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EFFA 25 - Hard Times PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Mocny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mocny has chosen Disturbed- Warrior as his entrance music. Michal Mocny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good knees
Self confident
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Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Mocny!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mocny throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mocny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rogers cracks Mocny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
Rogers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mocny throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Mocny misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mocny misses with a double jab.
Mocny throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Michal Mocny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mocny misses with the combination.
Mocny swinging wildly here.
Mocny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogers. Rogers obviously looking to wear him down.
Mocny looks to land a combination. Rogers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rogers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mocny.
Mocny misses with a wild combination.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Mocny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mocny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mocny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rogers can pounce on him.
Mocny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mocny throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Rogers.
Rogers sizes up Mocny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mocny backs up against the ropes.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mocny backs up against the ropes.
Mocny looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mocny looks winded!
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Mocny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mocny tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mocny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rogers scores with the left hand. Mocny knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Mocny. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Mocny takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mocny misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mocny throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers is looking to slow Mocny down with leg kicks.
Rogers lands with a kick to the temple. Mocny shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mocny backs up against the ropes.
Mocny fails to land with a series of punches.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Mocny's body.
Mocny misses with a series of wild punches.
Mocny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers jabs at Mocny's body.
Mocny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mocny momentarily.
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mocny.
Rogers tries to bum rush Mocny with a series of wild strikes but Mocny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mocny throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Mocny.
Mocny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Mocny off the ropes and back into range.
Mocny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Mocny misses with a double jab.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Mocny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Mocny is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mocny misses with a double jab.
Mocny misses with a two punch combination.
Mocny has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rogers.
Rogers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Mocny.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Mocny.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mocny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Mocny.
Mocny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mocny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mocny throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Mocny's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mocny duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mocny throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mocny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Mocny misses with a combination
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Rogers thumps Mocny with a low kick.
Mocny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mocny throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Mocny looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Mocny is breathing heavily.
Rogers connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mocny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mocny.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Mocny avoids it well.
Mocny tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Mocny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rogers.
Mocny takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rogers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Dan Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Mocny misses.
Mocny misses with the combination.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
Mocny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mocny swinging wildly here.
Mocny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Donk. Rogers catches Mocny right on the button with a cross.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mocny misses with a series of wild punches.
Mocny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rogers can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dan Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mocny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mocny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers dips to his left and cracks Mocny with an uppercut!
Mocny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mocny throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Mocny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers lands a head kick!
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
Mocny has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Mocny off the ropes and back into range.
Mocny misses with the combination.
Mocny fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers throws out a powerful jab.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mocny tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Mocny.
Rogers throws a right hand that Mocny ducks under and follows up with a left that Mocny also avoids with ease.
Mocny misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Rogers lands but Mocny takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
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!
Mocny moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Rogers.
Rogers scores with a spinning back kick!
Mocny tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Rogers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Mocny misses.
Mocny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mocny misses with a few strikes there.
Mocny misses with a series of wild punches.
Mocny throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mocny crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rogers - the referee stops the clock and Mocny gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rogers. Mocny manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rogers connects with a high kick.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rogers.
Mocny looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mocny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Mocny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a head kick but Mocny moves out of range.
Rogers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mocny fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers delivers a nice body kick.
Mocny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rogers.
Rogers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mocny misses with a double jab.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mocny circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mocny momentarily.
Rogers lands with a nice combination. Mocny backs away looking to recover.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mocny.
A combination from Mocny does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rogers.
Mocny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mocny throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Rogers tenderised Mocny's leg. Mocny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rogers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mocny throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Rogers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mocny 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.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Mocny takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mocny misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mocny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Mocny.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Rogers connects with a crisp jab.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers swings for the body but Mocny moves out of range.
Mocny throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Mocny swinging wildly here.
Rogers lands with a nice body kick.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers tries to bum rush Mocny with a series of wild strikes but Mocny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mocny.
Mocny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mocny can do to turn this around?
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Mocny saw that one coming.
Mocny misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Mocny.
No joy there for Mocny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers lands a body shot.
Mocny blocks a head kick by Rogers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mocny lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mocny.
Mocny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Mocny misses.
Michal Mocny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Rogers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Franklin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choi Zhanshuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin Worner looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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130 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
8 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Choi Zhanshuch!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhanshuch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Worner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zhanshuch closes the distance and pushes Worner back into the ropes.
Zhanshuch breaks the clinch.
Zhanshuch with a hook.
Worner moves in looking to clinch but Zhanshuch pushes him off.
Zhanshuch lands with a cross.
Choi Zhanshuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zhanshuch.
