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EFFA 40 - Breaking Bones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Eurburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Asikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Eurburn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eurburn avoids the body shot from Asikainen.
Eurburn misses with an uppercut.
Asikainen lands with a cross.
It looks like Bruce Eurburn has been cut.
Asikainen drives through and clinches with Eurburn against the ropes.
The referee calls for Asikainen to work.
Asikainen breaks from the clinch.
Asikainen misses with a double jab.
Eurburn tries to clinch up but Asikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Asikainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Asikainen slips under a jab.
Asikainen misses with an uppercut
and Eurburn counters with a nice leg kick.
Asikainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Eurburn told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Asikainen looking to stall.
Asikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eurburn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eurburn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eurburn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asikainen gets a clinch.
Asikainen is trying to stall.
Asikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eurburn throws a series of punches but Asikainen moves out of range.
Asikainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eurburn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asikainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eurburn, pushing him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Eurburn.
Eurburn blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn landing knees to the body.
Asikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eurburn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asikainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Asikainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eurburn swinging wildly here.
Asikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Asikainen gets tackled into the ropes by Eurburn. Eurburn maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eurburn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eurburn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asikainen just leaning against Eurburn, taking a breather.
Eurburn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eurburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Asikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asikainen catches Eurburn with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Eurburn forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Asikainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bjorn Vilhelmsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Standup Guy One (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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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjorn Vilhelmsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Standup Guy One!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilhelmsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Standup Guy One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from One. Vilhelmsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vilhelmsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from One.
Vilhelmsen scores with the left hand. One knows he should have avoided that one.
One looks to throw the jab but Vilhelmsen is out of range.
One tries to bum rush Vilhelmsen with a series of wild strikes but Vilhelmsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
One lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilhelmsen lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilhelmsen ducks under a wild hook from One.
Vilhelmsen thuds his right hand into One's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vilhelmsen.
One with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One misses with a wild combination.
Vilhelmsen slips a straight right by One.
One connects with a body shot that sends Vilhelmsen's belly button to the back.
Vilhelmsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from One.
One takes a swing at Vilhelmsen's ribcage but misses.
Vilhelmsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by One.
Vilhelmsen defending well as One loads up on a big left hand.
Vilhelmsen scores with the left hand. One knows he should have avoided that one.
One takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vilhelmsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
One takes a swing at Vilhelmsen's ribcage but misses.
One ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vilhelmsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Vilhelmsen dodges the punch combination from One.
Vilhelmsen dodges the punch combination from One.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a body shot.
One misses with a hook to the body
and Vilhelmsen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilhelmsen lands a nice hook to One's body. One takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vilhelmsen throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Vilhelmsen coming out on top.
Vilhelmsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from One.
One with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vilhelmsen lands a right hook to the body.
Vilhelmsen lands a right hook to the body.
One throws a right and a left that Vilhelmsen avoids nicely.
One throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vilhelmsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vilhelmsen throws a right and a left that One avoids nicely.
A big left from One misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vilhelmsen closes the distance and catches One with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! One is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and One is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! One is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Vilhelmsen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bjorn Vilhelmsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuba Wojcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Dakota Brooks has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dakota Brooks seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kuba Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojcik throws a chopping leg kick but Brooks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wojcik tries a head kick but it misses.
Wojcik blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wojcik misses with a body kick.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.
Dakota Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Wojcik keeps it at a distance.
Wojcik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wojcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wojcik throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wojcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Wojcik is avoiding it.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojcik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuba Wojcik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik throws a nice head kick!
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Wojcik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
It looks like Kuba Wojcik has been cut.
Wojcik swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Wojcik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wojcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Wojcik keeps the fight on the outside.
Wojcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Wojcik throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks blocks the body kick.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks gets through Wojcik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik is trying to break free.
Wojcik tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Wojcik is trying to break free.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wojcik throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Brooks has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brooks keeps control of Wojcik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wojcik is trying to break free.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Wojcik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wojcik working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks has Wojcik pressed against the ropes, preventing Wojcik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wojcik trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wojcik into the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Wojcik is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Wojcik is trying to stall.
Wojcik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Wojcik tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Wojcik is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Wojcik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Wojcik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wojcik looks to land a body kick but Brooks moved away.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Wojcik keeps it at a distance.
Wojcik scores with a push kick.
Wojcik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wojcik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wojcik looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojcik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Wojcik.
