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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 4489 p4p, 4067 weight class) and Melatonin Malik (ranked 420 p4p, 392 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fumafu. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Melatonin Malik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Malik ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Malik.
Malik throws a hook but Campos blocks it.
Campos cracks Malik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Melatonin Malik has been cut.
Campos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Campos scores with a jab to the head.
Campos loads up on a big right hand but Malik slips the punch.
Campos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malik circles away quickly and effectively.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malik ducks into a a hook from Campos and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campos counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Malik 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 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ezequiel Campos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Russell Reed (ranked 4502 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Musa Keita (ranked 423 p4p, 405 weight class). Reed comes to the ring accompanied by Like That. Russell Reed is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a nice looking combination but Keita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reed finds it's way round the side to connect with Keita's head.
Reed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keita tries to move into range but Reed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keita staying out of range there.
Keita moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keita moves away.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Keita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed moves out of range of the body kick.
Keita scores with a hook.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keita lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Reed as he connects with a hook.
Keita cracks Reed with a good jab.
Keita scores with a hook to the body. Reed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Keita.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Keita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed misses with a left hand
and Keita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keita scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keita's head backwards.
Keita blocks a jab.
Reed throws a low kick, looking for Keita's leg but Keita calmly moves out of range.
Reed walks into a stiff left hand from Keita.
Good shot there by Keita.
Reed lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Keita.
Reed definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Keita cracks Reed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Keita lands a jab.
Keita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita delivers a nice body kick.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Keita. Beautiful body shot.
Reed misses with a hook. Keita ducked under it nicely.
Keita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Keita.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Keita saw that one coming.
Reed cracks Keita with an open hand slap.
Reed cracks Keita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed throws a nice looking combination but Keita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed misses with a double jab
and Keita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keita thumps Reed with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Keita dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Keita lands with a hook. Reed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keita throws a leg kick but Reed checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Reed misses its target.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Reed misses
and Keita counters with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Keita there.
Keita throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keita works over Reed's head and body with a nice combination.
Keita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keita with a nice cross.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keita.
Reed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keita misses with a straight right.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keita.
Keita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Reed connects with a leg kick.
Donk. Keita catches Reed right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita misses with a looping right.
Keita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Keita saw that one coming.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Keita lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
Reed misses with a right hand
and Keita counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Reed misses.
Keita thuds his right hand into Reed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keita slips under a jab from Reed.
Keita moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Keita. That snapped Reed's head back.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Keita saw that one coming.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Keita counters with a nice leg kick.
Reed throws a right hand that misses
and Keita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reed is out of range.
As Keita looks to move away, Reed throws a big counter combo but Keita just gets out of the way.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Musa Keita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keita lands with an overhand left.
Reed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keita blocks a jab.
Keita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keita's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Keita.
Keita throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed throws out a leg kick but Keita moves out of range and Reed only half commits.
Keita staying out of range there.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
enabling Keita to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Keita there.
Musa Keita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keita lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Keita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Reed scores with a four punch combination!
Keita connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Reed walks into a stiff left hand from Keita.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keita ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reed finds it's way round the side to connect with Keita's head.
Nice defenses there by Keita.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keita lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reed backs up against the ropes.
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!
Reed takes a swing at Keita's ribcage but misses.
Keita lands a jab to the head.
Keita scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Reed misses.
Keita scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Keita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Keita is out of range.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed tests Keita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Reed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keita lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
Keita swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Keita counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot by Reed.
Keita moves out of range as Reed strikes.
A solid body kick from Keita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Keita moved out of range nicely.
Keita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
A cross from Keita lands.
Reed looks to land a combination. Keita sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keita.
Keita connects with a single shot there.
Keita lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Russell Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musa Keita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musa Keita!
Musa Keita decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Beau Maddox (ranked 4758 p4p, 4667 weight class) and Bob Drogo (ranked 442 p4p, 435 weight class). Beau Maddox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Drogo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Drogo finds it's target.
Drogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo misses with a straight right.
Drogo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maddox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo throws out a loose jab but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogo.