Zhanshuch misses with a few strikes there.
Zhanshuch tries to clinch up but Worner circles away and keeps his distance.
Worner tries to land a body kick
and Zhanshuch counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Worner crashing to the mat! Worner is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Zhanshuch screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Choi Zhanshuch!
In his post fight interview, Choi Zhanshuch started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Laippela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismo Laippela will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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223 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kornev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laippela!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kornev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laippela counters with a three punch combo that has Kornev backing up. Kornev nods at Laippela to acknowledge the strikes.
Kornev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laippela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kornev wants to clinch
and Laippela counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kornev out cold! What a finish! Laippela is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ismo Laippela!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Very quick
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronan Gaara!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gaara tries to score with a low kick but Crane moves his leg out of the way.
Crane clinches with his opponent.
Gaara connects with a knee to the head.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane jabs at Gaara's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaara blocks a head kick by Crane.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaara looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
Crane throws a one two combo.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaara scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Crane.
Gaara misses with a knee to the head.
Gaara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Gaara blocks it.
Gaara can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gaara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane dodges the punch combination from Gaara.
Crane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Gaara throws a leg kick but Crane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaara throws a lazy right hand but Crane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane dodges the punch combination from Gaara.
Gaara swinging wildly here.
Crane wants to clinch up but Gaara keeps it at a distance.
Gaara lands a jab to the head.
Crane looks to land a combination but Gaara avoids it well.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Crane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gaara misses.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaara looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane tries to clinch but Gaara is having none of it.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaara.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane is looking to clinch but Gaara is avoiding it.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crane closes the distance and pushes Gaara back into the ropes.
Gaara lands a knee to the head.
Gaara lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaara tries a knee to the head but Crane blocks it.
Gaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaara won't allow it.
Gaara misses with a knee strike.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Gaara swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Crane scores with a four punch combination!
Gaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaara looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaara lands the left hand.
Crane wants to clinch up but Gaara keeps it at a distance.
Crane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Crane is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaara.
Gaara scores with a sloppy right hand. Crane should have avoided that one.
Gaara connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
Crane misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaara pushes Crane away with a front kick.
Crane is looking to clinch.
Gaara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crane looks to land a combination but Gaara avoids it well.
Gaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaara moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara moves forwards but Crane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gaara misses with a wild combination.
Gaara cracks a nice hook into Crane's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane stalks Gaara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaara's face. Gaara staggers backwards, shaken.
Crane throws a leg kick
and Gaara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaara trying to stall but Crane improves his position.
Gaara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crane wants to clinch.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.
Gaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaara throws a right hand that Crane ducks under and follows up with a left that Crane also avoids with ease.
Gaara throws the kick towards the body but Crane avoids it.
Gaara tries to bum rush Crane with a series of wild strikes but Crane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crane. Crane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaara counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crane.
Gaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane wants to clinch up but Gaara keeps it at a distance.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Crane does no damage.
Gaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crane's head.
Gaara scores with a nice strike.
Crane swinging wildly here.
Gaara thumps Crane with a low kick.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaara, right into the meat.
Crane is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Gaara throws a head kick that misses.
Crane moves into the clinch successfully.
Crane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaara lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara is trying to break the clinch but Crane is controlling him.
Gaara avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Knees to the body from Crane.
Gaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaara scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Gaara.
Crane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gaara.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Gaara.
Crane moves into range and clinches up with Gaara.
Gaara has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
Gaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Crane won't allow it.
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crane blocking some punches.
Gaara lands a shoulder strike.
Gaara avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane slowing the pace effectively.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane pushes Gaara up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gaara is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Gaara misses with a body shot.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crane. That did some damage!
Crane is looking to clinch but Gaara is avoiding it.
Gaara works over Crane's head and body with a nice combination.
Crane throws a sloppy head kick and Gaara moves out of range easily.
Gaara throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Crane blocks a head kick by Gaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Gaara 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!
Crane avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaara scores with a spinning back kick!
Crane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaara throws a right hand that Crane ducks under and follows up with a left that Crane also avoids with ease.
Gaara throws a head kick that misses.
Crane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crane duly obliges.
Gaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaara.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.
Gaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaara lands a nice looking body kick.
Gaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crane is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crane takes a swing at Gaara's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crane.
Crane dodges the punch combination from Gaara.
Gaara throws a one two combo.
Gaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crane connects with an inside leg kick.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.
Crane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Gaara looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaara.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Gaara tries to stall but Crane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Crane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gaara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaara.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Gaara is looking to score with low kicks.
Crane throws a leg kick but Gaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaara throws a low kick but Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaara is looking to chop away at Crane's legs.
