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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22441 p4p, 4220 weight class) and Larry Lee (ranked 272 p4p, 206 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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10 - 4 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Larry Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Magomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov is looking for a counter combo.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Magomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Magomedov.
Lee prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Lee looking to stall.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Magomedov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov pushes Lee back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magomedov lands a head shot.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Magomedov closes the distance and catches Lee with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Lee is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Lee is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Lee is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Magomedov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
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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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