EFFA 58 - At the Corner PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nado Onusko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onusko has chosen Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Logan
vs
Onusko

225 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

221 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nado Onusko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onusko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Onusko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Logan throws a one two combo.

It looks like Nado Onusko has been cut.
Onusko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Logan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Onusko throws a nice head kick!
Logan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Onusko throws a head kick that half lands.
Onusko avoids the body shot from Logan.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Onusko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Onusko.
Onusko avoids the body shot from Logan.
Onusko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onusko thuds his shin into the meat of Logan's side.
Logan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Onusko backs up against the ropes.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Onusko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan scores with a hook to the body. Onusko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onusko throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan looks to land a combination. Onusko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Onusko is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Onusko walks straight into a solid jab from Logan. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Logan follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Onusko out cold! Onusko toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Logan!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Klaas Van Delft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitz Miah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitz Miah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Delft
vs
Miah

180 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaas Van Delft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fitz Miah!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miah tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Delft swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Delft misses with a wild combination.
Van Delft avoids the head kick by Miah.
Miah fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Van Delft finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Miah.
Miah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Delft.
Van Delft has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CB Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Delft misses with a body shot.
Van Delft takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Delft loads up on a big right hand but Miah slips the punch.
Van Delft throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Delft looks to land a right hand but Miah moved out of range.
Miah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miah wants to clinch up but Van Delft keeps it at a distance.
Miah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Delft works the jab nicely.

Van Delft clips Miah with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Miah a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

It looks like Fitz Miah has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miah tries to clinch up but Van Delft circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Delft blocks a head kick by Miah.
Van Delft throws a looping overhand right but Miah ducks down to avoid it.
Miah ducks under a wild hook from Van Delft.
Klaas Van Delft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Delft cracks Miah with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Miah is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Miah is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Miah could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Klaas Van Delft!
Klaas Van Delft made sure to mention his sponsor, Royal Clothing Company (Laundry Available) in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cuvaj Glavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Tripoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glavu's entrance music is Born to be Wild. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ricky Tripoli enters the ring!

Glavu
vs
Tripoli

190 cm
24
226 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
19
229 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuvaj Glavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Tripoli!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripoli lunges at Glavu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glavu's hand.
Tripoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glavus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Tripoli.
Tripoli scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripoli cracks Glavu with a right hand to the side of the head.

Tripoli drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Glavu onto his butt! Glavu pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
OH! Glavu has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Tripoli smells blood and charges in for the finish! Tripoli unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Glavu sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricky Tripoli!
Ricky Tripoli tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorgen Hymmf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Cody will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hymmf
vs
Cody

187 cm
27
210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

173 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Fast

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorgen Hymmf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Cody!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hymmf lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Dan Cody has been cut.
Cody tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Cody finds it's way through Hymmf's defenses.
Hymmf tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hymmf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hymmf throws a low kick but Cody moves out of range easily.
Cody blocks a head kick by Hymmf.
Hymmf keeps the fight on the outside.
Hymmf throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Cody throws a head kick but Hymmf moves out of range.
Hymmf tries to clinch but Cody is having none of it.
Cody is looking to clinch but Hymmf is avoiding it.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hymmf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hymmf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hymmf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Hymmf moves out of range easily.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hymmf lands a front kick to the face, that drops Cody to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Cody lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hymmf's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody misses with a two punch combination.
Cody lands a high kick!
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cody moves out of range of the body kick from Hymmf.
Cody shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hymmf eats them both and turns towards Cody to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick from Cody lands but Hymmf takes it in his stride.
Cody wants to clinch.
Hymmf looks to land a body kick but Cody moved away.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf moves out of range.
Hymmf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hymmf misses with a head kick.
Cody throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hymmf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hymmf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cody moves in looking to clinch but Hymmf pushes him off.
Cody wants to clinch up but Hymmf keeps it at a distance.
Hymmf throws a sloppy head kick and Cody moves out of range easily.
Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf moves out of range.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hymmf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hymmf.
Hymmf tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hymmf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cody misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Cody.
Hymmf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cody throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hymmf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cody if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody avoids the head kick by Hymmf.
Hymmf throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hymmf is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Hymmf slams his shin into Cody's torso.
Hymmf misses with a head kick.
Cody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hymmf looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cody tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Hymmf avoids the head kick by Cody.
Hymmf feints and then cracks Cody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cody down.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cody wants to clinch.
Hymmf throws a push kick but Cody slaps the foot to one side.
Cody lands a nice looking body kick.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses.
Hymmf avoids the head kick by Cody.
We've been informed that Cody has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Cody wants to clinch up but Hymmf keeps it at a distance.
Hymmf misses with a kick to the body.
Hymmf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cody throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cody tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Cody swinging wildly here.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Hymmf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hymmf throws a chopping leg kick but Cody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hymmf lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hymmf doesn't manage to clinch there - Cody circles away.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hymmf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorgen Hymmf should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf is having none of it.
Hymmf tries a head kick but it misses.