Wojcik takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Wojcik pushes him off.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wojcik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuba Wojcik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wojcik moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Brooks lands a head shot.
Brooks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wojcik throws a wild body kick that Brooks sees coming a mile off.
Wojcik lands with a slapping head kick.
Brooks closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Wojcik crashing to the mat! Wojcik uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Wojcik is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojcik avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Wojcik pushes him off.
Brooks slips a jab from Wojcik.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Wojcik wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Wojcik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wojcik is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Wojcik is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wojcik is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wojcik has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Wojcik working hard to break the clinch.
Wojcik tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Wojcik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks prevents Wojcik from breaking the clinch.
Wojcik keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wojcik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks stalling.
Wojcik looking to slow down the pace here.
Wojcik is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wojcik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Wojcik can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wojcik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks tries to break free but Wojcik pushes him back against the ropes.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Wojcik has double underhooks.
Wojcik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wojcik's efforts to push away.
Wojcik is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Kuba Wojcik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the ropes.
Wojcik trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wojcik into the ropes.
Wojcik is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wojcik can't break the clinch.
Wojcik is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Wojcik tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Wojcik.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wojcik's efforts to push away.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Wojcik wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has Wojcik pressed against the ropes, preventing Wojcik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wojcik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wojcik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wojcik trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
Brooks keeps control of Wojcik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wojcik has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Kuba Wojcik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Wojcik circles away.
Wojcik throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wojcik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dakota Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks clips Wojcik with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Wojcik a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks cracks Wojcik with a good jab.
Wojcik is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wojcik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks has managed to clinch.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wojcik doesn't seem bothered though.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Wojcik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brooks forces Wojcik back against the ropes and clinches.
Brooks works on Wojcik's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks digs a good body shot into Wojcik's ribs.
Wojcik is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Brooks doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Wojcik crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Wojcik's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Brooks!
A relieved looking Dakota Brooks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall has chosen Nico Vega - Beast as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treimanis throws a series of punches but Van Hall moves out of range.
Treimanis is looking to slow Van Hall down with leg kicks.
Van Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Treimanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Treimanis throws a low kick but Van Hall avoids it.
Treimanis misses with a looping left.
Treimanis tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Treimanis misses with an uppercut. Van Hall saw that one coming.
Treimanis throws a right hand that misses
and Van Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Treimanis.
Good exchange - Treimanis coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Treimanis connects with a leg kick. Van Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Treimanis misses with a jab to the body
and Van Hall counters with a three punch combo that has Treimanis backing up. Treimanis nods at Van Hall to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Treimanis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall misses with a hook.
Van Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Treimanis.
A head kick misses from Treimanis.
Donk. Van Hall catches Treimanis right on the button with a cross.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Treimanis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Treimanis.
Treimanis throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Treimanis lands a head shot.
Treimanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Treimanis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Treimanis connects with a body shot that sends Van Hall's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis lands a head kick. Van Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Van Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Hall checks a leg kick.
Treimanis missing with a left hand there. Van Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Treimanis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Treimanis lands with a cross.
Treimanis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Van Hall does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Treimanis.
Treimanis lands a nice looking body shot.
Treimanis scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Hall looks winded!
Treimanis thuds a left hand into Van Hall's body.
Treimanis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Treimanis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Treimanis.
Nice defenses there by Van Hall.
Treimanis connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Treimanis misses.
Treimanis works Van Hall's body with a nice hook.
Van Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Ruud Van Hall's cut even more.
Treimanis misses the jab.
Van Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Treimanis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Treimanis lands.
Treimanis misses the shot to the body.
Treimanis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Treimanis lands a jab to the head.
The cut above Ruud Van Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oskars Treimanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Treimanis misses the body punch
and Van Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Treimanis.
Treimanis throws out a leg kick but Van Hall moves out of range and Treimanis only half commits.
Treimanis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Treimanis throws a big shot that misses.
Van Hall avoids the body shot from Treimanis.
Treimanis swings for the body but Van Hall moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Treimanis.
Treimanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskars Treimanis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Treimanis. That's going to slow Van Hall down.
Treimanis defending well as Van Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Oskars Treimanis is winning the standup battle so far.
Treimanis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Hall.
Treimanis misses with a wild combination.
Treimanis throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hall's shoulder, as Van Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Van Hall tests Treimanis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
A head kick misses from Treimanis.
