Blagoy Ivanov displayed true Bulgarian fighting spirit against the former champion but fell short due to the height and reach disadvantage. He landed some heavy strikes but most of the time fell short to land them on the target. Dos Santos was also difficult to hit as he displayed some brilliant head movement and foot work. Inavnov landed a heavy overhand right but failed to follow up and missed the opportunity to put Dos Santos in trouble. A complete back and forth kickboxing fight between these two heavyweights kept the crowd on their feet.
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