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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22135 p4p, 1847 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 369 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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 25 - 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 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ringnes .
Magomedov lands with a cross.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Ringnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Ringnes moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ringnes ! But no joy.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Ringnes managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Ringnes working aggressively here.
Magomedov leaning against his opponent.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've been informed that Ringnes 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.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ringnes fails to land.
Magomedov pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Ringnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Ringnes avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Ringnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ringnes or not.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Ringnes prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ringnes looks winded!
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Ringnes avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Ringnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringnes 's gas tank.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Ringnes 's 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 lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ringnes 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Magomedov working Ringnes over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magomedov obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Ringnes blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
A short right from Ringnes on the inside.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ringnes controls his hands.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ringnes controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Ringnes throws knees to the body.
Ringnes has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ringnes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov is looking to control Ringnes 's arms but Ringnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magomedov has his back to the ropes.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Ringnes avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
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 Arild Ringnes 's cut.
That's time! Magomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Ringnes avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Ringnes won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Magomedov is leaning against Ringnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ringnes is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Ringnes 's ribcage. Ringnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ringnes s head.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringnes can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov gets through Ringnes 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nikolai Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov works on Ringnes 's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov working Ringnes over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Ringnes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ringnes up against the ropes.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov is leaning against Ringnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov is trying to maintain a safe position but Ringnes gets an underhook and turns Magomedov into the ropes.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ringnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Ringnes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Magomedov presses Ringnes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Magomedov pushes Ringnes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arild Ringnes 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ringnes misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a jab-cross combination.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov connects with a quick right hand that sends Ringnes tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his super heavyweight title!
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