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EFFA 47 - Cold Sweat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Cody is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Dangerous knees
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Cody.
Cody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparrow throws out the jab.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Cody.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Cody.
Cody misses with a straight left.
Sparrow lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cody.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Cody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cody.
Nice cross by Sparrow.
Cody throws a hook but Sparrow blocks it.
Sparrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cody is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Sparrow lands with a hook. Cody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cody darts in trying to clinch
and Sparrow counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dan Cody has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch there but Sparrow circles away.
Cody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cody moves away.
Cody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cody, as that shot connected.
Sparrow throws a looping overhand right but Cody ducks down to avoid it.
Sparrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cody's head backwards.
Cody feints a jab promting Sparrow to slip. Cody then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sparrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sparrow tries to keep at a distance but Cody has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cody blocking some punches.
Sparrow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cody trying to control the position but instead, Sparrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cody into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow can't break the clinch.
Sparrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sparrow manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Cody scores with a four punch combination!
Sparrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cody. Those never looked like landing.
Sparrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cody.
Cody missing with a left hand there. Sparrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparrow looks to throw the jab but Cody is out of range.
Cody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cody.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Cody misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody wants to clinch up but Sparrow keeps it at a distance.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparrow.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sparrow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sparrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Sparrow.
Cody misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Cody falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cody misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Sparrow scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Sparrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparrow swings for the body but Cody moves out of range.
Cody feints a jab promting Sparrow to slip. Cody then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sparrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Cody lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cody.
Cody slips a jab from Sparrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cody takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Sparrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sparrow swings for the body but Cody moves out of range.
Cody lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cody.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Sparrow throws a hook but Cody blocks it.
Cody wants to clinch up but Sparrow keeps it at a distance.
Cody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cody tries to clinch
and Sparrow counters with a left to the body.
Sparrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sparrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody instigates a clinch.
Cody wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparrow won't allow it.
Cody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cody wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Sparrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Cody misses.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cody moves away.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
Cody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparrow misses with a double jab.
Cody is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cody misses with a hook.
Sparrow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cody misses with a straight left.
Cody looks to throw the jab but Sparrow is out of range.
Cody defending well as Sparrow loads up on a big left hand.
Cody blocks a jab.
Sparrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparrow throws the kick towards the body but Cody avoids it.
Cody is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sparrow's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sparrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cody misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Sparrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparrow misses with an uppercut. Cody saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Cody misses the target.
Sparrow blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sparrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody scores with a hook.
Sparrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cody drops his hands momentarily and Sparrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dan Cody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cody throws a nice looking combination but Sparrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cody tries to clinch but Sparrow is having none of it.
Cody scores with a jab. Sparrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparrow!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cody throws a nice looking combination but Sparrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparrow lands with a right hand.
Bruno Sparrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow moves out of range as Cody strikes.
Sparrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cody was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparrow.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cody misses.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Sparrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cody.
Dan Cody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Sparrow lands a right hook to the body.
Sparrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cody on the side of the head.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow loads up on a big right hand but Cody slips the punch.
Sparrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Cody catches Sparrow right on the button with a cross.
Sparrow connects with a right hand. Cody shakes it off.
Cody darts in trying to clinch
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cody tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparrow blocks a jab.
Sparrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sparrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Cody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sparrow counters with a series of strikes. Cody will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparrow. Cody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cody looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cody lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Cody - just one landing.
Sparrow with a nice cross.
Jab from Sparrow.
Sparrow misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cody throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow scores with a punch to the head.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cody moves away.
Cody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparrow.
Cody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cody tries to clinch there but Sparrow circles away.
Cody tests Sparrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cody cracks Sparrow with an open hand slap.
Cody tries to clinch up but Sparrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cody throws out a loose jab but Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Cody misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Cody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody slips a straight right by Sparrow.
Cody showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparrow.
Cody defending well as Sparrow loads up on a big left hand.
Sparrow swings for the body but Cody moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody'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. This is the final round!
Cody is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Cody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Cody staying out of range there.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cody throws a series of punches but Sparrow avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Sparrow.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow scores with a hook to the body. Cody takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Sparrow misses its intended target.
Cody is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Sparrow slips a jab and a cross from Cody.
Sparrow misses with a two punch combination.
Cody lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Cody walks into a jab.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Sparrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Cody throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cody manages to avoid it.
