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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Keenan (ranked 867 p4p, 6805 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 109 p4p, 628 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keenan 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.
Keenan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spasov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keenan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keenan scores with a head kick. Spasov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Keenan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spasov throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spasov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spasov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Spasov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spasov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spasov misses with the combination.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spasov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keenan defending well as Spasov loads up on a big left hand.
Spasov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Spasov lands a nice shot that snaps Keenan's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Keenan avoids it well.
Spasov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keenan in his tracks.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spasov rushes Keenan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Spasov.
Spasov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keenan scores with a shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
Spasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Spasov tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov taking a breather.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov tries to circle away but Keenan has him pinned against the ropes.
Spasov blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Spasov lands a left hand.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spasov wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spasov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov tries a body shot but Keenan blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keenan moves into range and clinches up with Spasov.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan lands with a light punch inside.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Keenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Keenan working aggressively here.
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Spas Spasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spasov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan scores with a kick to the body.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spasov can do to turn this around?
Spasov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keenan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
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!
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spasov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keenan slips a jab and a cross from Spasov.
Spasov avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Spasov connects with a body shot.
Spasov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keenan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keenan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spasov.
Keenan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Spasov does no damage.
Keenan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a few strikes there.
Keenan has closed the distance and engaged Spasov in a clinch.
Spasov leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spasov tries to break free but Keenan pushes him back against the ropes.
Keenan lands a left hand.
Spasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a hook that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keenan backs up against the ropes.
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Keenan in a clinch.
Keenan is working Spasov over against the ropes.
Keenan gets through Spasov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spasov lands a left hand.
Spasov scores with a shot to the side of Keenan's head.
Ryan Keenan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan presses Spasov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keenan breaks the clinch.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from Keenan.
Spasov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keenan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Spasov throws a series of punches but Keenan avoids them all with ease.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spasov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keenan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spasov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Spasov tries to break free but Keenan pushes him back against the ropes.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan lands a left hand.
Spasov swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan blocks a body shot from Spasov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Spasov.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spasov throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan keeps control of Spasov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Keenan.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov trying to control the position but instead, Keenan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spasov into the ropes.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
Ryan Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spasov takes a shot to the head.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan has Spasov pressed against the ropes, preventing Spasov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Spasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keenan or not.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Spasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch but Keenan keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Spasov fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spasov.
Spasov tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keenan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Ryan Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Keenan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Magudo Ahmswe (ranked 6371 p4p, 23452 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 692 p4p, 798 weight class). Magudo Ahmswe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magudo Ahmswe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 62 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmswe misses with a series of wild punches.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Smoochie Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smoochie Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Ahmswe ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smoochie Wallace. Ahmswe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smoochie Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Ahmswe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smoochie Wallace throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ahmswe - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Smoochie Wallace misses its intended target.
Ahmswe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magudo Ahmswe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahmswe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmswe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahmswe is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Smoochie Wallace is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Magudo Ahmswe!
Post fight, an emotional Magudo Ahmswe said 'I want close the trilogy with Damien O'Quin!!!Give me him,please!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23465 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Claes Ragnvaldsson (ranked 287 p4p, 156 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buchanan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claes Ragnvaldsson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnvaldsson stalks Buchanan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buchanan's face. Buchanan staggers backwards, shaken.
Ragnvaldsson clinches with his opponent.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Ragnvaldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan has Ragnvaldsson pressed against the ropes, preventing Ragnvaldsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to force a seperation but Buchanan has the dominant position.
Ragnvaldsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ragnvaldsson stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnvaldsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnvaldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.
Ragnvaldsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnvaldsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Buchanan pushes him off.
Buchanan moves into range and clinches up with Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson is looking to control Buchanan's arms but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnvaldsson has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Buchanan.
Ragnvaldsson working aggressively here.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buchanan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnvaldsson backwards.
Ragnvaldsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan moves forwards but Ragnvaldsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buchanan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ragnvaldsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buchanan's brow.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.
Buchanan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnvaldsson.
Ragnvaldsson looking to stall.
Ragnvaldsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ragnvaldsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ragnvaldsson breaks from the clinch.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnvaldsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnvaldsson 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.
Ragnvaldsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buchanan.
