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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Musa Keita (ranked 4409 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Augusto Nilo (ranked 423 p4p, 441 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilo looks to land a left hand but Keita moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Keita.
Nilo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nilo connects with a right hand. Keita shakes it off.
Nilo misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Keita misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Nilo.
Nilo misses with an uppercut. Keita saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Keita misses the target.
Nilo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nilo moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keita.
Keita lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilo. Keita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keita connects with a solid leg kick.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keita throws a body kick that misses.
Keita lands a really nice looking cross but Nilo seems unphased.
Keita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keita throws a hook but Nilo avoids it easily.
Keita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keita misses the body punch
and Nilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nilo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilo needs to keep his hands up - Keita had a free shot at his head there.
Nilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Nilo misses.
Nice defenses there by Nilo.
Nilo looks to land a left hand but Keita moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Nilo misses.
Keita throws a leg kick
and Nilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Nilo.
A little jabbing left from Nilo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keita. That's going to slow Nilo down.
Nilo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilo moves away from the strike by Keita.
Nilo throws a one two combo.
Nilo misses with a body shot.
Nilo checks the leg kick.
Keita throws a shot to the body.
Keita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nilo thuds a left hand into Keita's body.
Keita throws a shot from downtown. Nilo moves away and avoids it.
Nilo throws out a powerful jab.
Nilo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Nilo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keita misses with a body shot
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Keita ducks under a wild hook from Nilo.
Nilo loads up on a big right hand but Keita slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keita blocks a jab.
Nilo moves out of range of the body kick from Keita.
Nilo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keita half committed to a counter leg kick.
Keita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nilo on the side of the head.
Nilo misses the jab.
Keita quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Keita slips a jab from Nilo.
Keita blocks a jab.
Keita misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Keita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keita.
Nilo misses with a left hand
and Keita counters with a stiff right hand.
Keita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keita throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nilo on the side of the head.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Keita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Nilo misses.
Nilo swings for the body but Keita moves out of range.
Nilo throws a body punch but Keita moves out of range.
Nilo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Keita.
Nilo throws a jab when Keita was well out of range.
Nilo misses with a straight right.
Keita looks to land a combination but Nilo avoids it well.
Keita lands the left hand.
Keita connects with a body shot that sends Nilo's belly button to the back.
Keita slips a jab from Nilo.
Keita is looking to counter punch.
Augusto Nilo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilo moves away from the strike by Keita.
Nilo throws out a counter right but Keita avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Nilo misses.
Keita misses with an uppercut.
Keita misses the body punch
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
Nilo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Nilo misses.
Nilo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keita moves away.
Nilo throws a jab but it's blocked by Keita.
Nilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilo.
Keita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Keita.
Nilo looks to score with a jab to the body but Keita is just out of range.
Nilo blocks a jab.
A left lands for Keita.
Nice body kick there by Keita.
Keita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilo moves out of range of the body kick.
Keita blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Keita. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Keita dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Keita throws a hook to the side of Nilo's head but Nilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keita throws a shot from downtown. Nilo moves away and avoids it.
Nilo checks a leg kick nicely.
Nilo misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Nilo misses its intended target.
Nilo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keita doesn't seem bothered though.
Keita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilo.
Nilo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keita with a body shot.
Nilo checks a leg kick.
Nilo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilo was well out of range. Poor timing from Keita.
Nilo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nilo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nilo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nilo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nilo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keita manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita scores with a jab to the head.
Keita lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nilo backs up against the ropes.
Keita moves out of range as Nilo strikes.
Nilo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keita throws a body kick that misses.
Nilo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keita.
A swing and a miss from Nilo.
Keita thuds his right hand into Nilo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nilo misses with a hook. Keita ducked under it nicely.
Musa Keita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keita lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keita needs to keep his hands up - Nilo had a free shot at his head there.
Nilo misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nilo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keita.
Keita is looking to slow Nilo down with leg kicks.
Nilo misses with a hook to the body
and Keita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilo throws the left hand but Keita avoids the punch easily.
Keita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilo.
Keita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nilo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keita was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilo.
Nilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keita went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nilo misses with an uppercut.
Nilo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keita.
Keita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nilo on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Keita. That snapped Nilo's head back.
Nilo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keita.
Nilo throws out a counter right but Keita avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musa Keita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keita 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musa Keita!
A relieved looking Musa Keita thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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