Crane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Gaara blocks the low kick.
Crane tries to clinch there but Gaara circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaara.
Gaara lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Gaara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaara throws a one two combo.
Gaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaara throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Gaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaara, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gaara tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Gaara blocks with his arms.
Crane has Gaara pressed against the ropes, preventing Gaara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaara misses with a punch to the body.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Crane.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane is looking to clinch but Gaara is avoiding it.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.
Gaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaara thuds a left hand into Crane's body.
Gaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gaara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichabod Crane.
Well Crane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cristi Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (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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21
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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28
152 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristi Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock moves into the clinch.
Vargas trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vargas into the ropes.
Brock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Brock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Brock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brock lands with a light punch inside.
Brock lands a damaging elbow.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vargas blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to break free but Brock has control.
Brock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vargas blocks an elbow strike.
Brock has Vargas pressed against the ropes, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vargas taking a breather.
Vargas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brock digs a right hand into Vargas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vargas's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Brock.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vargas tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Brock is controlling him.
Vargas is trying to break free.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brock with a knee to the head.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
Vargas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brock blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.
Brock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vargas blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brock scores with a shoulder strike.
Brock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas is trying to maintain a safe position but Brock gets an underhook and turns Vargas into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Brock missing with knees to the body.
Vargas tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Brock lands an elbow that stopped Vargas in his tracks for a moment.
Brock scores a nice knee to the body.
Brock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vargas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brock digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Brock working Vargas over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
That's time! Vargas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Brock back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Brock.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brock scores a nice knee to the body.
Vargas looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Brock.
A nice left hand lands by Brock.
Vargas trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vargas into the ropes.
Brock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vargas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Brock has the dominant position.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brock missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock with a knee to the head.
Brock prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Brock trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brock tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Vargas avoids the elbow strike from Brock, against the ropes.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eddie Brock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Vargas stalling in the clinch but Brock improves position.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brock avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brock.
Still in the clinch, Brock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vargas avoiding damage as Brock throws knees to the body.
Vargas wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Vargas working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Brock.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vargas works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas tries to circle away but Brock has him pinned against the ropes.
Brock pushes Vargas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Brock.
Vargas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
Vargas stalling in the clinch but Brock improves position.
Maybe Vargas would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brock.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Vargas forces Brock back against the ropes and clinches.
A short left from Brock.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Brock lands an elbow just above Vargas 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Brock.
A short body shot lands from Brock as the two fighters clinch.
Vargas is trying to push Brock away but Brock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas looking to stall.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vargas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vargas looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brock misses with a punch to the body.
Brock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Vargas blocks with his arms.
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas is trying to break the clinch but Brock is controlling him.
Vargas trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vargas into the ropes.
Knees to the body from Brock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Vargas shrugs off.
Vargas can't break the clinch.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
Brock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vargas blocks it with crossed arms.
Vargas avoiding damage as Brock throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Vargas is looking to control Brock's arms but Brock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vargas has his back to the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but Brock blocks with his arms.
Vargas trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vargas into the ropes.
Brock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vargas is trying to stall.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas wants to break free but Brock has control.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Brock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brock is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock has Vargas pressed against the ropes, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brock as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Cristi Vargas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brock 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandis Nilenders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dokken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cherry Pie "Warrant". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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19
181 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Big right hand
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sandis Nilenders!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilenders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dokken drives through and clinches with Nilenders against the ropes.
Nilenders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dokken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nilenders.
Nilenders moves into range and clinches up with Dokken.
Nilenders is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dokken prevents a body shot from Nilenders.
Dokken lands an uppercut.
Nilenders wants to break free but Dokken has control.
Nilenders tries to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken prevents a body shot from Nilenders.
Nilenders pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nilenders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilenders avoiding damage.
Nilenders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Nilenders breaks from the clinch.
Dokken instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nilenders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken stalling in the clinch but Nilenders improves position.
Nilenders is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Dokken.
Nilenders is stalling here.
Dokken tries to circle away but Nilenders has him pinned against the ropes.
Nilenders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dokken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dokken doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilenders circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders looks low and kicks high, catching Dokken right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Axl Dokken has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilenders tries to clinch up.
Dokken lands a really nice looking cross but Nilenders seems unphased.
Nilenders goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nilenders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokken tries to clinch but Nilenders is having none of it.
Nilenders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dokken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nilenders darts in and clinches Dokken up against the ropes.
Nilenders trying to control the position but instead, Dokken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nilenders into the ropes.
Nilenders struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Nilenders back against the ropes.
Nilenders is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
Nilenders manages to break the clinch.
