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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nicola Bruni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abidemi Kwame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwame has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicola Bruni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Abidemi Kwame!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwame throws a push kick but Bruni slaps the foot to one side.
Kwame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Kwame finds it's way through Bruni's defenses.
Kwame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruni circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruni has Kwame up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwame is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kwame tries a body shot but Bruni blocks it.
Kwame struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruni controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruni working Kwame over with knees to the body.
Bruni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruni throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruni misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bruni as the two fighters clinch.
Kwame prevents a body shot from Bruni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwame tries to work over Bruni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Bruni.
A short right from Kwame on the inside.
Kwame can't find room to land a body shot as Bruni controls the action.
Bruni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kwame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruni.
Kwame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruni misses with the head strike.
Kwame pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bruni taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kwame wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruni won't allow it.
Kwame is trying to break the clinch but Bruni is controlling him.
Kwame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwame is defending well for now.
Bruni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwame.
Kwame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruni's elbow.
Kwame avoiding damage as Bruni throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruni.
Bruni slows down the pace here.
Kwame prevents a body shot from Bruni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bruni throws an elbow but misses.
Kwame lands a left hand.
Bruni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwame throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruni wants to stall.
Kwame is trying to stall.
Kwame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruni tries a body shot but Kwame blocks it.
Bruni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kwame's efforts to push away.
Kwame misses with a body punch.
Bruni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwame fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwame misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruni misses with a body punch.
Kwame avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruni.
Bruni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwame.
Kwame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwame walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kwame works Bruni's body with a nice hook.
Bruni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruni misses the shot to the body.
Kwame swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwame.
Bruni swings for the body but Kwame moves out of range.
Bruni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruni wants to clinch up but Kwame keeps it at a distance.
Kwame is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kwame cracks Bruni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kwame scores with a head kick.
Bruni scores with a jab to the body.
Bruni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwame counters with a body kick.
Bruni pushes Kwame up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruni tries to land knees in the clinch but Kwame avoids the damage to the body.
Kwame managing to block the knees to the body from Bruni.
Kwame stalling in the clinch but Bruni improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bruni missing with knees to the body.
Kwame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruni takes a shot to the head.
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!
Bruni lands a body punch.
Bruni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwame is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruni is keeping busy.
Kwame swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruni pushes off an throws an elbow but Kwame leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kwame blocks an uppercut.
Bruni is stalling here.
Kwame makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruni pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kwame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruni effectively controlling the action here.
Bruni tries to land knees in the clinch but Kwame avoids the damage to the body.
Bruni pushes off an throws an elbow but Kwame leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bruni lands a right hand.
Kwame has Bruni pressed against the cage.
Bruni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kwame backwards.
Kwame is looking to control Bruni's arms but Bruni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kwame has his back to the cage.
Bruni blocks a body shot from Kwame.
Bruni prevents a body shot from Kwame.
Bruni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bruni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwame's elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruni misses with an elbow over the top.
Bruni throws an elbow that misses.
Kwame breaks the clinch.
That kick from Kwame tenderised Bruni's leg. Bruni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kwame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kwame fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kwame ducks under a wild hook from Bruni.
Kwame throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kwame connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruni scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwame throws a body punch but Bruni moves out of range.
Kwame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruni.
Bruni tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kwame manages to circle out of the way.
Bruni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kwame throws out a counter right but Bruni avoids it with no problem.
Bruni misses with a hook
and Kwame counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kwame takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruni scores with the left hand. Kwame knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Bruni. Beautiful body shot.
Kwame has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruni darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kwame to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwame jabs at Bruni's body.
A big right from Kwame misses.
Bruni clinches up with Kwame and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwame's elbow.
Kwame misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Bruni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruni misses the shot to the body.
Kwame cracks Bruni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kwame moves out of range as Bruni strikes.
Bruni has closed the distance and engaged Kwame in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruni.
Bruni is trying to stall.
Bruni tries to throw a body punch but Kwame avoids it by throwing Bruni back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwame.
Kwame wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwame scores with a hook to the body.
Bruni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwame's elbow.
Kwame misses with the head strike.
Bruni trying to control the position but instead, Kwame has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruni into the cage.
Kwame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Kwame.
Kwame dips to his left and cracks Bruni with an uppercut!
Bruni throws a nice looking combination but Kwame bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruni loads up on a big right hand but Kwame slips the punch.
Kwame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruni throws out the jab.
Bruni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Kwame does it's job there.
Bruni is rocked!
Kwame throws a head kick but Bruni moves out of range.
Oh Bruni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruni pushes Kwame up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruni seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kwame up against the cage.
Bruni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwame tries a body shot but Bruni blocks it.
Kwame blocking some punches.
Kwame is trying to stall.
Bruni avoiding damage.
Bruni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwame trying to control the position but instead, Bruni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kwame into the cage.
Nicola Bruni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bruni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruni has Kwame pressed against the cage.
Kwame is looking to control Bruni's arms but Bruni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kwame has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bruni.
Bruni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kwame blocks an elbow strike.
Kwame holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruni trying to land knees to the body.
Bruni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kwame blocks a body shot from Bruni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwame has a couple of punches blocked by Bruni.
Bruni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwame is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruni.
Bruni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bruni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kwame backwards.
Bruni misses with a punch to the body.
Bruni blocking some punches.
Bruni wants to stall.
Bruni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwame controls his hands.
Bruni lands an elbow that stopped Kwame in his tracks for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruni misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruni.
Bruni tries to land knees in the clinch but Kwame avoids the damage to the body.
Bruni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwame controls his hands.
Kwame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kwame prevents a body shot from Bruni.
Kwame misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwame taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Bruni.
Bruni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwame.
Kwame trying to control the position but instead, Bruni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kwame into the cage.
Bruni digs a right hand into Kwame's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kwame's gas tank.
Bruni lands an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruni blocks a body shot from Kwame.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kwame misses with the head strike.
Bruni misses with a body punch.
Bruni being controlled against the cage.
Bruni leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kwame lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kwame tries a body shot but Bruni blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruni misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwame.
Kwame is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bruni misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kwame on the inside.
Kwame avoiding damage as Bruni throws knees to the body.
Kwame gets through Bruni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwame controls his hands.
Kwame has had enough of the clinch but Bruni keeps him there for the moment.
Bruni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kwame.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kwame avoids the elbow strike from Bruni, against the cage.
Kwame working hard to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kwame wants to break free but Bruni has control.
A hook to the body from Bruni.
Bruni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwame managing to block the knees to the body from Bruni.
Kwame lands a shoulder strike.
Kwame working hard to break the clinch.
Bruni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwame blocks a body shot from Bruni.
Bruni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kwame.
Bruni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kwame in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwame stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bruni - that landed with a thud.
Kwame is breathing heavily.
Bruni tries to work over Kwame's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kwame prevents a body shot from Bruni.
Bruni lands a left hand.
Bruni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kwame misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kwame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abidemi Kwame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruni looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicola Bruni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kwame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nicola Bruni.
I think Bruni 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 20:18
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 20:18
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicola Bruni!
A victorious Nicola Bruni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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