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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Yanji Klushinwa (ranked 4279 p4p, 454 weight class) and Faffa Ferreira (ranked 7363 p4p, 573 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Daddy Cool as his entrance music. Yanji Klushinwa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Faffa Ferreira's chin.
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195 lbs
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167 lbs
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Counter fighter
Good 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yanji Klushinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Faffa Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Klushinwa.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira tries to keep at a distance but Klushinwa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Klushinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klushinwa blocking some punches.
Ferreira is struggling to control the position.
Klushinwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klushinwa's elbow.
Ferreira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferreira just leaning against Klushinwa, taking a breather.
Klushinwa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klushinwa is keeping busy.
Klushinwa is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klushinwa wants to break free but Ferreira has control.
Klushinwa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klushinwa manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Klushinwa's front leg.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ferreira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klushinwa's sensitive parts.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Klushinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Klushinwa tries to avoid it.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klushinwa's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Klushinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Klushinwa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klushinwa down.
Klushinwa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klushinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Faffa Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klushinwa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klushinwa. That did some damage!
Ferreira tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klushinwa. That did some damage!
Faffa Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Klushinwa's front leg.
Ferreira misses with a double jab.
Klushinwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Klushinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
Klushinwa throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Klushinwa's front leg.
Klushinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faffa Ferreira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch but Klushinwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klushinwa is looking for a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Faffa Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klushinwa 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.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferreira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Klushinwa throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Klushinwa's leg. Klushinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klushinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Klushinwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klushinwa appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Klushinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klushinwa tries to counter by clinching up but Ferreira breaks away and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Klushinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira thumps Klushinwa with a low kick.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferreira thumps Klushinwa with a low kick.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Yanji Klushinwa has been cut.
Ferreira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klushinwa is keeping busy.
Ferreira slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Klushinwa controls the action.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Klushinwa controls his hands.
Ferreira taking a breather.
Ferreira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferreira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Klushinwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Klushinwa is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klushinwa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira pushes off an throws an elbow but Klushinwa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ferreira is looking to control Klushinwa's arms but Klushinwa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferreira has his back to the ropes.
Ferreira prevents Klushinwa from breaking the clinch.
Ferreira digs a right hand underneath Klushinwa's ribcage. Klushinwa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ferreira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klushinwa.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klushinwa avoids it.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Klushinwa controls the action.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faffa Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yanji Klushinwa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Klushinwa's leg. Klushinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferreira pushes Klushinwa away with a front kick.
Klushinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ferreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klushinwa moves out of range of the body kick.
Klushinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klushinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Klushinwa down.
Klushinwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Klushinwa circles away.
Ferreira thumps Klushinwa with a low kick.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klushinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Klushinwa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Klushinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Klushinwa keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Klushinwa off balance momentarily.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Klushinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klushinwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Klushinwa blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Klushinwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Klushinwa finds it's way through Ferreira's defenses.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Klushinwa down.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Klushinwa's leg. Klushinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ferreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferreira is looking to slow Klushinwa down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Klushinwa throwing a counter right hand but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Klushinwa's front leg.
Faffa Ferreira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yanji Klushinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klushinwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Klushinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Klushinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faffa Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferreira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faffa Ferreira!
A victorious Faffa Ferreira 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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pop
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