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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 15444 p4p, 22020 weight class) and Darnell Nurse (ranked 578 p4p, 597 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. 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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200 cm 40 274 39 - 33 - 2 |
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202 cm 26 270 6 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer Insanely flexible
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World class MT Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 39 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Columbus misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nurse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Columbuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Columbus lands an overhand right.
It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut. Columbus stuns Nurse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Columbus throws a hook but Nurse avoids it easily. Nurse misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Columbus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Columbus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Columbus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Columbus moves out of range as Nurse strikes. Columbus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. That kick from Columbus tenderised Nurse's leg. Nurse is trying to keep his angry face on. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Columbus connects with a body shot that sends Nurse's belly button to the back. Columbus moves in looking to clinch but Nurse pushes him off. Nurse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Nurse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurse has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. A swing and a miss from Columbus. Nurse throws a body shot but no joy. Nurse misses with a looping right. Columbus scores with a nice right hand.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nurse throws a big shot that misses. Nurse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nurse throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily. Columbus moves into the clinch. Columbus pushes Nurse back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Columbus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Columbus moves into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Columbus.
Nurse lands with a light punch inside. Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nurse throws a hook but Columbus blocks it. Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurse. Columbus moves into the clinch successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A body shot lands from Nurse.
Columbus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Columbus slips under a jab. Columbus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Columbus throws a leg kick which misses Nurse's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurse tries to avoid it. Columbus clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nurse. Nurse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Columbus gets through Nurse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nurse missing with knees to the body.
Nurse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurse won't allow it.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside. Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Nurse.
Columbus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nurse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Columbus avoids it. Nurse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus. Nurse lands with a left to the head. Nurse lands a left hand.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurse avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Columbus blocking some punches.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut. Nurse misses with a body punch.
Nurse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch. Columbus working some nice short punches in the clinch. Columbus scores with a shot to the side of Nurse's head. Columbus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nurse 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. Nurse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nurse throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily. Nurse lands a jab to the head.
Nurse slips under a jab. Nurse misses with a straight right. Columbus throws a leg kick that misses. Nurse throws a hook but Columbus avoids it easily. Nurse misses the jab. Columbus avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Columbus throws a low kick but Nurse moves out of range easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Columbus looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range. Columbus walks into a jab. Nurse moves out of range as Columbus strikes. Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse. Columbus throwing a counter right hand but Nurse manages to avoid it. Nurse misses the jab. Nurse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Columbus counters by clinching up. Columbus working aggressively here.
Nurse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus works on Nurse's body with a couple of short punches. Nurse struggles to land a body shot inside as Columbus controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Columbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land. Nurse misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round. The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away. Nurse throws a jab when Columbus was well out of range. A left lands for Nurse. Nurse throws out a powerful jab. Nice uppercut there from Nurse. Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Columbus. Nurse misses with a straight right. Nurse lands with a good body shot. Nurse misses with a straight left. Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Columbus. Darnell Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nurse throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Columbus tries to score with a low kick but Nurse moves his leg out of the way. Columbus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse. Columbus misses the shot to the body. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurse! But no joy. Nice jab there from Columbus. Columbus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Columbus coming out on top. 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! Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away. Nurse checks a low kick from Columbus.
That's one minute gone in the round. Columbus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurse. Columbus is looking to counter punch. Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Columbus. Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nurse misses with a body shot.
Nurse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Columbus. Nurse misses with a shot to the body letting Columbus counter with a right hand. Nice defenses there by Columbus. Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it. Columbus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nurse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Columbus tests Nurse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Darnell Nurse's cut even more. Nurse slips a jab from Columbus. Columbus moves out of range as Nurse strikes. Columbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Columbus tries to clinch up. Nurse throws out a counter right but Columbus avoids it with no problem. Nurse lands with a hook. Columbus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Columbus moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nurse taking a breather. Columbus working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nurse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurse avoiding damage as Columbus throws knees to the body.
Nurse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Columbus's elbow. Scott Columbus has scored more points in the clinch so far. Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Columbus misses with a knee strike.
Nurse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Columbus has closed the distance and engaged Nurse in a clinch.
Columbus misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Nurse.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Columbus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nurse gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nurse scores a nice knee to the body.
Nurse tries to land knees in the clinch but Columbus avoids the damage to the body. Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nurse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Columbus is trying to break the clinch but Nurse is controlling him. Columbus stalling in the clinch.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse. Nurse breaks the clinch.
Nurse throws a big shot that misses. It looked like Columbus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nurse. Columbus moves out of range of the strikes. Columbus misses with a looping right. Nurse misses with a looping left. Columbus slips under a jab. Nurse lunges at Columbus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Columbus's hand. Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Nice defenses there by Nurse. Nurse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Nurse. Nurse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nurse throws a jab but it's blocked by Columbus. Columbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Columbus slips under a jab from Nurse. Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Columbus looks to land a right hand but Nurse moved out of range. Jab, jab by Columbus - just one landing. Nurse jabbing away but nothing is landing. Columbus throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nurse to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Columbus moves out of range of the strikes. Columbus is looking to counter punch. Columbus looks to land a left hand but Nurse moved out of range nicely. Jab by Nurse. Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Nurse. Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Columbus throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range. Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nurse throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily. Nurse connects with a right hand. Columbus shakes it off. A good leg kick by Columbus. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! A jab from Nurse misses. Columbus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nurse misses with a right hand and Columbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A swing and a miss from Nurse. Nurse missing with a left hand there. Columbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nurse lands with a good body shot. Columbus closes the distance and clinches. A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus. Nurse looking to stall.
Nurse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Columbus.
Nurse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurse. Nurse avoids a wild elbow strike from Columbus. Nurse misses with the head strike.
Columbus misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurse.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nurse can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Nurse swings wildly with an uppercut but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it. Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Columbus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Nurse. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet. Nurse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Columbus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Columbus looks to land a right hand but Nurse moved out of range. Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Columbus misses with a low kick.
Nurse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus. Nurse catches Columbus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Columbus closes the distance but Nurse moves to the side and Nurse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nurse throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it. Columbus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nurse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Columbus throws a big shot that misses. Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nurse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nurse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Nurse lands a glancing blow to the side of Columbus's head. A punch combination from Columbus misses. Nurse keeps the fight on the outside. A little jabbing left from Nurse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A swing and a miss from Columbus. A jab from Nurse misses. Nurse throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily. Nurse tests Columbus's chin there with a solid looking shot. Columbus throws a big shot that misses. Nurse loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch. Nurse misses with a right hand and Columbus counters with a straight right hand. Columbus lands a nice shot that snaps Nurse's head back.
Nurse throws a poor cross that misses
and Columbus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nurse throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Columbus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Nurse stuns Columbus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Columbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Columbus. Columbus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurse. Nurse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus. Nurse misses with a looping left. Nurse misses with a straight right. Nurse misses with a hook. Columbus ducked under it nicely. Nurse misses with a hook. Nurse fails to land with a series of punches.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nurse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nurse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Nurse looks to land a left hand but Columbus moved out of range nicely. Columbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Columbus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nurse counters with a stiff right hand. Columbus moves out of range as Nurse strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Columbus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch. Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurse. Columbus manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurse. Columbus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nurse paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nurse staying out of range there. Columbus scores with a leg kick.
Columbus rushes Nurse and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nurse trying to land knees to the body.
Nurse misses with a body punch.
Nurse works on Columbus's body with a couple of short punches. Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nurse lands an uppercut. Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Columbus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nurse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! Darnell Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Nurse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Darnell Nurse! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Darnell Nurse! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Darnell Nurse wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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