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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vos Zy (ranked 2048 p4p, 6010 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 313 p4p, 691 weight class). 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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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vos Zy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zy.
Joshy takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
We've been informed that Joshy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Zy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zy closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Joshy crashing to the mat! Joshy uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zy throws a sloppy head kick and Joshy moves out of range easily.
Joshy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joshy throws a series of punches but Zy avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joshy throws a jab when Zy was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Zy there.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zy slips under a jab from Joshy.
Zy throws a head kick that misses.
Zy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zy was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.
Zy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joshy.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Zy saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zy misses with a double jab.
Zy throws a head kick that Joshy semi-blocks.
That has opened up Bam Bam Joshy's cut even more.
Joshy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joshy throws a right hand that Zy ducks under and follows up with a left that Zy also avoids with ease.
Zy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zy throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Zy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joshy avoids the head kick by Zy.
Zy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Zy's shoulder, as Zy tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy avoids the head kick by Zy.
Joshy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zy.
Zy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Zy ducks down to avoid it.
Zy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zy throws a right hand that Joshy ducks under and follows up with a left that Joshy also avoids with ease.
Zy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joshy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joshy stalks Zy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zy's face. Zy staggers backwards, shaken.
Joshy swings widly with a right hand
and Zy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joshy tries to clinch there but Zy circles away.
Zy throws a right and a left that Joshy avoids nicely.
Zy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Zy keeps Joshy at a distance using the push kick.
Zy lands with a slapping head kick.
Zy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joshy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joshy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zy misses with the head strike.
Joshy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zy's elbow.
Zy throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zy backwards.
Joshy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zy lands a shoulder strike.
Zy blocking some punches.
Joshy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zy lands a shoulder strike.
Joshy misses with the head strike.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Zy avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the ropes.
Joshy takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Bam Bam Joshy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good body shot from Zy.
Joshy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zy fails to land.
Joshy is working Zy over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Zy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Zy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Zy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy misses with some punches.
Zy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zy throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Zy.
Joshy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Zy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It appears Zy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zy lands a nice hook to Joshy's body. Joshy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zy lands a nice hook to Joshy's body. Joshy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zy moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Zy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Zy moves away and avoids it.
Zy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joshy will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vos Zy should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zy misses with a head kick.
Zy tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Joshy misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Zy misses the target.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Zy saw that one coming.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zy.
Zy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joshy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zy circles away quickly and effectively.
Vos Zy is winning the standup battle so far.
Zy digs a good body shot into Joshy's ribs.
Zy throws a head kick that Joshy semi-blocks.
Zy looks for the body kick but Joshy saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zy!
Zy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
Zy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joshy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joshy 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joshy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joshy is rocked!
Bam Bam Joshy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joshy is still on wobbly legs! Can Zy finish him?
Zy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joshy seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Joshy misses the jab.
Joshy throws a hook but Zy avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Joshy.
Zy misses with a body kick.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zy.
Joshy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zy moves out of range of the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Joshy.
Joshy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zy.
Vos Zy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zy slips a straight right by Joshy.
Zy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
It looked like Zy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joshy moves in looking to clinch but Zy pushes him off.
Zy misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
Zy connects with a right hand. Joshy shakes it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bam Bam Joshy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vos Zy!
A very excited looking Vos Zy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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