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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 736 p4p, 4390 weight class) and Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 94 p4p, 379 weight class). Chai has chosen Dirt as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a straight left.
Northrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bigi Boi Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Northrop counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Northrop's head coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Northrop's head.
It looks like Russell Northrop has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Northrop counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Northrop. Beautiful body shot.
Northrop slips under a jab.
Northrop slips under a jab from Chai.
Northrop looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Northrop.
Northrop thinks about countering with a head kick.
Northrop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Bigi Boi Chai has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Northrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai throws a hook but Northrop avoids it easily.
Northrop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
letting Northrop counter with a right hand.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Northrop looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Northrop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Northrop can pounce on him.
Northrop tries to land a body kick
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Northrop seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Northrop lands with a cross.
Northrop throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Northrop's shoulder, as Northrop tries to avoid the shot.
Northrop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Northrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Northrop lands with a right hand.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses the body punch
and Northrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Northrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Northrop misses its target.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Northrop counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Northrop.
Northrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with a hook
and Northrop counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Northrop misses with a head kick.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Northrop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Northrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Northrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Northrop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Northrop - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Northrop doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Northrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Northrop throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Northrop counters with a straight right hand.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Northrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Chai is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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