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EFFA 10 - Going down! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the ring accompanied by "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs clinches with his opponent.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Almeida is keeping busy.
Diggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Almeida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diggs working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida looking to slow down the pace here.
Diggs has had enough of the clinch but Almeida keeps him there for the moment.
Diggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Diggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws a combination. Diggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Clay Diggs has been cut.
Thiago Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Almeida.
Diggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almeida. Almeida obviously looking to wear him down.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almeida scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Almeida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diggs tries to clinch but Almeida moves out of range.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Almeida is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Diggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Almeida moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Diggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almeida.
Diggs looks winded!
Diggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almeida tries to score with a low kick but Diggs moves his leg out of the way.
Almeida tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida wants to clinch up but Diggs keeps it at a distance.
Diggs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Almeida checks it well.
Almeida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggs checks it well.
Diggs pushes Almeida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch but Diggs keeps him there for the moment.
Diggs can't break the clinch.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida blocks an uppercut.
Diggs is trying to force a seperation but Almeida has the dominant position.
Almeida wants to stall.
Diggs tries to stall but Almeida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Almeida prevents Diggs from breaking the clinch.
Diggs wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Almeida.
Diggs wants to break free but Almeida has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almeida's elbow.
Diggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Almeida.
Diggs is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida misses with the head strike.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Almeida is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Almeida lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Diggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almeida wants to clinch.
Diggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diggs.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Diggs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almeida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggs is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almeida.
Almeida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Almeida throws a series of strikes that have Diggs backpedaling.
Almeida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diggs has Almeida pressed against the ropes.
Almeida avoiding damage as Diggs throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Almeida gets an underhook and turns Diggs into the ropes.
Almeida tries to break the clinch but Diggs is controlling the position.
Diggs tries to break free but Almeida pushes him back against the ropes.
Almeida working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Almeida.
Diggs is stalling here.
Diggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries a knee to the head but Almeida blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Almeida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Almeida is trying to push Diggs away but Diggs has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almeida keeps control of Diggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Almeida.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Diggs won't allow it.
Diggs avoids the elbow strike from Almeida, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses with an elbow over the top.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almeida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Almeida is trying to force a seperation but Diggs has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diggs as Almeida tries to tie him up.
Diggs tries to circle away but Almeida has him pinned against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida working hard to break the clinch.
Diggs trying to control the position but instead, Almeida has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diggs into the ropes.
Almeida tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
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 Thiago Almeida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clay Diggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diggs tries to clinch up.
Diggs tries to clinch but Almeida is having none of it.
Diggs throws a head kick but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almeida tries to clinch up.
Diggs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs tries to clinch up but Almeida circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggs moves in looking to clinch but Almeida pushes him off.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs has Almeida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Almeida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clay Diggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diggs taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diggs is keeping busy.
Diggs can't break the clinch.
Almeida throws an elbow but it misses.
Diggs is trying to break free.
Diggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Almeida avoids the damage to the body.
Almeida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Almeida lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Clay Diggs's cut even more.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thiago Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to stall but Almeida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diggs is trying to break the clinch but Almeida has him pressed against the ropes.
Diggs misses with a knee to the head.
Diggs breaks the clinch.
Almeida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almeida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs clinches.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almeida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Almeida avoiding damage as Diggs throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Diggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diggs missing with knees to the body.
Almeida tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Almeida blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Almeida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Diggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Almeida 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Almeida!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Siebenheller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmut Heuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helmut Heuer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Siebenheller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helmut Heuer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Siebenheller.
A good leg kick by Heuer.
Siebenheller swinging wildly here.
Heuer keeps the fight on the outside.
Heuer throws a low kick but Siebenheller moves out of range easily.
Siebenheller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heuer.
Siebenheller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heuer counters by moving into the clinch.
Siebenheller avoids a wild elbow strike from Heuer.
Heuer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siebenheller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siebenheller throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heuer. That's going to slow Siebenheller down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heuer throws a nice looking combination but Siebenheller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siebenheller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Siebenheller misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Siebenheller. Those never looked like landing.
Heuer misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Siebenheller.
Robert Siebenheller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siebenheller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heuer throws a right hand that Siebenheller ducks under and follows up with a left that Siebenheller also avoids with ease.
