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Euro K-1 GP II: Semi-Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Bellica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blade might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nows My Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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220 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Bellica!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blade wants to land a leg kick but Bellica is out of range.
Bellica's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bellica scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Nikolai Bellica has been cut.
Blade connects with the punch.
Bellica tries to move into range but Blade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blade is looking to clinch but Bellica is avoiding it.
Blade blocks a leg kick.
Bellica tries to clinch up but Blade circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikolai Bellica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade scores with a sloppy right hand. Bellica should have avoided that one.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Bellica pushes him off.
Bellica takes one to the side of the head.
Bellica dodges the punch combination from Blade.
Bellica tries to clinch up but Blade circles away and keeps his distance.
Blade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellica lands a nice looking body shot.
Blade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bellica finds it's way round the side to connect with Blade's head.
It looks like Rage Blade has been cut.
Blade throws an overhand right that lands on Bellica's shoulder, as Bellica tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellica tries a low kick but Blade avoids it.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blade looks for the body kick but Bellica saw that one coming.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Bellica pushes him off.
Blade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bellica swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Bellica fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blade.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellica swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bellica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
Bellica misses with a left hand
and Blade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellica misses with a body shot.
Bellica cracks Blade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellica scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bellica misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
Blade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade misses with an uppercut.
Blade checks a low kick from Bellica.
Blade misses with a leg kick.
Blade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bellica momentarily.
Blade tries to clinch but Bellica is having none of it.
Bellica closes the distance and clinches.
Bellica is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blade is defending well for now.
Bellica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade misses with a knee to the head.
Bellica prevents a body shot from Blade.
Blade blocks a body shot from Bellica.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bellica misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellica blocks an uppercut.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade lands a shot to the body.
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 Rage Blade will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blade lands a slapping body shot.
Bellica thows a leg kick but Blade checks it
and Blade moves into the clinch.
Bellica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
Bellica looking to slow down the pace here.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellica backwards.
Bellica takes a shot to the head.
Bellica misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellica.
Bellica tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bellica controlling the action here for a moment.
Bellica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
Bellica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade prevents a body shot from Bellica.
Bellica misses with the head strike.
Bellica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blade blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellica.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Blade taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bellica - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blade blocks a body shot from Bellica.
Bellica letting Blade take a breather here.
Blade cracks Bellica with a nice body shot.
Blade lands an elbow just above Bellica 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Blade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellica is defending well for now.
Blade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bellica up against the cage.
Rage Blade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Bellica struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellica can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade has Bellica pressed against the cage.
Blade lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellica stalls.
Bellica struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Blade tries to work over Bellica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Blade dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bellica does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blade takes one to the side of the head.
Blade lands the left hand.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellica throws out the jab.
Bellica is looking to chop away at Blade's legs.
Nikolai Bellica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellica throws a lazy right hand but Blade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blade has closed the distance and engaged Bellica in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blade is trying to maintain a safe position but Bellica gets an underhook and turns Blade into the cage.
Bellica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blade's elbow.
Blade pushes Bellica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bellica is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blade is defending well for now.
Bellica avoids the elbow strike from Blade, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade has Bellica pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bellica.
Bellica tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Bellica back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Blade.
Blade blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellica is defending well for now.
Blade controlling the action here for a moment.
Blade lands an elbow inside.
Bellica is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellica's elbow.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bellica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
Bellica softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bellica with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bellica fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade stalling in the clinch but Bellica improves position.
Bellica trying to land knees to the body.
Bellica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellica prevents a body shot from Blade.
Bellica swings wildly with an uppercut but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade tries to work over Bellica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blade managing to block the knees to the body from Bellica.
Blade tries to land knees in the clinch but Bellica avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bellica struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Blade scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Nikolai Bellica's cut even more.
Blade has Bellica pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nikolai Bellica just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bellica will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bellica misses with a double jab.
Blade misses with a low kick.
Bellica looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bellica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellica misses with a body kick.
Blade has closed the distance and engaged Bellica in a clinch.
Bellica is looking to control Blade's arms but Blade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bellica has his back to the cage.