Cody scores with a jab.
Cody slips under a jab.
A big right from Cody misses.
Sparrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cody misses with a double jab.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Sparrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cody scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Cody does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparrow throws out the jab.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cody throws the left hand but Sparrow avoids the punch easily.
Sparrow ducks right into an uppercut from Cody.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cody misses with a two punch combination.
Sparrow dodges the punch combination from Cody.
Cody avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow connects with a body shot that sends Cody's belly button to the back.
Cody wants to clinch
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cody avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow takes a swing at Cody's ribcage but misses.
Cody lands with a cross.
Sparrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparrow scores with the left hand. Cody knows he should have avoided that one.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody moves out of range as Sparrow strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Cody as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cody!
Sparrow throws a chopping leg kick but Cody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cody cracks Sparrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Sparrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Cody.
Sparrow misses with a wild body shot.
Sparrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cody on the side of the head.
Sparrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cody scores with a sloppy right hand. Sparrow should have avoided that one.
Cody lands a nice shot that snaps Sparrow's head back.
Cody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparrow.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Cody should have avoided that one.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Cody ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
A shot to the liver by Sparrow. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cody throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Cody.
Sparrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Cody should have avoided that one.
Bruno Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sparrow misses with a low kick.
Cody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cody walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody is looking to clinch.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Cody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Dan Cody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Sparrow.
I've got Sparrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Sparrow!
Our winner, Bruno Sparrow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Wington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superstar. Jason Wington 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Wington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Dane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wington throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
Wington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wington rushes Dane and presses him up against the ropes.
Wington is trying to break the clinch but Dane is controlling him.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Wington blocks the elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Wington has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dane lands a knee to the body.
Wington takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Dane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wington throws a punch but it's blocked by Dane.
Wington avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dane scores with a knee to the head.
Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wington managing to block the knees to the body from Dane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wington breaks from the clinch.
Wington swings widly with a right hand
and Dane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wington looks to land a combination but Dane avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wington throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
Dane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dane throws a body punch but Wington moves out of range.
Dane throws out a loose jab but Wington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Wington.
Dane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wington connects with a right hand. Dane shakes it off.
Dane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dane scores with a spinning back kick!
Wington has closed the distance and engaged Dane in a clinch.
Wington avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wington avoids it.
Dane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wington backwards.
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!
Wington is trying to break the clinch but Dane is controlling him.
Wington avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wington is defending well for now.
Dane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wington.
Wington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wington has a couple of punches blocked by Dane.
Dane lands an elbow that stopped Wington in his tracks for a moment.
Dane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Wington avoids the damage to the body.
Dane tries to land a knee to the head but Wington blocks with his arms.
Wington avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dane can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Dane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dane.
Dane blocks a head kick by Wington.
Wington throws a series of punches but Dane avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane moves into the clinch.
Wington can't break the clinch.
Dane lands with a short shot to the head.
Dane has Wington pressed against the ropes, preventing Wington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Dane.
Nice body punch from Dane - that landed with a thud.
Wington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dane obliges.
Wington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wington lands a body punch.
Dane tries to work over Wington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dane prevents Wington from breaking the clinch.
Dane has a couple of punches blocked by Wington.
Wington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Dane.
Wington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Wington avoids the damage to the body.
Dane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wington blocks it with crossed arms.
Dane digs a right hand into Wington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wington's gas tank.
Wington misses with a knee to the head.
Wington breaks from the clinch.
Dane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Wington moves out of range easily.
Dane tries to score with a low kick but Wington moves his leg out of the way.
Wington scores with a punch to the head.
Dane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dane.
Wington lands with a cross.
Wington is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wington works over Dane's head and body with a nice combination.
Wington is looking to slow Dane down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Dane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Dane misses.
Wington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dane misses with a series of wild punches.
Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harry Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dane throws a lazy uppercut
and Wington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wington forces Dane back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane throws an elbow that misses.
Wington avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dane as the two fighters clinch.
Dane lands a body punch.
Dane lands with a light punch inside.
Dane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wington moves out of range of the body kick.
Wington moves out of range of the body kick.
Dane misses with a two punch combination.
Dane throws a looping overhand right but Wington ducks down to avoid it.
Dane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dane lands with a good body shot.
Dane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dane is looking to land body kicks.
Wington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wington digs a good body shot into Dane's ribs.