That kick from Heuer tenderised Siebenheller's leg. Siebenheller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heuer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Siebenheller prevents a body shot from Heuer.
Siebenheller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siebenheller has had enough of the clinch but Heuer keeps him there for the moment.
Heuer manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Heuer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heuer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heuer forces Siebenheller back against the ropes and clinches.
Heuer keeps control of Siebenheller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heuer is stalling here.
Siebenheller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heuer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heuer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heuer avoids the body shot from Siebenheller.
Siebenheller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heuer back to the ropes. Siebenheller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Heuer throws a nice looking combination but Siebenheller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heuer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Heuer.
Siebenheller tries to clinch but Heuer moves out of range.
Heuer digs a good body shot into Siebenheller's ribs.
Heuer works over Siebenheller's head and body with a nice combination.
Siebenheller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heuer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siebenheller is breathing heavily.
Siebenheller misses with a series of wild punches.
Siebenheller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Heuer. That's going to slow Siebenheller down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Heuer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heuer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siebenheller.
Siebenheller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heuer counters with a one-two to the body.
Siebenheller misses with a double jab.
Heuer throws a head kick but Siebenheller moves out of range.
Robert Siebenheller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Heuer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heuer.
Nice uppercut there from Heuer.
Heuer lands a nice shot that snaps Siebenheller's head back.
Siebenheller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siebenheller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heuer.
Heuer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Heuer. Those never looked like landing.
Siebenheller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heuer to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmut Heuer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heuer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Siebenheller blocks a head kick by Heuer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siebenheller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siebenheller cracks the inside of Heuer's front leg.
Heuer fakes the leg kick and cracks Siebenheller in the body.
Siebenheller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heuer at a distance.
Siebenheller connects with a body shot.
Siebenheller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siebenheller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heuer thuds a left hand into Siebenheller's body.
Heuer rushes Siebenheller and presses him up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heuer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siebenheller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Heuer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heuer jabs at Siebenheller's body.
Heuer works over Siebenheller's head and body with a nice combination.
Heuer throws a sloppy head kick and Siebenheller moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Heuer
and Siebenheller counters with a two punch combo.
Siebenheller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heuer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siebenheller throws a right and a left that Heuer avoids nicely.
Heuer takes the fight into the clinch.
Heuer breaks the clinch.
Heuer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siebenheller avoids the head kick by Heuer.
Helmut Heuer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siebenheller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robert Siebenheller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heuer scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Heuer throws a sloppy head kick and Siebenheller moves out of range easily.
Heuer tries a head kick but it misses.
Siebenheller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siebenheller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heuer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siebenheller scores with a three punch combo!
Siebenheller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siebenheller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heuer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siebenheller.
Heuer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Siebenheller back to the ropes. Heuer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siebenheller throws a series of punches but Heuer avoids them all with ease.
Siebenheller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heuer lands the left hand.
Heuer lands a nice looking body shot.
Siebenheller misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Heuer.
Heuer scores with a jab to the body.
Heuer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Siebenheller's head.
Heuer clinches up against the ropes.
Heuer manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Heuer does no damage.
Siebenheller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siebenheller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heuer scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heuer.
Heuer avoids the body shot from Siebenheller.
Siebenheller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Siebenheller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heuer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Siebenheller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heuer works Siebenheller's body with a nice hook.
Heuer connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siebenheller is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Siebenheller misses with a combination
and Heuer counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmut Heuer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Heuer lands a front kick.
Siebenheller misses with a straight right.
Heuer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heuer lands a nice hook to Siebenheller's body. Siebenheller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heuer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Siebenheller swinging wildly here.
Heuer looks to land a combination but Siebenheller avoids it well.
Siebenheller throws a combination that misses
and Heuer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heuer scores with a head kick. Siebenheller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heuer connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heuer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siebenheller misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heuer misses with a series of wild punches.
Heuer misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Heuer.
Heuer throws a series of strikes that have Siebenheller backpedaling.
Siebenheller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heuer misses with a kick to the body.
Heuer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siebenheller's calf.
Siebenheller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heuer circles away quickly and effectively.
Siebenheller misses with a lunging right hand
and Heuer counters with a one-two to the body.
Siebenheller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heuer counters by clinching up.
Heuer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siebenheller throws a jab but it's blocked by Heuer.