Bellica can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellica's elbow.
Bellica blocks a body shot from Blade.
Bellica misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bellica takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blade has Bellica pushed against the cage.
Blade presses Bellica against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bellica lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blade or not.
Bellica trying to stall but Blade improves his position.
Blade tries to work over Bellica's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Bellica scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blade as Bellica tries to tie him up.
Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blade just leaning against Bellica, taking a breather.
Bellica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellica.
Bellica is leaning against Blade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellica scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blade throws an elbow but misses.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Bellica tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Bellica tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Bellica misses with a body punch.
Bellica blocks a body shot from Blade.
Bellica looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Blade on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Blade.
Bellica can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rage Blade will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blade has managed to clinch.
Nikolai Bellica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bellica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bellica misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade stalling.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Bellica controls the action.
Bellica tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Bellica back against the cage.
Blade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellica tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Bellica back against the cage.
Bellica throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade tries a knee to the head but Bellica blocks it.
Bellica tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Bellica back against the cage.
Blade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bellica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellica misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Blade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Blade avoids a wild elbow strike from Bellica.
Blade looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Bellica on the inside.
Blade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blade controlling the action here for a moment.
Rage Blade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blade trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blade.
Bellica trying to control the position but instead, Blade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bellica into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellica has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Blade scores with a shot to the side of Bellica's head.
Bellica trying to land knees to the body.
Bellica scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
Bellica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blade.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blade.
Bellica throws an elbow but it misses.
Blade lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rage Blade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blade 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikolai Bellica!
Nikolai Bellica managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bart Zeegelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Zeegelaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Zeegelaar blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zeegelaar connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Zeegelaar.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Bart Zeegelaar has been cut.
Zeegelaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Zeegelaar misses
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeegelaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeegelaar.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Zeegelaar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zeegelaar cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Zeegelaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Zeegelaar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zeegelaar looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Zeegelaar avoids nicely.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Zeegelaar had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zeegelaar connects with a body shot.
Zeegelaar looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeegelaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Zeegelaar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeegelaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Bart Zeegelaar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Zeegelaar's cut.
That's time! Zeegelaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good exchange - Zeegelaar coming out on top.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zeegelaar avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Zeegelaar scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes swings for the body but Zeegelaar moves out of range.
Pacman Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeegelaar misses with the combination.
Zeegelaar connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zeegelaar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zeegelaar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeegelaar. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zeegelaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeegelaar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zeegelaar tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a low kick but Zeegelaar moves out of range easily.
Zeegelaar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zeegelaar misses with a straight right.
Zeegelaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Zeegelaar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeegelaar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeegelaar avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Bart Zeegelaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Zeegelaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Pacman Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Zeegelaar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeegelaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Zeegelaar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bart Zeegelaar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Zeegelaar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Zeegelaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeegelaar lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Zeegelaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeegelaar checks it well.
Zeegelaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Zeegelaar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zeegelaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zeegelaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zeegelaar has time to react.
Zeegelaar blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Zeegelaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Zeegelaar's leg. Zeegelaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zeegelaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeegelaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeegelaar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Zeegelaar slips the punch.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeegelaar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes clobbers Zeegelaar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeegelaar works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Barnes tries to move into range but Zeegelaar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeegelaar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Zeegelaar's cut.
That's time! Zeegelaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zeegelaar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zeegelaar missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Zeegelaar shakes it off.
Zeegelaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zeegelaar throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeegelaar misses with a wild body shot.
Zeegelaar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Zeegelaar moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Zeegelaar's knee but Zeegelaar avoids it well.
Zeegelaar punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zeegelaar misses with a low kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeegelaar checks it well.
Zeegelaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Zeegelaar 's knee.
Zeegelaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeegelaar.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Zeegelaar moved away.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zeegelaar eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeegelaar thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeegelaar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes tries to work over Zeegelaar's front leg with a kick but Zeegelaar checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeegelaar. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacman Barnes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bart Zeegelaar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Zeegelaar's legs.
Zeegelaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A leg kick checked by Zeegelaar.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bart Zeegelaar's cut is getting worse.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Zeegelaar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeegelaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Zeegelaar dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Zeegelaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeegelaar lands a jab.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Zeegelaar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Zeegelaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zeegelaar moves away.