Van Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruud Van Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Treimanis throws out a powerful jab.
Treimanis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hall walks into a straight right hand from Treimanis.
Treimanis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Treimanis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Treimanis throws the left hand but Van Hall avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Van Hall misses its intended target.
Treimanis looks to land a right hand but Van Hall moved out of range.
Treimanis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Treimanis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hall can do to turn this around?
A nice combination there by Treimanis.
Treimanis throws a combination that misses
and Van Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Van Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis throws the left hand but Van Hall avoids the punch easily.
Van Hall slips a straight right by Treimanis.
Treimanis throws an off balance right hand
and Treimanis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Treimanis is looking to slow Van Hall down with leg kicks.
Van Hall 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.
Nice jab there from Treimanis.
Treimanis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Treimanis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Hall.
Treimanis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Treimanis scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Treimanis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Treimanis.
Treimanis feints and then cracks Van Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hall down.
Treimanis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Treimanis misses with a head kick.
Treimanis throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hall's shoulder, as Van Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Treimanis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Treimanis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Hall's calf.
Van Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Treimanis is looking to land body kicks.
Treimanis thuds his right hand into Van Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Treimanis feints and then cracks Van Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hall down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Treimanis misses the target.
Treimanis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Treimanis misses with the combination.
Treimanis throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hall moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Treimanis.
Treimanis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Treimanis.
Treimanis throws a nice looking combination but Van Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Treimanis blocks the leg kick.
Treimanis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskars Treimanis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Treimanis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Treimanis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Treimanis.
Treimanis throws a head kick that misses.
Treimanis looks to land a left hand but Van Hall moved out of range nicely.
Van Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Hall throws a series of punches but Treimanis avoids them all with ease.
Treimanis scores with a jab. Van Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treimanis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
It looks like Treimanis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Van Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Van Hall.
Van Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Van Hall blocks a head kick by Treimanis.
Treimanis misses with an uppercut
and Van Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Treimanis lands a nice looking body kick.
Treimanis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Treimanis throws the kick towards the body but Van Hall avoids it.
Treimanis loads up on a big right hand but Van Hall slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall ducks under a wild hook from Treimanis.
Van Hall misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Treimanis finds it's target.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Van Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oskars Treimanis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Olaf Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Anderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Rasmussen avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Rasmussen is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson .
Anderson tries a body shot but Rasmussen blocks it.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Rasmussen controls the action.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasmussen controls his hands.
Rasmussen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderson s head.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasmussen lands a damaging elbow.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Rasmussen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasmussen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen lands a nice uppercut.
Rasmussen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rasmussen fails to land.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rasmussen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasmussen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasmussen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasmussen.
A short body shot lands from Rasmussen as the two fighters clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Rasmussen blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Rasmussen controls the action.
Rasmussen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Rasmussen as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Rasmussen avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Rasmussen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Olaf Anderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasmussen lands a shoulder strike.
Rasmussen lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen digs a right hand into Anderson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson 's gas tank.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasmussen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Rasmussen.
A hook to the body from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen scores with a shot to the side of Anderson 's head.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Anderson .
A shot in the inside from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasmussen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson .
Rasmussen lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rasmussen lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Rasmussen lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson .
Rasmussen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasmussen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Rasmussen on the inside.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Rasmussen controls the action.
Rasmussen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Rasmussen avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Rasmussen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasmussen blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Rasmussen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rasmussen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Rasmussen.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
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!
A short right from Rasmussen on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderson s head.
Rasmussen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Anderson .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen lands with a left to the head.
Rasmussen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasmussen lands with a left to the head.
Rasmussen lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson is rocked!
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rasmussen lands with a right to the head.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson .
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson .
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Rasmussen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasmussen's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson .
Rasmussen lands with a left to the head.
Rasmussen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Rasmussen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olaf Anderson 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rasmussen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson 's calf.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rasmussen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Rasmussen against the ropes.
Anderson tries a body shot but Rasmussen blocks it.
Rasmussen lands with a light punch inside.
Rasmussen lands an elbow inside.
Rasmussen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Anderson .
Rasmussen blocking some punches.
Rasmussen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Rasmussen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasmussen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson 's defenses.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Rasmussen blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Rasmussen.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasmussen lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Rasmussen blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Rasmussen creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Anderson 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! Anderson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Rasmussen takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Warren Rasmussen!