Siebenheller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heuer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heuer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heuer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heuer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heuer misses with a few strikes there.
Heuer feints and then cracks Siebenheller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siebenheller down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Heuer.
Sloppy strikes from Heuer. Those never looked like landing.
Siebenheller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heuer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Siebenheller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heuer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heuer throws a sloppy head kick and Siebenheller moves out of range easily.
Siebenheller misses with a wild combination.
Heuer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heuer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siebenheller is able to avoid easily.
Heuer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Siebenheller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heuer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siebenheller tries to close the distance and clinch but Heuer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siebenheller blocks a head kick by Heuer.
Siebenheller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heuer throws a nice looking combination but Siebenheller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siebenheller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heuer misses with a low kick.
Heuer tries to clinch up but Siebenheller circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heuer.
Heuer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Siebenheller misses with a wild combination.
Heuer misses with a head kick.
Siebenheller misses with the combination.
Robert Siebenheller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siebenheller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heuer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Siebenheller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heuer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helmut Heuer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heuer. Siebenheller shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helmut Heuer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heuer 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helmut Heuer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitrofan Ivanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitrofan Ivanich struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mitrofan Ivanich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Cylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitrofan Ivanich!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo throws a lazy right hand but Ivanich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cylo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ivanich moves in looking to clinch but Cylo pushes him off.
Ivanich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cylo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like John Cylo has been cut.
Cylo avoiding damage as Ivanich throws knees to the body.
Cylo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cylo blocks an elbow strike from Ivanich.
Ivanich slowing the pace effectively.
Cylo wants to break free but Ivanich has control.
Ivanich lands a knee to the body.
Cylo tries to break the clinch but Ivanich is controlling the position.
Cylo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanich won't allow it.
Ivanich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cylo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cylo's defenses.
Cylo managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo wants to break free but Ivanich has control.
Cylo is trying to break the clinch but Ivanich is controlling him.
Ivanich has Cylo pressed against the ropes.
Ivanich looking to slow down the pace here.
Cylo working hard to break the clinch.
Ivanich prevents Cylo from breaking the clinch.
Cylo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cylo up against the ropes.
Cylo can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cylo managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanich.
Ivanich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cylo is defending well for now.
Ivanich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanich is struggling to control the position.
Ivanich keeps control of Cylo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanich controlling the action here for a moment.
Ivanich misses with a knee strike.
Ivanich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cylo.
Ivanich lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo tries to break free but Ivanich pushes him back against the ropes.
Ivanich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cylo avoids it.
Cylo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Ivanich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cylo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanich won't allow it.
Ivanich lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Cylo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ivanich.
Cylo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cylo letting Ivanich take a breather here.
Ivanich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cylo is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich misses with a knee strike.
Ivanich lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanich effectively controlling the action here.
Ivanich lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanich leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanich obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitrofan Ivanich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cylo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanich pushes Cylo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ivanich stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitrofan Ivanich.
Ivanich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanich drops his hands momentarily and Cylo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivanich closes the distance and pushes Cylo back into the ropes.
Ivanich just leaning against Cylo, taking a breather.
Ivanich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cylo backwards.
Ivanich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cylo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanich is trying to maintain a safe position but Cylo gets an underhook and turns Ivanich into the ropes.
Ivanich scores with a knee to the head.
Ivanich tries to land knees in the clinch but Cylo avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cylo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo tries to break the clinch but Ivanich is controlling the position.
Ivanich taking a breather.
Ivanich tries a knee to the head but Cylo blocks it.
Ivanich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cylo's face.
Ivanich stalling in the clinch.
Ivanich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cylo is trying to break free.
Cylo managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanich.
Ivanich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cylo is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich taking a breather.
Cylo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivanich crunches a lovely knee into Cylo's ribcage.
Ivanich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cylo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanich missing with knees to the body.
Ivanich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanich wants to stall.
Ivanich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanich throws a punch but it's blocked by Cylo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ivanich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cylo avoids it.
Ivanich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cylo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivanich.
Cylo tries to break the clinch but Ivanich is controlling the position.
Cylo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanich is leaning against Cylo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanich has Cylo pressed against the ropes.
Cylo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ivanich misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ivanich lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cylo tries to circle away but Ivanich has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cylo is keeping busy.
Ivanich is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitrofan Ivanich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Cylo'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!