Zeegelaar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zeegelaar.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zeegelaar misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zeegelaar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeegelaar dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Zeegelaar.
Zeegelaar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bart Zeegelaar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Zeegelaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeegelaar thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Zeegelaar is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zeegelaar at a distance.
Zeegelaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pacman Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacman Barnes!
After the fight, Pacman Barnes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between August Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beach's entrance music is Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - If This Ain't Love. A fine choice. Ivan Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, August Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Beach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.
Kozlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beach is looking to score with low kicks.
Kozlov connects with a right hand. Beach shakes it off.
Beach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Beach.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
Kozlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beach manages to avoid it.
Beach ducks right into an uppercut from Kozlov.
Kozlov checks a leg kick.
Beach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kozlov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kozlov cracks a nice hook into Beach's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kozlov throws a shot to the body.
Beach tries to clinch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Kozlov as he checks the leg kick.
Kozlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kozlov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kozlov jabs Beach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kozlov's sensitive parts.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kozlov checks a leg kick.
Kozlov lands a right hook to the body.
Beach misses with a head kick.
Beach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beach is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike.
Beach is looking to control Kozlov's arms but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beach has his back to the cage.
Kozlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Kozlov - that landed with a thud.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Beach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beach taking a breather.
Beach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kozlov is defending well for now.
Beach is looking to control Kozlov's arms but Kozlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beach has his back to the cage.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Beach's head.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Beach keeps him there for the moment.
Kozlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Beach blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Beach.
Kozlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beach or not.
Kozlov is working Beach over against the cage.
Beach is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Kozlov.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beach's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beach is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
Kozlov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beach can pounce on him.
Kozlov cracks Beach with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kozlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beach. Beach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kozlov misses with a hook. Beach ducked under it nicely.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozlov throws a series of punches but Beach moves out of range.
Kozlov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kozlov lands with a good body shot.
Kozlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlov.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlov moves away.
Good work by Kozlov as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Beach is predictable there
and Kozlov counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kozlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Beach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlov clinches up with Beach and pushes him back against the cage.
Beach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kozlov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kozlov is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Beach has denied him.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Beach.
Beach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beach letting Kozlov take a breather here.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beach pushes off an throws an elbow but Kozlov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov wants to get back to striking at distance but Beach won't allow it.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beach lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlov.
Beach throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kozlov just leaning against Beach, taking a breather.
Kozlov lands a body shot.
Beach lands an elbow just above Kozlov 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach stalling against the cage.
Beach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozlov's defenses.
Beach has Kozlov pressed against the cage, preventing Kozlov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Beach misses
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kozlov!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beach closes the distance and clinches.
Beach tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beach comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Beach.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Beach.
Kozlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beach.
Beach moves out of range as Kozlov strikes.
Beach blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kozlov.
Beach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beach, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beach lands a damaging elbow.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Ivan Kozlov's cut even more.
Kozlov gets through Beach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beach misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kozlov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beach.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beach as Kozlov tries to tie him up.
Beach keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kozlov's efforts to push away.
Kozlov lands with a light punch inside.
Beach has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
Beach throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlov avoids the elbow strike from Beach, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Kozlov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beach misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut.
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.
Beach throws a leg kick but Kozlov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kozlov works Beach's body with a nice hook.
Beach throws a leg kick but Kozlov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kozlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beach ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Beach moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Kozlov.
Beach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kozlov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kozlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beach's calf.
Kozlov lands a right hook to the body.
Beach tries to work over Kozlov's front leg with a kick but Kozlov checks it.
Kozlov checks a leg kick.
Kozlov lands a nice looking body shot.
Beach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kozlov throws a leg kick but Beach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beach throws a leg kick that misses.
Kozlov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kozlov misses.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
Kozlov scores with a head kick.
Kozlov lands with a right hand.
Beach takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kozlov moves in looking to clinch but Beach pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlov misses the target.
Nice shot by Kozlov.
Kozlov checks the leg kick.