Dokken moves into the clinch successfully.
Nilenders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dokken as the two fighters clinch.
Dokken tries a body shot but Nilenders blocks it.
Dokken is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nilenders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Sandis Nilenders should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Axl Dokken's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dokken is looking to clinch but Nilenders is avoiding it.
Nilenders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dokken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilenders keeps the fight on the outside.
Nilenders walks into a big right hand from Dokken and goes down! The referee sends Dokken to a neutral corner as Nilenders gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
It looks like Sandis Nilenders has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilenders feints and then cracks Dokken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dokken down.
Dokken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nilenders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nilenders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nilenders stalling in the clinch but Dokken improves position.
Nilenders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axl Dokken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilenders misses with a wild body shot.
Dokken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Nilenders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nilenders is rocked!
Nilenders leaves his chin hanging out and Dokken seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nilenders crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axl Dokken!
After winning the bout, Axl Dokken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sith Slum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guku Broily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broily has chosen Eminem - Above The Law as his entrance music. Guku Broily will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sith Slum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guku Broily!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broily tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Slum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Broily instigates a clinch.
Slum is looking to control Broily's arms but Broily gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slum has his back to the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Slum fails to land.
Slum trying to stall but Broily improves his position.
Slum leaning against his opponent.
Broily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slum avoids it.
Slum pushes Broily back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Broily misses with a knee to the head.
Broily lands a good knee to the midsection. Slum won't want to take too many of those.
Slum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broily backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Broily tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Broily tries to land a knee to the head but Slum blocks with his arms.
Slum taking a breather.
Slum has a couple of punches blocked by Broily.
A head punch on the inside from Slum fails to land.
Slum misses with some punches.
Broily missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Broily.
Slum trying to control the position but instead, Broily has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slum into the ropes.
Slum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broily backwards.
Broily is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slum is keeping busy.
Broily missing with knees to the body.
Slum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Broily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slum avoids it.
Broily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slum's elbow.
Slum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Broily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slum blocks it with crossed arms.
Slum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slum blocks a body shot from Broily.
Slum misses with some punches.
A short right from Slum on the inside.
Broily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Slum scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slum lands with a left to the head.
Slum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slum scores with a shot to the side of Broily's head.
Slum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Broily wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Slum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slum lands a hook that snaps the head of Broily backwards.
Broily misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broily.
Slum swings wildly with an uppercut but Broily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broily is trying to push Slum away but Slum has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Slum wants to stall.
Slum lands with a left to the head.
Slum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slum keeps control of Broily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slum lands with a short shot to the head.
Broily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slum wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Slum on the inside.
A short uppercut from Slum.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slum stalling in the clinch but Broily improves position.
Maybe Slum would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slum.
Slum controlling the action here for a moment.
Slum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slum swings wildly with an uppercut but Broily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broily wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Broily is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Broily missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broily has had enough of the clinch but Slum keeps him there for the moment.
Slum misses with a punch on the inside.
Slum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slum fails to land.
Slum is trying to stall.
Slum lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slum.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slum.
Slum pushes Broily back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Broily has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Broily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slum swings wildly with an uppercut but Broily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broily misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Broily tries to circle away but Slum has him pinned against the ropes.
Slum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Broily misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slum.
Slum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sith Slum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slum forces Broily back against the ropes and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Slum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Slum scores with a shoulder strike.
Slum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slum lands a left hand.
Slum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Broily struggles to land a body shot inside as Slum controls his hands.
Slum is looking to break free of the clinch but Broily has double underhooks.
Broily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slum blocks it with crossed arms.
Broily missing with knees to the body.
Broily blocking some punches.
Slum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sith Slum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Slum scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slum working aggressively here.
Slum stalling in the clinch but Broily improves position.
Slum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Broily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slum blocks it with crossed arms.
Slum wants to stall.
Slum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Slum.
Slum swings wildly with an uppercut but Broily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slum lands a left hand.
Slum scores with a shot to the side of Broily's head.
Broily throws a head punch that misses.
Broily with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Broily breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Broily breaks from the clinch.
Broily on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Slum closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Slum.
Slum misses with the head strike.
Broily tries to land knees in the clinch but Slum avoids the damage to the body.
Broily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slum throws a punch but it's blocked by Broily.
Slum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Slum pushes Broily back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Broily tries to throw a body punch but Slum avoids it by throwing Broily back against the ropes.
Slum managing to block the knees to the body from Broily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Broily as Slum tries to tie him up.
Slum avoids a wild elbow strike from Broily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slum avoiding damage as Broily throws knees to the body.
Slum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slum managing to block the knees to the body from Broily.
Slum looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Slum fails to land.