Ivanich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivanich.
Ivanich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cylo.
Cylo misses with a left hand
and Ivanich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cylo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cylo tries to keep at a distance but Ivanich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitrofan Ivanich.
Ivanich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cylo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Cylo coming out on top.
Ivanich tries to clinch but Cylo moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cylo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanich.
Mitrofan Ivanich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cylo scores with a nice right hand.
Ivanich wants to clinch up but Cylo keeps it at a distance.
Cylo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanich tries to clinch there but Cylo circles away.
Ivanich tries to clinch up but Cylo circles away and keeps his distance.
Cylo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cylo misses with a left hand
and Ivanich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ivanich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cylo circles away.
Ivanich wants to clinch up but Cylo keeps it at a distance.
Ivanich tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cylo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanich tries to clinch up but Cylo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanich tries to clinch but Cylo is having none of it.
Cylo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanich moves in looking to clinch but Cylo pushes him off.
Ivanich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cylo circles away.
Cylo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Cylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cylo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Cylo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich tries to clinch but Cylo moves out of range.
Ivanich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cylo circles away.
Ivanich closes the distance and pushes Cylo back into the ropes.
Ivanich lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ivanich lands an elbow inside that Cylo shrugs off.
Ivanich lands a knee to the body.
Ivanich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cylo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanich is stalling here.
Cylo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivanich.
Ivanich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ivanich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cylo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ivanich backwards.
Cylo is looking to control Ivanich's arms but Ivanich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cylo has his back to the ropes.
Ivanich trying to land knees to the body.
Cylo is trying to break the clinch but Ivanich is controlling him.
Mitrofan Ivanich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ivanich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ivanich stalling.
Cylo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanich'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.
Ivanich looking to stall.
Ivanich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cylo.
A knee to the head by Ivanich.
Ivanich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanich missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanich is trying to maintain a safe position but Cylo gets an underhook and turns Ivanich into the ropes.
Ivanich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mitrofan Ivanich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cylo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitrofan Ivanich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivanich 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitrofan Ivanich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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18
278 lbs
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227 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela misses with an uppercut.
Koskela tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koskela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koskela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Koskela moves out of range.
Koskela throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Koskela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koskela thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Filipovic walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jari Koskela!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marek Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur comes to the ring accompanied by Nightwish - Storytime. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artur's sensitive parts.
Artur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
A big left from De Groot misses.
Artur tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - De Groot scores with a four punch combination!
Artur moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Artur looks for the body kick but De Groot saw that one coming.
Artur throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Artur lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Groot doesn't seem phased though.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Artur checks it.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot throws a lazy head kick
and Artur moves into the clinch.
Artur is struggling to control the position.
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Artur.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Artur counters with a two punch combo.
Artur throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot slips a jab from Artur.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Artur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Groot 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 Artur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Artur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Artur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artur blocks a head kick by De Groot.
Nice body kick there by Artur.
Oliver De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Groot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Artur just misses with a punch to the body.
Artur throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot misses with a leg kick
and Artur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Artur.
De Groot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Groot is trying to break free.
De Groot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to circle away but Artur has him pinned against the ropes.
Artur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
Artur keeps control of De Groot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artur missing with knees to the body.
Artur taking a breather.
Artur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Groot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
De Groot has had enough of the clinch but Artur keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Artur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Groot clinches.
Artur wants to get back to striking at distance but De Groot won't allow it.
Artur has De Groot pressed against the ropes, preventing De Groot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Groot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Groot connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot looks to land a combination but Artur avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by De Groot misses
and Artur counters by clinching up.
De Groot wants to get back to striking at distance but Artur won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Artur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
Artur throws a series of punches but De Groot avoids them all with ease.
Artur moves out of range of the strikes.
Artur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Artur blocks the body kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Artur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Groot trying to control the position but instead, Artur has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Groot into the ropes.
Artur taking a breather.
Artur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Artur blocks the low kick.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
Artur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Artur's knee but Artur avoids it well.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
Artur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Groot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marek Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Artur tries to clinch but De Groot moves away
and De Groot counters with a leg kick.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Artur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Artur is out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Artur moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
Artur tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Artur avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Groot tries to clinch up.
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
De Groot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Artur's head.