Kozlov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kozlov throws a hook to the side of Beach's head but Beach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kozlov cracks a nice hook into Beach's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Kozlov slams his shin into Beach's torso.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beach.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach moves out of range of the strikes.
Kozlov lands with a shot to the body.
Kozlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kozlov checks a leg kick.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kozlov cracks a nice hook into Beach's ribs.
Beach throws a low kick, looking for Kozlov's leg but Kozlov calmly moves out of range.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beach throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Beach ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beach throws a low kick but Kozlov avoids it.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beach's sensitive parts.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Kozlov pushes him off.
A head kick from Kozlov lands but Beach takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Beach defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Kozlov throws a right hand that Beach ducks under and follows up with a left that Beach also avoids with ease.
Kozlov cracks Beach with a good jab.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beach's head backwards.
Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Kozlov pushes Beach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beach looking to slow down the pace here.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Kozlov.
Beach throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Beach has him pressed against the cage.
Beach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
Kozlov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beach looking to stall.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Kozlov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beach backwards.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Beach avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a left hand
and Beach counters with an inside leg kick.
Kozlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlov.
Beach defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Beach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
August Beach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A leg kick checked by Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a looping left.
Kozlov looks for the body kick but Beach saw that one coming.
Kozlov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kozlov connects with a right hand. Beach shakes it off.
Kozlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a double jab.
Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov wants to break free but Beach has control.
Beach slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov wants to break free but Beach has control.
Kozlov wants to stall.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beach's elbow.
Kozlov blocks the elbow strike.
Kozlov blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov managing to block the knees to the body from Beach.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kozlov!
Ivan Kozlov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Mourning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mourning has chosen Rising to the Top -- KRS One as his entrance music. Alonzo Mourning has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Konstantin Khavin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Mourning!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mourning's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mourning scrambles back to his feet.
Mourning misses with a head kick.
Khavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mourning misses with a leg kick.
Khavin scores with a jab to the head.
Khavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khavin connects with a leg kick. Mourning looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alonzo Mourning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khavin moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mourning.
Khavin stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khavin fails to land.
Mourning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mourning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mourning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mourning staggers Khavin with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Khavin looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Mourning misses with a right hand
and Khavin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourning misses with a low kick as Khavin jumps back.
Mourning lands with a nice body punch.
Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mourning thows a leg kick but Khavin checks it
and Khavin counters with a straight right hand.
Khavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mourning.
Khavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mourning throws a push kick but Khavin slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Mourning misses.
Mourning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mourning throws a low kick, looking for Khavin's leg but Khavin calmly moves out of range.
Khavin tries to land a body kick
enabling Mourning to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin slips a straight right by Mourning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Khavin.
Mourning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khavin manages to avoid it.
Mourning throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khavin.
Mourning scores with a jab to the body.
Khavin cracks Mourning with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mourning fakes the leg kick and cracks Khavin in the body.
Khavin has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mourning has had enough of the clinch but Khavin keeps him there for the moment.
Mourning is trying to force a seperation but Khavin has the dominant position.
Mourning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khavin throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Alonzo Mourning should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mourning connects with a looping right hand.
Khavin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Khavin.
Alonzo Mourning seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khavin avoids the head kick by Mourning.
Khavin checks a leg kick.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Mourning.
Khavin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Konstantin Khavin's cut is getting worse.
Khavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Mourning thuds a left hand into Khavin's body.
Decent striking displayed by Mourning there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mourning lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khavin will feel that in the morning.
Khavin scores with a push kick.
A jab from Khavin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mourning throws a leg kick but Khavin checks it.
The fighters circling - Mourning throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mourning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
Khavin lands a nice looking body kick.
Khavin lands a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mourning is trying to break the clinch but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
Khavin tries to throw a body punch but Mourning avoids it by throwing Khavin back against the cage.
Khavin lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin cracks Mourning with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin keeps control of Mourning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Khavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mourning backwards.
Khavin is pushing Mourning up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khavin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mourning is keeping busy.
Mourning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mourning. Those never looked like landing.
Mourning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khavin punishes Mourning's body with a nice straight punch.
Khavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mourning.
Khavin checks a leg kick nicely.
Khavin takes one to the side of the head.