Broily trying to land knees to the body.
Slum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slum trying to stall but Broily improves his position.
Slum seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Broily is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Broily's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slum instigates a clinch.
Broily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broily is trying to push Slum away but Slum has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Slum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Slum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slum throws a head punch that misses.
Broily blocking some punches.
Broily misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slum.
Slum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slum blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Broily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Broily tries to land a knee to the head but Slum blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Slum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slum has Broily pushed against the ropes.
Broily lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sith Slum has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broily missing with knees to the body.
Slum lands with a light punch inside.
Broily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slum lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sith Slum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sith Slum's cut.
That's time! Slum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Broily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slum.
Guku Broily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broily wants to clinch up but Slum keeps it at a distance.
Broily staying out of range there.
Slum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Broily wants to clinch up but Slum keeps it at a distance.
Broily looks to clinch
and Slum counters with a three punch combo that has Broily backing up. Broily nods at Slum to acknowledge the strikes.
Slum is looking to clinch but Broily is avoiding it.
Broily gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slum.
Slum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broily wants to clinch up but Slum keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slum circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slum has managed to clinch.
Broily tries to work over Slum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slum scores with a shot to the side of Broily's head.
Broily misses with some punches.
Slum scores with a shoulder strike.
Slum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slum effectively controlling the action here.
Slum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Broily is keeping busy.
Broily blocks an uppercut.
Slum looking to stall.
Broily is trying to stall.
Slum managing to block the knees to the body from Broily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slum has a couple of punches blocked by Broily.
Broily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slum is defending well for now.
Slum has a couple of punches blocked by Broily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slum.
Slum taking a breather.
Broily breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slum rushes Broily and presses him up against the ropes.
Broily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broily backwards.
Slum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slum keeps control of Broily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Broily is looking to break free of the clinch but Slum has double underhooks.
Broily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Broily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slum has Broily pushed against the ropes.
Broily trying to land knees to the body.
Slum blocks an elbow strike from Broily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slum has a couple of punches blocked by Broily.
Broily breaks from the clinch.
Slum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slum closes the distance and pushes Broily back into the ropes.
Slum is trying to maintain a safe position but Broily gets an underhook and turns Slum into the ropes.
Slum misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Broily is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Slum taking a breather.
Broily lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Slum lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slum avoids it.
Slum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slum lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Slum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broily throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guku Broily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broily takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slum is looking to control Broily's arms but Broily gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slum has his back to the ropes.
A short uppercut from Slum.
Broily is rocked!
Slum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Broily backwards.
Broily is still on wobbly legs! Can Slum finish him?
Slum working aggressively here.
Broily wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slum blocks the elbow strike.
Broily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slum creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Broily crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Broily face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Slum takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sith Slum!
Sith Slum spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fred Flapjacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Flapjacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Koskela!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flapjacks instigates a clinch.
Flapjacks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koskela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Flapjacks looking to stall.
Flapjacks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flapjacks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskela.
Koskela breaks the clinch.
Koskela tests Flapjacks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fred Flapjacks has been cut.
Jari Koskela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskela scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Flapjacks to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Koskela away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Flapjacks got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Koskela misses with a looping right.
Flapjacks is looking to clinch but Koskela is avoiding it.
Koskela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koskela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flapjacks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flapjacks defending well as Koskela loads up on a big left hand.
Flapjacks is looking to clinch but Koskela is avoiding it.
Flapjacks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flapjacks staying out of range there.
Koskela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koskela misses with a looping right.
Flapjacks defending well as Koskela loads up on a big left hand.
Flapjacks wants to clinch.
Flapjacks moves out of range of the strikes.
Flapjacks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskela throws out the jab.
Koskela throws the left hand but Flapjacks avoids the punch easily.
Flapjacks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koskela.
Koskela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flapjacks.
Koskela throws a jab when Flapjacks was well out of range.
Koskela misses with an uppercut. Flapjacks saw that one coming.
Koskela closes the distance and catches Flapjacks with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Flapjacks is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Flapjacks is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Flapjacks is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Koskela takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jari Koskela!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tor's choice of entrance music: Pirkka First Choice Cola - . 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor throws the left hand but Taggart avoids the punch easily.
Taggart slips a straight right by Tor.
Taggart is looking to slow Tor down with leg kicks.
Tor throws a nice looking combination but Taggart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taggart throws a series of punches but Tor moves out of range.
Taggart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tor misses with a kick to the body.
Taggart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taggart gets a clinch.
Taggart lands with a left to the head.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Tor controls his hands.
Taggart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Tor.
Taggart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Tor lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Tor.
Taggart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tor's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Tor's head.
