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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darnell Nurse (ranked 22261 p4p, 1743 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 614 p4p, 198 weight class). Sonni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. Keke Sonni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Insanely flexible
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darnell Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sonni eats them both and turns towards Nurse to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sonni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurse on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni throws a right hand that misses
and Nurse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nurse slips a straight right by Sonni.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nurse's hands.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Sonni scores with the left hand. Nurse knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nurse cracks Sonni with an open hand slap.
Nurse throws a combination that misses
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Nurse swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Nurse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurse scrambles back to his feet.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
Sonni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Nurse throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Sonni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurse misses with the combination.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurse circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Sonni lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the ropes and back into range.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
A shot to the body from Nurse misses
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Nurse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse lands a really nice looking cross but Sonni seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Nurse slips a jab from Sonni.
Nurse moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni slips a jab from Nurse.
Nurse swinging wildly here.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Sonni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Nurse lands a lovely overhand right.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
Nurse swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurse takes one to the side of the head.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurse moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
That's time! Nurse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurse connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nurse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Donk. Nurse catches Sonni right on the button with a cross.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Nurse throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Sonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurse scores with a jab. Sonni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurse misses the target.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Nurse throws an off balance right hand
and Nurse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonni defending well as Nurse loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Nurse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni with a hook.
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nurse's shoulder, as Nurse tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Nurse's head but Nurse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Sonni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurse's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sonni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurse.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurse misses with a looping left.
A big left from Nurse misses.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Sonni moves forwards but Nurse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Nurse walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Donk. Sonni catches Nurse right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonni. Sonni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurse throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni slips under a jab.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nurse lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Sonni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Nurse misses the jab.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurse looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
A big right from Nurse misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sonni! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurse connects with a body shot that sends Sonni's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurse 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.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurse manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a series of punches but Nurse moves out of range.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni walks into a jab.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurse moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Nurse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonni's head.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Sonni scores with the left hand. Nurse knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurse throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.
Nurse misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Nurse.
Nurse slips a jab and a cross from Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Nurse lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nurse.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Sonni lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sonni scores with a four punch combination!
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nurse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni throws a jab when Nurse was well out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sonni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Sonni tries to move into range but Nurse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nurse misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keke Sonni.
Well Sonni 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by split decision!
A very excited looking Keke Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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