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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis De Andrade (ranked 4243 p4p, 4116 weight class) and Kush Kezman (ranked 432 p4p, 416 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kush Kezman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kezman jabs at De Andrade's body.
Kezman connects with a leg kick.
Kezman avoids the head kick by De Andrade.
De Andrade blocks the body kick.
A jab from De Andrade misses.
Kezman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Andrade staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kezman counters with a nice uppercut.
De Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Andrade tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Kezman lands.
Kezman scores with a leg kick.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses
and Kezman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kezman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kezman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick by De Andrade misses
and Kezman counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Andrade's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kezman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kezman.
Good exchange - De Andrade coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kezman.
Kezman misses with a looping left.
A big right from De Andrade misses.
Kezman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kezman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Kezman.
De Andrade looks to throw a body kick
and Kezman counters with a good low kick that De Andrade was not able to check.
De Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kezman.
Kezman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kezman counters with an outside leg kick.
Kezman cracks De Andrade with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kezman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kezman looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
De Andrade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Kezman.
De Andrade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kezman scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Andrade throws a head kick but Kezman moves out of range.
Kezman with a nice calf kick.
De Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kezman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Kezman.
De Andrade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kezman avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Andrade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kezman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kezman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Andrade throws a leg kick but Kezman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Kezman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kezman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
De Andrade misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kezman feints and then cracks De Andrade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Andrade down.
Kezman throws a leg kick which misses De Andrade's front leg but catches the back leg as De Andrade tries to avoid it.
De Andrade misses with a leg kick.
De Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Kezman moves out of range easily.
De Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Kezman's shoulder, as Kezman tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Kezman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kezman.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses
and Kezman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Andrade looks to land a combination but Kezman avoids it well.
Kezman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Andrade if he has to take too many more of those.
Kezman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid body kick from Kezman.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and Kezman counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch combination from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade throws a sloppy head kick and Kezman moves out of range easily.
De Andrade cracks Kezman with a good jab.
Kezman scores with a leg kick.
De Andrade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Andrade throws a hook to the side of Kezman's head but Kezman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Kezman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kezman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kush Kezman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kezman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Andrade's head.
Kezman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Andrade if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Kezman.
Kezman scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kezman looks for the body kick but De Andrade saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Kezman.
Decent striking displayed by Kezman there.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Kezman avoids the punch easily.
Kezman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Andrade to score with a decent uppercut.
De Andrade moves away from the strike by Kezman.
De Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kezman avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
Kezman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kezman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kezman throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kezman.
De Andrade ducks right into an uppercut from Kezman.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kezman pushes De Andrade away with a front kick.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut.
De Andrade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kezman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kezman connects with an inside leg kick.
Kezman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luis De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Kezman counters with a leg kick.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kezman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kezman.
Kezman lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Andrade's sensitive parts.
Kezman misses with a body kick.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Kezman manages to avoid it.
Kezman throws a jab but it's blocked by De Andrade.
Kezman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Andrade tests Kezman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kezman throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kezman.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kush Kezman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Andrade lands with a kick to the temple. Kezman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Andrade throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kezman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kezman.
De Andrade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Andrade lands a jab to Kezman's midsection.
De Andrade looks to land a right hand but Kezman moved out of range.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Kezman defending well as De Andrade loads up on a big left hand.
Kezman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Andrade on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Kezman. Beautiful body shot.
Kezman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kezman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kezman, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kezman.
A jab from Kezman misses.
Kezman slips under a jab from De Andrade.
Kush Kezman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kezman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kezman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kezman.
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kezman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Kezman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luis De Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Andrade throws a right hand that Kezman ducks under and follows up with a left that Kezman also avoids with ease.
Kezman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Andrade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kezman moves away.
Kezman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kezman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kezman with the inside leg kick.
De Andrade throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Kezman ducks down to avoid it.
De Andrade throws a leg kick
and Kezman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Andrade. Kezman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kezman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Andrade.
De Andrade throws out a loose jab but Kezman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kezman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kezman scoring well with a low kick there.
Kezman scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Andrade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Kezman slams his shin into De Andrade's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kezman.
De Andrade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kezman can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Kezman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kezman cracks De Andrade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kezman pushes De Andrade away with a front kick.
De Andrade will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kezman thumps De Andrade with a low kick.
De Andrade throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kush Kezman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kezman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kush Kezman!
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