Tor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tor tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Tor.
Taggart tries to stall but Tor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart keeps Tor at a distance using the push kick.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Taggart slips under a jab.
Tor lands a jab to the nose.
Taggart tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taggart moves forwards but Tor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor misses the jab.
Taggart misses with a hook to the body
and Tor counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taggart - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taggart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tor backwards.
Taggart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tor's efforts to push away.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Tor.
Taggart is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tor wants to get back to striking at distance but Taggart won't allow it.
Taggart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tor's elbow.
Tor is looking to break free of the clinch but Taggart has double underhooks.
Taggart blocking some punches.
Tor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Tor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tor lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Taggart does it's job there.
Taggart moves out of range of the strikes.
Tor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jani Tor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Tor checks it.
Taggart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart scores with a spinning back kick!
Taggart looks for the body kick but Tor saw that one coming.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tor misses with an uppercut.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Tor moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Tor throws a body punch but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart lands a slapping body shot.
Tor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor missing with a left hand there. Taggart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tor misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Tor lands with a right hand.
Tor moves out of range of the leg kick from Taggart.
Tor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Tor is just out of range.
Taggart throws the left hand but Tor avoids the punch easily.
Tor misses with a double jab
and Taggart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart throws a body punch but Tor moves out of range.
Tor lands a nice hook to Taggart's body. Taggart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tor misses with a left hand
and Taggart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tor tries to land a front kick but Taggart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Taggart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taggart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taggart swings for the body but Tor moves out of range.
Taggart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tor manages to avoid it.
Tor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tor looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Tor lands with an uppercut that bounces Taggart off the ropes and back into range.
Tor misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tor's hands.
Tor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tor throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tor lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taggart.
Tor avoiding damage as Taggart throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart lands a body punch.
Tor takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Taggart.
Tor throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.
Taggart stalling against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taggart tries to land knees in the clinch but Tor avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Taggart throws an elbow but misses.
Taggart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tor backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tor blocks an elbow strike from Taggart.
Taggart keeps control of Tor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Tor avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Tor pushes Taggart back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tor can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes.
Tor can't break the clinch.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tor breaks the clinch.
Tor misses with a double jab.
A jab from Tor misses.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Tor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taggart was well out of range. Poor timing from Tor.
Taggart throws a poor cross that misses
and Tor counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tor.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tor can't find room to land a body shot as Taggart controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tor.
Tor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Tor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes.
Taggart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
Taggart taking a breather.
Tor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taggart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taggart misses with an elbow strike.
Tor blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tor.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Tor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Tor is trying to force a seperation but Taggart has the dominant position.
Tor misses with the head strike.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tor breaks from the clinch.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taggart takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Tor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taggart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tor.
Cole Taggart is winning the standup battle so far.
Tor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taggart misses with a looping left.
Tor staying out of range there.
Taggart swings for the body but Tor moves out of range.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Tor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taggart's head backwards.
Tor misses the jab.
A punch combination from Tor misses.
Tor scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Tor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Tor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taggart. Taggart obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Taggart catches Tor right on the button with a cross.
Tor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taggart misses with a leg kick.
Tor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Tor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taggart's head.
Taggart defending well as Tor loads up on a big left hand.
Tor throws a series of punches but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Taggart darts in and clinches Tor up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor misses with a body punch.
Taggart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taggart holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taggart wants to slow Tor down by chopping away at his legs.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
Taggart misses with a straight right.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taggart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tor finds it's way round the side to connect with Taggart's head.
Tor slips under a jab from Taggart.
Taggart tries a low kick but Tor avoids it.
Tor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taggart. Taggart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tor throws a jab when Taggart was well out of range.
Tor moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taggart swings for the body but Tor moves out of range.
Taggart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tor throws a looping overhand right but Taggart ducks down to avoid it.
Tor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taggart's head.
Taggart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as Taggart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tor doesn't seem phased though.
Taggart pushes Tor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tor pushes Taggart back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taggart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
Tor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Tor scores with a hook to the body. Taggart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tor avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taggart misses with a double jab.
Tor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tor checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tor connects with a looping right hand.
Tor scores with a punch to the head.
Tor throws a series of punches but Taggart moves out of range.
Tor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Tor's knee but Tor avoids it well.
Tor misses with the combination.
Tor takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Tor really dominated that round.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taggart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tor.
Taggart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taggart slips under a jab.
Tor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taggart lands an overhand right.
A big right from Taggart misses.
Taggart misses with a few strikes there.
Tor checks a low kick from Taggart.
Taggart is looking to slow Tor down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Taggart.
Taggart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Tor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tor throws a combination. Taggart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tor under the eye.