Drogo motions for Maddox to come forward. Drogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maddox is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drogo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drogo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Beau Maddox has been cut.
Maddox avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Drogo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox checks a low kick from Drogo.
Maddox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maddox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drogo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Drogo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maddox checks it well.
Drogo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drogo scores with a punch to the head.
Drogo misses the jab.
Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Maddox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maddox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Drogo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drogo.
Maddox moves out of range of the leg kick from Drogo.
Maddox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drogo. Drogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drogo missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maddox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Drogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maddox is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bob Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.
Maddox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Drogo tries a quick counter leg kick but Maddox is wise to it.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Drogo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maddox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Maddox slips a straight right by Drogo.
Drogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maddox circles away quickly and effectively.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Maddox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
Drogo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drogo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maddox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drogo connects with a single shot there.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beau Maddox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drogo throws a hook to the side of Maddox's head but Maddox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogo misses with a looping left.
Maddox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drogo lands a head kick!
Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Maddox is looking to counter punch.
Bob Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maddox.
Drogo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drogo throws a combination that misses
and Maddox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo thows a leg kick but Maddox checks it
and Maddox counters with a left to the body.
Maddox takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses.
Drogo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drogo tries to score with a low kick but Maddox moves his leg out of the way.
Maddox blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo throws a body kick that misses.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogo 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.
A counter left hand to the body from Maddox misses its target.
Maddox defending well as Drogo loads up on a big left hand.
Maddox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drogo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maddox punishes Drogo's body with a nice straight punch.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Drogo looks for the body kick but Maddox saw that one coming.
Maddox catches Drogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maddox throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a body kick.
Maddox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drogo throws a hook to the side of Maddox's head but Maddox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maddox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maddox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Maddox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maddox.
A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target.
Drogo misses with a hook
and Maddox counters with a nice uppercut that drops Drogo onto his backside! Drogo bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
 Drogo is rocked!
Maddox is looking to wear down Drogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogo throws a hook to the side of Maddox's head but Maddox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogo with the inside leg kick.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo.
Drogo tests Maddox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
It looked like Maddox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maddox lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo throws a low kick but Maddox avoids it.
Drogo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maddox under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Maddox will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Beau Maddox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drogo thumps Maddox with a low kick.
Beau Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
A big left from Drogo misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Drogo as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Drogo is predictable there
and Maddox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Maddox finish him?
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Drogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Drogo. Those never looked like landing.
Drogo throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Drogo onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo throws a right hand that Maddox ducks under and follows up with a left that Maddox also avoids with ease.
Drogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maddox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Maddox doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Drogo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Drogo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beau Maddox!
A very excited looking Beau Maddox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis De Andrade (ranked 4666 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Nicolaas Vanderloo (ranked 434 p4p, 455 weight class). De Andrade's entrance music is Viva La Vida - Coldplay. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nicolaas Vanderloo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolaas Vanderloo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderloo cracks De Andrade with a good jab.
Vanderloo throws a hook but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade slips under a jab from Vanderloo.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo scores with the left hand. De Andrade knows he should have avoided that one.
Vanderloo dodges the punch combination from De Andrade.
A combination from De Andrade does no damage.
A low kick from Vanderloo misses
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanderloo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Andrade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Vanderloo.
Some bone on bone action there as De Andrade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Andrade throws a series of punches but Vanderloo avoids them all with ease.
De Andrade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Andrade.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Vanderloo manages to avoid it.
De Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderloo cracks De Andrade with an open hand slap.
It looks like Luis De Andrade has been cut.
Nice body punch from Vanderloo.
A left lands for Vanderloo.
De Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderloo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanderloo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Andrade.
Nicolaas Vanderloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vanderloo.
Vanderloo throws a big shot that misses.
De Andrade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanderloo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Andrade moves away.
Vanderloo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Andrade.
Vanderloo throws a lazy right hand but De Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vanderloo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Andrade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanderloo lunges at De Andrade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Andrade's hand.
Vanderloo throws a front kick aimed at De Andrade's knee but De Andrade avoids it well.
