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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis De Teixiera (ranked 4405 p4p, 4482 weight class) and Oleksandr Mykolenko (ranked 453 p4p, 460 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Luis De Teixiera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oleksandr Mykolenko!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Teixiera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Teixiera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mykolenko works the jab nicely.
Mykolenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mykolenko throws a shot to the body.
De Teixiera ducks under a wild hook from Mykolenko.
De Teixiera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from De Teixiera.
Mykolenko scores with a nice head shot.
De Teixiera moves away from the strike by Mykolenko.
De Teixiera sizes up Mykolenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Oleksandr Mykolenko has been cut.
Mykolenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Teixiera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by De Teixiera as he connects with a hook.
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!
De Teixiera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mykolenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Teixiera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Teixiera moves out of range of the strikes.
Mykolenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mykolenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mykolenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mykolenko avoids the head kick by De Teixiera.
Mykolenko throws a body shot but no joy.
De Teixiera slips a jab and a cross from Mykolenko.
De Teixiera throws a counter high kick but Mykolenko was just alert enough to avoid it.
De Teixiera punishes Mykolenko's body with a nice straight punch.
De Teixiera misses with an uppercut. Mykolenko saw that one coming.
Mykolenko scores with a hook.
Mykolenko missing with a left hand there. De Teixiera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from De Teixiera misses the target.
A big right from De Teixiera misses.
Oleksandr Mykolenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mykolenko throws a lazy right hand but De Teixiera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mykolenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mykolenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mykolenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Teixiera circles away quickly and effectively.
De Teixiera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mykolenko counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mykolenko throws a hook but De Teixiera avoids it easily.
De Teixiera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mykolenko's head.
That has opened up Oleksandr Mykolenko's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Teixiera moves away from the strike by Mykolenko.
Mykolenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Teixiera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mykolenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mykolenko misses with a hook
and De Teixiera counters with a straight right that drops Mykolenko on his ass! Mykolenko jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Mykolenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Teixiera.
De Teixiera defending well as Mykolenko loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by De Teixiera.
Mykolenko 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.
Mykolenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mykolenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Teixiera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mykolenko.
De Teixiera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mykolenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mykolenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Teixiera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Teixiera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Teixiera swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis De Teixiera should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Oleksandr Mykolenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Teixiera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mykolenko misses with the combination.
Mykolenko digs a good hook to De Teixiera's body.
Mykolenko lands a slapping body shot.
Mykolenko misses with a wild body shot.
De Teixiera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mykolenko slips a straight right by De Teixiera.
Mykolenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mykolenko avoids the head kick by De Teixiera.
Mykolenko misses with an uppercut
enabling De Teixiera to counter with a crisp jab.
Oleksandr Mykolenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mykolenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Teixiera.
Mykolenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mykolenko looks to land a left hand but De Teixiera moved out of range nicely.
De Teixiera throwing a counter right hand but Mykolenko manages to avoid it.
Mykolenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Mykolenko misses with a two punch combination.
De Teixiera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolenko misses with a series of wild punches.
De Teixiera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mykolenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Teixiera thinking.
De Teixiera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Teixiera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mykolenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Teixiera lands with a nice body punch.
Mykolenko swings for the body but De Teixiera moves out of range.
De Teixiera throws a counter high kick but Mykolenko was just alert enough to avoid it.
A combination from Mykolenko does no damage.
De Teixiera throws a big counter combination but Mykolenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mykolenko lands a front kick.
Mykolenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Teixiera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Teixiera throws a hook but Mykolenko avoids it easily.
De Teixiera just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mykolenko throws a hook to the side of De Teixiera's head but De Teixiera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mykolenko thows a leg kick but De Teixiera checks it
and De Teixiera counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Oleksandr Mykolenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mykolenko misses with a straight left.
Mykolenko throws the kick towards the body but De Teixiera avoids it.
De Teixiera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Mykolenko.
De Teixiera throws a lazy right hand but Mykolenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Teixiera slips under a jab from Mykolenko.
Donk. Mykolenko catches De Teixiera right on the button with a cross.
Mykolenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like De Teixiera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mykolenko.
Mykolenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mykolenko ducks under a wild hook from De Teixiera.
A head kick misses from De Teixiera.
