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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu (ranked 5400 p4p, 4242 weight class) and Rahim Lahim (ranked 462 p4p, 415 weight class). Rahim Lahim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Dangerous knees
Big heart
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rahim Lahim!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu closes the distance and clinches.
Fu is trying to force a seperation but Lahim has the dominant position.
Fu breaks the clinch.
Fu clinches up with Lahim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fu has Lahim pressed against the ropes, preventing Lahim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lahim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lahim tries to throw a body punch but Fu avoids it by throwing Lahim back against the ropes.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lahim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lahim fails to land with a series of punches.
Lahim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fu misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu has closed the distance and engaged Lahim in a clinch.
Fu breaks from the clinch.
Lahim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lahim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahim keeps control of Fu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fu is trying to break the clinch but Lahim has him pressed against the ropes.
Fu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lahim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lahim takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lahim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lahim throws a head kick that misses.
Lahim misses with a double jab.
Fu throws a series of punches but Lahim avoids them all with ease.
Fu scores with a head kick. Lahim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rahim Lahim has been cut.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Lahim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a nice looking body kick.
Lahim throws a head kick that misses.
Fu drives through and clinches with Lahim against the ropes.
Fu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lahim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lahim throws a series of punches but Fu moves out of range.
Lahim avoids the head kick by Fu.
Lahim feints a jab promting Fu to slip. Lahim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lahim connects with a right hand. Fu shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Fu.
Fu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lahim. That one must have hurt.
Fu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lahim.
Fu is breathing heavily.
Lahim closes the distance and pushes Fu back into the ropes.
Lahim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rahim Lahim's cut.
That's time! Fu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lahim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kung Fu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lahim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fu.
Fu drives through and clinches with Lahim against the ropes.
Fu prevents a body shot from Lahim.
Fu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lahim throws a right hand that Fu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fu also avoids with ease.
Fu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lahim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lahim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lahim misses with a few strikes there.
Lahim tries to clinch but Fu moves away
and Fu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lahim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lahim fails to land with a series of punches.
Fu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lahim is breathing heavily.
Fu blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu rushes Lahim and presses him up against the ropes.
Fu manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lahim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lahim gets tackled into the ropes by Fu. Fu maintains the clinch.
Lahim throws an elbow but it misses.
Fu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fu is trying to break the clinch but Lahim is controlling him.
A short left from Lahim.
Lahim should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lahim ducks under a wild hook from Fu.
Fu throws a head kick that half lands.
Lahim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fu.
Fu pushes Lahim away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fu instigates a clinch.
Kung Fu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu clinches up with Lahim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lahim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lahim breaks the clinch.
Fu drives through and clinches with Lahim against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Lahim.
Lahim slowing the pace effectively.
Lahim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lahim landing knees to the head.
Fu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Fu lands but Lahim takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lahim blocks a head kick by Fu.
Fu throws a head kick but Lahim moves out of range.
Fu pushes Lahim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rahim Lahim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lahim misses with a two punch combination.
Fu needs to keep his hands up - Lahim had a free shot at his head there.
Fu moves out of range of the body kick from Lahim.
Lahim tries to clinch up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
Fu closes the distance and pushes Lahim back into the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lahim lands a hook that snaps the head of Fu backwards.
Fu dodges an elbow strike from Lahim.
Lahim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lahim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lahim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kung Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fu moves into the clinch successfully.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lahim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu pushes Lahim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fu can't break the clinch.
Rahim Lahim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahim breaks from the clinch.
Fu lands with a slapping head kick.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lahim throws a series of punches but Fu moves out of range.
Fu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lahim can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lahim working hard to break the clinch.
Fu blocks the elbow strike.
Lahim managing to block the knees to the body from Fu.
Lahim misses with a punch on the inside.
Lahim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu blocks the elbow strike.
Fu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lahim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lahim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lahim.
Fu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fu.
Fu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fu takes the fight into the clinch.
Fu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lahim fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu misses with a body shot.
Lahim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Fu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fu 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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