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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luis De Andrade (ranked 4447 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Arman Naji (ranked 465 p4p, 447 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Naji's choice of entrance music: La Serenissima. Luis De Andrade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Big right hand
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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 - 3 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Naji!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Naji - just one landing.
Naji bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Andrade's head.
De Andrade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naji looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Andrade cracks Naji with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Arman Naji has been cut.
Naji dodges the punch combination from De Andrade.
De Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naji throws out the jab.
Naji throws a sloppy head kick and De Andrade moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Naji.
Luis De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade slips under a jab from Naji.
De Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naji moves away.
Naji lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Luis De Andrade has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Andrade looks to land a right hand but Naji moved out of range.
It seemed like Naji was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Andrade back to the ropes. Naji follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Naji's sensitive parts.
Naji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
A big left from De Andrade misses.
Naji ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
De Andrade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naji looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Andrade.
Naji throws a right and a left that De Andrade avoids nicely.
Naji feints a jab promting De Andrade to slip. Naji then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Andrade slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Andrade.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Andrade.
Naji throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Andrade misses the target.
Naji moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Naji is just out of range.
Naji takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Andrade looks to land a left hand but Naji moved out of range nicely.
As De Andrade backs off Naji throws a huge counter combo but De Andrade manages to avoid it all.
A cross from De Andrade lands.
Naji misses with a straight left.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Naji manages to avoid it.
Naji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Andrade connects with a body shot that sends Naji's belly button to the back.
Naji misses with a hook.
De Andrade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Andrade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Andrade misses with the combination.
De Andrade scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Andrade. That's going to slow Naji down.
A head kick misses from Naji.
De Andrade tests Naji's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arman Naji will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naji drops his hands momentarily and De Andrade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Andrade misses with a jab to the body
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. De Andrade catches Naji right on the button with a cross.
De Andrade throws a series of punches but Naji avoids them all with ease.
Naji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Andrade.
Naji moves out of range as De Andrade strikes.
Naji unleashes a big counter combination but De Andrade bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naji is rocked!
De Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naji is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
De Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naji seems to have recovered his senses.
Naji scores with a jab to the body.
De Andrade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Naji blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naji throws a hook but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naji makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arman Naji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Andrade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Naji comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Naji ducks down to avoid it.
De Andrade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Naji's head.
De Andrade takes one to the chin there.
De Andrade misses the jab.
De Andrade misses with a left hand
and Naji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naji misses with a straight left.
De Andrade takes a swing at Naji's ribcage but misses.
Naji raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Naji.
Naji works De Andrade's body with a nice hook.
Naji wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Andrade looks to throw a body kick
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Andrade misses with a body punch
and Naji counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and Naji counters with a one-two to the body.
Naji throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
De Andrade misses with a hook to the body
and Naji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Andrade throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naji counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Naji lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Andrade doesn't seem phased though.
De Andrade is rocked!
Naji lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Andrade at a distance.
Oh De Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naji lands a right and a left and another right! De Andrade goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arman Naji!
Our winner, Arman Naji, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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