De Groot tries to clinch but Artur moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws the kick towards the body but De Groot avoids it.
Artur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from De Groot misses
and Artur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Artur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artur tries to clinch up.
De Groot scores with a head kick. Artur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Artur wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Artur.
De Groot is breathing heavily.
Artur thows a body shot but no joy.
Artur avoids the head kick by De Groot.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artur misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
Artur throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
Artur is looking to clinch but De Groot is avoiding it.
Artur lands a high kick!
Artur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
A head kick misses from Artur.
A clash of legs there as Artur blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as De Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Artur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Groot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Artur is able to avoid easily.
Artur checks a leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that Artur semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Artur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Groot.
Artur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Artur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
Artur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Artur.
De Groot is looking to slow Artur down with leg kicks.
De Groot wants to clinch.
Artur looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick which misses Artur's front leg but catches the back leg as Artur tries to avoid it.
De Groot throws a body kick that misses
and Artur counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Groot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot motions for Artur to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Artur thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
Marek Artur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Artur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Artur throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Artur misses the target.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Artur circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur blocks a low kick nicely.
Artur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Artur.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from De Groot misses.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artur's sensitive parts.
De Groot swinging wildly here.
De Groot lands a head kick!
De Groot wants to slow Artur down by chopping away at his legs.
De Groot lands with a nice combination. Artur backs away looking to recover.
Artur moves in looking to clinch but De Groot pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Groot misses with the combination.
Artur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by De Groot.
De Groot throws a head kick that Artur semi-blocks.
De Groot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artur scores with a shot to the body.
Artur looks to land a combination but De Groot avoids it well.
Artur drops his hands momentarily and De Groot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur lands a nice looking body shot.
Artur checks a leg kick nicely.
Artur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
Artur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot works over Artur's head and body with a nice combination.
Artur misses with a series of wild punches.
Artur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Groots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Artur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as De Groot blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Groot 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marek Artur!
An out of breath Marek Artur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Kuzmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Anderson 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Anderson !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmin slips a jab and a cross from Anderson .
Kuzmin tries to clinch up.
Kuzmin tests Anderson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Sergei Kuzmin has been cut.
Kuzmin ducks into a a hook from Anderson and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Kuzmin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson weaves into range and cracks Kuzmin right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kuzmin goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Anderson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Anderson !
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yellow Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Dart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label comes to the ring accompanied by Godsmak, I stand alone. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yellow Label!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Dart!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alan Dart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Label rushes Dart and presses him up against the ropes.
Label is looking to break free of the clinch but Dart has double underhooks.
Dart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dart cracks the inside of Label's front leg.
Label tries to clinch but Dart is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dart.
Label moves out of range of the body kick.
Dart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dart gets tackled into the ropes by Label. Label maintains the clinch.
Dart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dart lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Dart.
Label scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Dart - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Label doesn't manage to clinch there - Dart circles away.
Label walks into a straight right hand from Dart.
Dart throws a leg kick
enabling Label to counter with a crisp jab.
Dart moves into the clinch.
Dart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dart has managed to clinch.
Dart tries to stall but Label uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Label escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dart, right into the meat.
Dart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Label.
Dart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dart gets a clinch.
Label takes a knee right on the jaw!
Label wants to break free but Dart has control.
Label pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dart throws a head kick but Label moves out of range.
Dart tries to close the distance and clinch but Label swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Label moves out of range as Dart throws a body kick.
Label circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dart is looking to chop away at Label's legs.
Dart lands a glancing blow to the side of Label's head.
Dart throws a head kick but Label moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dart. That's going to slow Label down.
Dart lands a head kick!
Dart swats away the attempt to clinch by Label.
Label throws a big shot that misses.
Dart rushes Label and presses him up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Label tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dart manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Dart.
Label instigates a clinch.
Dart tries to land a knee to the head but Label blocks with his arms.
Dart manages to break the clinch.
Label tries to clinch there but Dart circles away.
A jab from Label does it's job there.
An inside leg kick from Dart misses.
Label is looking to clinch but Dart is avoiding it.
Label throws a head kick but Dart moves out of range.
Dart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dart thows a body kick. Label tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dart tests Label's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Label needs to keep his hands up - Dart had a free shot at his head there.
Dart drives through and clinches with Label against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dart lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Label throws an elbow but it misses.