De Teixiera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mykolenko connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oleksandr Mykolenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oleksandr Mykolenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Teixiera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Teixiera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mykolenko thuds his right hand into De Teixiera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from De Teixiera misses.
Mykolenko throws a series of punches but De Teixiera avoids them all with ease.
De Teixiera misses with a few strikes there.
De Teixiera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mykolenko with a hook.
De Teixiera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from De Teixiera misses the target.
De Teixiera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mykolenko.
De Teixiera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mykolenko misses with a leg kick
and De Teixiera counters quickly with a head kick that drops Mykolenko to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Mykolenko be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Teixiera misses with an uppercut.
Mykolenko throws out a counter right but De Teixiera avoids it with no problem.
Mykolenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mykolenko connects with a crisp jab.
Mykolenko walks into a big right hand from De Teixiera and goes down! The referee sends De Teixiera to a neutral corner as Mykolenko gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mykolenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Mykolenko is rocked!
Oleksandr Mykolenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Mykolenko there.
Mykolenko is still on wobbly legs! Can De Teixiera finish him?
De Teixiera throws out a loose jab but Mykolenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Teixiera slips a straight right by Mykolenko.
Mykolenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Mykolenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mykolenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Teixiera throws a big shot that misses.
Luis De Teixiera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Teixiera checks a leg kick.
Mykolenko thuds a left hand into De Teixiera's body.
De Teixiera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mykolenko throws a lazy uppercut
and De Teixiera counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Mykolenko goes down! De Teixiera rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Mykolenko is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oleksandr Mykolenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis De Teixiera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Drogo (ranked 4206 p4p, 4255 weight class) and Nicolaas Vanderloo (ranked 431 p4p, 439 weight class). Bob Drogo 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolaas Vanderloo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderloo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vanderloo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vanderloo throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanderloo ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.
Vanderloo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Vanderloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanderloo misses with a straight left.
Vanderloo looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
Vanderloo looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Vanderloo throws out a powerful jab.
Vanderloo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drogo.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanderloo misses the target.
Vanderloo throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Drogo checks a leg kick nicely.
Drogo checks a leg kick.
Drogo throws a counter high kick but Vanderloo was just alert enough to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vanderloo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderloo lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Vanderloo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Vanderloo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
It looks like Nicolaas Vanderloo has been cut.
Drogo throws a head kick but Vanderloo moves out of range.
Vanderloo misses with an uppercut
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderloo swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Vanderloo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vanderloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo.
Vanderloo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanderloo throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Drogo throws a sloppy head kick and Vanderloo moves out of range easily.
Drogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanderloo.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Vanderloo throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Drogo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vanderloo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vanderloo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vanderloo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drogo throws a looping overhand right but Vanderloo ducks down to avoid it.
Vanderloo lands a really nice looking cross but Drogo seems unphased.
Vanderloo misses with a straight right.
Jab from Vanderloo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderloo thuds a left hand into Drogo's body.
Vanderloo throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Vanderloo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vanderloo scores with a decent looking hook.
Vanderloo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drogo.
Drogo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vanderloo scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Drogo.
Drogo dips to his left and cracks Vanderloo with an uppercut!
Drogo cracks Vanderloo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Vanderloo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Vanderloo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Vanderloo tries to move into range but Drogo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vanderloo is rocked!
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanderloo is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Vanderloo to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanderloo seems to have recovered his senses.
Drogo throws a lazy body kick
letting Vanderloo counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick from Drogo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanderloo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drogo at a distance.
Drogo moves out of range as Vanderloo strikes.
Vanderloo drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Drogo onto his butt! Drogo pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
 Drogo is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Drogo takes that one as he scored more knockdowns in what was an action packed first round!
The cut man is working on Nicolaas Vanderloo'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.
Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vanderloo scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanderloo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Vanderloo.
Drogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vanderloo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vanderloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanderloo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drogo.
Drogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo throws a right hand that Drogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogo also avoids with ease.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Drogo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Drogo throws a hook to the side of Vanderloo's head but Vanderloo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Vanderloo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drogo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vanderloo staggers Drogo with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Drogo looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Drogo connects with the punch.
Drogo misses with a body kick.
Drogo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanderloo counters with a good low kick that Drogo was not able to check.
A big left from Drogo misses.
Bob Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vanderloo misses with a looping left.
Vanderloo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanderloo misses the jab.