Vanderloo lands with a good body shot.
Vanderloo misses with a low kick.
De Andrade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanderloo slips a jab and a cross from De Andrade.
De Andrade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderloo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade lands with a right hand.
Vanderloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Andrade counters with a straight right hand.
Vanderloo misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from De Andrade finds it's target.
Vanderloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Vanderloo manages to avoid it.
Vanderloo misses the jab.
De Andrade connects with a body shot.
Vanderloo blocks a head kick by De Andrade.
Nice uppercut there from De Andrade.
Vanderloo looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
De Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
letting Vanderloo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanderloo.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Vanderloo.
De Andrade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vanderloo moves forwards but De Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vanderloo misses with an uppercut. De Andrade saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolaas Vanderloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis De Andrade'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.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Vanderloo avoids nicely.
Vanderloo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
Vanderloo throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Andrade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vanderloo.
De Andrade slips a straight right by Vanderloo.
It looked like De Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vanderloo stalks De Andrade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Andrade's face. De Andrade staggers backwards, shaken.
De Andrade slips a jab from Vanderloo.
De Andrade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vanderloo with a hook.
A big left from De Andrade misses.
Vanderloo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Andrade with a body shot.
De Andrade staying out of range there.
Vanderloo scores with a nice head shot.
Vanderloo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Vanderloo scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from De Andrade.
Vanderloo throws a looping overhand right but De Andrade ducks down to avoid it.
Vanderloo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Andrade.
Vanderloo throws a lazy right hand but De Andrade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Andrade quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vanderloo swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Andrade counters with a nice body shot.
Vanderloo throws a hook to the side of De Andrade's head but De Andrade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Vanderloo.
Vanderloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanderloo throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanderloo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Andrade.
De Andrade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo connects with a jab.
Vanderloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by De Andrade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Andrade.
De Andrade moves out of range as Vanderloo strikes.
De Andrade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Andrade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vanderloo scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andrade throws a body punch but Vanderloo moves out of range.
Vanderloo connects with a nice looking jab.
Vanderloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
De Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanderloo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderloo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
Good exchange - Vanderloo coming out on top.
Vanderloo moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Vanderloo.
De Andrade takes a swing at Vanderloo's ribcage but misses.
Vanderloo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andrade cracks a nice hook into Vanderloo's ribs.
A big left from Vanderloo misses.
De Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanderloo moves away.
Vanderloo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Andrade tries to bum rush Vanderloo with a series of wild strikes but Vanderloo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanderloo. De Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanderloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Andrade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nicolaas Vanderloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Andrade swinging wildly here.
Vanderloo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolaas Vanderloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis De Andrade'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. This is the final round!
Vanderloo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanderloo moves away.
De Andrade throws a leg kick which misses Vanderloo's front leg but catches the back leg as Vanderloo tries to avoid it.
De Andrade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanderloo.
Vanderloo lands a head shot.
Vanderloo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vanderloo misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a left and a right that stings Vanderloo.
Vanderloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Andrade checks a low kick from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo misses with a low kick.
De Andrade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Andrade just misses with a punch to the body.
De Andrade walks into a stiff left hand from Vanderloo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by De Andrade - just one landing.
Vanderloo tries a low kick but De Andrade avoids it.
Vanderloo staying out of range there.
Vanderloo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Andrade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 De Andrade is rocked!
Vanderloo throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
Oh De Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo lands with a shot to the body.
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
De Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Vanderloo.
De Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanderloo.
Vanderloo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Andrade momentarily.
Luis De Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolaas Vanderloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Andrade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Andrade misses with a hook. Vanderloo ducked under it nicely.
Vanderloo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanderloo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanderloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Andrade's head backwards.
Vanderloo scores with a shot to the body.
De Andrade lunges at Vanderloo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vanderloo's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a body punch but Vanderloo moves out of range.
Vanderloo lands with a kick to the temple. De Andrade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vanderloo throws a hook but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade misses with a few strikes there.
Vanderloo scores with a shot to the body.
Vanderloo scores with a decent looking hook.
