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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Augusto Nilo (ranked 4895 p4p, 5055 weight class) and Arman Naji (ranked 447 p4p, 459 weight class). Naji has chosen La Serenissima as his entrance music. Augusto Nilo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augusto Nilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Naji!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji tries to keep at a distance but Nilo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Naji has had enough of the clinch but Nilo keeps him there for the moment.
Naji wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilo has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Nilo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naji is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilo has double underhooks.
Nilo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilo lands with a short shot to the head.
Naji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naji looks to land a combination. Nilo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Nilo.
Nilo misses with a jab to the body
and Naji counters with a stiff right hand.
Nilo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naji takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Naji swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nilo lands a body shot.
Naji swings widly with a right hand
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Naji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naji throws an overhand right that lands on Nilo's shoulder, as Nilo tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Naji. Those never looked like landing.
Naji connects with a jab.
Naji loads up on a big right hand but Nilo slips the punch.
Nilo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Naji on the side of the head.
Nilo misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Naji is predictable there
and Nilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilo misses the shot to the body.
Naji misses with an uppercut
and Nilo counters with a straight right hand.
Nilo connects with a single shot there.
Nilo moves into range and clinches up with Naji.
Nilo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naji tries to circle away but Nilo has him pinned against the ropes.
Naji tries to circle away but Nilo has him pinned against the ropes.
Nilo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilo lands a body shot.
Nilo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nilo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nilo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naji backwards.
Nilo cracks Naji with a nice body shot.
Nilo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nilo as the two fighters clinch.
Naji looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Naji's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nilo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nilo.
Nilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilo keeps control of Naji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nilo lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Naji controls his hands.
Nilo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nilo digs a right hand into Naji's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naji's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nilo darts in and clinches Naji up against the ropes.
Nilo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilo is looking to control Naji's arms but Naji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nilo has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Nilo - that landed with a thud.
Naji is trying to force a seperation but Nilo has the dominant position.
Nilo is pushing Naji up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nilo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naji can do to turn this around?
Nilo tries to throw a body punch but Naji avoids it by throwing Nilo back against the ropes.
Nilo tries to throw a body punch but Naji avoids it by throwing Nilo back against the ropes.
Nilo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naji is trying to break free.
Nilo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naji is trying to push Nilo away but Nilo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Augusto Nilo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nilo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nilo tries a body shot but Naji blocks it.
Naji is trying to break the clinch but Nilo has him pressed against the ropes.
Naji is trying to break free.
Naji breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Naji throws the left hand but Nilo avoids the punch easily.
Nilo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nilo doesn't manage to clinch there - Naji circles away.
It seemed like Naji was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilo misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilo. Naji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilo misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Naji releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Naji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Naji ducks under a wild hook from Nilo.
Nilo misses the shot to the body.
Augusto Nilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naji takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilo connects with a body shot that sends Naji's belly button to the back.
Nilo ducks under a wild hook from Naji.
An attempted straight right counter from Nilo misses the target.
Naji misses with a hook. Nilo ducked under it nicely.
Naji pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nilo is out of range and Naji settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilo lands a glancing blow to the side of Naji's head.
Naji loads up on a big right hand but Nilo slips the punch.
Nilo closes the distance and clinches.
Nilo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilo tries to throw a body punch but Naji avoids it by throwing Nilo back against the ropes.
Naji takes a shot to the head.
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!
Naji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naji misses with a lunging right hand
and Nilo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nilo throws a combination. Naji tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nilo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nilo clinches up against the ropes.
Nilo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nilo lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Nilo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from Nilo.
Naji throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nilo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nilo closes the distance and clinches.
Naji is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilo has double underhooks.
Naji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilo.
Nilo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilo lands a shoulder strike.
Nilo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilo struggles to land a body shot inside as Naji controls his hands.
Naji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Nilo.
Nilo lands a shot to the body.
Nilo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nilo misses with some punches.
Naji takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Nilo.
Nilo lands a right hand.
Nilo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naji is rocked!
Nilo lands a right hand.
Naji is still on wobbly legs! Can Nilo finish him?
Nilo scores with a shot to the side of Naji's head.
Naji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nilo creates a bit of distance and cracks Naji with a big uppercut! Naji goes down! The referee pushes Nilo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Naji make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Nilo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Augusto Nilo!
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hype
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