Vanderloo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vanderloo lands a nice hook to Drogo's body. Drogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vanderloo wants to slow Drogo down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogo lands a head kick that bluckles Vanderloo and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Drogo no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vanderloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Drogo misses.
Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vanderloo. Vanderloo obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogo takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vanderloo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vanderloo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vanderloo walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Vanderloo.
Vanderloo looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderloo avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Vanderloo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drogo.
Vanderloo lands with a straight right. Drogo didn't see that one coming.
Nicolaas Vanderloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vanderloo lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Nicolaas Vanderloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanderloo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vanderloo throws an off balance right hand
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vanderloo scores with a leg kick.
Drogo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanderloo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vanderloo.
Drogo drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Vanderloo onto his butt! Vanderloo pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo moves out of range of the leg kick from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo misses with a looping left.
Vanderloo blocks a head kick by Drogo.
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Drogo takes the second round having scored more knockdowns than his opponent, during that very entertaining back round.
The cut man is working on Nicolaas Vanderloo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanderloo defending well as Drogo loads up on a big left hand.
Vanderloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo tries a low kick but Drogo avoids it.
Drogo is looking to counter punch.
Vanderloo throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogo scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Drogo misses.
Vanderloo throws a right hand that Drogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogo also avoids with ease.
Vanderloo lands with a hook. Drogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vanderloo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drogo has time to react.
Vanderloo misses the body punch
and Drogo counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Drogo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Van Manhoef (ranked 4298 p4p, 4139 weight class) and Russell Reed (ranked 444 p4p, 420 weight class). Reed has chosen Like That as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Russell Reed enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Van Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Reed!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Van Manhoef rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Reed has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
It looks like Russell Reed has been cut.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reed stalks Van Manhoef and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Manhoef's face. Van Manhoef staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Van Manhoef misses.
Van Manhoef loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Reed walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Reed is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melvin Van Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Beau Maddox (ranked 4325 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Bedri Ayax (ranked 448 p4p, 422 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bedri Ayax enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beau Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedri Ayax!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ayax there.
 It looks like Beau Maddox has been cut.
Maddox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ayax to score with a decent uppercut.
Ayax throws a shot from downtown. Maddox moves away and avoids it.
Maddox throws a lazy uppercut
and Ayax counters with a good, hard body kick but Maddox shrugs it off.
Maddox throws a body shot but no joy.
Ayax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayax misses with a hook to the body
and Ayax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ayax 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.
Ayax with a hook.
Maddox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ayax throws a leg kick which misses Maddox's front leg but catches the back leg as Maddox tries to avoid it.
Maddox checks a low kick from Ayax.
Maddox looks to land a right hand but Ayax moved out of range.
Ayax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Maddox misses.
A shot to the body from Ayax misses
letting Maddox counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayax swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maddox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ayax fakes the leg kick and cracks Maddox in the body.
Ayax tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Maddox misses the target.
Maddox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good work by Maddox as he checks the leg kick.
Maddox misses with a right hand
and Ayax counters with a nice leg kick.
Ayax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
It seemed like Ayax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
Ayax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Ayax connects with a leg kick.
Maddox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maddox takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayax misses with an uppercut
letting Maddox counter with a right hand.
Ayax avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Ayax throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ayax is rocked!
Ayax walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Ayax is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Beau Maddox!
After winning the bout, Beau Maddox 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jakul DuVicius (ranked 4202 p4p, 4204 weight class) and Allen Douglas (ranked 432 p4p, 433 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakul DuVicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DuVicius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jakul DuVicius has been cut.
Douglas misses with a hook to the body
and DuVicius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DuVicius scores with a kick to the body.
DuVicius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from DuVicius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but DuVicius slips the punch.
Allen Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas throws a lazy uppercut
and DuVicius counters with a nice body kick.
DuVicius just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but DuVicius blocks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas avoids the body shot from DuVicius.
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand
and DuVicius counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Allen Douglas has been cut.
DuVicius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DuVicius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DuVicius counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
DuVicius is looking to wear down Douglas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DuVicius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Douglas really felt that one!
Douglas looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. DuVicius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas throws a predictable looking body shot
and DuVicius counters with a slapping leg kick.
