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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Josh (ranked 24009 p4p, 631 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 7451 p4p, 518 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zavurov's choice of entrance music: Rizavdi Ismailov - Vpered Akhmat. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Josh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Josh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zavurov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Josh counters by moving into the clinch.
Zavurov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Josh has him pressed against the ropes.
Josh tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Josh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Josh is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Josh looks to clinch
and Zavurov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Josh thinking.
Zavurov forces Josh back against the ropes and clinches.
Zavurov lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Zavurov.
The referee calls for Josh to work.
Zavurov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zavurov throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Josh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zavurov's brow.
A hook to the body from Zavurov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zavurov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zavurov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Josh breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov keeps the fight on the outside.
Josh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zavurov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Josh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Zavurov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zavurov throws a right hand that Josh ducks under and follows up with a left that Josh also avoids with ease.
Josh tries to clinch but Zavurov moves away
and Zavurov counters with a stiff right hand.
Josh tries to clinch up
and Zavurov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Josh is breathing heavily.
Josh pushes Zavurov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Josh is trying to push Zavurov away but Zavurov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Josh throws a punch but it's blocked by Zavurov.
Zavurov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Baby Josh has been cut.
Josh misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zavurov misses with a body punch.
Zavurov lands an elbow inside.
Zavurov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Zavurov on the inside.
Zavurov tries to throw a body punch but Josh avoids it by throwing Zavurov back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Josh tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov lands a nice knee to the body.
Zavurov lands with a left to the head.
Zavurov digs a right hand into Josh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Josh's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zavurov.
Josh looking to stall.
Zavurov lands an elbow just above Josh 's eye.
Zavurov crunches a lovely knee into Josh's ribcage.
Zavurov missing with knees to the body.
Zavurov working Josh over with knees to the body.
Zavurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Josh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamil Zavurov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baby Josh's cut.
That's time! Josh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good exchange - Zavurov coming out on top.
Zavurov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zavurov connects with a crisp jab.
Zavurov throws a series of punches but Josh moves out of range.
Josh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zavurov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Josh.
Zavurov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Zavurov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Josh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Zavurov.
Zavurov clinches.
Zavurov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Josh is defending well for now.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zavurov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Josh breaks the clinch.
Zavurov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Josh under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Josh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zavurov finds it's way round the side to connect with Josh's head.
Josh tries to clinch
and Josh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zavurov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zavurov counters with a nice uppercut.
Josh is rocked!
Josh is looking to clinch.
Josh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zavurov.
Josh looks to clinch
and Zavurov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josh moves in looking to clinch but Zavurov pushes him off.
Jab by Zavurov.
Oh Josh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Josh fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josh closes the distance but Zavurov moves to the side
and Zavurov counters with a straight right hand.
Zavurov cracks Josh with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shamil Zavurov!
Our winner, Shamil Zavurov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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