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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadi Ozturk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ozturk.
Ozturk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Ozturk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago checks a low kick from Ozturk.
Drago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drago moves to clinch but Ozturk breaks away
and Ozturk counters with a thumping low kick.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ozturk.
Ozturk throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Drago.
Ozturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
Drago avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago throws a body punch but Ozturk moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Ozturk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ozturk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Ozturk connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ozturk - that will leave a mark!
Ozturk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ozturk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good work by Ozturk as he checks the leg kick.
Drago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozturk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ozturk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozturk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drago takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozturk misses with a body shot.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses.
Drago tries to clinch up
and Ozturk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drago moves to clinch but Ozturk breaks away
and Ozturk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drago looks winded!
Ozturk throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Drago wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozturk. That's going to slow Drago down.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drago.
Ozturk slips a straight right by Drago.
Ozturk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozturk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ozturk.
Drago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ozturk.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Hadi Ozturk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozturk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ozturk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Drago moved away.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ozturk connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
Ozturk throws a front kick aimed at Drago's knee but Drago avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Ozturk.
A big right from Drago misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Ozturk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drago really felt that one!
Drago checks a low kick from Ozturk.
Drago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ozturk. That one must have hurt.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses.
Drago tries to clinch up but Ozturk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozturk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozturk thumps Drago with a low kick.
Ozturk lands a leg kick that knocks Drago off balance momentarily.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
Ozturk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Drago misses with a hook
and Ozturk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drago really felt that one!
Drago is breathing heavily.
Ozturk throws a front kick that sends Drago stumbling back into the ropes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozturk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozturk misses with a wild combination.
Drago tried to score with a low kick but Ozturk checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozturk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozturk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drago tries to clinch up
and Ozturk counters with a leg kick.
Ozturk throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Victor Drago has been cut.
Drago blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago throws a lazy head kick
and Ozturk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drago is lucky that one didn't land flush.
You can see that Drago has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Drago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ozturk. Drago shrugs it off though.
Ozturk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hadi Ozturk is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozturk throws out a head kick that Drago doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Drago crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Drago's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Drago is rocked!
Ozturk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drago is out of range.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Ozturk's shoulder, as Ozturk tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drago tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
Drago throws a head kick but Ozturk moves out of range.
Drago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ozturk.
Ozturk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ozturk connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozturk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Ozturk connects with a solid leg kick.
Ozturk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ozturk throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Victor Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozturk is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Ozturk throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Ozturk tries to work over Drago's front leg with a kick but Drago checks it.
Ozturk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozturk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozturk.
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozturk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk lands with a nice body kick.
Ozturk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drago blocks a head kick by Ozturk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ozturk.
An inside leg kick from Ozturk misses.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Ozturk scores with a push kick.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozturk scores with a leg kick.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Ozturk throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ozturk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozturk throws a chopping leg kick but Drago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hadi Ozturk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ozturk 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
An out of breath Hadi Ozturk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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