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WKA 4: 205 Grand Prix FINALS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the ring accompanied by Bonfire. Mike Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamilton rushes Tyson and presses him up against the ropes.
Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamilton throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Hamilton pushes him off.
Tyson misses with a leg kick.
Hamilton throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamilton.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton misses the jab.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Richard Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamilton thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton has managed to clinch.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson tries to move into range but Hamilton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamilton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Hamilton.
The fighters circling - Hamilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the ropes.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamilton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hamilton.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Hamilton has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands a right hand.
Hamilton lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Hamilton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson moves to clinch but Hamilton breaks away
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richard Hamilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Hamilton - just one landing.
Hamilton gets tackled into the ropes by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Hamilton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamilton breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Hamilton rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Hamilton rushes Tyson and presses him up against the ropes.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hamilton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson slips a straight right by Hamilton.
Tyson has managed to clinch.
Hamilton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson slips a jab from Hamilton.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Hamilton clinches up against the ropes.
Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Hamilton - just one landing.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson looks gassed!
Hamilton looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Hamilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hamilton drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamilton throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Hamilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hamilton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hamilton.
Hamilton moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Hamilton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Hamilton misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Hamilton throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Hamilton misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamilton.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Hamilton there.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hamilton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hamilton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice cross by Tyson.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands with a right to the head.
Hamilton gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hamilton blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Hamilton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands a right hand.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hamilton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyson scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamilton. Hamilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hamilton walks into a jab.
Hamilton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is trying to push Hamilton away but Hamilton has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Tyson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamilton breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamilton. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamilton moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hamilton fails to land.
Tyson tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the ropes.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Hamilton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hamilton scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson lands with a hook. Hamilton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamilton misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Hamilton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamilton scores with a punch to the head.
Hamilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Hamilton circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hamilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richard Hamilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamilton manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Hamilton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Hamilton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamilton lands an uppercut.
Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Hamilton is looking to clinch.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Hamilton moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a hook
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Hamilton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Hamilton misses.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamilton. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamilton misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamilton.
Tyson throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamilton gets a clinch.
Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamilton blocks a head kick by Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Hamilton misses with a straight left.
Richard Hamilton is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Hamilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
Hamilton throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Hamilton throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson clinches.
Hamilton lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Hamilton has the dominant position.
Hamilton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamilton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.
Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Hamilton circles away.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut.
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson slips a jab from Hamilton.
Hamilton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Hamilton.
Well Hamilton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hamilton!
After winning the bout, Richard Hamilton 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Walker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Daniel Walker has been cut.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker avoids the body shot from Silva.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Walker.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva cracks Walker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Walker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Walker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Walker looks gassed!
Silva connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Walker's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Walker - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anderson Silva!
Our winner, Anderson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Till I Collapse. A fine choice. Lavar Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Jones Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones Jr misses with a low kick.
Jones Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones Jr punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Jones Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones Jr closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones Jr 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.
Jones Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones Jr closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones Jr throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones Jr wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lavar Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Jones Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones Jr thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones Jr misses with a head kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones Jr.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Jones Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Jones Jr does no damage.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones Jr looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Jones Jr closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Jones Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Jones Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones Jr lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Jones Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones Jr closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Jones Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Jones Jr misses with a head kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones Jr wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson tests Jones Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones Jr moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a hook but Jones Jr avoids it easily.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavar Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Jones Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Jones Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Jones Jr tries to clinch up
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones Jr wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Jones Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones Jr!
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones Jr moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Jr wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roy Jones Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Jones Jr.
Well Jones Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Jones Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvio Sierra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silvio Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sierra. Sierra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sierra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liddell's head.
Some wild striking there from Sierra.
Sierra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Liddell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liddell stalling in the clinch.
Liddell prevents Sierra from breaking the clinch.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sierra misses the shot to the body.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Sierra.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Sierra throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sierra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liddell eats them both and turns towards Sierra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sierra scores with a nice right hand.