Vanderloo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Andrade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Andrade misses with a double jab.
Vanderloo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vanderloo throws an off balance right hand
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanderloo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from De Andrade.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andrade throws the kick towards the body but Vanderloo avoids it.
Vanderloo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Vanderloo.
Sloppy strikes from De Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - De Andrade finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolaas Vanderloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanderloo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolaas Vanderloo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Van Manhoef (ranked 4501 p4p, 4472 weight class) and Jakul DuVicius (ranked 422 p4p, 417 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 2 - 3 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakul DuVicius!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Manhoef walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. DuVicius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DuVicius flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Manhoef steps away.
Van Manhoef slips under a jab from DuVicius.
Van Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DuVicius moves away.
DuVicius flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Manhoef steps away.
DuVicius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
DuVicius throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Manhoef lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jakul DuVicius has been cut.
DuVicius defending well as Van Manhoef loads up on a big left hand.
DuVicius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Manhoef misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DuVicius! But no joy.
DuVicius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVicius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DuVicius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Manhoef misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from DuVicius misses.
Van Manhoef walks into a jab.
Van Manhoef checks a leg kick.
DuVicius ducks under a wild hook from Van Manhoef.
DuVicius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DuVicius walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 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 Bedri Ayax (ranked 4487 p4p, 4520 weight class) and Arman Naji (ranked 419 p4p, 424 weight class). Naji has chosen La Serenissima as his entrance music. Bedri Ayax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedri Ayax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Naji!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayax slips under a jab from Naji.
Naji keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Naji takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Ayax.
Ayax misses with a body kick.
Naji looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naji has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ayax.
Ayax tries to work over Naji's front leg with a kick but Naji checks it.
Ayax lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naji will feel that in the morning.
Ayax definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Naji!
Ayax lands a leg kick that knocks Naji off balance momentarily.
Naji misses with a left hand
and Ayax counters with a straight right hand.
Naji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ayax.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ayax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Naji backs away, Ayax returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Naji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ayax lands a jab to the nose.
Ayax tries to move into range but Naji moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ayax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naji.
An attempted straight right counter from Ayax misses the target.
Bedri Ayax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayax thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji 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.
Naji throws a hook to the side of Ayax's head but Ayax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ayax throws a front kick that sends Naji stumbling back into the ropes.
Naji takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Naji misses with a looping left.
Ayax moves out of range as Naji strikes.
Ayax is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ayax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ayax.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ayax.
No joy there for Naji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ayax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naji digs a good hook to Ayax's body.
Ayax connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ayax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Naji counters with a one-two to the body.
Naji moves away from the strike by Ayax.
Ayax looks to land a right hand but Naji moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji 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.
Ayax looks to throw a body kick
and Naji counters with a nice uppercut.
Ayax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Ayax.
Naji blocks the body kick.
Ayax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ayax misses with a kick to the body.
Ayax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ayax is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ayax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Naji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ayax misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayax throws the kick towards the body but Naji avoids it.
Naji throws a counter combo.
Naji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Naji throws a looping overhand right but Ayax ducks down to avoid it.
Ayax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayax misses with a jab to the body
and Naji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Bedri Ayax will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Naji looks to land a left hand but Ayax moved out of range nicely.
Naji misses with a jab to the body
and Ayax counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ayax throws a good cross that connects.
Ayax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naji throws a body shot but no joy.
Ayax moves out of range of the strikes.
Naji fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ayax on the side of the head.
Naji misses with a hook. Ayax ducked under it nicely.
Naji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ayax.
A big right from Naji misses.
Ayax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ayax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji throws a body punch but Ayax moves out of range.
Naji throws a poor cross that misses
and Ayax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Naji crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ayax - the referee stops the clock and Naji gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ayax. Naji manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ayax scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ayax thumps Naji with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Ayax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Naji swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Naji 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Ayax.
Ayax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ayax thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Naji if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Ayax.
Nice body kick from Ayax.
Naji is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Naji!
