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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 21815 p4p, 1994 weight class) and Jason Mendoza (ranked 308 p4p, 73 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendoza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov clinches.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Mendoza.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Mendoza lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nikolai Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Mendoza digs a right hand underneath Magomedov's ribcage. Magomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendoza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
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.
Magomedov is working Mendoza over against the ropes.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Mendoza.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Mendoza looks winded!
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendoza.
Magomedov presses Mendoza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magomedov gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mendoza blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendoza's face.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Magomedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Mendoza 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 Mendoza can turn it around.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov pushes Mendoza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendoza or not.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov has Mendoza pushed against the ropes.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Mendoza off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Mendoza is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Magomedov is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his super heavyweight title!
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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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