Ragnvaldsson misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Buchanan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ragnvaldsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buchanan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buchanan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buchanan wants to clinch
and Ragnvaldsson counters with a three punch combo that has Buchanan backing up. Buchanan nods at Ragnvaldsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ragnvaldsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnvaldsson gets a clinch.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnvaldsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnvaldsson.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
Ragnvaldsson wants to counter the offense by Buchanan and move into the clinch position.
Buchanan stuns Ragnvaldsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buchanan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan 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.
Buchanan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a combination
and Ragnvaldsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Ross Buchanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnvaldsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buchanan is out of range and Ragnvaldsson settles back down.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ragnvaldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ragnvaldsson throws a leg kick but Buchanan moved away.
Buchanan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buchanan scores with a head kick. Ragnvaldsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Ragnvaldsson is rocked!
 It looks like Claes Ragnvaldsson has been cut.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Ragnvaldsson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Ragnvaldsson.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnvaldsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnvaldsson gets tackled into the ropes by Buchanan. Buchanan maintains the clinch.
Ragnvaldsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
Buchanan moves into the clinch.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnvaldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Buchanan won't allow it.
Ragnvaldsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson throws a head kick that Buchanan semi-blocks.
Ragnvaldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buchanan.
Buchanan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ragnvaldsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Buchanan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnvaldsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buchanan scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnvaldsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Buchanan throws a big counter combination but Ragnvaldsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Buchanan closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ragnvaldsson crashing to the mat! Ragnvaldsson uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Ragnvaldsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buchanan finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnvaldsson tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnvaldsson leaves his chin hanging out and Buchanan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ragnvaldsson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ross Buchanan!
After winning the bout, Ross Buchanan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ace Boogie (ranked 23877 p4p, 23901 weight class) and Benjamin Berkley (ranked 298 p4p, 299 weight class). Berkley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. X kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Boogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Berkley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogie misses with a hook.
Berkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Boogie steps away.
Nice uppercut there from Boogie.
Boogie slips a jab and a cross from Berkley.
Boogie misses with an uppercut. Berkley saw that one coming.
Berkley missing with a left hand there. Boogie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boogie lands with a cross.
Berkley misses with a leg kick
and Boogie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boogie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berkley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boogie connects with a body shot.
Boogie cracks Berkley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berkley closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
Berkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Boogie has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Berkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berkley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ace Boogie has been cut.
Boogie keeps control of Berkley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boogie tries to stall but Berkley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boogie tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley lands a nice elbow.
Berkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Boogie misses.
Berkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boogie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boogie throws a big shot that misses.
Boogie misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berkley! But no joy.
Boogie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boogie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boogie throws a body punch but Berkley moves out of range.
Boogie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Berkley duly obliges.
Berkley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boogie.
Berkley tries to clinch but Boogie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Boogie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boogie throws a big counter combination but Berkley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Berkley misses.
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Berkley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berkley scores with a leg kick.
Berkley misses with a low kick.
Berkley is looking to clinch but Boogie is avoiding it.
Boogie blocks a jab.
Boogie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boogie keeps the fight on the outside.
Boogie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boogie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berkley staying out of range there.
It seemed like Berkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berkley's coach down at Zoowie's Funhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Berkley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Berkley misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Boogie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ace Boogie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkley darts in trying to clinch
and Boogie counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkley moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Boogie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boogie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boogie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berkley! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Berkley.
Boogie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkley can do to turn this around?
Berkley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boogie throws a hook but Berkley avoids it easily.
No joy there for Berkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Boogie.
Boogie throws a lazy right hand but Berkley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boogie. Berkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkley swinging wildly here.
Boogie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berkley in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Boogie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boogie looks to land a combination but Berkley avoids it well.
Berkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boogie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Berkley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Berkley clinches up against the ropes.
Boogie lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkley backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Berkley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boogie's brow.
Boogie tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Boogie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boogie tries to throw a body punch but Berkley avoids it by throwing Boogie back against the ropes.
Boogie stalls.
Berkley is trying to break the clinch but Boogie is controlling him.
Berkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boogie has him pressed against the ropes.
Boogie blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Boogie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boogie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkley's elbow.
Berkley working aggressively here.
Berkley misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Boogie.
Berkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Boogie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boogie struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkley controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses.
Boogie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Boogie.
Berkley closes the distance but Boogie moves to the side
and Boogie counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Berkley misses.
