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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 15657 p4p, 798 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 223 p4p, 37 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 34 - 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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte misses with a two punch combination.
Delsarte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Columbus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
Delsarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Columbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delsarte.
Columbus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Columbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Delsarte responds with a good body kick, but Columbus manages to step out the way in time.
Columbus throws a head kick but Delsarte moves out of range.
Columbus wants to clinch up but Delsarte keeps it at a distance.
Columbus lands with a shot to the body.
Delsarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Columbus stuns Delsarte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delsarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delsarte misses with an uppercut.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Delsarte moves forwards but Columbus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Columbus missing with a left hand there. Delsarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delsarte throws a leg kick but Columbus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Delsarte defending well as Columbus loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Delsarte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Delsarte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Columbus cracks Delsarte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Delsarte throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte tries to work over Columbus's front leg with a kick but Columbus checks it.
Delsarte misses with a looping right.
Columbus throws a leg kick
and Delsarte counters with a low kick, right behind Columbus 's knee.
Columbus scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte throws a body kick that misses.
Delsarte dips to his left and cracks Columbus with an uppercut!
Delsarte throws a leg kick but Columbus moved away.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus misses with a left hand
and Delsarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Columbus throws out a loose jab but Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Columbus looks for the body kick but Delsarte saw that one coming.
Delsarte throws out a counter right but Columbus avoids it with no problem.
Columbus avoids the head kick by Delsarte.
Columbus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delsarte jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
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 jab from Columbus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a poor cross that misses
and Columbus counters with a low kick, right behind Delsarte 's knee.
A jab from Columbus finds it's way through Delsarte's defenses.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delsarte.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Columbus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delsarte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus tries to clinch but Delsarte is having none of it.
Delsarte connects with a right hand. Columbus shakes it off.
Columbus misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Delsarte. That's going to slow Columbus down.
Columbus throws a poor cross that misses
and Delsarte counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte throws a chopping leg kick but Columbus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Delsarte misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Columbus lands with a straight right. Delsarte didn't see that one coming.
Columbus connects with a crisp jab.
Delsarte staying out of range there.
Delsarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Columbus misses with a lunging right hand
and Delsarte counters with a left and a right that stings Columbus.
Delsarte blocks a leg kick.
Delsarte throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte lunges at Columbus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Columbus's hand.
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Delsarte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delsarte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Columbus under the eye.
Delsarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
Delsarte misses with a hook. Columbus ducked under it nicely.
Columbus misses with an uppercut.
Columbus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delsarte's sensitive parts.
Columbus throws a wild body kick that Delsarte sees coming a mile off.
Columbus misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delsarte! But no joy.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delsarte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Delsarte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a really nice looking cross but Columbus seems unphased.
Columbus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Delsarte slips under a jab from Columbus.
Delsarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a looping right.
Columbus is looking to clinch but Delsarte is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a hook
and Columbus counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Delsarte looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Delsarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Columbus is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Delsarte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delsarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Columbus.
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 Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Delsarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
Columbus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delsarte throws a head kick that misses.
Columbus misses with a hook. Delsarte ducked under it nicely.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Columbus.
Delsarte misses with a body punch
and Columbus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delsarte throws a combination. Columbus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Delsarte throws a push kick but Columbus slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Delsarte misses its intended target.
Columbus tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbus throws a head kick but Delsarte moves out of range.
Delsarte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Columbus with a body shot.
Columbus throws a lazy head kick
and Delsarte counters with a right hand to the body.
Columbus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Columbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus throws a hook to the side of Delsarte's head but Delsarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delsarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delsarte throws a chopping leg kick but Columbus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Columbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Delsarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delsarte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Delsarte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delsarte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Delsarte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Columbus blocks the low kick.
Columbus is looking to counter the offense by Delsarte and move into the clinch.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Columbus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
Columbus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Columbus lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Columbus misses
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Columbus throws a sloppy body shot
and Delsarte counters with a low kick, right behind Columbus 's knee.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Columbus 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.