Ayax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naji's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Ayax lands a nice hook to Naji's body. Naji takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ayax.
Ayax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ayax.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayax fakes the leg kick and cracks Naji in the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naji has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ayax.
Naji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ayax finds it's way round the side to connect with Naji's head.
Ayax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naji ducks right into an uppercut from Ayax.
Naji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naji misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Ayax.
Ayax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Naji appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ayax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ayax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naji moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayax slips under a jab.
Ayax defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Ayax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naji.
Naji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bedri Ayax dominated that second round.
That's time! Ayax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ayax darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naji takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ayax moves out of range of the strikes.
Naji moves out of range as Ayax throws a body kick.
Ayax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naji throws a big shot that misses.
Ayax throws a body punch but Naji moves out of range.
Naji swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ayax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naji let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Naji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ayax.
Ayax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ayax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Naji momentarily.
Bedri Ayax is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Naji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji misses the shot to the body.
Naji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ayax lands with a nice body kick.
Ayax sizes up Naji with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Naji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naji sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ayax connects with a solid leg kick.
Naji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ayax.
Naji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naji lands a two punch combo.
Ayax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naji looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ayax lands a front kick.
Arman Naji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ayax thows a body kick. Naji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Naji misses with an uppercut. Ayax saw that one coming.
Naji blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ayax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ayax.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naji. That did some damage!
Ayax misses with a kick to the body
and Ayax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ayax uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ayax darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayax delivers a nice body kick.
Naji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ayax.
Ayax lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naji will feel that in the morning.
Ayax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ayax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naji can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Ayax.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ayax defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Ayax thows a body kick. Naji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ayax lands a nice looking kick to the body. Naji takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayax uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naji has time to react.
Ayax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bedri Ayax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ayax 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bedri Ayax!
During a confident post fight interview, Bedri Ayax thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Timothy Spence (ranked 4431 p4p, 4545 weight class) and Allen Douglas (ranked 415 p4p, 427 weight class). Spence comes to the ring accompanied by He's A Mental Giant. Allen Douglas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence lands a two punch combo.
Spence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Allen Douglas has been cut.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Spence.
Douglas slips under a jab from Spence.
Douglas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence scores with a nice head shot.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence 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! Spence takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Timothy Spence!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Augusto Nilo (ranked 4572 p4p, 4653 weight class) and Luis De Teixiera (ranked 430 p4p, 433 weight class). De Teixiera has chosen Starry Starry Night - Don Mclean as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Luis De Teixiera!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Teixiera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nilo connects with the punch.
Nilo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Teixiera.
De Teixiera misses with a kick to the body.
De Teixiera staying out of range there.
Nilo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nilo, as that shot connected.
A big right from De Teixiera misses.
Nilo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nilo blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Nilo there.
A head kick by De Teixiera misses
and Nilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilo misses with a hook.
De Teixiera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nilo with a body shot.
De Teixiera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilo manages to avoid it.
De Teixiera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilo manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by De Teixiera.
De Teixiera looks to land a right hand but Nilo moved out of range.
De Teixiera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Teixiera throws a right hand that misses
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Teixiera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luis De Teixiera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Teixiera looks to land a right hand but Nilo moved out of range.
De Teixiera misses the jab.
Nilo lands a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Teixiera.
De Teixiera throws an overhand right that lands on Nilo's shoulder, as Nilo tries to avoid the shot.
Nilo throwing a counter right hand but De Teixiera manages to avoid it.
Nilo walks into a straight right hand from De Teixiera.
Nilo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Nilo coming out on top.
Nilo lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Nilo misses.
Nilo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nilo moves away from the strike by De Teixiera.
De Teixiera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nilo circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from De Teixiera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Teixiera.
Nilo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Teixiera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nilo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nilo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nilo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Teixiera on the side of the head.
De Teixiera misses with the body kick
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
De Teixiera throws an off balance right hand
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Nilo.
De Teixiera throws a hook to the side of Nilo's head but Nilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Teixiera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Teixiera.
De Teixiera misses with an uppercut. Nilo saw that one coming.