Berkley scores with a nice strike.
Boogie misses with a hook.
Berkley ducks under a wild hook from Boogie.
Berkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boogie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Boogie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boogie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkley.
Boogie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berkley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boogie scrambles back to his feet.
Berkley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Berkley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boogie.
Berkley throws a push kick but Boogie slaps the foot to one side.
Boogie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boogie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berkley swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Boogie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogie misses with a wild body shot.
Boogie moves out of range of the strikes.
Boogie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boogie throws the left hand but Berkley avoids the punch easily.
Berkley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkley wants to clinch.
Berkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boogie.
Boogie slips under a jab from Berkley.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boogie throws a right hand that Berkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Berkley also avoids with ease.
Boogie works over Berkley's head and body with a nice combination.
Boogie throws a front kick aimed at Berkley's knee but Berkley avoids it well.
Ace Boogie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boogie's corner calls for a 1-2. Boogie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berkley looks to land a combination but Boogie avoids it well.
Berkley looks to throw the jab but Boogie is out of range.
A slow jab from Boogie misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Berkley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Boogie.
Berkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boogie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berkley misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Boogie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boogie misses with a straight right.
Berkley takes one on the button.
Berkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berkley throws the left hand but Boogie avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin Berkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berkley slips a straight right by Boogie.
Berkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boogie looks to land a left hand but Berkley moved out of range nicely.
Berkley unleashes a big counter combination but Boogie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ace Boogie is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley is looking to chop away at Boogie's legs.
Berkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Berkley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Boogie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boogie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Ace Boogie!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Ace Boogie!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ace Boogie!
Ace Boogie wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Ace Boogie 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ari Baba (ranked 3945 p4p, 5326 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 422 p4p, 534 weight class). Ari Baba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zacharias Kassicus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kassicus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kassicus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baba under the eye.
Kassicus connects with the punch.
Kassicus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Baba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed right hand from Kassicus misses the target.
Kassicus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kassicus lands a nice shot that snaps Baba's head back.
Kassicus loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassicus throws out the jab.
Kassicus slips under a jab from Baba.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Kassicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kassicus cracks Baba with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baba - that will leave a mark!
Kassicus slips under a jab.
Kassicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Kassicus moves out of range easily.
Baba throws out a leg kick but Kassicus moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
Baba swings widly with a right hand
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kassicus lands a jab to the head.
Kassicus lands a head shot.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kassicus.
A low kick from Baba is predictable there
and Kassicus counters with a straight right hand.
Kassicus throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Kassicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Kassicus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Kassicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassicus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kassicus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baba blocks a jab.
Baba scores with a hook to the body. Kassicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kassicus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Baba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kassicus looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba with a nice cross.
Kassicus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kassicus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kassicus takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Kassicus throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kassicus misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
Baba takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kassicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba moves away from the strike by Kassicus.
Baba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Kassicus misses with a left hand
and Baba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baba slips a jab from Kassicus.
Baba looks to land a combination but Kassicus avoids it well.
Kassicus misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Kassicus throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Baba lands.
Baba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kassicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Kassicus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba tries to bum rush Kassicus with a series of wild strikes but Kassicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kassicus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baba throws a right and a left that Kassicus avoids nicely.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kassicus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kassicus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kassicus lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kassicus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kassicus dodges the punch combination from Baba.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kassicus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Kassicus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kassicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kassicus.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kassicus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kassicus.
Baba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kassicus throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Kassicus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kassicus to score with a decent uppercut.
Baba lands a really nice looking cross but Kassicus seems unphased.
Kassicus misses with a hook.
Baba misses with a hook
and Kassicus counters with a right hand to the body.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kassicus.
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
Kassicus misses with a looping right.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Kassicus staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba is looking to chop away at Kassicus's legs.
Baba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baba throws a leg kick but Kassicus moved away.
Baba moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ari Baba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Baba misses the jab.
Baba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Baba connects with a body shot that sends Kassicus's belly button to the back.
Baba staying out of range there.
Kassicus misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Baba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kassicus throws a series of punches but Baba avoids them all with ease.
Kassicus scores with a nice right hand.
Kassicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Baba throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kassicus.
Kassicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassicus throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kassicus checks the leg kick.
