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KTC 185 - R7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Beau Maddox (ranked 5094 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Arman Naji (ranked 452 p4p, 447 weight class). Naji has chosen La Serenissima as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the ring it seems that Beau Maddox has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Beau Maddox seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beau Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Naji!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji jabs Maddox right on the nose. Maddox blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Beau Maddox has been cut.
Maddox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naji to score with a decent uppercut.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Naji, as that shot connected.
Naji connects with a body shot that sends Maddox's belly button to the back.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Naji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maddox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maddox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Naji connects with the punch.
Naji throws out a loose jab but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naji lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maddox circles away quickly and effectively.
Maddox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Naji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Naji keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naji was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Maddox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maddox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naji.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naji.
Naji throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Naji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naji throws a right hand that Maddox ducks under and follows up with a left that Maddox also avoids with ease.
Naji on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Naji misses.
Naji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Naji slips a straight right by Maddox.
Naji bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maddox is looking to wear down Naji with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maddox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox just misses with a punch to the body.
Naji throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naji thinking.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naji lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Naji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beau Maddox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Naji cracks Maddox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Naji throws a hook but Maddox blocks it.
Maddox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maddox misses with a straight left.
Naji bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maddox throws a hook but Naji blocks it.
Maddox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Naji there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji connects with the punch.
Maddox slips under a jab from Naji.
A quick step to the side and Maddox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
A little feinted left hand from Maddox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox slips under a jab from Naji.
Maddox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arman Naji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naji moves away.
Naji throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maddox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maddox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Naji cracks a nice hook into Maddox's ribs.
Naji swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maddox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maddox misses the shot to the body.
Maddox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a shot to the body
and Naji counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maddox thinking.
Arman Naji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't 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!
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naji was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Naji! But no joy.
Naji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Naji lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Naji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Naji.
It looked like Maddox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Naji.
Naji misses with a left hand
and Maddox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Arman Naji has been cut.
Naji scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naji connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Naji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maddox throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Naji! But no joy.
Beau Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Naji darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naji throws a poor cross that misses
and Maddox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naji misses with a body shot.
Maddox throws a body shot but no joy.
Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naji.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Naji scores with a nice right hand.
Naji throws an off balance right hand
and Maddox counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naji will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Maddox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Naji.
Naji cracks Maddox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A slow jab from Naji misses its intended target.
Maddox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naji to score with a decent uppercut.
Maddox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Naji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naji looks to land a right hand but Maddox moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Maddox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji misses with an uppercut.
Naji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naji.
Naji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Arman Naji is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Naji. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naji.
Maddox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Naji.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naji manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Naji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naji 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Naji!
Arman Naji 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 Luis De Andrade (ranked 4936 p4p, 4649 weight class) and Bedri Ayax (ranked 445 p4p, 424 weight class). De Andrade comes to the ring accompanied by Viva La Vida - Coldplay. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 5 - 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedri Ayax!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade misses with a hook.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayax scores with a jab to the head.
De Andrade misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Luis De Andrade has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by De Andrade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Andrade.
Ayax misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Ayax ducks down to avoid it.
De Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and De Andrade tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and Ayax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade throws a combination that misses
and Ayax counters with a left to the body.
Ayax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Andrade.
Ayax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Andrade misses with a hook. Ayax ducked under it nicely.
Ayax looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade throws a right hand that misses
and Ayax counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops De Andrade on his ass! De Andrade wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Ayax, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Andrade looks to land a right hand but Ayax moved out of range.
De Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ayax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ayax tries a quick counter leg kick but De Andrade is wise to it.
Ayax on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ayax blocks a jab.
De Andrade lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ayax will feel that in the morning.
Ayax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Andrade backing away here, and Ayax unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ayax defending well as De Andrade loads up on a big left hand.
De Andrade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Andrade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ayax.
De Andrade ducks into a a hook from Ayax 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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ayax - that will leave a mark!
De Andrade is breathing heavily.
Ayax throws a hook but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade throws a low kick, looking for Ayax's leg but Ayax calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ayax lands with a shot to the body.
