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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincent Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Imushagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ali Imushagh enters the ring!
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176 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Imushagh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imushagh scores with a push kick.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Imushagh throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imushagh. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Imushagh throws a one two combo.
Hughes tries to clinch but Imushagh moves away
and Imushagh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Imushagh keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes is looking to clinch but Imushagh is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imushagh.
Imushagh with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imushagh thuds his right hand into Hughes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hughes is rocked!
Imushagh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imushagh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Imushagh.
Imushagh misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hughes.
Hughes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imushagh.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Imushagh circles away.
Imushagh swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Imushagh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Imushagh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Imushagh avoids the head kick by Hughes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Imushagh!
Imushagh jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Imushagh tries a head kick but it misses.
Imushagh defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Imushagh swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Imushagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali Imushagh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Imushagh throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes wants to clinch up but Imushagh keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imushagh throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Imushagh.
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Imushagh.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Imushagh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Imushagh throws a head kick that misses.
Imushagh thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
A left lands for Imushagh.
Imushagh throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Imushagh takes the fight into the clinch.
Imushagh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Imushagh shrugs off.
Imushagh wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imushagh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imushagh is trying to break free.
Imushagh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes trying to stall but Imushagh improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Imushagh dominated that round.
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.
Imushagh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Imushagh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali Imushagh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Imushagh throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Imushagh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Imushagh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Imushagh is keeping busy.
Imushagh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imushagh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Imushagh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Imushagh lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Imushagh.
Imushagh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imushagh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imushagh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Imushagh blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Ali Imushagh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imushagh pushes Hughes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Hughes has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imushagh. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Imushagh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hughes eats them both and turns towards Imushagh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Imushagh lands a head kick!
Imushagh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imushagh throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Imushagh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Imushagh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Imushagh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Imushagh circles away and keeps his distance.
Imushagh thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Hughes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Imushagh misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Imushagh!
Hughes wants to clinch up but Imushagh keeps it at a distance.
Imushagh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imushagh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Imushagh circles away and keeps his distance.
Imushagh moves into range and clinches up with Hughes.
Imushagh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imushagh throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Imushagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Imushagh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Imushagh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Imushagh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Imushagh clinches up against the ropes.
Hughes tries to stall but Imushagh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imushagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Imushagh pushes him off.
Hughes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Imushagh.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Imushagh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Imushagh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Imushagh throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Imushagh misses with a head kick.
Imushagh keeps the fight on the outside.
Imushagh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hughes back to the ropes. Imushagh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Imushagh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Imushagh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imushagh scoring well with a low kick there.
Imushagh blocks the body kick.
Imushagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Imushagh throws a head kick that Hughes semi-blocks.
Imushagh tries a head kick but it misses.
Imushagh throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.
Imushagh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Imushagh cracks Hughes with an open hand slap.
Imushagh swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Imushagh is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Imushagh circles away.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hughes tries to clinch but Imushagh is having none of it.
Imushagh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imushagh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imushagh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Imushagh misses with a series of wild punches.
Imushagh works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Hughes lands but Imushagh takes it in his stride.
Hughes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Imushagh scores with a jab. Hughes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Imushagh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes tries to clinch but Imushagh moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imushagh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Imushagh throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vincent Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Imushagh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Imushagh circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Imushagh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Imushagh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Imushagh 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Imushagh!
Ali Imushagh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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