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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 903 p4p, 980 weight class) and Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 24 p4p, 31 weight class). Mandiang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oliver Twist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss staying out of range there.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Mandiang takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss slips under a jab.
Strauss has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Strauss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandiang takes one to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mandiang has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss scores with a nice strike.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Strauss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mandiang in his tracks.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandiang walks into a jab.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Mandiang is looking to chop away at Strauss's legs.
Strauss scores with a spinning back kick!
Strauss lands with a hook. Mandiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mandiang scores with a head kick. Strauss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strauss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Strauss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mandiang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
A big left from Strauss misses.
Strauss tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.
Mandiang connects with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Strauss - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mandiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss thumps Mandiang with a low kick.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a straight left.
Strauss throws a right hand that Mandiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandiang also avoids with ease.
Strauss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strauss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mandiang momentarily.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang walks into a straight right hand from Strauss.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Mandiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandiang tries to avoid it.
Mandiang takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandiang takes one to the chin there.
Mandiang thuds his right hand into Strauss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss throws a sloppy head kick and Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Strauss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholaus Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Mandiang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strauss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strauss misses with a two punch combination.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandiang throws out the jab.
Mandiang is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Strauss.
Strauss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mandiang checks it well.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strauss defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Mandiang.
Strauss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Strauss throws a big shot that misses.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Mandiang thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Strauss lands with a nice body kick.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss throws the left hand but Mandiang avoids the punch easily.
Strauss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Nice cross by Strauss.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strauss scores with a jab to the head.
Strauss lands a nice shot that snaps Mandiang's head back.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Strauss.
Strauss throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mandiang misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandiang misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Strauss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss connects with a body shot.
Strauss lands a two punch combo.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strauss, as that shot connected.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
Mandiang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strauss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss misses with a body kick.
Mandiang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strauss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mandiang counters with a big head kick but Strauss shrugs it off.
Strauss is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Strauss is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandiang finish him?
Mandiang throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strauss defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Strauss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang throws a jab when Strauss was well out of range.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang lands a right and a left and another right! Strauss 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 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Aboubacar Mandiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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