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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bedri Ayax (ranked 4487 p4p, 4520 weight class) and Arman Naji (ranked 419 p4p, 424 weight class). Naji has chosen La Serenissima as his entrance music. Bedri Ayax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
KO power
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bedri Ayax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Naji!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayax slips under a jab from Naji.
Naji keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Naji takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Ayax.
Ayax misses with a body kick.
Naji looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naji has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ayax.
Ayax tries to work over Naji's front leg with a kick but Naji checks it.
Ayax lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naji will feel that in the morning.
Ayax definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Naji!
Ayax lands a leg kick that knocks Naji off balance momentarily.
Naji misses with a left hand
and Ayax counters with a straight right hand.
Naji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ayax.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ayax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Naji backs away, Ayax returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Naji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ayax lands a jab to the nose.
Ayax tries to move into range but Naji moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ayax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naji.
An attempted straight right counter from Ayax misses the target.
Bedri Ayax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayax thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji 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.
Naji throws a hook to the side of Ayax's head but Ayax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ayax throws a front kick that sends Naji stumbling back into the ropes.
Naji takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Naji misses with a looping left.
Ayax moves out of range as Naji strikes.
Ayax is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ayax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ayax.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ayax.
No joy there for Naji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ayax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naji digs a good hook to Ayax's body.
Ayax connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ayax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Naji counters with a one-two to the body.
Naji moves away from the strike by Ayax.
Ayax looks to land a right hand but Naji moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji 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.
Ayax looks to throw a body kick
and Naji counters with a nice uppercut.
Ayax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Ayax.
Naji blocks the body kick.
Ayax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ayax misses with a kick to the body.
Ayax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ayax is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ayax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Naji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ayax misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayax throws the kick towards the body but Naji avoids it.
Naji throws a counter combo.
Naji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Naji throws a looping overhand right but Ayax ducks down to avoid it.
Ayax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayax misses with a jab to the body
and Naji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bedri Ayax will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Naji looks to land a left hand but Ayax moved out of range nicely.
Naji misses with a jab to the body
and Ayax counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ayax throws a good cross that connects.
Ayax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naji throws a body shot but no joy.
Ayax moves out of range of the strikes.
Naji fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ayax on the side of the head.
Naji misses with a hook. Ayax ducked under it nicely.
Naji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ayax.
A big right from Naji misses.
Ayax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ayax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji throws a body punch but Ayax moves out of range.
Naji throws a poor cross that misses
and Ayax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Naji crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ayax - the referee stops the clock and Naji gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ayax. Naji manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ayax scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ayax thumps Naji with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Ayax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Naji swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Naji 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Ayax.
Ayax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ayax thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Naji if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Ayax.
Nice body kick from Ayax.
Naji is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Naji!
Ayax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naji's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Ayax lands a nice hook to Naji's body. Naji takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ayax.
Ayax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ayax.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayax fakes the leg kick and cracks Naji in the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naji has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ayax.
Naji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ayax finds it's way round the side to connect with Naji's head.
Ayax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naji ducks right into an uppercut from Ayax.
Naji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naji misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Ayax.
Ayax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Naji appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ayax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ayax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naji moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayax slips under a jab.
Ayax defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Ayax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naji.
Naji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bedri Ayax dominated that second round.
That's time! Ayax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ayax darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naji takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ayax moves out of range of the strikes.
Naji moves out of range as Ayax throws a body kick.
Ayax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naji throws a big shot that misses.
Ayax throws a body punch but Naji moves out of range.
Naji swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ayax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naji let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Naji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ayax.
Ayax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ayax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Naji momentarily.
Bedri Ayax is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Naji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji misses the shot to the body.
Naji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ayax lands with a nice body kick.
Ayax sizes up Naji with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayax gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Naji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naji sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ayax connects with a solid leg kick.
Naji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ayax.
Naji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naji lands a two punch combo.
Ayax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naji looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ayax lands a front kick.
Arman Naji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ayax thows a body kick. Naji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Naji misses with an uppercut. Ayax saw that one coming.
Naji blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ayax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ayax.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naji. That did some damage!
Ayax misses with a kick to the body
and Ayax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ayax uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ayax darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayax delivers a nice body kick.
Naji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ayax.
Ayax lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naji will feel that in the morning.
Ayax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ayax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naji can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Ayax.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ayax defending well as Naji loads up on a big left hand.
Ayax thows a body kick. Naji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ayax lands a nice looking kick to the body. Naji takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayax uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naji has time to react.
Ayax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bedri Ayax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ayax 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bedri Ayax!
During a confident post fight interview, Bedri Ayax thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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