DuVicius lands a body shot.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and DuVicius counters with a good, hard body kick but Douglas shrugs it off.
DuVicius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DuVicius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for DuVicius.
DuVicius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Douglas. DuVicius shrugs it off though.
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!
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DuVicius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Douglas thinking.
Douglas lets loose with a powerful body kick. DuVicius will feel that in the morning.
DuVicius lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuVicius scores with a jab to the body.
DuVicius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for DuVicius.
DuVicius misses with an attempted mid kick.
DuVicius misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas swings widly with a right hand
and DuVicius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
DuVicius digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
A shot to the body from Douglas misses
and as Douglas resets, DuVicius pounces with a savage head kick that drops Douglas to the mat! Douglas looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
DuVicius closes the distance and catches Douglas with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Douglas is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Douglas is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Douglas is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! DuVicius takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jakul DuVicius!
After winning the bout, Jakul DuVicius 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Augusto Nilo (ranked 4172 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 427 p4p, 426 weight class). Spence is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by He's A Mental Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilo misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Spence misses with a left hand
letting Nilo counter with a right hand.
Spence misses with a combination
and Nilo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Nilo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spence throws a hook but Nilo blocks it.
Spence throws a wild body kick that Nilo sees coming a mile off.
Spence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Nilo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Nilo.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Nilo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spence misses with a hook
enabling Nilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Spence throws an overhand right that lands on Nilo's shoulder, as Nilo tries to avoid the shot.
Nilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Nilo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a left to the body.
Spence misses with a few strikes there.
Spence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Augusto Nilo has been cut.
Spence misses the jab.
Nilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spence.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Nilo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spence swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence scores with a one two! Nilo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big right from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nilo ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Nilo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spence misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Spence dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Nilo's cut.
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.
Spence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nilo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nilo is looking to wear down Spence with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spence misses with a right hand
letting Nilo counter with a right hand.
Spence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Nilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spence slips a straight right by Nilo.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilo is just out of range.
Spence takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spence misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence tries to move into range but Nilo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Nilo.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Nilo lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo throws a combination that misses
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence throws a series of punches but Nilo avoids them all with ease.
Nilo moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence throws a head kick that misses
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spence thinking.
Nilo defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Nilo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Nilo misses.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Nilo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timothy Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
Spence misses with a left hand
enabling Nilo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Spence 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.
Spence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence is looking for the big counter here.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Nilo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Nilo misses.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and Spence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence misses with a hook
and Nilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence jabs Nilo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spence misses with a looping left.
Spence misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Nilo's cut.
That's time! Nilo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spence misses with a shot to the body
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilo checks the leg kick.
Nilo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Nilo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nilo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilo ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Nilo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spence's hands.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo slips under a jab.
Spence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilo.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Nilo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Nilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spence takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spence misses with a hook
and Nilo counters with a left to the body.
Nilo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence.
Nilo loads up on a big right hand but Spence slips the punch.
Nilo avoids the body shot from Spence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence slips under a jab from Nilo.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Nilo's head but Nilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilo.
Spence misses with a combination
enabling Nilo to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Spence.
Spence fails to land with a series of punches.
Nilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Augusto Nilo.
Well Nilo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Nilo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hossein Salami (ranked 4176 p4p, 4390 weight class) and Luis De Andrade (ranked 428 p4p, 452 weight class). Salami comes to the ring accompanied by allhamdulilah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hossein Salami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis De Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salami throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Andrade counters with a two punch combo.
De Andrade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Hossein Salami has been cut.
Salami feints and then cracks De Andrade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Andrade down.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Andrade.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Salami avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade lands a nice looking body shot.
De Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Andrade swings widly with a right hand
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luis De Andrade has been cut.
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!
De Andrade's corner calls for a 1-2. De Andrade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Salami.
De Andrade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salami appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salami throws a head kick that misses.
De Andrade looks to land a right hand but Salami moved out of range.
De Andrade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salami backs up against the ropes.
Salami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Andrade.
Salami throwing a counter right hand but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
De Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salami was well out of range. Poor timing from De Andrade.
Salami appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Salami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Andrade. Salami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salami fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Andrade.
De Andrade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salami.
Salami seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Andrade misses with a body shot
and Salami counters with a perfect left hook, dropping De Andrade to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hossein Salami!
