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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Almanzor Sabet (ranked 4747 p4p, 3045 weight class) and Binked Cold (ranked 449 p4p, 339 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent MT Big heart
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Decent boxing Solid chin
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Almanzor Sabet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Binked Cold! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sabet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Sabet keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick. Sabet walks into a straight right hand from Cold. Cold throws an off balance right hand
and Sabet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Cold moves out of range of the body kick. Cold throws out a powerful jab. Cold missing with a left hand there. Sabet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sabet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cold. Sabet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Cold misses with a hook. Sabet ducked under it nicely. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sabet throws a nice head kick!
Sabet thumps Cold with a low kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sabet gets off balance looking for a body kick and Cold counters with a straight right hand. Sabet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold moves out of range as Sabet throws a body kick.
Almanzor Sabet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A cross from Cold lands. Sabet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold looks to throw the jab but Sabet is out of range. Cold misses with a straight left. Sabet throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cold avoids it. Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily. Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabet moves away. Sabet keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cold with a nice cross. Cold jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sabet throws a lazy body kick letting Cold counter with a right hand. Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sabet throws a nice head kick!
Sabet blocks a jab. Sabet throws a quick counter head kick but Cold was just out of range. Cold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Cold lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cold misses with a wild body shot. A nice inside leg kick there by Sabet. That's going to slow Cold down. 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 Almanzor Sabet 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.
Sabet throws a head kick that misses. Sabet lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Sabet. Cold swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sabet scores with a nice body kick.
Cold digs a good hook to Sabet's body.
Cold misses with a hook to the body
and Sabet counters with a head kick. That will keep Cold thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! A head kick by Cold misses and Sabet counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt. Sabet pushes Cold away with a front kick. Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Cold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sabet. Sabet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cold.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cold looks to throw the jab but Sabet is out of range. Cold takes a swing at Sabet's ribcage but misses. Sabet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! A telegraphed right hand from Cold misses the target. Sabet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Cold throws a big shot that misses. A thudding body kick lands there by Sabet!
Sabet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sabet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cold can do to turn this around? Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabet delivers a nice body kick. Sabet slips under a jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cold throws an off balance right hand
and Sabet counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head kick misses from Sabet. Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily. Cold throws a combination that misses and Sabet counters with a good low kick that Cold was not able to check. Sabet scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabet looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Sabet misses with a head kick.
Sabet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A solid leg kick lands there for Sabet.
Cold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Almanzor Sabet dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sabet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sabet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sabet here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Sabet tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabet moves out of range of the strikes. Cold blocks a head kick by Sabet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sabet. Cold looks like he wants to counter punch here. A nice leg kick lands there from Sabet. Sabet throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sabet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sabet connects with a leg kick. Sabet keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick. Cold slips a jab and a cross from Sabet.
Cold misses with a straight right. It looked like Sabet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Cold misses. Sabet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabet throws a push kick but Cold slaps the foot to one side. Sabet throws a nice inside leg kick. Sabet throws an off balance right hand
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sabet throws a head kick that Cold semi-blocks.
Sabet defending well as Cold loads up on a big left hand. Cold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cold throws a hook but Sabet blocks it. Cold throws a head kick that misses. Cold lands a body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Sabet.
Cold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Good standup being displayed there by Cold as he connects with a hook. Sabet feints a jab promting Cold to slip. Sabet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cold slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sabet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabet moves away. Sabet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sabet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cold. Sabet lands a head kick. Cold smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Sabet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Binked Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cold misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight! Almanzor Sabet showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sabet 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almanzor Sabet!
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