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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 6480 p4p, 22998 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 636 p4p, 697 weight class). Hakeem Adderley had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Suluhu checks a leg kick.
Suluhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suluhu throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
Adderley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suluhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adderley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Suluhu counter with a right hand.
Adderley 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.
Adderley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suluhu counters with a body kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Suluhu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Suluhu blocks a jab.
Suluhu 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 thuds a left hand into Adderley's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow Suluhu down.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suluhu fakes the leg kick and cracks Adderley in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu scores with a push kick.
Suluhu jabs Adderley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Adderley.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
Suluhu ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adderley moves away.
Adderley is looking to score with low kicks.
Adderley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adderley feints a jab promting Suluhu to slip. Adderley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suluhu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Adderley throws a low kick but Suluhu moves out of range easily.
Suluhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Adderley avoids it.
Adderley is looking to counter punch.
Suluhu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adderley if he has to take too many more of those.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu throws a push kick but Adderley slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adderley thumps Suluhu with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adderley throws a hook but Suluhu avoids it easily.
Adderley throws a front kick aimed at Suluhu's knee but Suluhu avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Suluhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Adderley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adderley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adderley moves away.
Adderley throws a hook but Suluhu avoids it easily.
Suluhu misses with a shot to the body
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Suluhu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adderley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but Suluhu is just out of range.
Suluhu throws a body punch but Adderley moves out of range.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley misses the shot to the body.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Adderley sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley throws out a powerful jab.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu with the inside leg kick.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley looks to land a right hand but Suluhu moved out of range.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley 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.
Adderley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adderley closes the distance and pushes Suluhu back into the ropes.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adderley avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
Adderley throws a counter high kick but Suluhu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Suluhu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adderley throws a leg kick
and Suluhu counters with a left to the body.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu cracks Adderley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adderley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suluhu thuds a left hand into Adderley's body.
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Adderley.
Adderley tries to clinch but Suluhu moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adderley.
Adderley lands with a cross.
Adderley throws a low kick, looking for Suluhu's leg but Suluhu calmly moves out of range.
Suluhu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suluhu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suluhu with a nice cross.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Adderley rather than just go for the knockout.
Adderley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adderley takes a swing at Suluhu's ribcage but misses.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Suluhu slips the punch.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Adderley blocks it well.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Suluhu's head but Suluhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Adderley misses.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Suluhu punishes Adderley's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adderley misses with a wild combination.
Suluhu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley gets a clinch.
Adderley swings wildly with an uppercut but Suluhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suluhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suluhu.
Adderley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
Adderley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adderley lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
Adderley tries to clinch but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adderley moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Suluhu tenderised Adderley's leg. Adderley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Suluhu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu stuns Adderley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been informed that Suluhu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Adderley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.
Suluhu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Suluhu blocks the leg kick.
Adderley clinches up with Suluhu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suluhu blocking some punches.
Suluhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adderley rushes Suluhu and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley has a couple of punches blocked by Suluhu.
Adderley lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch but Adderley keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adderley.
A short left from Adderley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adderley fails to land.
Suluhu is trying to break free.
Adderley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adderley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suluhu blocks an uppercut.
Adderley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suluhu blocks a body shot from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley lands a nice uppercut.
Suluhu breaks the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adderley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adderley scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suluhu.
Suluhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Suluhu thows a body kick. Adderley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adderley lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Adderley.
Adderley clinches.
Adderley misses with some punches.
Adderley struggles to land a body shot inside as Suluhu controls his hands.
Adderley is working Suluhu over against the ropes.
Suluhu is looking to break free of the clinch but Adderley has double underhooks.
Adderley tries to work over Suluhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hakeem Adderley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adderley cracks Suluhu with a nice body shot.
Adderley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Suluhu blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Suluhu's head but Suluhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suluhu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Suluhu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suluhu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Suluhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adderley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Adderley swings for the body but Suluhu moves out of range.
Adderley jabs at Suluhu's body.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Adderley with the inside leg kick.
Suluhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adderley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but Adderley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adderley avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and Suluhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Adderley moves out of range of the body kick.
Suluhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Suluhu blocks a low kick nicely.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adderley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Suluhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suluhu misses with a low kick.
Adderley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suluhu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Suluhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adderley avoids a kick to the body.
Adderley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adderley moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
Adderley misses with a shot to the body
and Suluhu counters with a nice body kick.
Suluhu throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
Adderley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adderley throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adderley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Suluhu just manages to avoid it.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.
Adderley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suluhu. That's going to slow Adderley down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adderley.
Adderley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suluhu checks it well.
Suluhu blocks a leg kick.
Suluhu swings for the body but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley throws a body punch but Suluhu moves out of range.
Adderley scores with a sloppy right hand. Suluhu should have avoided that one.
Suluhu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley clinches up with Suluhu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Suluhu is trying to break free.
Adderley has Suluhu pressed against the ropes, preventing Suluhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adderley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adderley catches Suluhu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
Suluhu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suluhu takes one on the button.
Suluhu throws a shot to the body.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suluhu.
Suluhu moves out of range of the body kick.
Adderley misses with a combination
and Suluhu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suluhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
Adderley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suluhu moves away.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adderley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
Adderley throws a leg kick but Suluhu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suluhu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A clash of legs there as Suluhu blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Adderley.
Suluhu punishes Adderley's body with a nice straight punch.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adderley moves away.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Adderley.
Adderley misses with a hook to the body
and Suluhu counters with an outside leg kick.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu throws a body punch but Adderley moves out of range.
Suluhu staying out of range there.
Suluhu jabs Adderley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adderley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Adderley.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suluhu.
Suluhu blocks a jab.
Adderley throws a head kick that Suluhu semi-blocks.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Suluhu moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kassim Suluhu.
I think Suluhu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
Kassim Suluhu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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