Tor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tor takes one on the button.
Tor stalks Taggart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taggart's face. Taggart staggers backwards, shaken.
Tor throws a good cross that connects.
Taggart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor throws a jab but it's blocked by Taggart.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tor misses with an uppercut
and Taggart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tor misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taggart.
A swing and a miss from Taggart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Tor moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Tor moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
Taggart defending well as Tor loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Tor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tor.
Taggart lands a jab to the head.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tor misses with an uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Taggart. Beautiful body shot.
Tor throws a wild body kick that Taggart sees coming a mile off.
Taggart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tor throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taggart slips a straight right by Tor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tor does it's job there.
Tor lunges at Taggart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taggart's hand.
Tor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taggart misses with a straight left.
A jab from Tor misses.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Tor.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tor manages to avoid it.
Tor lands with an uppercut that bounces Taggart off the ropes and back into range.
Tor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Tor cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tor misses with a hook
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taggart.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses.
Tor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Nice uppercut lands for Taggart. That snapped Tor's head back.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Tor ducks down to avoid it.
Tor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tor misses with a hook.
Tor misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Tor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Tor avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taggart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jani Tor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tor cracks Taggart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart wants to land a leg kick but Tor is out of range.
Taggart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tor misses with a double jab
and Taggart counters with a good low kick that Tor was not able to check.
Tor throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Tor moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
Tor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
Tor throws a right hand that misses
and Taggart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taggart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Taggart slips the punch.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Tor.
Tor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
Tor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Taggart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tor cracks Taggart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taggart tried to score with a low kick but Tor checks it.
Taggart slips a straight right by Tor.
A jab from Tor finds it's way through Taggart's defenses.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tor's sensitive parts.
Tor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Tor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tor scores with a nice strike.
Tor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Tor ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Tor misses.
Taggart scores with a sloppy right hand. Tor should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Tor there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart gets a clinch.
Taggart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tor's defenses.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tor has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Tor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart gets through Tor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tor blocking some punches.
Tor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taggart slips under a jab from Tor.
Tor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tor.
Tor throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tor scores with a one two! Taggart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taggart throws a big shot that misses.
Tor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taggart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Tor's knee but Tor avoids it well.
Tor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taggart swings widly with a right hand
and Tor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart misses with a body shot.
Tor looks to land a right hand but Taggart moved out of range.
Tor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tor clobbers Taggart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taggart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taggart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Taggart.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Tor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
A big right from Tor misses.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch but Tor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jani Tor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tor lands with a straight right. Taggart didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Tor misses.
Nice defenses there by Tor.
Taggart closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart is looking to control Tor's arms but Tor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taggart has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Tor has had enough of the clinch but Taggart keeps him there for the moment.
Tor wants to break free but Taggart has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cole Taggart.
I think Tor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Tor!
Jani Tor is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Jani Tor said 'I will be the most superior and flawless champion of all times. No one can ever beat me!'.
Cole Taggart was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullshit! I was meant to win this. All the money spent bribing this dude and here is the result!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kari Keskisarja enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge closes the distance and clinches.
Grunge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keskisarja can't find room to land a body shot as Grunge controls the action.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keskisarjas head.
Grunge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kari Keskisarja has been cut.
Grunge is pushing Keskisarja up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Keskisarja misses with some punches.
Grunge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keskisarja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Grunge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keskisarja blocks an elbow strike.
Keskisarja misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskisarja.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grunge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grunge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keskisarja managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskisarja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but Keskisarja is blocking nicely.
Keskisarja blocks an elbow strike.
Grunge scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keskisarja.
Grunge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keskisarja can't break the clinch.
Keskisarja avoids a wild elbow strike from Grunge.
Keskisarja pushes off an throws an elbow but Grunge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Keskisarja avoids a wild elbow strike from Grunge.
Keskisarja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Grunge.
Keskisarja misses with some punches.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grunge trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Grunge.
Keskisarja is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.
Grunge lands with a right to the head.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keskisarjas head.
Grunge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keskisarja blocks an elbow strike from Grunge.
Keskisarja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Keskisarja can't find room to land a body shot as Grunge controls the action.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grunge lands an elbow just above Keskisarja 's eye.
Keskisarja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grunge managing to block the knees to the body from Keskisarja.
Grunge lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keskisarja.
Grunge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keskisarja working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Grunge as the two fighters clinch.
Keskisarja managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
Keskisarja has a couple of punches blocked by Grunge.
Keskisarja avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Grunge pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Grunge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskisarja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Grunge throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keskisarja obliges.
Grunge trying to land knees to the body.
