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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Keke Sonni (ranked 1360 p4p, 23220 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 161 p4p, 572 weight class). Sonni's entrance music is Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Pesalelei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sonni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesalelei looks to land a body kick but Sonni moved away.
Pesalelei avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni moves into the clinch.
Sonni breaks the clinch.
Sonni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonni is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Sonni shrugs off.
It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesalelei scores with a head kick.
Pesalelei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
Pesalelei thumps Sonni with a low kick.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesalelei moves away.
Nice jab there from Sonni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesalelei with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni throws the left hand but Pesalelei avoids the punch easily.
Sonni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPesalelei.
A low kick lands for Pesalelei.
Sonni scores with a body shot.
Pesalelei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesalelei thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni forces Pesalelei back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Pesalelei.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pesalelei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sonni's brow.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pesalelei lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Pesalelei throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesalelei moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Pesalelei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Pesalelei misses.
Sonni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesalelei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pesalelei throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni breaks from the clinch.
Sonni throws an off balance right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesalelei has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei keeps control of Sonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Pesalelei tenderised Sonni's leg. Sonni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei with a nice calf kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sigi Pesalelei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesalelei counters with a leg kick.
Sonni digs a good hook to Pesalelei's body.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Pesalelei lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni closes the distance and clinches.
Sonni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pesalelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni tries to break free but Pesalelei pushes him back against the ropes.
Pesalelei misses with an elbow over the top.
Pesalelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Sonni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sonni trying to control the position but instead, Pesalelei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sonni into the ropes.
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesalelei 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesalelei.
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesalelei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni closes the distance and clinches.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesalelei.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesalelei's head.
Pesalelei blocks a jab.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesalelei circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni moves in looking to clinch but Pesalelei pushes him off.
Sonni misses with a series of wild punches.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni tries to clinch but Pesalelei is having none of it.
Sonni scores with a hook.
It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesalelei misses with a looping left.
Sonni clinches with his opponent.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pesalelei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sonni's defenses.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesalelei throws a leg kick which misses Sonni's front leg but catches the back leg as Sonni tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei looks to clinch
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pesalelei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonni tries to clinch there but Pesalelei circles away.
Pesalelei moves to clinch but Sonni breaks away
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonni misses with a body punch
and Pesalelei counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei cracks Sonni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sonni darts in trying to clinch
and Pesalelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni is looking to clinch.
Pesalelei moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pesalelei counters with a leg kick.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1-2. Sonni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sonni tries to clinch but Pesalelei is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesalelei slips under a jab.
Pesalelei walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonni's knee momentarily.
Pesalelei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni takes one to the side of the head.
Pesalelei moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Pesalelei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesalelei! But no joy.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesalelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni takes a swing at Pesalelei's ribcage but misses.
Pesalelei is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sonni works Pesalelei's body with a nice hook.
Pesalelei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesalelei misses the target.
Sonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesalelei finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonni's head.
Sonni clinches up with Pesalelei and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesalelei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Pesalelei moved out of range nicely.
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!
Sonni is looking to clinch but Pesalelei is avoiding it.
Sonni throws a series of punches but Pesalelei avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Sonni lands.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesalelei slips under a jab.
Pesalelei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni moves in looking to clinch but Pesalelei pushes him off.
Pesalelei cracks Sonni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesalelei throws a head kick that misses.
Sonni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pesalelei dips to his left and cracks Sonni with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sigi Pesalelei.
I think Pesalelei 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigi Pesalelei!
After winning the bout, Sigi Pesalelei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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