Khavin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Khavin moves out of range as Mourning strikes.
A leg kick checked by Mourning.
Khavin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mourning throws a hook but Khavin avoids it easily.
Khavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mourning throws a hook but Khavin blocks it.
Mourning misses with an uppercut. Khavin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khavin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mourning throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khavin takes a swing at Mourning's ribcage but misses.
Khavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mourning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mourning lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mourning tests Khavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khavin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mourning is out of range and Khavin settles back down.
Khavin is looking to clinch but Mourning is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khavin, as that shot connected.
Mourning swings widly with a right hand
and Khavin counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khavin blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mourning.
Khavin tries to clinch but Mourning moves out of range.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Mourning.
Mourning swings for the body but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mourning fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khavin is out of range.
A low kick from Mourning is predictable there
and Khavin counters with a straight right hand.
Khavin is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mourning checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mourning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khavin manages to avoid it.
Khavin forces Mourning back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Mourning really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mourning is looking to score with low kicks.
Mourning throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Khavin has closed the distance and engaged Mourning in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Khavin.
Mourning has had enough of the clinch but Khavin keeps him there for the moment.
Mourning blocks the elbow strike.
Khavin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mourning blocks it with crossed arms.
Khavin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mourning backwards.
Mourning is trying to force a seperation but Khavin has the dominant position.
Mourning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mourning tries to break free but Khavin pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Konstantin Khavin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mourning's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the head but Mourning blocks with his arms.
Mourning is trying to break the clinch but Khavin is controlling him.
Mourning wants to break free but Khavin has control.
Mourning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mourning tries to circle away but Khavin has him pinned against the cage.
Mourning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mourning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khavin gets through Mourning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khavin trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourning is trying to force a seperation but Khavin has the dominant position.
Mourning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mourning misses with a body punch.
Mourning tries to break free but Khavin pushes him back against the cage.
Mourning struggles to land a body shot inside as Khavin controls his hands.
Mourning scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khavin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Khavin - that landed with a thud.
Mourning is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mourning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
Khavin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mourning blocks it with crossed arms.
Khavin with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alonzo Mourning has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khavin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mourning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mourning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin had his way with Alonzo Mourning in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mourning tries to keep at a distance but Khavin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mourning working hard to break the clinch.
Khavin slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Khavin.
Khavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mourning's efforts to push away.
Mourning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mourning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mourning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mourning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mourning tries to circle away but Khavin has him pinned against the cage.
Khavin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mourning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Khavin - that landed with a thud.
Mourning lands a hook that snaps the head of Khavin backwards.
Mourning is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mourning tries to break free but Khavin pushes him back against the cage.
Khavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mourning's elbow.
Khavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mourning backwards.
Mourning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mourning is trying to break free.
Mourning lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khavin backwards.
Mourning has had enough of the clinch but Khavin keeps him there for the moment.
Khavin tries to throw a body punch but Mourning avoids it by throwing Khavin back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Khavin.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the head but Mourning blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Mourning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khavin misses with a knee to the head.
Mourning misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Khavin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khavin is working Mourning over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khavin tries to work over Mourning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mourning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mourning tries to break free but Khavin pushes him back against the cage.
Khavin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mourning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Mourning.
Mourning displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khavin throws out the jab.
Mourning misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khavin wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Khavin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Khavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khavin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Some Go Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jesse Dardar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dardar cracks Grundy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dardar scores with a push kick.
A jab from Grundy misses.
Dardar moves to clinch but Grundy breaks away
and Grundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dardar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grundy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy walks into a stiff left hand from Dardar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dardar, right into the meat.
Dardar swinging wildly here.
Dardar throws a body punch but Grundy moves out of range.
Grundy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grundy throws the left hand but Dardar avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Dardar misses.
Dardar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grundy will feel that in the morning.
Dardar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Benjamin Grundy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar lands a nice shot that snaps Grundy's head back.
A head kick misses from Dardar.
Dardar just misses with a punch to the body.
Dardar looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Dardar backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Grundy's temple! It sends Grundy violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Dardar celebrates and the doctors try to help Grundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jesse Dardar!
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