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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Mancini (ranked 5768 p4p, 418 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 20413 p4p, 473 weight class). Ray Mancini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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96 lbs
22 - 26 - 0 |
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145 lbs
13 - 19 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini swings for the body but Suluhu moves out of range.
Mancini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mancini is looking to counter punch.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suluhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Suluhu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mancini is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suluhu misses with a straight left.
Mancini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mancini throws a solid leg kick but Suluhu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mancini.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
Mancini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mancini misses with some punches.
Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Mancini swinging wildly here.
Mancini really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
Mancini throws a poor cross that misses
and Suluhu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for Mancini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mancini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mancini checks a leg kick.
Suluhu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suluhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suluhu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Mancini catches Suluhu right on the button with a cross.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mancini moves away.
Suluhu throws a push kick but Mancini slaps the foot to one side.
Mancini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suluhu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mancini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a right hand that misses
and Suluhu counters with a nice body shot.
Mancini throws a series of punches but Suluhu moves out of range.
Mancini throws a series of punches but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mancini.
Mancini closes the distance and pushes Suluhu back into the ropes.
Suluhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mancini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mancini cracks Suluhu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mancini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suluhu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mancini counters with a stiff right hand.
Mancini misses with a body shot
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Mancini shrugs it off.
Mancini is looking to clinch.
Mancini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suluhu is out of range and Mancini settles back down.
Mancini misses with the combination.
Suluhu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mancini is rocked!
Mancini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oh Mancini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancini is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mancini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mancini seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancini misses the shot to the body.
Mancini misses with a body kick.
Mancini wants to clinch.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mancini blocks it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Mancini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suluhu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Mancini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancini throws a push kick but Suluhu slaps the foot to one side.
Mancini will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Mancini's body. Mancini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mancini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mancini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mancini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suluhu.
Mancini misses with a double jab
and Suluhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suluhu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mancini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu jabs Mancini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mancini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suluhu. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mancini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suluhu manages to avoid it.
Mancini pushes Suluhu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mancini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Mancini misses with some punches.
Mancini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suluhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suluhu wants to break free but Mancini has control.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mancini tries to bum rush Suluhu with a series of wild strikes but Suluhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini misses with a hook. Suluhu ducked under it nicely.
Mancini throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu misses with a hook to the body
and Mancini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Mancini.
Suluhu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mancini lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu lands a front kick.
A left lands for Suluhu.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Mancini avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Mancini misses its target.
Mancini takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suluhu checks a leg kick.
Suluhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mancini moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mancini avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Mancini throws a hook to the side of Suluhu's head but Suluhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mancini misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Mancini blocks a low kick nicely.
Mancini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mancini has Suluhu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mancini keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mancini misses with a punch on the inside.
Mancini gets through Suluhu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mancini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suluhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suluhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Suluhu blocking some punches.
Suluhu is trying to break the clinch but Mancini is controlling him.
Mancini misses with the head strike.
Mancini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Mancini.
Mancini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mancini at a distance.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Mancini avoids it.
Mancini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mancini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suluhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mancini moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Mancini thows a body kick. Suluhu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mancini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini tries to land a body kick
and Suluhu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancini's knee momentarily.
Mancini misses with a few strikes there.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mancini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mancini blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suluhu doesn't seem bothered though.
Ray Mancini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mancini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Suluhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Mancini.
Mancini lands with a short shot to the head.
Suluhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mancini scores with a shot to the side of Suluhu's head.
Mancini tries to throw a body punch but Suluhu avoids it by throwing Mancini back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancini dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mancini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suluhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mancini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suluhu.
Mancini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mancini rather than just go for the knockout.
Mancini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suluhu is looking to slow Mancini down with leg kicks.
Mancini swinging wildly here.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mancini blocks it well.
Mancini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
Suluhu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mancini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suluhu throws a chopping leg kick but Mancini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mancini connects with a right hand. Suluhu shakes it off.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses
and Suluhu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mancini takes a swing at Suluhu's ribcage but misses.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mancini misses with an uppercut.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray Mancini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini misses with the combination.
Suluhu throws a lazy body kick
and Mancini counters with a nice uppercut.
Mancini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suluhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Mancini shrugs it off.
Mancini throws the kick towards the body but Suluhu avoids it.
Mancini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mancini moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suluhu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Mancini sees coming a mile off.
Mancini throws a big counter combination but Suluhu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Mancini lands with a nice body punch.
Suluhu takes a swing at Mancini's ribcage but misses.
Suluhu takes a swing at Mancini's ribcage but misses.
Suluhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Mancini misses.
Suluhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Mancini misses.
Suluhu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mancini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mancini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suluhu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suluhu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suluhu misses with a shot to the body
and Mancini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mancini lands a nice shot that snaps Suluhu's head back.
Suluhu is rocked!
Mancini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Mancini finish him?
Mancini avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Suluhu scores with a nice right hand.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Mancini's body. Mancini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mancini lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
It looked like Mancini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mancini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mancini wants to slow Suluhu down by chopping away at his legs.
Suluhu throws a lazy right hand but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Mancini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ray Mancini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Mancini avoids it.
Mancini appears to be looking for a big counter.
Suluhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suluhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mancini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mancini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kassim Suluhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Mancini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Ray Mancini!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Ray Mancini!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Ray Mancini!
Ray Mancini wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Ray Mancini was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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