Delsarte throws a front kick aimed at Columbus's knee but Columbus avoids it well.
A low kick lands for Columbus.
Delsarte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delsarte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Delsarte duly obliges.
Columbus staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a hook but Columbus avoids it easily.
Columbus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Columbus slips under a jab from Delsarte.
Columbus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Delsarte throws a solid leg kick but Columbus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Delsarte.
Columbus throws a jab when Delsarte was well out of range.
Columbus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delsarte circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Delsarte lands.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Delsarte thows a body kick. Columbus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Columbus swings widly with a right hand
and Delsarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Delsarte misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delsarte.
Columbus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Delsarte lands.
Delsarte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delsarte avoids the head kick by Columbus.
Columbus lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Gauthier Delsarte's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbus tries to clinch but Delsarte moves out of range.
Columbus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delsarte's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Columbus checks a leg kick.
Columbus lands a front kick.
Delsarte slips under a jab.
Delsarte lunges at Columbus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Columbus's hand.
Columbus is looking to score with low kicks.
Columbus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Columbus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delsarte lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Delsarte misses.
Delsarte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Columbus throws a head kick but Delsarte moves out of range.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delsarte moves out of range of the strikes.
Columbus moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus checks a leg kick nicely.
Delsarte throws a hook but Columbus avoids it easily.
Columbus wants to clinch
and Delsarte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Columbus tests Delsarte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Columbus moves out of range of the body kick from Delsarte.
Delsarte is looking to chop away at Columbus's legs.
Delsarte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Delsarte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Columbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Delsarte.
Sloppy strikes from Columbus. Those never looked like landing.
Columbus checks the leg kick.
Columbus throws a leg kick
and Delsarte counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte moves out of range as Columbus throws a body kick.
A cross from Columbus lands.
Columbus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Columbus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delsarte checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Delsarte looks to land a right hand but Columbus moved out of range.
Columbus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Delsarte misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Columbus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Columbus throws a leg kick which misses Delsarte's front leg but catches the back leg as Delsarte tries to avoid it.
Delsarte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delsarte feints a counter leg kick.
Delsarte scores with a leg kick.
Columbus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Columbus misses with a kick to the body
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Columbus.
Delsarte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Columbus lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Columbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delsarte.
Delsarte jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Columbus. That's going to slow Delsarte down.
Columbus throws a lazy head kick
and Delsarte counters with an outside leg kick.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Columbus throws a poor cross that misses
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbus thumps Delsarte with a low kick.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
Columbus misses the body punch
and Delsarte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delsarte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Columbus is looking to clinch.
Columbus throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Delsarte misses.
Delsarte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Columbus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Delsarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Columbus lands with a shot to the body.
Delsarte tried to score with a low kick but Columbus checks it.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
Columbus darts in trying to clinch
and Delsarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte just misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte slips under a jab from Columbus.
Columbus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some bone on bone action there as Columbus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delsarte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delsarte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Columbus's head.
Delsarte looks to land a body kick but Columbus moved away.
Columbus checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a hook but Columbus blocks it.
Delsarte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Columbus throws a jab when Delsarte was well out of range.
Columbus throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Columbus. That did some damage!
Delsarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Columbus.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Delsarte tries a low kick but Columbus avoids it.
Delsarte slips a straight right by Columbus.
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Delsarte slips a straight right by Columbus.
Columbus slips a jab from Delsarte.
Delsarte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delsarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delsarte cracks Columbus with an open hand slap.
Delsarte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Columbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Delsarte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Columbus tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbus avoids the body shot from Delsarte.
Columbus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Columbus lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delsarte looks to land a body kick but Columbus moved away.
Delsarte misses with a body kick.
Delsarte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delsarte throws out a leg kick but Columbus moves out of range and Delsarte only half commits.
Delsarte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Delsarte's head.
Columbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Columbus.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Columbus looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Columbus jabs at Delsarte's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Delsarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Delsarte 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte 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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