Cody rushes Hymmf and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hymmf looking to slow down the pace here.
Hymmf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cody tries to circle away but Hymmf has him pinned against the ropes.
Cody tries to break free but Hymmf pushes him back against the ropes.
Hymmf misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hymmf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cody wants to clinch up but Hymmf keeps it at a distance.
Hymmf throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Hymmf moves out of range easily.
Hymmf throws a leg kick but Cody sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cody fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Hymmf lands but Cody takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cody has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hymmf tries to land knees in the clinch but Cody avoids the damage to the body.
Cody wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cody working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hymmf misses with a knee strike.
Hymmf throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cody lands a knee to the body.
Hymmf pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hymmf swings wildly with an uppercut but Cody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Hymmf is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cody blocking some punches.
Cody has Hymmf pressed against the ropes, preventing Hymmf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hymmf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hymmf pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymmf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hymmf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cody throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hymmf tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hymmf motions for Cody to come forward. Hymmf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses.
Hymmf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Hymmf moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Cody misses.
Cody tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Jorgen Hymmf is winning the standup battle so far.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymmf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymmf keeps the fight on the outside.
Hymmf moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hymmf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cody moves in looking to clinch but Hymmf pushes him off.
Hymmf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf is having none of it.
Hymmf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hymmf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Hymmf circles away.

Hymmf clinches up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Hymmf as the two fighters clinch.
Hymmf throws a head punch that misses.
Cody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hymmf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody is trying to break free.
Hymmf blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymmf working aggressively here.
Hymmf struggles to land a body shot inside as Cody controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cody.
Hymmf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cody prevents a body shot from Hymmf.
Hymmf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hymmf looking to throw knees to the head but Cody is blocking nicely.

Cody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dan Cody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hymmf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hymmf 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 Cody has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cody and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cody tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cody wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dan Cody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cody tries to clinch up.
Cody blocks a head kick by Hymmf.
Hymmf misses with a head kick.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Hymmf wants to clinch up but Cody keeps it at a distance.
Hymmf throws a low kick but Cody avoids it.
Hymmf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cody checks it well.
Cody throws a head kick but Hymmf moves out of range.
Hymmf throws a body kick that misses.
Hymmf lands with a slapping head kick.
Cody explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cody tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Hymmf circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Hymmf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody lunges at Hymmf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hymmf's hand.
Cody tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.

Hymmf moves into the clinch.
Cody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hymmf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cody showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hymmf.
Hymmf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cody looks to clinch

and Hymmf counters by clinching up.
Hymmf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hymmf misses with an elbow over the top.
Hymmf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cody lands a nice elbow.
Cody is trying to push Hymmf away but Hymmf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hymmf, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hymmf obliges.
Hymmf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cody throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hymmf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf is having none of it.
Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf is having none of it.
Jorgen Hymmf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Cody tries to clinch up but Hymmf circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hymmf. Cody shrugs it off though.
Hymmf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cody lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hymmf throws the kick towards the body but Cody avoids it.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Hymmf throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Hymmf circles away.
Cody wants to clinch.
Cody closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hymmf moves into the clinch.
Hymmf taking a breather.
Cody creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hymmf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hymmf struggles to land a body shot inside as Cody controls his hands.
Cody is trying to force a seperation but Hymmf has the dominant position.
Cody blocks a body shot from Hymmf.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Hymmf is blocking nicely.
Cody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hymmf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cody throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Cody avoids the head kick by Hymmf.
Hymmf tries a head kick but it misses.
Hymmf throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Hymmf misses with a low kick as Cody jumps back.
Hymmf throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Cody lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hymmf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hymmf misses with a head kick.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hymmf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cody tries to clinch up but Hymmf circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cody tries to clinch but Hymmf moves out of range.
Hymmf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hymmf blocks a head kick by Cody.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Cody.
I think Cody has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Cruyff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruyff has chosen Hardwell - Spaceman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Der Sar
vs
Cruyff

