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Killa is looking to control Espensen's arms but Espensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Killa has his back to the ropes.
Da Killa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Espensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espensen working aggressively here.
Da Killa blocks an uppercut.
Espensen working aggressively here.
Da Killa taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa is looking to control Espensen's arms but Espensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Killa has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Espensen fails to land.
Espensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Espensen as Da Killa tries to tie him up.
Espensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa looking to stall.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Espensen.
Da Killa slowing the pace effectively.
Espensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Killa.
Espensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Killa.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Killa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Thorvald Espensen has been cut.
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!
Espensen misses with some punches.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espensen effectively controlling the action here.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Da Killa.
Da Killa trying to land knees to the body.
Da Killa landing knees to the body.
Da Killa has a couple of punches blocked by Espensen.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Killa trying to stall but Espensen improves his position.
Espensen misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Espensen tries to clinch up
and Da Killa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorvald Espensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espensen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Killa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Da Killa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espensen lands an uppercut.
Thorvald Espensen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Da Killa stalling against the ropes.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Killa blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Espensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Killa can do to turn this around?
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Killa trying to stall but Espensen improves his position.
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Killa stalling in the clinch but Espensen improves position.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Espensen.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Espensen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa throws an elbow that misses.
Espensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Espensen lands an uppercut.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa slows down the pace here.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Killa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Killa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Da Killa looking to slow down the pace here.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen blocks an uppercut.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Espensen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Killa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Killa takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Espensen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Killa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorvald Espensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Espensen moves into range and clinches up with Da Killa.
A body shot lands from Da Killa.
Da Killa tries to stall but Espensen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Espensen avoiding damage as Da Killa throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa stalling in the clinch but Espensen improves position.
Espensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espensen is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Da Killa looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
Da Killa looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by OJ Da Killa.
Espensen is looking to clinch.
Da Killa takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Espensen tries to clinch up but Da Killa circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Killa! But no joy.
Da Killa throws a lazy right hand but Espensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Killa. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Killa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Espensen clinches up against the ropes.
Da Killa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Espensen avoids it.
Da Killa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Killa tries to stall but Espensen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
OJ Da Killa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Killa slowing the pace effectively.
Da Killa lands an elbow just above Espensen 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
OJ Da Killa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Espensen 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorvald Espensen!
Thorvald Espensen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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