De Teixiera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilo moves away.
De Teixiera moves away from the strike by Nilo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nilo scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Teixiera misses with a shot to the body
and Nilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Teixiera thinking.
De Teixiera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilo.
De Teixiera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilo throws out a powerful jab.
Nilo lands a jab.
Nilo blocks a head kick by De Teixiera.
Nilo fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Teixiera. Nilo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - De Teixiera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Teixiera throws a hook to the side of Nilo's head but Nilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilo slips under a jab from De Teixiera.
Nilo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Teixiera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilo.
De Teixiera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilo misses with a straight left.
De Teixiera thows a leg kick but Nilo checks it
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Teixiera throws a lazy head kick
and Nilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Teixiera throws a poor cross that misses
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Teixiera jabs at Nilo's body.
Nilo ducks under a wild hook from De Teixiera.
Nilo cracks De Teixiera with an open hand slap.
Nilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Teixiera moves away.
Nilo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Teixiera's hands.
De Teixiera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilo.
Nilo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Teixiera.
De Teixiera cracks a nice hook into Nilo's ribs.
De Teixiera blocks a jab.
Nilo thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Nilo backs off De Teixiera throws a huge counter combo but Nilo manages to avoid it all.
Nilo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Teixiera can do to turn this around?
De Teixiera staying out of range there.
Nilo misses with a right hand
and De Teixiera counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Teixiera swings widly with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Teixiera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nilo. That did some damage!
De Teixiera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Teixiera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Teixiera.
A little feinted left hand from Nilo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Teixiera slips under a jab from Nilo.
Nilo staying out of range there.
Nilo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Teixiera counters with a nice uppercut.
De Teixiera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilo.
Nilo jabs at De Teixiera's body.
Nilo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nilo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Teixiera can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Teixiera misses with a right hand
letting Nilo counter with a right hand.
De Teixiera throws a right hand that misses
and De Teixiera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilo works De Teixiera's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Teixiera throws a big shot that misses.
Nilo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Teixiera.
De Teixiera throws a low kick but Nilo avoids it.
Nilo 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.
Augusto Nilo is winning the standup battle so far.
De Teixiera throws a sloppy body shot
and De Teixiera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by De Teixiera.
De Teixiera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nilo slips under a jab.
De Teixiera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nilo's hands.
De Teixiera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Teixiera throws a head kick but Nilo moves out of range.
Nilo punishes De Teixiera's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Teixiera walks into a stiff left hand from Nilo.
De Teixiera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Teixiera.
De Teixiera loads up on a big right hand but Nilo slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Teixiera misses the jab.
Nilo throws a body punch but De Teixiera moves out of range.
Nilo blocks a head kick by De Teixiera.
De Teixiera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Teixiera misses with a right hand
and Nilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Nilo misses.
De Teixiera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nilo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luis De Teixiera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nilo throws a looping overhand right but De Teixiera ducks down to avoid it.
Nilo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nilo misses with a looping left.
A big right from Nilo misses.
De Teixiera misses with a right hand
and Nilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Teixiera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Teixiera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilo slips under a jab.
Nilo scores with a jab.
De Teixiera throws a hook but Nilo blocks it.
De Teixiera throws a right hand that misses
and Nilo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nilo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Teixiera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nilo tests De Teixiera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Teixiera misses with a hook
and Nilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Teixiera throws a leg kick
and De Teixiera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Teixiera lands with a kick to the temple. Nilo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Augusto Nilo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Nilo.
De Teixiera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nilo finds it's way round the side to connect with De Teixiera's head.
De Teixiera is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Nilo showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
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 4353 p4p, 4536 weight class) and Kush Kezman (ranked 406 p4p, 425 weight class). Salami's entrance music is allhamdulilah. A fine choice. Kush Kezman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kush Kezman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salami on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salami checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salami is looking to counter punch.
Kezman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kezman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salami. Salami circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kezman lands with a cross.
Salami misses the shot to the body.
Kezman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salami definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kezman scores with a nice body kick.