During a confident post fight interview, Warren Rasmussen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikklos Hyttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikklos Hyttinen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyttinen. Hyttinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hyttinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyttinen misses with a low kick as Chan jumps back.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hyttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyttinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyttinen throws out a head kick that Chan doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Chan crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Chan's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Paul Chan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyttinen tries a low kick but Chan avoids it.
Chan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chan is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hyttinen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Chan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mikklos Hyttinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiang Shi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shi misses with the body kick
and Raikonen counters with a left and a right that stings Shi.
Raikonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jarmo Raikonen has been cut.
Shi swinging wildly here.
Raikonen checks a leg kick.
Shi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raikonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raikonen connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raikonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Shi lands a front kick.
Shi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Shi.
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shi falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Raikonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Shi misses with a hook. Raikonen ducked under it nicely.
Raikonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Raikonen.
Shi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raikonen swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shi.
Shi scores with a head kick. Raikonen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shi looks to clinch
and Raikonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shi throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Shi.
Raikonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raikonen's calf.
Raikonen avoids the head kick by Shi.
Raikonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shi.
Shi misses with a double jab.
Shi clinches.
Raikonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi blocking some punches.
Shi missing with knees to the body.
Shi has a couple of punches blocked by Raikonen.
Shi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raikonen.
Raikonen scores with a hook to the body.
Raikonen tries a body shot but Shi blocks it.
Raikonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shi's elbow.
Shi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raikonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shi backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raikonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raikonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shi is breathing heavily.
Raikonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raikonen managing to block the knees to the body from Shi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raikonen.
Shi tries to work over Raikonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raikonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Raikonen.
Shi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shi.
Raikonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raikonen scores with a shot to the side of Shi's head.
Raikonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raikonen.
Raikonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raikonen avoiding damage as Shi throws knees to the body.
Raikonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raikonen lands a nice uppercut.
Raikonen scores with a hook to the body.
Raikonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Raikonen lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raikonen digs a right hand underneath Shi's ribcage. Shi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raikonen lands a body shot.
Raikonen lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raikonen.
A short body shot lands from Raikonen as the two fighters clinch.
Raikonen working Shi over with knees to the body.
Raikonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raikonen lands a shot to the body.
Raikonen missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Raikonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raikonen presses Shi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raikonen lands a nice uppercut.
Shi dodges an elbow strike from Raikonen.
Raikonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shi.
Raikonen lands with a right to the head.
Raikonen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Raikonen on the inside.
Raikonen lands with a left to the head.
Raikonen digs a right hand underneath Shi's ribcage. Shi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raikonen is leaning against Shi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raikonen scores with a shot to the side of Shi's head.
Raikonen lands with a light punch inside.
Shi is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Raikonen.
Shi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raikonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raikonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Shi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raikonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shi is defending well for now.
Raikonen is leaning against Shi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raikonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raikonen creates a bit of distance and cracks Shi with a big uppercut! Shi goes down! The referee pushes Raikonen away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Shi make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Raikonen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jarmo Raikonen!
Jarmo Raikonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serj Wunderkind told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wunderkind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter forces Wunderkind back against the ropes and clinches.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Wunderkind scores with a shoulder strike.
Wunderkind tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Wunderkind has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the ropes.
Wunderkind connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ryan Carter has been cut.
Wunderkind manages to break the clinch.
Wunderkind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter has Wunderkind up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wunderkind looking to stall.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Wunderkind gets an underhook and turns Carter into the ropes.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Wunderkind will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the ropes.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Wunderkind is controlling the position.
Wunderkind unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind lands a nice uppercut.
Wunderkind taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wunderkind scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind lands a left hand.
Wunderkind tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Wunderkind has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Wunderkind stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Wunderkind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wunderkind landing knees to the head.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Wunderkind has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind lands a shoulder strike.
Ryan Carter's cut is getting worse.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wunderkind is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Wunderkind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head.
Wunderkind keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wunderkind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Wunderkind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wunderkind misses with a wild combination.
Wunderkind connects with an inside leg kick.
Wunderkind throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wunderkind throws a switch kick that catches Carter on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Carter looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Carter flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Serj Wunderkind!
A victorious Serj Wunderkind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfred E Neuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandeco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandstorm. Alfred E Neuman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfred E Neuman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandy Wandeco!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandeco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but E Neuman moves away.
Wandeco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but E Neuman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
E Neuman throws out a loose jab but Wandeco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wandeco looks to clinch
and E Neuman counters with a stiff right hand.
