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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 21669 p4p, 4414 weight class) and Hans Schultz (ranked 504 p4p, 427 weight class). Schultz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Love Bites. Hans Schultz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Schultz manages to break the clinch.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schultz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
Schultz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Schultz takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schultz told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Schultz has had enough of the clinch but Magomedov keeps him there for the moment.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov is working Schultz over against the ropes.
Schultz looks winded!
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
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!
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Schultz's ribcage. Schultz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov is working Schultz over against the ropes.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov has Schultz pressed against the ropes, preventing Schultz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Magomedov.
A short right from Magomedov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schultz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov is working Schultz over against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Magomedov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
It looks like Hans Schultz has been cut.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Schultz being controlled against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magomedov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Magomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Magomedov with a knee to the head.
Magomedov pushes Schultz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Schultz has had enough of the clinch but Magomedov keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magomedov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Magomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schultz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Magomedov works on Schultz's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Magomedov works Schultz's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Schultz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schultz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magomedov connects with a quick right hand that sends Schultz tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
A very excited looking Nikolai Magomedov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Hans Schultz had this to say: '"I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!"'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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