A good leg kick by Wington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Wington as he checks the leg kick.
Dane misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wington.
Wington misses with a double jab.
Dane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dane throws a body punch but Wington moves out of range.
Dane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wington throws a nice looking combination but Dane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wington gets a clinch.
Wington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dane misses with a wild body shot.
Wington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jason Wington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wington 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.
Jason Wington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wington doesn't seem bothered though.
Dane thows a body kick. Wington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wington blocks the body kick.
Wington avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Wington is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wington.
Dane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wington.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wington is out of range.
A punch combination from Wington misses.
Wington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dane scores with a head kick.
Dane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wington on the side of the head.
Dane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Dane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wington.
Dane checks a leg kick nicely.
Dane avoids the head kick by Wington.
Dane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wington.
Wington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wington misses with a head kick.
Wington scores with a nice right hand.
Dane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wington misses with a low kick.
Dane tries to land a front kick but Wington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wington moves out of range of the body kick from Dane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dane blocks the body kick.
Wington scores with a hook.
That kick from Dane tenderised Wington's leg. Wington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wington connects with a body shot that sends Dane's belly button to the back.
Dane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wington counters with a leg kick.
Dane scores with a hook to the body. Wington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wington swings for the body but Dane moves out of range.
Dane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wington throws a sloppy head kick and Dane moves out of range easily.
Wington avoids the body shot from Dane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wington staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dane wants to land a leg kick but Wington is out of range.
Wington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wington was well out of range. Poor timing from Dane.
Dane tried to score with a low kick but Wington checks it.
Dane throws a leg kick but Wington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wington missing with a left hand there. Dane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wington scores with a jab to the head.
Dane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wington blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane blocks a head kick by Wington.
Wington throws a series of punches but Dane moves out of range.
Dane forces Wington back against the ropes and clinches.
Dane lands a good knee to the midsection. Wington won't want to take too many of those.
Dane is leaning against Wington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dane lands an elbow that stopped Wington in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dane.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wington avoids it.
Dane lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wington.
Jason Wington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dane misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane misses with a punch on the inside.
Dane manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dane keeps Wington at a distance using the push kick.
Dane scores with a kick to the body.
Wington throws a push kick but Dane slaps the foot to one side.
Wington blocks the body kick.
Dane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dane lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wington tries to land a front kick but Dane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wington fails to land with a series of punches.
Wington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Dane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dane 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Dane!
A victorious Harry Dane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Paco Kostov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Kravchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitry Kravchenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov is looking to clinch.
Kostov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kravchenko.
Kostov tries to clinch up.
Kostov wants to clinch up but Kravchenko keeps it at a distance.
Kravchenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Kostov.
Kostov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kravchenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostov off the ropes and back into range.
Kostov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kostov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kravchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kravchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kravchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kostov trying to stall but Kravchenko improves his position.
Kravchenko has had enough of the clinch but Kostov keeps him there for the moment.
Kostov keeps control of Kravchenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kravchenko is trying to force a seperation but Kostov has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kostov keeps control of Kravchenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kravchenko looking to stall.
Kostov lands a knee to the body.
Kostov tries a knee to the head but Kravchenko blocks it.
Kostov stalling against the ropes.
Kravchenko breaks the clinch.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kravchenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kravchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kostov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kravchenko lands with a nice combination. Kostov backs away looking to recover.
Kostov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov tries to clinch there but Kravchenko circles away.
Kostov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravchenko looks to land a combination but Kostov avoids it well.
Kravchenko throws a head kick that misses.
Kravchenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kostov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kostov is looking to clinch.
Kostov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kostov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kravchenko is out of range.
Kravchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kostov is looking to clinch.
Kostov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kravchenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Kostov's head.
Kostov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravchenko moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov missing with a left hand there. Kravchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostov takes one to the side of the head.
Kostov is looking to clinch.
Kostov rushes Kravchenko and presses him up against the ropes.
Kravchenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kravchenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kostov has Kravchenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Kravchenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostov tries to land a knee to the head but Kravchenko blocks with his arms.
Kravchenko is trying to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling him.
Kravchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kravchenko.
Kravchenko wants to break free but Kostov has control.
Kostov has Kravchenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Kravchenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kravchenko avoids it.
Kostov tries to land a knee to the head but Kravchenko blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kostov tries a knee to the head but Kravchenko blocks it.