E Neuman misses the jab.
E Neuman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
E Neuman throws a push kick but Wandeco slaps the foot to one side.
E Neuman scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Wandeco.
Wandeco lands a body shot.
Wandeco moves out of range of the body kick from E Neuman.
Wandeco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandeco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Wandeco.
Wandeco works the jab nicely.
Wandeco misses with a two punch combination.
E Neuman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wandeco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as E Neuman throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from E Neuman.
E Neuman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wandeco.
Wandeco tries to clinch there but E Neuman circles away.
Wandeco tries to clinch but E Neuman moves away
and E Neuman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman connects with a leg kick. Wandeco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
E Neuman throws a sloppy head kick and Wandeco moves out of range easily.
E Neuman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wandeco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but E Neuman was well out of range. Poor timing from Wandeco.
Wandy Wandeco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
E Neuman missing with a left hand there. Wandeco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
E Neuman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wandeco wants to clinch but E Neuman slips to the side
and Wandeco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wandeco closes the distance but E Neuman moves to the side
and E Neuman counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Wandeco is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfred E Neuman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dorsey Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Demons by Shadow Hill. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ever's choice of entrance music: Gateways. 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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170 lbs
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141 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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dorsey Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ever misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ever dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Ever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Ever 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.
Ever lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Ever drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ever connects with an inside leg kick.
Ever moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy misses with a leg kick.
Ever fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy throws a push kick but Ever slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Ever is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Ever scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ever is able to avoid easily.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Ever avoids it.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ever takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a swing at Ever's ribcage but misses.
Ever connects with a solid leg kick.
Ever 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.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ever chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Ever delivers a nice body kick.
Ever throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Ever avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ever can pounce on him.
Ever thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ever slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ever moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Ever is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ever. That one must have hurt.
Ever throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ever.
Ever looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ever tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Ever looks to throw a body kick
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Ever will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ever tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Ever chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Ever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Ever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ever scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever throws a head kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ever tries a head kick but it misses.
Ever checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ever clinches with his opponent.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ever controls his hands.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ever looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ever controls his hands.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ever has him pressed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Ever unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ever avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ever's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Murphy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ever lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Ever has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ever has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Ever is controlling the position.
Ever landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ever avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ever on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Ever has the dominant position.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 Dorsey Murphy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ever feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Ever moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Ever slams his shin into Murphy's torso.
Ever checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ever counters with a head kick. That will keep Murphy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dorsey Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ever blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murphy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ever - the referee stops the clock and Murphy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ever. Murphy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ever wants to clinch.
Ever lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ever doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ever manages to avoid it.
That kick from Ever tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ever lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ever moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ever. Ever obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and Ever counters with a nice leg kick.
Ever connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ever misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Ever.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ever!
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ever.
Ever rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ever misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy swings for the body but Ever moves out of range.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ever's head.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Ever lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ever defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Best Ever seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Ever.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ever looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ever fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Ever thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Ever blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Ever closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ever trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ever into the ropes.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Ever.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ever lands a knee to the head.
Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Ever scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to circle away but Ever has him pinned against the ropes.
Murphy looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ever is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Ever is controlling him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ever. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice body punch from Ever.
Murphy tries a body shot but Ever blocks it.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ever thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Ever looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Best Ever showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ever takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Ever ducks down to avoid it.
Ever lands a nice looking body kick.
Ever is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ever. Ever obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ever scores with a leg kick.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Ever.
Ever tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ever moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ever.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Ever sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Ever.
Ever tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Ever checks it
and Ever counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ever swinging wildly here.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ever.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Ever moves out of range easily.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ever.
Ever connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Ever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ever darts in and clinches Murphy up against the ropes.
Best Ever seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Ever sees coming a mile off.
Murphy 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.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Ever has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but Murphy blocks with his arms.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Ever blocks it.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Ever saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ever checks a leg kick.
Ever checks a leg kick.
Ever throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ever. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ever. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Ever blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Ever wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Ever throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ever forces Murphy back against the ropes and clinches.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Murphy avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ever keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ever avoids it.
Ever struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ever has him pressed against the ropes.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Ever's head.
Ever has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Ever checks it.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Best Ever.
Well Ever has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Best Ever!
After the fight, Best Ever was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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