De Andrade drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ayax to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes De Andrade! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ayax takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). 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 Jakul DuVicius (ranked 4584 p4p, 4930 weight class) and Luis De Teixiera (ranked 419 p4p, 444 weight class). De Teixiera has chosen Starry Starry Night - Don Mclean as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakul DuVicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Luis De Teixiera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Teixiera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
DuVicius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
DuVicius ducks under a wild hook from De Teixiera.
De Teixiera throws a leg kick that is checked
letting DuVicius counter with a right hand.
De Teixiera walks into a jab.
De Teixiera throws a sloppy head kick
and DuVicius counters with a low kick, right behind De Teixiera 's knee.
DuVicius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Teixieras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Teixiera misses with a body kick.
DuVicius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Teixiera throws a head kick that misses.
Luis De Teixiera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DuVicius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
DuVicius looks low and kicks high, catching De Teixiera right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
De Teixiera throws a low kick but DuVicius moves out of range easily.
De Teixiera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DuVicius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Teixiera throws a series of punches but DuVicius moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from DuVicius misses the target.
De Teixiera throws a combination that misses
and De Teixiera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Teixiera throws a sloppy head kick
and DuVicius counters with a straight right that drops De Teixiera on his ass! De Teixiera jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
 De Teixiera is rocked!
DuVicius throws a looping overhand right but De Teixiera ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from De Teixiera is predictable there
and DuVicius counters with a straight right that drops De Teixiera on his ass! De Teixiera jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
De Teixiera is still on wobbly legs! Can DuVicius finish him?
De Teixiera misses with a body shot
and DuVicius counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Teixiera's knee momentarily.
De Teixiera seems to have recovered his senses.
De Teixiera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
DuVicius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Teixiera looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Teixiera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DuVicius. That one must have hurt.
DuVicius connects with an inside leg kick.
DuVicius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from De Teixiera misses
and DuVicius counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops De Teixiera 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.
De Teixiera walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! De Teixiera 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 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jakul DuVicius!
A relieved looking Jakul DuVicius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Drogo (ranked 4944 p4p, 4757 weight class) and Kush Kezman (ranked 446 p4p, 433 weight class). Bob Drogo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kush Kezman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo throws a leg kick
and Kezman counters with a nice leg kick.
Drogo looks to throw a body kick
and Kezman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Drogo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kezman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kezman throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kezman.
Drogo motions for Kezman to come forward. Drogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drogo swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
Drogo lands a right hook to the body.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kezman was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses
and Kezman counters with a one-two to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kezman lands a jab to the head.
 Drogo is rocked!
Bob Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kezman avoids the body shot from Drogo.
Kezman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drogo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kezman.
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kezman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drogo.
Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drogo.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kezman.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kezman's sensitive parts.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kezman was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
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.
Drogo scores with a body shot.
Kezman sizes up Drogo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Drogo connects with a body shot that sends Kezman's belly button to the back.
Drogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kezman. That did some damage!
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 combination that misses
and Kezman counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kezman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kezman.
It seemed like Kezman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kezman throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Kezman finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kezman.
Kezman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Drogo tries to score with a low kick but Kezman moves his leg out of the way.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kezman.
Kezman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo.
Drogo lands a nice hook to Kezman's body. Kezman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drogo lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kezman.
Kezman lands with a kick to the temple. Drogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drogo is looking to wear down Kezman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drogo throws a push kick but Kezman slaps the foot to one side.
Kezman tries a quick counter leg kick but Drogo is wise to it.
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 Bob Drogo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drogo misses with a leg kick
and Kezman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drogo throws a sloppy body shot
and Drogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Kezman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Kezman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kezman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo cracks a nice hook into Kezman's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drogo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kezman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kezman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kezman connects with a body shot.
Kezman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drogo at a distance.
Kezman misses with a kick to the body.
Kezman blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kezman throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo throws a low kick but Kezman avoids it.
Kezman throws a big counter head kick but Drogo avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kezman moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Bob Drogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Drogo throws a leg kick
and Kezman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Drogo misses
letting Kezman counter with a right hand.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Drogo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kezman.
Drogo throws a leg kick
and Kezman counters with a left to the body.
Drogo lands a jab to Kezman's midsection.
The fighters circling - Kezman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kezman moves away.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kezman.
Drogo throws the kick towards the body but Kezman avoids it.
Kezman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kezman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
Drogo throws a nice looking combination but Kezman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kezman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo takes a swing at Kezman's ribcage but misses.