Grunge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Keskisarja tries to throw a body punch but Grunge avoids it by throwing Keskisarja back against the ropes.
Keskisarja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grunge avoids it.
Keskisarja has had enough of the clinch but Grunge keeps him there for the moment.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Keskisarja.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Keskisarja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keskisarja tries to work over Grunge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keskisarja misses with the head strike.
Grunge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keskisarja blocks it with crossed arms.
Keskisarja scores with a hook to the body.
Keskisarja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grunge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keskisarja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grunge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grunge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grunge is looking to slow Keskisarja down with leg kicks.
Grunge misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Grunge misses.
Grunge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grunge moves in looking to clinch but Keskisarja pushes him off.
Grunge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grunge looks for the body kick but Keskisarja saw that one coming.
Grunge thows a body shot but no joy.
Keskisarja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grunge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keskisarja is looking to clinch.
Keskisarja feints and then cracks Grunge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grunge down.
Grunge keeps the fight on the outside.
Keskisarja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keskisarja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grunge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keskisarja counters with an inside leg kick.
Keskisarja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunge manages to avoid it.
Keskisarja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keskisarja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grunge. Grunge obviously looking to wear him down.
Grunge is looking to land body kicks.
Keskisarja misses with a low kick.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that misses.
Keskisarja tries a head kick but it misses.
Grunge throws the left hand but Keskisarja avoids the punch easily.
Keskisarja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grunge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keskisarja.
Grunge lands a head shot.
That has opened up Kari Keskisarja's cut even more.
Keskisarja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grunge moves away.
Keskisarja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grunge cracks the inside of Keskisarja's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Keskisarja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunge circles away quickly and effectively.
Keskisarja is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Grunge misses.
Keskisarja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grunge.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
Keskisarja walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grunge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grunge tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keskisarja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grunge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskisarja.
Grunge moves out of range as Keskisarja strikes.
Grunge forces Keskisarja back against the ropes and clinches.
Keskisarja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keskisarja lands a shoulder strike.
Keskisarja dodges an elbow strike from Grunge.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Grunge lands a nice uppercut.
Grunge is leaning against Keskisarja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keskisarja lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grunge leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Keskisarja wants to get back to striking at distance but Grunge won't allow it.
Keskisarja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grunge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
Keskisarja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keskisarja misses with some punches.
Keskisarja prevents a body shot from Grunge.
Grunge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Keskisarja blocks a body shot from Grunge.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keskisarja throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grunge's elbow.
Grunge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grunge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunge.
Keskisarja tries to throw a body punch but Grunge avoids it by throwing Keskisarja back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskisarja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grunge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskisarja.
Grunge looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Grunge fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Keskisarja working aggressively here.
Grunge can't find room to land a body shot as Keskisarja controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Grunge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keskisarja's sensitive parts.
Grunge wants to land a leg kick but Keskisarja is out of range.
Grunge blocks a jab.
Keskisarja lands with a nice body punch.
Keskisarja tries to keep at a distance but Grunge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keskisarja avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Keskisarja blocks an uppercut.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Keskisarja.
Grunge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Grunge looking to throw knees to the head but Keskisarja is blocking nicely.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keskisarja's face.
Grunge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Keskisarja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Keskisarja throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grunge - that landed with a thud.
Keskisarja struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunge controls his hands.
Grunge pushes Keskisarja back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Kari Keskisarja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Keskisarja misses with a punch to the body.
Keskisarja is trying to break free.
Keskisarja misses with a punch to the body.
Keskisarja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskisarja.
A short right from Grunge.
Keskisarja lands with a light punch inside.
Grunge lands an elbow just above Keskisarja 's eye.
Keskisarja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grunge avoids it.
Grunge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskisarja tries a knee to the head but Grunge blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunge controls his hands.
Keskisarja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keskisarja tries a body shot but Grunge blocks it.
Keskisarja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keskisarja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grunge backs up against the ropes.
Grunge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keskisarja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grunge rather than just go for the knockout.
Grunge throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Keskisarja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keskisarja takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kari Keskisarja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grunge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keskisarja is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keskisarja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Grunge slips under a jab from Keskisarja.
Grunge keeps Keskisarja at a distance using the push kick.
Keskisarja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grunge.
Grunge tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja misses with an uppercut.
Grunge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grunge connects with a single shot there.
Grunge keeps Keskisarja at a distance using the push kick.
Keskisarja misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Grunge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keskisarja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keskisarja walks into a left hand.
Grunge cracks the inside of Keskisarja's front leg.
Grunge cracks Keskisarja with a right hand to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kari Keskisarja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Grunge!
Tommy Grunge retains his welterweight title!
Tommy Grunge bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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