Sierra throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sierra is trying to break free.
Sierra is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Sierra managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Sierra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sierra throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sierra up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sierra was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Sierra.
No joy there for Sierra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sierra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sierra counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Sierra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sierra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra misses with a straight left.
Sierra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sierra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Sierra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sierra throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Sierra.
Sierra misses with a few strikes there.
Sierra looks gassed!
Liddell moves into the clinch successfully.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sierra or not.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sierra.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sierra.
Sierra misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Silvio Sierra has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sierra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Sierra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Liddell instigates a clinch.
Sierra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sierra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell pushes Sierra up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Silvio Sierra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Silvio Sierra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Sierra.
Sierra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sierra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters by clinching up.
Sierra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the ropes.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sierra throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Sierra misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sierra scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to score with a low kick but Sierra moves his leg out of the way.
Sierra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sierra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Sierra.
A swing and a miss from Sierra.
Liddell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sierra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Sierra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell drives through and clinches with Sierra against the ropes.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Sierra backwards.
Sierra wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sierra connects with a body shot that sends Liddell's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell rushes Sierra and presses him up against the ropes.
Liddell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sierra up against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell forces Sierra back against the ropes and clinches.
Liddell throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sierra wants to break free but Liddell has control.
Liddell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sierra up against the ropes.
Sierra is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.
Liddell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sierra up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Sierra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sierra lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Sierra misses.
Sierra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sierra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Silvio Sierra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Silvio Sierra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Liddell throws a push kick but Sierra slaps the foot to one side.
Sierra tries to keep at a distance but Liddell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sierra prevents a body shot from Liddell.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sierra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sierra.
Sierra looks to land a combination. Liddell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Sierra.
Sierra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sierra misses with a two punch combination.
Sierra throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Sierra misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sierra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Sierra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell clinches with his opponent.
Sierra is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sierra dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Sierra.
Silvio Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell moves into the clinch successfully.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sierra keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell rushes Sierra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Sierra keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell is trying to push Sierra away but Sierra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sierra avoids it.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Sierra has the dominant position.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chuck Liddell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liddell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sierra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
Sierra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liddell has Sierra pressed against the ropes, preventing Sierra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sierra is trying to push Liddell away but Liddell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sierra tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Sierra misses with a hook.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sierra misses with a jab to the body
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Liddell looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Liddell.
I think Sierra 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Sierra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Howard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard lunges at Nelson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nelson's hand.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Howard throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Howard throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson slips under a jab from Howard.
Howard throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Howard thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Nelson throws a low kick but Howard avoids it.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Howard backing up. Howard nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Howard misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson throws a right hand that Howard ducks under and follows up with a left that Howard also avoids with ease.
Dwight Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howard blocks the body kick.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Howard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Howard's shoulder, as Howard tries to avoid the shot.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Nelson takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Howard misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Howard misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Howard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Howard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Howard misses.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Howard lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Howard lunges at Nelson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nelson's hand.
Roy Nelson's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Howard lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howard lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Nelson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Howard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nelson scrambles back to his feet.
Howard misses the jab.
Howard dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Howard swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
A jab from Howard misses.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Howard misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Howard.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Nelson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard connects with a single shot there.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dwight Howard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard lands with an uppercut that bounces Nelson off the ropes and back into range.
Howard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Howard misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard throws out a powerful jab.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
Howard moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard scores with a decent looking hook.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson moves out of range as Howard strikes.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Howard throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Howard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Howard throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Howard blocks the leg kick.
Howard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Howard thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Howard was not able to check.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Howard misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Howard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Howard throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Howard as he connects with a hook.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard lands with a cross.
Howard misses with a looping left.
A big right from Howard misses.
Howard with a jab.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howard, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Howard misses.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howard scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Howard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Howard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Howard as he connects with a hook.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson slips under a jab.
