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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bimby Supot (ranked 24846 p4p, 644 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 7266 p4p, 550 weight class). Zavurov has chosen Rizavdi Ismailov - Vpered Akhmat as his entrance music. Shamil Zavurov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 cm
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145 lbs
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175 cm
25
155 lbs
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Good kicks
Cuts easily
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Excellent MT
Very confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bimby Supot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamil Zavurov! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Supot tries to clinch up. Supot rushes Zavurov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. A nice left hand lands by Supot.
Supot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zavurov tries to break free but Supot pushes him back against the ropes. Supot breaks the clinch.
Supot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zavurov throws a head kick that misses. Supot takes the fight into the clinch. Zavurov blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Supot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zavurov.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Supot uses good head movement to avoid it. Supot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Supot looks to land a combination but Zavurov avoids it well. Supot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Supot drives through and clinches with Zavurov against the ropes.
Supot breaks from the clinch.
Supot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zavurov, pushing him back against the ropes. Zavurov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Supot. Zavurov scores with a nice hook to the head. Zavurov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Supot tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov looking to stall.
Zavurov 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. Zavurov is pushing Supot up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Supot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Supot moves to clinch but Zavurov breaks away and Zavurov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Supot throws a right and a left that both miss. Supot moves in looking to clinch but Zavurov pushes him off. Zavurov thuds a left hand into Supot's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zavurov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Supot moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bimby Supot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Supot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Zavurov shapes to counter with a head kick. Supot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Supot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zavurov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Supot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zavurov swats him away and circles back towards the center. Supot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zavurov moves out of range and avoids them all easily. It seemed like Zavurov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Zavurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Supot throws a lazy head kick and Zavurov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zavurov scores with a hook. Supot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zavurov counters with a stiff right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shamil Zavurov will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Supot feints a jab promting Zavurov to slip. Supot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zavurov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Supot is looking to clinch. Zavurov thuds his right hand into Supot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Supot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Supot throws a head kick that misses enabling Zavurov to counter with a crisp jab. Zavurov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Supot misses with a wild combination.
Zavurov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Supot throws a head kick but Zavurov moves out of range.
Supot moves to clinch but Zavurov breaks away and Zavurov counters with a nice uppercut. Supot clinches up with Zavurov and pushes him back against the ropes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Supot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zavurov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zavurov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Supot breaks the clinch.
Zavurov scores with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Zavurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Supot slows down the pace here.
Supot lands a right hand. Zavurov is trying to break the clinch but Supot has him pressed against the ropes. Supot blocks an uppercut.
Zavurov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bimby Supot has been cut. Supot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Supot blocks an elbow strike from Zavurov.
Zavurov is trying to break the clinch but Supot is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Supot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Supot takes the fight into the clinch. Supot managing to block the knees to the body from Zavurov.
Supot landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short body shot lands from Supot as the two fighters clinch.
Supot lands a hook to the side of the head. Supot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Zavurov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supot wants to clinch up but Zavurov keeps it at a distance. Supot clinches up with Zavurov and pushes him back against the ropes. Supot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zavurov.
Supot tries to work over Zavurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Supot breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimby Supot dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bimby Supot's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Supot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zavurov counters with a one-two to the body. Supot moves to clinch but Zavurov breaks away letting Zavurov counter with a right hand. Supot scores with a leg kick.
Zavurov throws a right hand that Supot ducks under and follows up with a left that Supot also avoids with ease. Supot wants to clinch up but Zavurov keeps it at a distance. Supot has Zavurov up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body punch from Supot - that landed with a thud.
Supot tries to work over Zavurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Supot lands a body punch in the clinch. Supot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Supot closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zavurov lands a knee to the body.
Bimby Supot has scored more points in the clinch so far. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Zavurov throws an elbow that misses.
Supot tries to throw a body punch but Zavurov avoids it by throwing Supot back against the ropes. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Supot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Zavurov trying to control the position but instead, Supot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zavurov into the ropes. Zavurov lands a left hand.
Supot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards. Zavurov lands an elbow that stopped Supot in his tracks for a moment. A short uppercut from Supot. Supot managing to block the knees to the body from Zavurov.
A bit of stalling here from Supot.
Supot trying to land knees to the body.
Supot working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Supot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zavurov stalling in the clinch but Supot improves position. Supot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Supot tries to work over Zavurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Zavurov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zavurov takes a shot to the head. Zavurov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Supot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supot presses Zavurov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Supot is leaning against Zavurov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Supot lands with a right to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supot. Supot manages to break the clinch.
Supot throws a head kick that misses and Zavurov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shamil Zavurov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Supot tries to clinch and Zavurov counters with a straight right hand. Supot ducks right into an uppercut from Zavurov.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bimby Supot. I think Supot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimby Supot!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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