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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between African King (ranked 2766 p4p, 2257 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 145 p4p, 244 weight class). Adesanya has chosen Israel Adesanya Entrance Music as his entrance music. Israel Adesanya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with African King's chin.
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a head kick.
Adesanya appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Adesanya
and Adesanya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King wants to clinch.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for King.
King stuns Adesanya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adesanya misses with a two punch combination.
King is looking to counter with head kicks.
Adesanya throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Adesanya's torso.
Adesanya lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick but Adesanya checks it.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adesanya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
King looking to stall.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King looks to land a combination. Adesanya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Adesanya's head.
Adesanya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from King.
Adesanya misses with the combination.
Adesanya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya blocks a head kick by King.
A head kick misses from King.
Adesanya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya fails to land with a series of punches.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
King scores with a nice strike.
King gets a clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
King tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
King looks to land a body kick but Adesanya moved away.
African King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adesanya clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adesanya is keeping busy.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King instigates a clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adesanya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adesanya throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Adesanya throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses with a kick to the body
and Adesanya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya replies with a solid counter kick to the body but King blocks it well.
Adesanya dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
African King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King tries to clinch up.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for King.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adesanya throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
It looks like African King has been cut.
King throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adesanya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King checks the leg kick.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Adesanya throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King darts in and clinches Adesanya up against the ropes.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Adesanya working hard to break the clinch.
King throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
King lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
King pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands a left hand.
King misses with the head strike.
Adesanya is trying to break free.
Adesanya is trying to stall.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but African King did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King lands with a shot to the body.
African King is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
African King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adesanya blocks a body shot from King.
Adesanya gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adesanya as King tries to tie him up.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adesanya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King clinches with his opponent.
Israel Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
African King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a head kick.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that both miss.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adesanya.
King misses with a head kick.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King backing away here, and Adesanya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Adesanya counters with a nice body kick.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Adesanya has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Adesanya misses with an elbow strike.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Israel Adesanya.
Well King 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for African King!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for African King!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for African King!
African King wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking African King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Israel Adesanya spoke after the fight, saying 'Ya me conoces mantengo la misma energía. Estoy agradecido y orgulloso, pero sabes que la mierda pasa. Es una gran historia para él, pero no ha terminado, esto sigue siendo una guerra. Felicidades a él y a su equipo. Gracias a todos por venir, nos vemos la próxima vez, adiós.'.
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