Kravchenko is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kostov'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.
Kostov missing with knees to the body.
Kostov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kostov looking to throw knees to the head but Kravchenko is blocking nicely.
Kravchenko tries to circle away but Kostov has him pinned against the ropes.
Kravchenko is trying to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Kostov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kostov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kravchenko is able to avoid easily.
Kostov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kostov tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Kravchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kostov moves in looking to clinch but Kravchenko pushes him off.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Kravchenko.
We've been informed that Kravchenko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kravchenko misses with a wild combination.
Kostov is looking to clinch but Kravchenko is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Kravchenko blocks the low kick.
That kick from Kostov tenderised Kravchenko's leg. Kravchenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kravchenko avoids the head kick by Kostov.
Kravchenko loads up on a big right hand but Kostov slips the punch.
Kravchenko cracks Kostov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kravchenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kostov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paco Kostov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kravchenko lands an overhand right.
Kostov throws a low kick but Kravchenko moves out of range easily.
Kravchenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kravchenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kostov eats them both and turns towards Kravchenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Paco Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kravchenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kostov is looking to clinch.
Kostov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kravchenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostov working Kravchenko over with knees to the body.
Kravchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kravchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov prevents Kravchenko from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravchenko is trying to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling him.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
Kostov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kravchenko won't want to take too many of those.
Kostov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kravchenko is defending well for now.
Kostov trying to land knees to the body.
Kravchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kravchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kravchenko is trying to force a seperation but Kostov has the dominant position.
Kravchenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostov lands a knee to the head.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov trying to control the position but instead, Kravchenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kostov into the ropes.
Kravchenko tries to circle away but Kostov has him pinned against the ropes.
Kravchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kravchenko avoiding damage as Kostov throws knees to the body.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kravchenko is trying to force a seperation but Kostov has the dominant position.
Kostov scores with a knee to the head.
Kostov lands a knee to the body.
Kravchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Kostov.
Kostov has Kravchenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Kravchenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a knee to the body.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Kravchenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kostov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kravchenko avoids it.
Kravchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kravchenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Kostov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravchenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kostov.
Kravchenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kostov's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Kravchenko is predictable there
and Kostov counters with a body kick.
Kostov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kostov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kostov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Kostov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kostov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kravchenko gets tackled into the ropes by Kostov. Kostov maintains the clinch.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov has Kravchenko pushed against the ropes.
Kravchenko is trying to push Kostov away but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kostov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kravchenko's efforts to push away.
Kostov tries to land a knee to the head but Kravchenko blocks with his arms.
Kravchenko letting Kostov take a breather here.
Kostov working Kravchenko over with knees to the body.
Kostov is looking to control Kravchenko's arms but Kravchenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kostov has his back to the ropes.
Kostov managing to block the knees to the body from Kravchenko.
Kostov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kravchenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravchenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kravchenko avoiding damage as Kostov throws knees to the body.
Kravchenko working hard to break the clinch.
Kostov prevents Kravchenko from breaking the clinch.
Kostov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kravchenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kostov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kravchenko's face.
Kostov looking to stall.
Kostov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kravchenko is trying to break free.
Kostov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kravchenko is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a knee to the body.
Kravchenko is trying to break free.
Kravchenko is trying to force a seperation but Kostov has the dominant position.
Kostov prevents Kravchenko from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kravchenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kravchenko won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov looking to throw knees to the head but Kravchenko is blocking nicely.
Kostov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostov has Kravchenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Kravchenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kravchenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kravchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Kostov.
Kravchenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
Kostov lands an uppercut.
Kravchenko is trying to force a seperation but Kostov has the dominant position.
Kostov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kravchenko.
Kravchenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kravchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kravchenko blocks an uppercut.
Kravchenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kravchenko is trying to push Kostov away but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kravchenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kravchenko is keeping busy.
Kostov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kostov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paco Kostov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kravchenko.
Kravchenko working hard to break the clinch.
Paco Kostov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kostov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kostov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kostov has Kravchenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Kravchenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kostov connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravchenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Dmitry Kravchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kravchenko avoiding damage as Kostov throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Kostov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kostov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Kostov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sean Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Rome Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Rome Banana!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banana tried to score with a low kick but Mercer checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Banana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banana misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Mercer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Banana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banana.