A victorious Hossein Salami thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kush Kezman (ranked 4246 p4p, 4140 weight class) and Arman Naji (ranked 437 p4p, 419 weight class). Naji has chosen La Serenissima as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kush Kezman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Naji!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kezman looks to land a body kick but Naji moved away.
Naji takes a swing at Kezman's ribcage but misses.
Naji closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kezman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naji throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kezman counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Kezman.
Kezman throws out a loose jab but Naji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naji misses with a hook. Kezman ducked under it nicely.
Naji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kezman was well out of range. Poor timing from Naji.
Kezman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kezman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kezman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kezman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Naji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Arman Naji has been cut.
Kezman scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kezman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Kezman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Naji.
Kezman with the inside leg kick.
Naji misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Kezman.
Naji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kezman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kezman digs a good hook to Naji's body.
Kezman throws a front kick that sends Naji stumbling back into the ropes.
A big left from Naji misses.
As Naji backs away, Kezman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Naji has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kezman.
Kezman throws an off balance right hand
and Naji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naji throws a head kick that misses
and Kezman counters with a solid body kick.
Naji misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kezman looks for the body kick but Naji saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kezman thumps Naji with a low kick.
Kezman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kezman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Kezman.
Kezman is looking to score with low kicks.
Kezman throws a sloppy head kick and Naji moves out of range easily.
Kezman misses with a hook to the body
and Naji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Naji works over Kezman's head and body with a nice combination.
Kezman misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kezman misses the shot to the body.
Naji misses the shot to the body.
Kezman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kezman is looking to wear down Naji with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Naji lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Kezman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arman Naji's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naji swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
Kezman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Naji throws out a loose jab but Kezman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naji avoids the head kick by Kezman.
Naji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kezman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kezman looks to land a body kick but Naji moved away.
Kezman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Naji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naji misses with an uppercut
and Kezman counters with a low kick, right behind Naji 's knee.
Kezman looks to land a body kick but Naji moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji slips a jab from Kezman.
Naji let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Naji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kezman.
Naji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kezman throws a hook to the side of Naji's head but Naji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naji throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kezman counters with a thumping low kick.
Kezman slips a straight right by Naji.
Naji misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naji is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kezman connects with a leg kick.
Kezman blocks a head kick by Naji.
Kush Kezman is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Kezman.
Kezman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Naji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Kezman.
Kezman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kezman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naji is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kezman. Naji shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kezman.
A countering left hand to the body from Naji misses.
Kezman throws a leg kick which misses Naji's front leg but catches the back leg as Naji tries to avoid it.
Kezman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kezman misses with a wild body shot.
Kezman connects with a body shot.
Kezman connects with an inside leg kick.
Arman Naji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kezman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kezman thows a leg kick but Naji checks it
and Naji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kezman lands with a nice body punch.
Naji throws a shot from downtown. Kezman moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Kezman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arman Naji's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kezman fakes the leg kick and cracks Naji in the body.
Kezman avoids the body shot from Naji.
Kezman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kezman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kezman connects with an inside leg kick.
Naji's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kezman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kezman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kezman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kezman throws a head kick but Naji moves out of range.
You can see that Naji has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kezman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kezman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naji.
Naji throws the left hand but Kezman avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kezman. That's going to slow Naji down.
Kezman scores with a nice body kick.
Kush Kezman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Kezman.
Naji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naji misses with a hook
and Kezman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kezman pushes Naji away with a front kick.
Kezman jabs at Naji's body.
Naji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kezman. Kezman obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Naji misses.
It looked like Kezman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arman Naji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naji throws a poor cross that misses
and Kezman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naji's knee momentarily.
Naji throws a right and a left that Kezman avoids nicely.
Naji swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
Naji looks to land a left hand but Kezman moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kezman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naji misses with a body punch
and Kezman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kezman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Naji gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kezman.
Kezman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Naji takes a step back to recover.
Naji throws an off balance right hand
and Kezman counters with a head kick.
Naji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kezman. Kezman obviously looking to wear him down.
Kezman lands a nice shot to the body.
Naji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naji throws a hook to the side of Kezman's head but Kezman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kezman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kezman half committed to a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kezman.
Kezman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kush Kezman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kezman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kush Kezman!
In his post fight interview, Kush Kezman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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