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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 5236 p4p, 23464 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 502 p4p, 634 weight class). Deer Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kassim Suluhu's chin.
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suluhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Suluhu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Suluhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunter counters with a body kick that stops Suluhu in his tracks momentarily.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Deer Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suluhu is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Suluhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Suluhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Suluhu checks it
and Suluhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunter thinking.
Suluhu stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Suluhu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Suluhu slips a jab from Hunter.
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deer Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter scores with a leg kick.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suluhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Hunter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter works on Suluhu's body with a couple of short punches.
Suluhu blocks an uppercut.
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Suluhu.
Hunter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunter pushes Suluhu up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suluhu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Suluhu blocks the elbow strike.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suluhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Suluhu avoids the damage to the body.
Suluhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suluhu can do to turn this around?
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunter - that will leave a mark!
Hunter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crunch! Hunter slams his shin into Suluhu's torso.
Suluhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suluhu ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Suluhu counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suluhu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunter checks it well.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Suluhu blocks a low kick nicely.
Suluhu lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Suluhu just manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a body punch but Suluhu moves out of range.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Suluhu sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Suluhu blocks the leg kick.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Suluhu didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Hunter - just one landing.
Suluhu slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Suluhu lands the left hand.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
A big left from Hunter misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suluhu thows a body kick. Hunter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Suluhu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Suluhu backpedaling.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Hunter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suluhu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suluhu checks it well.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Suluhu as he checks the leg kick.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Suluhu lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Hunter tries to clinch but Suluhu is having none of it.
Suluhu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunter clinches up against the ropes.
Deer Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suluhu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu lands with a nice body kick.
Deer Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Suluhu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Suluhu blocks the leg kick.
Hunter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Suluhu.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.
Hunter has Suluhu pressed against the ropes, preventing Suluhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Hunter.
Hunter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Suluhu prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Suluhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Suluhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suluhu wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter 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 Suluhu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suluhu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suluhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Suluhu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kassim Suluhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter thows a leg kick but Suluhu checks it
and Suluhu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suluhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kassim Suluhu.
Well Hunter 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Deer Hunter wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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