Kezman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 body but it doesn't connect.
Kezman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drogo with a body shot.
Drogo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kezman misses with a head kick.
Kezman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kezman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Kezman misses the target.
Drogo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Drogo swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
Kezman stuns Drogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drogo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kezman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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.
Kezman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kezman moves away.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kezman.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kezman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kezman. That did some damage!
Kezman'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.
Drogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drogo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kezman counters with a good, hard body kick but Drogo shrugs it off.
Kezman cracks Drogo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drogo swings for the body but Kezman moves out of range.
A head kick by Drogo misses
and Kezman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Drogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kezman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts.
Drogo misses with a body punch
and Kezman counters with a straight right that drops Drogo to the canvas! Will Drogo beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kush Kezman!
A victorious Kush Kezman 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 Augusto Nilo (ranked 4795 p4p, 4695 weight class) and Allen Douglas (ranked 435 p4p, 427 weight class). 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allen Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nilo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nilo tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas slips under a jab from Nilo.
Douglas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nilo with a body shot.
Nilo connects with a right hand. Douglas shakes it off.
Nilo throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nilo misses the jab.
Nilo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nilo with a body shot.
Nilo swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nilo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nilo misses with a right hand
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilo throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nilo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Douglas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Douglas under the eye.
Nilo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Nilo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nilo swings widly with a right hand
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Nilo avoids it with no problem.
Nilo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas defending well as Nilo loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nilo scores with a decent looking hook.
Nilo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Douglas defending well as Nilo loads up on a big left hand.
Nilo fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Nilo.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Nilo avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Douglas slips a straight right by Nilo.
Nilo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilo.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nilo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nilo is rocked!
Nilo lands with a straight right. Douglas didn't see that one coming.
Oh Nilo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilo throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas thinks about the counter body kick.
Nilo seems to have got his legs back now.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo lands a jab.
Nilo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Nilo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Allen Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Nilo.
Douglas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nilo takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Douglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nilo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Nilo throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
Nilo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nilo misses the body punch
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nilo swings widly with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a good, hard body kick but Nilo shrugs it off.
Douglas slips a jab from Nilo.
Nice shot by Nilo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Douglas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilo. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilo misses with a jab to the body
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilo throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Nilo.
Douglas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Nilo avoids it with no problem.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilo cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Nilo.
Nilo jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nilo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
Nilo missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nilo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Augusto Nilo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Nilo avoids it with no problem.
Nilo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
Nilo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
Nilo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nilo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nilo clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nilo cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nilo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves out of range as Nilo strikes.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilo.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nilo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Nilo connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilo looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Nilo works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
Nilo misses with a straight left.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem 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 4585 p4p, 24063 weight class) and Nicolaas Vanderloo (ranked 420 p4p, 513 weight class). Salami comes to the ring accompanied by allhamdulilah. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolaas Vanderloo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderloo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salami swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salami was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vanderloo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Salami - just one landing.
Salami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vanderloo looks to land a left hand but Salami moved out of range nicely.
Salami swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Salami blocks the low kick.
Salami appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salami defending well as Vanderloo loads up on a big left hand.
Salami scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanderloo throws a series of punches but Salami moves out of range.
Salami tried to counter with a leg kick but Vanderloo avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salami slips under a jab from Vanderloo.
Salami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanderloo throws out the jab.
Vanderloo missing with a left hand there. Salami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanderloo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salami doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Vanderloo as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderloo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salami's head backwards.
Vanderloo misses with a body shot.
Vanderloo misses with a hook. Salami ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Vanderloo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanderloo looks to land a right hand but Salami moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salami darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Vanderloo misses.
As Vanderloo backs away, Salami returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicolaas Vanderloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderloo works Salami's body with a nice hook.
Vanderloo ducks into a a hook from Salami 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!
Vanderloo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderloo throws an off balance right hand
and Salami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanderloo is still on wobbly legs! Can Salami finish him?
Vanderloo slips a straight right by Salami.
Vanderloo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salami counters with a huge right that knocks Vanderloo out cold! Salami is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hossein Salami!
Hossein Salami decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Musa Keita (ranked 4528 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 415 p4p, 416 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spence's choice of entrance music: He's A Mental Giant. 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws a hook to the side of Keita's head but Keita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keita connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Spence misses.