Kassicus cracks a nice hook into Baba's ribs.
Kassicus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baba has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kassicus misses.
Baba appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kassicus lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Well,Baba is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kassicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba throws the left hand but Kassicus avoids the punch easily.
Kassicus lands with a hook. Baba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kassicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kassicus connects with a jab.
Kassicus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zacharias Kassicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kassicus's head.
Baba lands a right and a left and another right! Kassicus goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ari Baba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darnell Nurse (ranked 22447 p4p, 15903 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 697 p4p, 675 weight class). Columbus has chosen Blood Of The Kings as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus throws a right hand that Nurse ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurse also avoids with ease.
Nurse tests Columbus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Columbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Nurse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Columbus.
Columbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Columbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbus moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Nurse.
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Columbus connects with a body shot that sends Nurse's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus misses with a series of wild punches.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Columbus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurse.
Some wild striking there from Nurse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Columbus throws a leg kick but Nurse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Columbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Columbus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurse lands with a straight right. Columbus didn't see that one coming.
Columbus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Nurse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Columbus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Columbus misses with an uppercut. Nurse saw that one coming.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Nurse cracks Columbus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurse misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Columbus dodges the punch combination from Nurse.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurse misses the target.
Columbus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Columbus cracks Nurse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nurse throws a big shot that misses.
Columbus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Columbus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Nurse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Columbus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurse.
Nurse swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Nurse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Columbus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Nurse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Columbus wants to slow Nurse down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Nurse dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurse.
Columbus tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nurse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nurse just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Columbus throws a low kick but Nurse avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurse misses the target.
Columbus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nurse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus is looking to score with low kicks.
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Nurse avoids it.
Columbus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nurse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Columbus staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus misses with a hook to the body
and Nurse counters with a right hand to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nurse blocks the low kick.
Nurse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Columbus throws out the jab.
Darnell Nurse is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse slips a straight right by Columbus.
Nurse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Columbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurse scores with a three punch combo!
Columbus motions for Nurse to come forward. Columbus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nurse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Columbus.
A lazy left from Nurse finds it's target.
Nurse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus clinches up with Nurse and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nurse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Columbus misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Columbus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse.
Nurse is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse blocks a body shot from Columbus.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Columbus prevents Nurse from breaking the clinch.
Columbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurse's elbow.
Columbus breaks from the clinch.
Nurse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Columbus misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Nurse misses.
Columbus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Nurse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Nurse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Columbus back to the ropes. Nurse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurse moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Nurse lands a jab to Columbus's midsection.
Columbus has Nurse up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Columbus.
A swing and a miss from Columbus.
Columbus throws a front kick aimed at Nurse's knee but Nurse avoids it well.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurse lands with an uppercut that bounces Columbus off the ropes and back into range.
Nurse misses with a series of wild punches.
Columbus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Columbus throws a solid leg kick but Nurse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Columbus.
Nice uppercut there from Nurse.
Nice shot lands for Columbus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nurse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurse swats away the attempt to clinch by Columbus.
Columbus throws a right hand that Nurse ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurse also avoids with ease.
Columbus misses with a head kick.
Nurse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Columbus throws a sloppy head kick and Nurse moves out of range easily.
Nurse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Columbus throws a big shot that misses.
Columbus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Nurse moves away and avoids it.
Nurse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Columbus throws a leg kick
and Nurse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurse avoids the head kick by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nurse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
Columbus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nurse.
Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurse scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurse.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Columbus misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Columbus.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nurse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbus can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Columbus.
Columbus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus connects with a body shot.
Columbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Nurse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Darnell Nurse wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 3518 p4p, 3797 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 445 p4p, 471 weight class). Hawthorne comes to the ring accompanied by Schism by Tool. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Hawthorne pushes him off.
Hawthorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Hawthorne gets tackled into the ropes by Bull. Bull maintains the clinch.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a left to the head.
Hawthorne manages to break the clinch.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bull 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.
Bull has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bull.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Hawthorne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Hawthorne needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull tests Hawthorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bull backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Bull tries to counter with a clinch but Hawthorne shakes him off and moves away.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull wants to counter the offense by Hawthorne and move into the clinch position.
Hawthorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawthorne connects with a single shot there.
Bull swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne scores with a jab to the head.