Dart breaks the clinch.
Label looks to throw the jab but Dart is out of range.
Dart keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dart tries to land a leg kick but Label saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dart tries to clinch but Label is having none of it.
Dart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Label has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Label closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Dart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dart looks for the body kick but Label saw that one coming.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dart throws a head kick that misses.
Label fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dart throws a head kick that misses.
Dart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dart darts in and clinches Label up against the ropes.
Dart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Label is trying to break the clinch but Dart has him pressed against the ropes.
Dart trying to land knees to the body.
Dart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Label's face.
Dart keeps control of Label as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Label has him pressed against the ropes.
Dart breaks from the clinch.
Label moves in looking to clinch but Dart pushes him off.
Dart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Label tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Label takes one on the button.
Label connects with a high kick.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dart moves in looking to clinch but Label pushes him off.
Dart scores with a push kick.
Alan Dart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Labels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dart keeps the fight on the outside.
Dart wants to clinch.
Dart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Label is looking to clinch but Dart is avoiding it.
Dart throws a head kick that misses.
Dart tries to land a leg kick but Label saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dart throws a low kick but Label avoids it.
Dart closes the distance and pushes Label back into the ropes.
Dart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Label is able to avoid easily.
Label tries to clinch up but Dart circles away and keeps his distance.
Label keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dart misses with a head kick.
Dart throws a head kick that misses.
Label walks into a jab.
Label tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Label tries to clinch up but Dart circles away and keeps his distance.
Label tries a head kick but it misses.
Dart swinging wildly here.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch but Dart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dart connects with a leg kick. Label looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Label tries to clinch up but Dart circles away and keeps his distance.
Dart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Label is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dart tries a head kick but it misses.
Dart misses with a low kick.
Dart doesn't manage to clinch there - Label circles away.
Dart has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Label drops his hands momentarily and Dart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Label keeps the fight on the outside.
Label moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dart feints and then cracks Label's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Label down.
Dart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Label looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dart swats away the attempt to clinch by Label.
Label takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dart throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Label. That snapped Dart's head back.
Label is looking to clinch but Dart is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Label as he checks the leg kick.
Dart tries a head kick but it misses.
Dart tries to close the distance and clinch but Label swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dart lands with a straight right. Label didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Label lunges at Dart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dart's hand.
Label fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dart throws a sloppy head kick and Label moves out of range easily.
Dart is breathing heavily.
Dart is looking to chop away at Label's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Dart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Label tries to clinch but Dart moves out of range.
Dart tries to clinch up but Label circles away and keeps his distance.
Dart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Label checks a low kick from Dart.
Dart wants to clinch up but Label keeps it at a distance.
Dart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Label if he has to take too many more of those.
Dart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Label.
Label doesn't manage to clinch there - Dart circles away.
Dart is looking to chop away at Label's legs.
Label on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Label wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Label's head.
Dart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Label throws a low kick but Dart moves out of range easily.
Dart moves in looking to clinch but Label pushes him off.
Dart is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dart throws a low kick but Label avoids it.
Dart thows a body kick. Label tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Label swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Label will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Label throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Label clinches.
Dart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Label checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dart throws a nice head kick!
Label checks a low kick from Dart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dart misses with a looping right.
Label drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dart cracks Label with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Label closes the distance but Dart moves to the side
and Dart counters with a head kick. That will keep Label thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Label takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Label has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dart.
Dart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Label fails in his attempt to clinch.
Label moves in looking to clinch but Dart pushes him off.
Label fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dart, pushing him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Dart.
Dart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Label.
Dart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Label counters with a left and a right that stings Dart.
Label is looking to clinch.
Dart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Label paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dart walks into a straight right hand from Label.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Label tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Label wants to clinch up but Dart keeps it at a distance.
Dart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yellow Label has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Label tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dart breaks from the clinch.
Label closes the distance and clinches.
Dart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dart tries to clinch up.
Label misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dart slips under a jab from Label.
Dart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alan Dart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dart throws a leg kick
and Label counters with a good low kick that Dart was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Dart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dart 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Dart!
Our winner, Alan Dart, 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 Ned Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maze Maradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ned Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maze Maradon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a series of punches but Maradon moves out of range.
