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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Musa Keita (ranked 5267 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Timothy Spence (ranked 509 p4p, 510 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spence's choice of entrance music: He's A Mental Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine
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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 - 2 - 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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence misses the jab.
Keita is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spence.
Spence walks into a stiff left hand from Keita.
Keita moves into the clinch successfully.
Spence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Keita - that landed with a thud.
Keita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keita lands a nice uppercut.
Keita lands a shot to the body.
Keita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spence can't break the clinch.
Spence is trying to break the clinch but Keita has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Keita.
Keita prevents Spence from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Keita lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keita lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keita scores with a shot to the side of Spence's head.
Spence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keita has him pressed against the cage.
Spence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita digs a right hand underneath Spence's ribcage. Spence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Spence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence is trying to break the clinch but Keita is controlling him.
Keita lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keita lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Keita.
Spence's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spence's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Keita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keita.
Keita pushes Spence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Spence wants to break free but Keita has control.
Keita throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spence working hard to break the clinch.
Keita gets through Spence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Keita breaks from the clinch.
Keita closes the distance and clinches.
Spence is trying to break the clinch but Keita is controlling him.
Spence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keita buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keita moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keita.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Keita ducks down to avoid it.
Spence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Keita.
Keita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Spence tries to get set, Keita tries to push him back and clinch up but Spence manages to avoid the attempt.
Keita with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musa Keita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spence's corner calls for a 1-2. Spence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keita avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spence. Keita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spence digs a good hook to Keita's body.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keita.
Keita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keita catches Spence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keita moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Keita wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Spence scores with a hook.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spence throws a series of punches but Keita moves out of range.
Keita fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spence just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keita counters with a nice uppercut.
Spence looks to land a combination but Keita avoids it well.
Keita ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Keita moves away and avoids it.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Keita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence 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.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Keita makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spence really felt that one!
Keita blocks a head kick by Spence.
Keita blocks a jab.
Keita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spence misses with an uppercut.
Spence throws a right hand that misses
and Keita counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Keita.
Keita digs a right hand into Spence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spence's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence is trying to force a seperation but Keita has the dominant position.
Keita tries to throw a body punch but Spence avoids it by throwing Keita back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Keita.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spence tries to circle away but Keita has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Keita - that landed with a thud.
Keita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence's elbow.
Spence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spence.
Keita lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spence or not.
Keita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keita scores with a shot to the side of Spence's head.
A nice left hand lands by Keita.
Spence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence misses with a hook.
Keita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence.
A big left from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a double jab
and Keita counters with a nice body kick.
Spence throws a leg kick
letting Keita counter with a right hand.
Keita thumps Spence with a low kick.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Keita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spence misses with a hook
and Spence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spence throws a hook but Keita avoids it easily.
Keita lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spence is rocked!
Spence takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Keita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keita wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Keita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spence is still on wobbly legs! Can Keita finish him?
Keita has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Keita.
Keita lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keita breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Spence with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Spence looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Spence get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Musa Keita!
Our winner, Musa Keita, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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