A big left from Howard misses.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Howard throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Howard throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. Howard will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Howard.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Roy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Howard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Zambidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambidis lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Zambidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Zambidis misses with a wild body shot.
Zambidis catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zambidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zambidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Zambidis throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Zambidis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Zambidis misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zambidis misses with the combination.
Zambidis misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambidis moves away.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomi blocks the leg kick.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Zambidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambidis defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Zambidis misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Zambidis.
Some wild striking there from Zambidis.
Zambidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zambidis looks gassed!
Zambidis throws a combination that misses
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Gomi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Zambidis moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zambidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi throws a jab when Zambidis was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Zambidis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zambidis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zambidis misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zambidis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zambidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zambidis throws a series of punches but Gomi avoids them all with ease.
Zambidis blocks a jab.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zambidis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Zambidis.
Zambidis misses with a combination
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zambidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zambidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Zambidis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Zambidis's shoulder, as Zambidis tries to avoid the shot.
Zambidis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
Gomi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zambidis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Zambidis throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gomi counter with a right hand.
Jab from Gomi.
Zambidis walks into a left hand.
Mike Zambidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a lunging right hand
and Zambidis counters with a good low kick that Gomi was not able to check.
Gomi connects with the punch.
Zambidis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomi lands a head shot.
Zambidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Gomi.
A left lands for Gomi.
Takanori Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Zambidis.
Zambidis misses with a wild combination.
Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Zambidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Zambidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi connects with a body shot that sends Zambidis's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Zambidis.
Gomi throws the left hand but Zambidis avoids the punch easily.
Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zambidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zambidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zambidis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zambidis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zambidis slips under a jab from Gomi.
Zambidis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zambidis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi lands with a good body shot.
Gomi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zambidis's head backwards.
Zambidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambidis thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zambidis.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
Gomi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zambidis. Zambidis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zambidis walks into a left hand.
Zambidis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zambidis misses with the combination.
Zambidis loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Zambidis misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Zambidis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zambidis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zambidis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Zambidis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zambidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zambidis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zambidis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomi swings for the body but Zambidis moves out of range.
Zambidis takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Zambidis slips under a jab.
Mike Zambidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zambidis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
Our winner, Takanori Gomi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Taylor swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
A left lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Emelianenko cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Taylor slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Emelianenko cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko 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!
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Emelianenko's ribs.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Taylor takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Emelianenko sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Emelianenko.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Taylor.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shawn Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kepler De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kepler De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thumps De Lima with a low kick.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
De Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Lima momentarily.
De Lima misses with a head kick.
De Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but De Lima is controlling him.
De Lima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
De Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
De Lima moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Lee has De Lima pressed against the ropes, preventing De Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Lima is stalling here.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Lima's efforts to push away.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lima.
De Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
De Lima connects with a jab.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of De Lima's side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cung Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Lima is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima drops his guard momentarily, allowing Lee to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes De Lima! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Lee takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cung Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor Ortiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Victor Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Tito Ortiz's head back.
Victor Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Tito Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tito Ortiz takes a swing at Victor Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Victor Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Victor Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tito Ortiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victor Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Tito Ortiz defending well as Victor Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Victor Ortiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tito Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Tito Ortiz tries to clinch but Victor Ortiz moves out of range.
Victor Ortiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Victor Ortiz misses.
Tito Ortiz moves out of range as Victor Ortiz strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor Ortiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tito Ortiz under the eye.
Tito Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Victor Ortiz.
Victor Ortiz misses with a left hand
and Tito Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Victor Ortiz jabs Tito Ortiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tito Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.
Tito Ortiz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Victor Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victor Ortiz lands a right hook to the body.
Victor Ortiz misses with a body shot
and as Victor Ortiz tries to get back out of range, Tito Ortiz steps forwards and cracks Victor Ortiz with a beautiful high kick! Victor Ortiz goes down! Oh, he's out! He's out cold! No need for a referee count here - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tito Ortiz!
A very excited looking Tito Ortiz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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