Maradon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maradon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Maradon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maradon checks the leg kick.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson is looking to slow Maradon down with leg kicks.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Maradon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maradon misses with a straight right.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maradon missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Maze Maradon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maradon avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Maradon takes one to the chin there.
Henderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maradon walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maradon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Maradon's head.
Maradon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maradon. Maradon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maradon tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Maradon misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Maradon jumps back.
Maradon thows a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Henderson scores with a four punch combination!
Maradon is rocked!
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!
Maradon tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Maradon is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Maradon walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ned Henderson!
Our winner, Ned Henderson, 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Scooby Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doom's entrance music is Slayer / Raining Blood. A fine choice. Yen has chosen Niggas in Paris (Instrumental) as his entrance music. Scooby Doom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scooby Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doom.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Yen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yen throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yen is able to avoid easily.
Doom lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Yen misses.
Doom misses with a kick to the body.
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doom wants to slow Yen down by chopping away at his legs.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Yen is just out of range.
Doom checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Doom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yen missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doom.
Yen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Yen shrugs it off though.
Yen has managed to clinch.
Yen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yen up against the ropes.
Yen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Scooby Doom has been cut.
Yen tries to land knees in the clinch but Doom avoids the damage to the body.
Yen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Yen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Yen throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom throws a leg kick but Yen checks it.
Doom lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen tries to clinch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yen.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doom slips a straight right by Yen.
Yen takes one to the chin there.
Doom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yen pushes Doom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Doom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yen lands an uppercut.
Doom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doom lands an uppercut.
Yen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yen.
Yen has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Doom scores with a hook to the body.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Yen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yen fails to land.
Doom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yen or not.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Yen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yen blocks an uppercut.
Yen throws an elbow but it misses.
Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom connects with a body shot.
A jab from Doom does it's job there.
Doom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Yen cracks Doom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yen throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Doom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom slips a straight right by Yen.
Yen is looking to clinch.
Yen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doom cracks Yen with an open hand slap.
Doom throws a leg kick that misses.
Yen thows a leg kick but Doom checks it
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
Yen blocks a head kick by Doom.
Doom tries to score with a low kick but Yen moves his leg out of the way.
Yen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Yen's leg but Yen calmly moves out of range.
Doom throws a jab when Yen was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scooby Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scooby Doom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Yen.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yen misses the jab.
Donnie Yen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doom.
Yen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yen blocks a leg kick.
Doom throws a jab when Yen was well out of range.
Doom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doom dips to his left and cracks Yen with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Yen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen wants to clinch but Doom slips to the side
and Doom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yen thinking.
Yen swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Doom as he connects with a hook.
Doom loads up on a big right hand but Yen slips the punch.
Yen throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yen. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yen forces Doom back against the ropes and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Yen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Yen on the inside.
Yen tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Yen back against the ropes.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doom lands a right hand.
Yen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnie Yen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom prevents a body shot from Yen.
Doom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yen tries to work over Doom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yen landing knees to the body.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Doom slows down the pace here.
Yen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yen on the inside.
Doom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yen backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yen throws an elbow but misses.
Yen pushes off an throws an elbow but Doom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Yen fails to land.
Doom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yen pushes off an throws an elbow but Doom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yen scores with a shot to the side of Doom's head.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yen throws a head punch that misses.
Doom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doom lands a nice uppercut.
Yen throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom lands a shot to the body.
Doom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yen throws an elbow that misses.
Doom can't break the clinch.
Yen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yen blocks an uppercut.
Yen lands with a light punch inside.
Doom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yen lands a right hand.
Yen tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.
Yen misses with an elbow over the top.
Yen creates a bit of distance and cracks Doom with a big uppercut! Doom goes down! The referee pushes Yen away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Doom make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Yen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donnie Yen!
Donnie Yen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Thoen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thoen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fock Wachten kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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225 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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228 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Very quick
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Thoen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thoen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bailey throws out a head kick that Thoen doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Thoen crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Thoen's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Ray Thoen has been cut.
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!
Bailey tries a low kick but Thoen avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
Thoen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey misses with a leg kick.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey throws a body punch but Thoen moves out of range.
Bailey throws a body punch but Thoen moves out of range.
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thoen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bailey closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Thoen back against the ropes! Bailey follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Thoen out cold! What a finish! Bailey looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Bailey!
Frank Bailey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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