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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezequiel Campos (ranked 4806 p4p, 4657 weight class) and Musa Keita (ranked 441 p4p, 428 weight class). Campos comes to the ring accompanied by Fumafu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezequiel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Musa Keita!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Campos looks to land a left hand but Keita moved out of range nicely.
Campos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Campos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Campos misses with an uppercut
and Keita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campos misses with a low kick.
Campos misses with a double jab.
Keita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campos.
Campos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campos ducks right into an uppercut from Keita.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Keita ducks down to avoid it.
Keita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keita throws an off balance right hand
and Campos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keita throws a hook but Campos blocks it.
Campos lands with a cross.
Keita avoids the head kick by Campos.
Keita throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keita moves forwards but Campos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keita thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campos if he has to take too many more of those.
Campos throws a jab but it's blocked by Keita.
Keita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keita scoring well with a low kick there.
Keita throws a front kick that sends Campos stumbling back into the ropes.
The fighters circling - Keita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keita.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Keita.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keita.
Campos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keita scoring well with a low kick there.
Campos misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campos throws a shot from downtown. Keita moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Keita lands.
Campos lands a nice shot that snaps Keita's head back.
Campos works over Keita's head and body with a nice combination.
Keita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Campos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keita on the side of the head.
Keita lands with a nice body kick.
Campos walks into a straight right hand from Keita.
Campos misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keita.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keita.
Good exchange - Campos coming out on top.
Campos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Campos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keita counters with a nice body kick.
Keita misses with a lunging right hand
and Campos counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Musa Keita will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Keita turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keita explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Campos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keita connects with an inside leg kick.
Keita throws a hook but Campos avoids it easily.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Keita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keita blocks a head kick by Campos.
Keita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Campos throws an overhand right that lands on Keita's shoulder, as Keita tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Keita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Musa Keita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keita chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campos lands with a straight right. Keita didn't see that one coming.
Keita delivers a nice body kick.
Campos misses with a hook
and Keita counters with a good low kick that Campos was not able to check.
Campos tries to bum rush Keita with a series of wild strikes but Keita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos moves away from the strike by Keita.
Campos misses with an uppercut.
Keita thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campos if he has to take too many more of those.
Campos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Campos misses with a hook.
Campos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keita. Campos shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Campos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keita connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keita bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Campos is predictable there
letting Keita counter with a right hand.
Campos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keita.
Campos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Keita takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keita throws the kick towards the body but Campos avoids it.
Nice cross by Campos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita moves away from the strike by Campos.
Keita feints a counter leg kick.
Campos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keita takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Campos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keita thinks about the counter body kick.
Campos lands a nice shot that snaps Keita's head back.
Campos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Keita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campos.
Keita throws a right hand that misses
and Campos counters with a straight right hand.
Campos misses with a right hand
and Keita counters with a nice leg kick.
Keita moves out of range of the body kick from Campos.
Keita only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Campos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keita turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keita lands with a straight right. Campos didn't see that one coming.
Campos throws a hook to the side of Keita's head but Keita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Musa Keita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Campos misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keita.
Campos scores with a shot to the body.
Campos drops his hands momentarily and Keita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keita. That's going to slow Campos down.
Keita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campos.
Campos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keita.
Campos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Campos missing with a left hand there. Keita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keita throws a looping overhand right but Campos ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Campos misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keita. That's going to slow Campos down.
Keita fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keita connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Campos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita throws a right hand that misses
and Campos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keita misses with an uppercut. Campos saw that one coming.
Campos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Campos misses with a wild body shot.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Keita ducks down to avoid it.
Campos lands with an uppercut that bounces Keita off the ropes and back into range.
Keita with the inside leg kick.
Campos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Campos connects with a looping right hand.
Campos throws a series of punches but Keita moves out of range.
Keita slips under a jab.
Keita throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Campos misses its intended target.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Keita.
Campos throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keita. That's going to slow Campos 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!
Keita throws out a loose jab but Campos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campos.
Keita throws a good cross that connects.
Keita chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Campos 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.
Good shot there by Campos.
Campos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keita.
Keita lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campos throws a shot from downtown. Keita moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Keita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Keita ducks down to avoid it.
Keita fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campos.
Keita tries to land a front kick but Campos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ezequiel Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campos looks to throw the jab but Keita is out of range.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Keita moves out of range easily.
Keita thinks about the counter body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Musa Keita.
Well Keita 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musa Keita!
A victorious Musa Keita thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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