Keita lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keita connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spence's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Keita catches Spence right on the button with a cross.
Spence stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keita with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence tries a head kick but it misses.
Spence throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Keita to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Spence's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spence's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spence misses with an uppercut
and Keita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Keita.
Keita chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keita bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spence's head backwards.
Spence lands a head shot.
Keita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence.
A jab from Spence misses.
Keita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keita's hands.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Keita counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keita counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spence dips to his left and cracks Keita with an uppercut!
Keita is rocked!
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence throws a body shot but no joy.
Keita quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Keita moves away and avoids it.
It appears Keita was looking to counter with a kick there.
Spence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keita.
Spence throws a series of punches but Keita avoids them all with ease.
Keita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spence moves out of range as Keita strikes.
Spence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spence misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spence throws a hook but Keita avoids it easily.
Keita scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy Spence 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.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Keita counters with a nice uppercut.
Keita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence.
Keita thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Keita backs off Spence throws a huge counter combo but Keita manages to avoid it all.
Keita moves out of range of the body kick.
Keita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keita fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spence just manages to avoid it.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Keita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spence throws a hook but Keita blocks it.
Spence scores with a nice right hand.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keita.
Nice shot lands for Keita.
Spence looks to throw the jab but Keita is out of range.
Keita half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keita.
Keita looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big left from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a hook. Keita ducked under it nicely.
Keita lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keita throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spence throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Keita to counter with a crisp jab.
Keita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spence.
Spence's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keita.
Spence scores with a jab.
Keita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keita misses with an uppercut.
Spence misses with a hook. Keita ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Keita on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spence.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Keita slips the punch.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keita.
Spence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keita.
Spence throws the left hand but Keita avoids the punch easily.
Keita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keita.
Keita lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Musa Keita will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spence throws a jab when Keita was well out of range.
Spence lands a two punch combo.
Keita moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Keita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence.
A jab from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a right hand
enabling Keita to counter with a crisp jab.
Keita turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
Keita keeps Spence at a distance using the push kick.
Timothy Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keita. Keita obviously looking to wear him down.
Spence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence misses with a double jab
and Keita counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spence will feel that in the morning.
Spence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keita.
Spence gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keita counters with a nice uppercut.
Keita takes a swing at Spence's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Spence misses.
Good exchange - Keita coming out on top.
Spence misses with a hook. Keita ducked under it nicely.
Keita misses with a shot to the body
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Keita lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Spence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita moves out of range of the strikes.
Keita is looking to counter with a body kick.
Keita loads up on a big right hand but Spence slips the punch.
Spence missing with a left hand there. Keita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keita lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spence will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keita fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spence scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keita slips a jab from Spence.
Keita turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keita lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spence's sensitive parts.
Keita lands a nice looking body kick.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Keita counters with a nice leg kick.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musa Keita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keita 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 29:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Musa Keita!
An out of breath Musa Keita thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Melvin Van Manhoef (ranked 4684 p4p, 4733 weight class) and Ezequiel Campos (ranked 426 p4p, 430 weight class). Campos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fumafu. 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 4 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Manhoef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Manhoef has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Van Manhoef throws an overhand right that lands on Campos's shoulder, as Campos tries to avoid the shot.
Van Manhoef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Campos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Campos! But no joy.
Van Manhoef throws a lazy uppercut
and Campos counters with a nice uppercut.
Campos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Campos throws a series of punches but Van Manhoef avoids them all with ease.
Van Manhoef is looking for a counter combo.
Campos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Campos jabs Van Manhoef right on the nose. Van Manhoef blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Van Manhoef coming out on top.
It looks like Ezequiel Campos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Manhoef misses with a two punch combination.
Melvin Van Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campos slips a straight right by Van Manhoef.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Campos! But no joy.
Van Manhoef throws an off balance right hand
and Campos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campos throws a head kick but Van Manhoef moves out of range.
Van Manhoef misses with a left hand
and Campos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Manhoef takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Campos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Manhoef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Manhoef connects with the punch.
Van Manhoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Manhoef throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campos jabs at Van Manhoef's body.
Van Manhoef throws a lazy uppercut
and Campos counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Campos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campos connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Van Manhoef's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Van Manhoef - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ezequiel Campos!
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