Mercer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mercer misses with the combination.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Banana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banana throws a leg kick which misses Mercer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercer tries to avoid it.
Banana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Mercer checks the leg kick.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Banana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercer checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer blocks a leg kick.
Banana throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Banana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercer dips to his left and cracks Banana with an uppercut!
Banana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercer.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banana was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Banana cracks Mercer with an open hand slap.
Banana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banana slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Nice jab there from Banana.
Mercer is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banana connects with a nice cross there... Mercer is looking wobbly and Banana recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mercer to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Banana jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Rome Banana!
Jay Rome Banana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorgen Hymmf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by See You In Hell by Grim Reaper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorgen Hymmf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiang Shi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymmf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hymmf.
Hymmf throws a leg kick that misses.
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hymmf wants to clinch.
Hymmf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hymmf moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hymmf throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hymmf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hymmf drops his hands momentarily and Shi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hymmf throws a leg kick but Shi checks it.
Hymmf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hymmf has Shi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shi blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi lands a body shot.
Hymmf is breathing heavily.
Shi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hymmf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shi obliges.
A hook to the body from Shi.
Shi lands a nice shot to the body.
Shi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shi is leaning against Hymmf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shi landing knees to the body.
Hymmf takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shi is working Hymmf over against the ropes.
Shi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hymmf gets an underhook and turns Shi into the ropes.
Hymmf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shi pushes Hymmf back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Shi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hymmf is rocked!
Shi breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hymmf with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hymmf looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hymmf get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jiang Shi!
A relieved looking Jiang Shi 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorsey Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the ring accompanied by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Demons by Shadow Hill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dorsey Murphy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dorsey Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson lands a jab-cross combination.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Benson blocks a head kick by Murphy.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the ropes.
Benson avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benson.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands the left hand.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a nice body kick.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Benson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Benson.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Murphy lands with a cross.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy misses with a combination
and Benson counters with a left to the body.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Benson's knee but Benson avoids it well.
Benson throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Benson cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Benson - just one landing.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Benson backing up. Benson nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Benson.
Benson avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Benson lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Benson tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dorsey Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Murphy misses
and Benson counters with a body kick.
Murphy looks winded!
Nice uppercut lands for Benson. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy 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.
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Benson moved away.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Benson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Benson's knee but Benson avoids it well.
Murphy throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson checks a low kick from Murphy.
Benson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Benson tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benson. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorsey Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson with a hook.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Benson avoids it.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolfgang Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy throws a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
Murphy keeps Benson at a distance using the push kick.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Murphy swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Murphy gets tackled into the ropes by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Benson working Murphy over with knees to the body.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Benson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benson lands a head kick. Murphy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Benson clinches up against the ropes.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Benson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Murphy taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A clash of legs there as Benson blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy keeps Benson at a distance using the push kick.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy throws a lazy body kick
and Benson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Benson blocking some punches.
Murphy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
Benson throws an elbow that misses.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Murphy slips under a jab from Benson.
Benson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murphy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benson is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Dorsey Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
Benson is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Benson into the ropes.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
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!
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Murphy avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Murphy working Benson over with knees to the body.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
Benson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to circle away but Benson has him pinned against the ropes.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Murphy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
Wolfgang Benson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Murphy tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dorsey Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benson 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 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bolo Yeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolo Yeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raikonen, as that shot connected.
Raikonen throws a looping overhand right but Yeong ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Raikonen.
Yeong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raikonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but Yeong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeong blocks a head kick by Raikonen.
A nice combination there by Raikonen.
Raikonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yeong 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.
Yeong wants to clinch.
Yeong takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeong slips under a jab from Raikonen.
Yeong moves into the clinch.
Raikonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yeong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raikonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raikonen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Raikonen.
Raikonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeong controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Raikonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raikonen tries a body shot but Yeong blocks it.
Yeong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raikonen backwards.
Yeong lands a left hand.
Raikonen tries to work over Yeong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yeong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raikonen.
It looks like Bolo Yeong has been cut.
A short left from Raikonen.
Yeong looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raikonen lands an uppercut.
Raikonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yeong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeong.
A short uppercut from Raikonen.
Raikonen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeong looking to slow down the pace here.
Raikonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raikonen works on Yeong's body with a couple of short punches.
Yeong is breathing heavily.
Yeong is trying to maintain a safe position but Raikonen gets an underhook and turns Yeong into the ropes.
