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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 843 p4p, 21548 weight class) and Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 55 p4p, 174 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt. Nikolai Magomedov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Insanely flexible
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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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Chai tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai blocking some punches.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Chai prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Our sources have told us that Chai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Magomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov stalling.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
Chai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magomedov is defending well for now.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov working Chai over with knees to the body.
Chai is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Magomedov prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magomedov can turn it around.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Chai.
It looks like Nikolai Magomedov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Come on Magomedov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
A short right from Magomedov.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Chai blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Chai blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai connects with a knee to the head.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Chai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Magomedov coming out on top.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Chai.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magomedov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai needs to keep his hands up - Magomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Magomedov scores with a three punch combo!
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magomedov tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov darts in trying to clinch
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov checks a leg kick.
Nikolai Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov cracks Chai with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Chai get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Chai looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Chai is rocked!
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai slips a jab from Magomedov.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Chai works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magomedov under the eye.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov takes one to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai lands a jab to Magomedov's midsection.
Chai slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai pushes Magomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Magomedov.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Chai avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chai letting Magomedov take a breather here.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Magomedov is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chai.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Magomedov pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Chai won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Magomedov'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magomedov! But no joy.
Chai with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai drops his guard momentarily, allowing Magomedov to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Chai! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Magomedov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov is the new super heavyweight champion!
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