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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nicola Bruni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Green's choice of entrance music: Wanna Be A Baller. 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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206 lbs
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204 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicola Bruni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green throws the kick towards the body but Bruni avoids it.
Bruni slips a straight right by Green.
Bruni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruni moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruni.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruni.
Bruni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Mike Green has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruni throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a body kick.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruni takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Bruni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruni's sensitive parts.
Bruni misses the shot to the body.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Green misses
and Bruni counters with a straight right hand.
Bruni blocks the body kick.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Bruni's head back.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruni throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Bruni moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bruni there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Green.
Bruni moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green lands a front kick.
Bruni throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green unleashes a big counter combination but Bruni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green throws a head kick but Bruni moves out of range.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Green tries to get set, Bruni tries to push him back and clinch up but Green manages to avoid the attempt.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Bruni tries to counter by clinching up but Green breaks away and moves out of range.
Bruni throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Bruni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Green.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruni.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruni's sensitive parts.
Bruni throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Bruni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bruni takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a front kick but Bruni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
Bruni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruni scrambles back to his feet.
Bruni clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Green prevents a body shot from Bruni.
Green looking to stall.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Green tries to break free but Bruni pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bruni.
Bruni misses with a punch to the body.
Bruni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy.
Bruni tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Bruni back against the cage.
Green tries a body shot but Bruni blocks it.
Green stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruni.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruni digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruni has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Bruni controls the action.
Bruni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruni is leaning against Green and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruni misses with some punches.
Bruni pushes Green back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Green looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruni controlling the action here for a moment.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
Bruni tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Bruni pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruni digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruni tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Bruni.
Bruni lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruni tries to stall but Green uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green takes a shot to the head.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Bruni avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruni scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green misses with a body punch.
Bruni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruni taking a breather.
Bruni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruni.
Bruni lands a shoulder strike.
Bruni is pushing Green up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
Green misses with a body punch.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Bruni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruni controls his hands.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruni misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Bruni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Bruni lands a body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruni stalls.
Green tries a body shot but Bruni blocks it.
Bruni taking a breather.
Bruni lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Green looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruni.
Green takes an elbow to the forehead.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruni misses with the head strike.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruni's elbow.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruni controls his hands.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruni throws a body shot but no joy.
Green blocks a jab.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruni stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruni thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Green moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bruni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green is rocked!
Bruni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Bruni counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Green to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nicola Bruni!
Nicola Bruni retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Nicola Bruni took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Yeah! I'm still pumped! the training to this fight was hard but I'm living the dream. '.
The defeated Mike Green had this to say: 'I slipped that ain't shit I'm eating steak shrimp and lobster that bum going home to eat Roman Noodle pasta.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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