Salami throws out a powerful jab.
Kezman defending well as Salami loads up on a big left hand.
Kezman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salami was well out of range. Poor timing from Kezman.
Kezman throws a low kick but Salami moves out of range easily.
Kezman ducks under a wild hook from Salami.
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!
Salami misses with a left hand
and Salami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kezman misses with a right hand
and Salami counters with a stiff right hand.
Salami throws a leg kick
and Kezman counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Salami misses.
Kezman blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salami crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kezman - the referee stops the clock and Salami gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kezman. Salami manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kezman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Salami counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kezman misses with a jab to the body
letting Salami counter with a right hand.
Kezman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kezman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salami checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salami loads up on a big right hand but Kezman slips the punch.
Kezman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salami throws a right hand that misses
and Kezman counters with a nice body shot.
Salami wants to land a leg kick but Kezman is out of range.
Salami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kezman dips to his left and cracks Salami with an uppercut!
Kezman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kezman ducks under a wild hook from Salami.
Salami swings widly with a right hand
and Kezman counters with a good, hard body kick but Salami shrugs it off.
Salami with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kezman to score with a decent uppercut.
Kezman feints and then cracks Salami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salami down.
Kezman lands a leg kick that knocks Salami off balance momentarily.
Kezman misses with a leg kick.
Kezman throws a wild body kick that Salami sees coming a mile off.
Kezman scores with a hook.
Salami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salami has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kezman finds it's way round the side to connect with Salami's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Kezman 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.
Salami misses the jab.
Kezman scores with a kick to the body.
Salami missing with a left hand there. Kezman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kezman scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Kezman misses
and Salami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kezman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kezman cracks a nice hook into Salami's ribs.
Kezman connects with a single shot there.
Kezman misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Salami misses the target.
Kezman slips a jab from Salami.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kezman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salami.
A shot to the body from Kezman misses
and Salami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salami defending well as Kezman loads up on a big left hand.
Kezman blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kezman! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salami connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kezman wants to slow Salami down by chopping away at his legs.
Salami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salami moves out of range as Kezman strikes.
Kezman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salami at a distance.
Kezman throws a hook to the side of Salami's head but Salami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kezman jabs Salami right on the nose. Salami blinks but takes it well.
Kezman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salami lunges at Kezman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kezman's hand.
Kezman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kush Kezman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Salami blocks the leg kick.
Salami avoids the body shot from Kezman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kezman moves away.
Kezman thuds his shin into the meat of Salami's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kezman misses with a right hand
and Salami counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salami misses with a hook
enabling Kezman to counter with a crisp jab.
Salami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Kezman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kezman throws out a powerful jab.
Kezman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kezman delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Kezman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Kezman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salami looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kezman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salami to score with a decent uppercut.
Kezman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kezman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salami. Salami circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salami lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salami connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kezman. Kezman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kezman misses with a low kick.
Kezman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kezman looks to throw the jab but Salami is out of range.
Salami looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Salami throws an overhand right that lands on Kezman's shoulder, as Kezman tries to avoid the shot.
Salami throws out a loose jab but Kezman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kezman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kezman throws a jab when Salami was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Salami on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kush Kezman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Salami, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kezman misses with a straight left.
Salami is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kezman swings for the body but Salami moves out of range.
Salami was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kezman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kezman flicks out a counter leg kick but Salami steps away.
Kezman lands a nice hook to Salami's body. Salami takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salami has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kezman.
Salami blocks a leg kick.
Kezman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salami misses with a right hand
and Kezman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kezman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kezman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salami misses with a lunging right hand
and Kezman counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kezman tests Salami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salami is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Kezman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salami doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kezman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Salami.
Salami misses with a left hand
and Kezman counters with a right hand to the body.
Kush Kezman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kezman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salami was well out of range. Poor timing from Kezman.
Kezman throws a leg kick but Salami sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kezman. Salami does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kezman!
A lazy body kick from Kezman
and Salami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hossein Salami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kezman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salami on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kush Kezman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kezman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kush Kezman!
Kush Kezman 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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