Bull stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bull throws a body kick.
Hawthorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawthorne takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses with a hook. Hawthorne ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull tries to clinch up but Hawthorne circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawthorne cracks Bull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawthorne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawthorne misses with a hook.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawthorne.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawthorne throws a front kick aimed at Bull's knee but Bull avoids it well.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Hawthorne checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Hawthorne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bull misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawthorne.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Bull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawthorne throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
It seemed like Bull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawthorne scores with a hook.
Bull slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Bull tries to counter with a clinch but Hawthorne shakes him off and moves away.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Hawthorne's shoulder, as Hawthorne tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne lands a head shot.
Hawthorne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bull circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawthorne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bull strikes.
It looks like Hawthorne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne throws a big counter combination but Bull scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull tries to work over Hawthorne's front leg with a kick but Hawthorne checks it.
Hawthorne throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Bull.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a jab to the head.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Hawthorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull cracks Hawthorne with an open hand slap.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with a nice head shot.
Bull connects with a single shot there.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Hawthorne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Hawthorne clobbers Bull with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
Bull takes the fight into the clinch.
Bull taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawthorne's efforts to push away.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hawthorne as Bull tries to tie him up.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull tries a body shot but Hawthorne blocks it.
Bull tries to work over Hawthorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hawthorne fails to land.
Hawthorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bull scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bull looks to land a body kick but Hawthorne moved away.
Hawthorne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawthorne.
And Hawthorne counters with a quick kick to the body but Bull blocks it.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bull.
Hawthorne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
Hawthorne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bull strikes.
It looked like Hawthorne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Bull with a nice calf kick.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hawthorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull is looking for the big counter here.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bull is able to avoid easily.
Hawthorne punishes Bull's body with a nice straight punch.
Bull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bull moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
Bull wants to counter the offense by Hawthorne and move into the clinch position.
Hawthorne wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawthorne to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull avoids the body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Bull.
Bull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Hawthorne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawthorne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Hawthorne.
Bull lands with a straight right. Hawthorne didn't see that one coming.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a few strikes there.
Hawthorne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorne looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull thuds a left hand into Hawthorne's body.
Hawthorne lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne cracks Bull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bull is looking to chop away at Hawthorne's legs.
Bull connects with a high kick.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Hawthorne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawthorne 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Jari Bull!
Jari Bull wins by split decision!
Jari Bull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 2882 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Vincenzo Lambrucci (ranked 376 p4p, 197 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Lambrucci!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lambrucci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lambrucci keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Lambrucci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Lambrucci throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett scores with a one two! Lambrucci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bennett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lambrucci works the jab nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lambrucci tries to stall but Bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lambrucci up against the ropes.
Lambrucci slowing the pace effectively.
Lambrucci trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Lambrucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett digs a right hand underneath Lambrucci's ribcage. Lambrucci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to stall.
Come on Lambrucci - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Bennett clobbers Lambrucci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Lambrucci moved out of range nicely.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lambrucci.
Bennett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body. Lambrucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lambrucci misses with a body shot.
John Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambrucci. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Lambrucci avoids nicely.
Lambrucci is looking to clinch.
Lambrucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lambrucci prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett tries to circle away but Lambrucci has him pinned against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Lambrucci.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Lambrucci scores with a hook to the body.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Lambrucci throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lambrucci controls the action.
Lambrucci working aggressively here.
Bennett tries to work over Lambrucci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lambrucci tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Lambrucci stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lambrucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambrucci blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Bennett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
Lambrucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lambrucci.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Lambrucci 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.
Lambrucci is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Lambrucci misses with a straight right.
Lambrucci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Lambrucci swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Lambrucci.
Bennett lands with a hook. Lambrucci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lambrucci takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lambrucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lambrucci let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lambrucci looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambrucci dips to his left and cracks Bennett with an uppercut!
Lambrucci misses with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lambrucci coming out on top.
Lambrucci misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Lambrucci throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lambrucci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lambrucci tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Lambrucci back against the ropes.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambrucci controls his hands.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Lambrucci looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lambrucci digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Lambrucci throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennett clinches up against the ropes.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
Lambrucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lambrucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Lambrucci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lambrucci throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Lambrucci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennett breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Lambrucci misses its intended target.