Raikonen tries to work over Yeong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Raikonen.
A hook to the body from Raikonen.
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 pushes Yeong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raikonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Raikonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raikonen gets through Yeong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yeong managing to block the knees to the body from Raikonen.
Raikonen cracks Yeong with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raikonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raikonen pushes Yeong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raikonen lands an elbow just above Yeong 's eye.
Yeong throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Raikonen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raikonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Raikonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raikonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raikonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raikonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Raikonen.
Raikonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yeong backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raikonen tries to work over Yeong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raikonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raikonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Raikonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Raikonen gets through Yeong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yeong backwards.
Raikonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raikonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raikonen with a knee to the head.
Raikonen gets through Yeong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Yeong is rocked!
Yeong wants to stall.
Raikonen lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Yeong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeong avoids the elbow strike from Raikonen, against the ropes.
Raikonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeong seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeong working aggressively here.
Raikonen is working Yeong over against the ropes.
Raikonen works on Yeong's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raikonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Raikonen.
Raikonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raikonen creates a bit of space and cracks Yeong with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Yeong is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Raikonen lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Jarmo Raikonen should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Bolo Yeong'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.
Raikonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeong circles away quickly and effectively.
Raikonen scores with the left hand. Yeong knows he should have avoided that one.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeong counters with a nice body kick.
Raikonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raikonen throws a sloppy head kick and Yeong moves out of range easily.
Raikonen lands the left hand.
Raikonen lands a body shot.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raikonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raikonen jabs Yeong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeong is looking to land body kicks.
Raikonen catches Yeong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raikonen scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen lands a jab to the nose.
Yeong walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Raikonen and drops face first to the floor! Yeong's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Yeong in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jarmo Raikonen!
Jarmo Raikonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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 Danny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frightened Rabbit - Modern Leper. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
11 - 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Miller!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E Neuman lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller 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.
E Neuman throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller checks a low kick from E Neuman.
E Neuman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but E Neuman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but E Neuman checks it well.
Miller throws out a loose jab but E Neuman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and E Neuman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
E Neuman cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by E Neuman.
Miller looks winded!
A bone on bone clash there as E Neuman blocks the leg kick.
Miller checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but E Neuman avoids it easily.
Miller throws a body punch but E Neuman moves out of range.
E Neuman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller takes a swing at E Neuman's ribcage but misses.
E Neuman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Miller misses with an uppercut. E Neuman saw that one coming.
Danny Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
E Neuman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
E Neuman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller walks into a straight right hand and goes down! E Neuman rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Miller has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
E Neuman catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Miller stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Miller walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Miller is rocked!
E Neuman checks a low kick from Miller.
E Neuman blocks the body kick.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and E Neuman counters with a body kick.
E Neuman and Miller are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. E Neuman throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Miller into next week! Ooooh that was huge! E Neuman knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alfred E Neuman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGregor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scotland the Brave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duncan MacGregor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacGregor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berzins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berzins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacGregor.
A clash of legs there as MacGregor blocks the low kick.
MacGregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berzins.
MacGregor misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by MacGregor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGregor lands with a good body shot.
MacGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Berzins's shoulder, as Berzins tries to avoid the shot.
MacGregor throws a push kick but Berzins slaps the foot to one side.
Berzins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berzins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacGregor throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Berzins circles away.
MacGregor wants to clinch up but Berzins keeps it at a distance.
Berzins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins throws a low kick but MacGregor moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Berzins.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berzins 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 MacGregor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacGregor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berzins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berzins misses with a low kick.
MacGregor throws a shot from downtown. Berzins moves away and avoids it.
Berzins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacGregor takes a kick to the side of the head.
MacGregor throws a lazy right hand but Berzins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berzins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacGregor throws a hook to the side of Berzins's head but Berzins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berzins moves out of range as MacGregor throws a body kick.
MacGregor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins throws a low kick, looking for MacGregor's leg but MacGregor calmly moves out of range.
MacGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by MacGregor.
MacGregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berzins counters with a head kick. That will keep MacGregor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Berzins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berzins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacGregor closes the distance and clinches.
Berzins taking a breather.
Berzins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berzins throws a leg kick
and MacGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
MacGregor connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from MacGregor.
Berzins misses with a leg kick
letting MacGregor counter with a right hand.
MacGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berzins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacGregor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Berzins's shoulder, as Berzins tries to avoid the shot.
Berzins misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berzins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berzins throws a sloppy head kick
and MacGregor counters with a nice body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacGregor checks a leg kick.
MacGregor connects with a single shot there.
Berzins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacGregor jabs Berzins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacGregor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacGregor lands with a kick to the temple. Berzins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
MacGregor scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacGregor checks a leg kick.
A jab from MacGregor finds it's way through Berzins's defenses.
MacGregor lands with a hook. Berzins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Berzins throws a leg kick
and MacGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berzins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berzins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacGregor thumps Berzins with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berzins pushes MacGregor away with a front kick.
A head kick by Berzins misses
letting MacGregor counter with a right hand.
Berzins throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacGregor counters with a nice leg kick.
MacGregor throws a jab when Berzins was well out of range.
Berzins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacGregor's corner calls for a 1-2. MacGregor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Berzins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
MacGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Berzins is rocked!
Berzins tries to score with a low kick but MacGregor moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Berzins.
Berzins misses with a leg kick
and MacGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berzins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MacGregor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berzins scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan MacGregor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berzins misses with the body kick
and MacGregor counters with an outside leg kick.
MacGregor checks a leg kick nicely.
Berzins needs to keep his hands up - MacGregor had a free shot at his head there.
Duncan MacGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berzins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacGregor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berzins on the side of the head.
Oh Berzins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berzins 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.
MacGregor wants to clinch.
Berzins seems to have got his legs back now.
Berzins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berzins tries to score with a low kick but MacGregor moves his leg out of the way.
MacGregor lands with a cross.
MacGregor tries to clinch up but Berzins circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGregor cracks Berzins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berzins misses with a leg kick
and MacGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berzins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berzins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzins walks into a straight right hand from MacGregor.
MacGregor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
MacGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacGregor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berzins is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Berzins is predictable there
and MacGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacGregor scores with a hook to the body. Berzins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berzins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berzins throws a leg kick
letting MacGregor counter with a right hand.
Berzins throws a sloppy head kick and MacGregor moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor connects with a single shot there.
Berzins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacGregor scores with a push kick.
MacGregor is looking to clinch.
MacGregor digs a good body shot into Berzins's ribs.
MacGregor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berzins's hands.
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by MacGregor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzins.
MacGregor tries to clinch but Berzins moves out of range.
Berzins throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacGregor counters with a straight right hand.
MacGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacGregor lands a slapping body shot.
MacGregor avoids the head kick by Berzins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berzins lands a leg kick that knocks MacGregor off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacGregor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as MacGregor blocks the leg kick.
Berzins walks into a straight right hand and goes down! MacGregor rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Berzins has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzins ducks into a a hook from MacGregor and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
MacGregor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacGregor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berzins on the side of the head.
MacGregor closes the distance and catches Berzins with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Berzins is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Berzins is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Berzins is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! MacGregor takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duncan MacGregor!
A very excited looking Duncan MacGregor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Judah Krizbaduhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judah Krizbaduhl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treimanis moves out of range of the body kick.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krizbaduhl blocks a low kick nicely.
Krizbaduhl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Treimanis misses the shot to the body.
Treimanis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
Treimanis defending well as Krizbaduhl loads up on a big left hand.
Krizbaduhl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Treimanis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Krizbaduhl lands a jab to Treimanis's midsection.
Krizbaduhl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krizbaduhl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Krizbaduhl looks to land a combination. Treimanis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good work by Krizbaduhl as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Krizbaduhl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Treimanis is out of range and Krizbaduhl settles back down.
Krizbaduhl misses with a low kick as Treimanis jumps back.
Treimanis moves out of range as Krizbaduhl throws a body kick.
Treimanis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Krizbaduhl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krizbaduhl.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Treimanis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krizbaduhl is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Krizbaduhl misses
and Treimanis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Treimanis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Treimanis misses with a straight left.
Treimanis misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krizbaduhl checks a leg kick.
Treimanis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Treimanis misses with a series of wild punches.
Treimanis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krizbaduhl.
Treimanis scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. That's going to slow Treimanis down.
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!
Treimanis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krizbaduhl under the eye.
Treimanis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Krizbaduhl is rocked!
Treimanis connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Krizbaduhl out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oskars Treimanis!
Oskars Treimanis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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