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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donal Maciver (ranked 20671 p4p, 802 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 22375 p4p, 807 weight class). Maciver comes to the ring accompanied by Gallantry - CFO$. Nao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The End. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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258 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Donal Maciver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Nao tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao blocking some punches.
Nao manages to break the clinch.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Nao.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao misses with a looping left.
Maciver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nao lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao throws a head kick that misses.
Nao thows a leg kick but Maciver checks it
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nao. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao connects with a leg kick. Maciver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nao - that will leave a mark!
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maciver.
Nao thuds his right hand into Maciver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maciver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maciver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nao. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Nao.
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao is looking to chop away at Maciver's legs.
Maciver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao misses with a hook
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Nao motions for Maciver to come forward. Nao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maciver takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao looks to throw a body kick
enabling Maciver to counter with a crisp jab.
Maciver blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maciver was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Maciver is looking to clinch but Nao is avoiding it.
Maciver looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nao.
Nao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maciver tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver misses with the combination.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Maciver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maciver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maciver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws a poor cross that misses
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maciver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Maciver moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick.
Nao punishes Maciver's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao throws a shot to the body.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maciver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maciver, pushing him back against the ropes.
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!
Maciver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao blocking some punches.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Nao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Maciver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Maciver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao pushes Maciver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands with a light punch inside.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Solomon Nao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maciver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nao looks to land a left hand but Maciver moved out of range nicely.
Maciver is looking to counter the offense by Nao and move into the clinch.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Nao blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Nao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Maciver shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a really nice looking cross but Maciver seems unphased.
Nao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maciver in his tracks.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nao delivers a nice body kick.
Maciver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Maciver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nao swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
Maciver slips a straight right by Nao.
Nao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nao thows a body kick. Maciver tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver misses with a looping left.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Donal Maciver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maciver.
Maciver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maciver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
Maciver throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nao looks for the body kick but Maciver saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Nao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nao 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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