It looked like Bennett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lambrucci.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lambrucci clinches up against the ropes.
Lambrucci blocks an uppercut.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lambrucci backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett tries to break the clinch but Lambrucci is controlling the position.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci is working Bennett over against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Bennett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Lambrucci misses.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lambrucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Lambrucci avoids it well.
Lambrucci paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennett clinches up against the ropes.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambrucci's face.
Lambrucci misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambrucci's face.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Lambrucci tries to stall but Bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lambrucci misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lambrucci misses with a punch to the body.
Lambrucci tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Lambrucci lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett swings for the body but Lambrucci moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Bennett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lambrucci on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambrucci can do to turn this around?
Lambrucci misses with a hook.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Lambrucci sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lambrucci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett throws a hook but Lambrucci avoids it easily.
Lambrucci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambrucci.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lambrucci misses with a body punch.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett tries to work over Lambrucci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Lambrucci blocks with his arms.
Lambrucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vincenzo Lambrucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Lambrucci is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambrucci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lambrucci misses with the head strike.
John Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lambrucci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lambrucci.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lambrucci controls the action.
Lambrucci can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Lambrucci lands a nice shot to the body.
Lambrucci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lambrucci trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lambrucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambrucci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lambrucci dodges an elbow strike from Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambrucci controls his hands.
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 John Bennett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for John Bennett!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for John Bennett!
John Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, John Bennett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 23488 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 663 p4p, 229 weight class). Sonni has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That Way as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandichoo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bandichoo digs a good hook to Sonni's body.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonni has time to react.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni stalks Bandichoo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bandichoo's face. Bandichoo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sonni on the side of the head.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Sonni unleashes a big counter combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sonni cracks Bandichoo with a good jab.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Bandichoo thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
Sonni scores with a punch to the head.
Sonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sonni takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Sonni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo lands with a nice body kick.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Sonni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni cracks Bandichoo with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sonni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bandichoo - the referee stops the clock and Sonni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bandichoo. Sonni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Sonni throws a counter combo.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Sonni unleashes a big counter combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sonni.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonni has time to react.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Bandichoo slips a straight right by Sonni.
Sonni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bandichoo. That one must have hurt.
Bandichoo throws a lazy body kick
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandichoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandichoo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sonni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sonni looks winded!
Bandichoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonni throws the left hand but Bandichoo avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo looks low and kicks high, catching Sonni right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Sonni is rocked!
It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Bandichoo, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandichoo slips a jab from Sonni.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bandichoo - that will leave a mark!
Sonni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
As Bandichoo backs off Sonni throws a huge counter combo but Bandichoo manages to avoid it all.
Bandichoo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sonni is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bandichoo with a hook.
Bandichoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandichoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonni works Bandichoo's body with a nice hook.
Bandichoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonni can do to turn this around?
Bandichoo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandichoo throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sonni counters with a straight right hand.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws out a powerful jab.
Sonni cracks Bandichoo with an open hand slap.
Sonni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Bandichoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Sonni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sonni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Sonni.
Bandichoo wants to land a leg kick but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandichoo.
A jab lands there for Sonni.
Bandichoo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonni takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Bandichoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandichoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandichoo under the eye.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Bandichoo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandichoo pushes Sonni away with a front kick.
Sonni is breathing heavily.
Bandichoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo scores with a nice body kick.
Bandichoo with the inside leg kick.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Sonni moved away.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Bandichoo misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Sonni avoids the punch easily.
Sonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bandichoo scores with a push kick.
Sonni avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni staying out of range there.
Sonni throws a right and a left that Bandichoo avoids nicely.
Bandichoo misses with the combination.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bandichoo is out of range and Sonni settles back down.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Bandichoo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Bandichoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sonni doesn't seem phased though.
Bandichoo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bandichoo scores with a nice head shot.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Sonni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bandichoo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bandichoo fakes the leg kick and cracks Sonni in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandichoo finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Bandichoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Bandichoo - just one landing.
Crunch! Bandichoo slams his shin into Sonni's torso.
Bandichoo connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Sonni's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Sonni - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Taz Bandichoo!
Taz Bandichoo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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