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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhamed Keita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hery Rabemananjara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Decent elbows
Experienced
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhamed Keita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hery Rabemananjara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabemananjara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keita's head backwards.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabemananjara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keita sets himself, and Rabemananjara steps forward looking for the clinch! Keita avoids it this time.
Keita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabemananjara wants to counter with a clinch but Keita pushes him away.
Keita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabemananjara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muhamed Keita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita wants to clinch up but Rabemananjara keeps it at a distance.
Rabemananjara wants to counter the offense by Keita and move into the clinch position.
Keita wants to clinch
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rabemananjara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keita misses with a shot to the body
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara moves away
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara moves away
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Keita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara is having none of it.
Rabemananjara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Keita misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita moves in looking to clinch but Rabemananjara pushes him off.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabemananjara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keita thows a leg kick but Rabemananjara checks it
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Rabemananjara throws a jab but it's blocked by Keita.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabemananjara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabemananjara wants to counter the offense by Keita and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keita.
Keita misses with a leg kick
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabemananjara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Keita is predictable there
and Keita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Keita is predictable there
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keita tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabemananjara blocks a low kick nicely.
Rabemananjara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keita looks to clinch
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
Keita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice body shot.
Keita throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabemananjara keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara moves away
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keita throws a lazy body kick
and Rabemananjara moves into the clinch.
Rabemananjara blocks an uppercut.
Rabemananjara is working Keita over against the ropes.
Rabemananjara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rabemananjara is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Rabemananjara.
Keita is breathing heavily.
Rabemananjara has Keita pushed against the ropes.
Keita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hery Rabemananjara 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.
Keita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keita sets himself, and Rabemananjara steps forward looking for the clinch! Keita avoids it this time.
Keita looks to clinch
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Keita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch.
Rabemananjara slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Keita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rabemananjara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabemananjara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keita's efforts to push away.
Keita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
Rabemananjara effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara presses Keita against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
Rabemananjara avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands a nice looking body shot.
Rabemananjara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keita's head.
Rabemananjara lands an overhand right.
Keita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rabemananjara connects with a crisp jab.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara is having none of it.
Keita throws a combination that misses
and Rabemananjara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rabemananjara.
Keita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabemananjara stalling against the ropes.
Rabemananjara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rabemananjara leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Keita misses with the head strike.
Rabemananjara controlling the action here for a moment.
Rabemananjara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keita up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Keita throws a lazy body kick
and Rabemananjara counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keita lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rabemananjara's sensitive parts.
Keita throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabemananjara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keita with a body shot.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice body shot.
Keita throws a lazy head kick
and Rabemananjara moves into the clinch.
Rabemananjara blocking some punches.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
Keita working hard to break the clinch.
Rabemananjara has Keita pressed against the ropes.
Rabemananjara slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Rabemananjara's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Keita can't break the clinch.
Keita tries to circle away but Rabemananjara has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rabemananjara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rabemananjara scores with a hook to the body.
Rabemananjara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Rabemananjara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara jabs Keita right on the nose. Keita blinks but takes it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabemananjara lands a slapping body shot.
Keita misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabemananjara misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hery Rabemananjara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Keita needs to keep his hands up - Rabemananjara had a free shot at his head there.
Rabemananjara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keita's head.
Keita tries to clinch up
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keita tries to clinch up
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rabemananjara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara dodges an elbow strike from Keita.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Rabemananjara.
Hery Rabemananjara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keita wants to stall.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand into Keita's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keita's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabemananjara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabemananjara scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rabemananjara.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabemananjara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara lands with a light punch inside.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Keita looks to clinch
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keita is rocked!
Keita throws an off balance right hand
and Rabemananjara counters by clinching up.
Oh Keita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rabemananjara lands a hook that snaps the head of Keita backwards.
Rabemananjara stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabemananjara has Keita pressed against the ropes.
Rabemananjara cracks Keita with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Keita goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Keita wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hery Rabemananjara!
Hery Rabemananjara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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