212 cm
21
294 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Van Der Sar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Cruyff!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sar moves out of range as Cruyff strikes.
Van Der Sar moves away from the strike by Cruyff.
Cruyff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruyff.
Cruyff misses with a head kick.
Cruyff throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Der Sar counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Cruyff out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Van Der Sar is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stefan Van Der Sar !
Stefan Van Der Sar 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Konstantin Bumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bumov
vs
Mayweather

170 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 London, Konstantin Bumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumov lands with a good body shot.
Konstantin Bumov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bumov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mayweather takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mayweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bumov lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayweather off the ropes and back into range.

Bumov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bumov.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bumov scores with a shot to the side of Mayweather's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bumov.
Bumov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bumov has him pressed against the ropes.
Bumov presses Mayweather against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bumov lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bumov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bumov obliges.
Bumov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bumov missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bumov lands a damaging elbow.
Bumov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bumov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Bumov.
Bumov lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bumov prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Bumov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bumov has him pressed against the ropes.
Bumov working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Mayweather looks winded!
Bumov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Floyd Mayweather has been cut.
Bumov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumov lands a damaging elbow.
Bumov crunches a lovely knee into Mayweather's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bumov obliges.
Bumov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Bumov.
Bumov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mayweather takes a shot to the head.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bumov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bumov.
Bumov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bumov lands a knee to the body.
Bumov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bumov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bumov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumov lands an elbow inside.
Bumov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bumov pushes Mayweather back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bumov.
A left hand lands to the body for Bumov.
Bumov lands a knee to the head.
Bumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mayweather's face.
Bumov scores a nice knee to the body.
Bumov working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bumov keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bumov lands a shoulder strike.
Bumov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bumov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bumov is struggling to control the position.
Bumov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bumov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bumov.
Bumov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mayweather.
Bumov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayweather is defending well for now.
Bumov crunches a lovely knee into Mayweather's ribcage.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bumov prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to push Bumov away but Bumov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bumov taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Bumov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Bumov.
Bumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bumov lands a damaging elbow.
Bumov lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Bumov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Mayweather's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bumov throws a switch kick that catches Mayweather on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Mayweather looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Mayweather flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Konstantin Bumov!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Bumov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tanapat Khampfu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Phaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Phaan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khampfu
vs
Phaan

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tanapat Khampfu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Phaan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khampfu is looking to land body kicks.
Khampfu keeps the fight on the outside.
Khampfu slips a jab and a cross from Phaan.
Phaan moves out of range of the body kick.
Phaan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Phaan walks into a stiff left hand from Khampfu.
Khampfu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Phaan moves in looking to clinch but Khampfu pushes him off.
Khampfu throws a lazy head kick

and Phaan counters by moving into the clinch.

Phaan breaks the clinch.
Khampfu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A leg kick checked by Khampfu.
Phaan tries to clinch but Khampfu is having none of it.
Khampfu lands with a cross.
Phaan is looking to clinch.
Khampfu throws a head kick but Phaan moves out of range.
Phaan wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phaan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peter Phaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Phaan.

Phaan closes the distance and clinches.
Khampfu working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Khampfu fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phaan.

Phaan breaks from the clinch.

Phaan moves into the clinch.

Phaan breaks the clinch.
Phaan tries to clinch up
and Khampfu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phaan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phaan fails to land with a series of punches.
Phaan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khampfu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khampfu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khampfu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khampfu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khampfu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Khampfu blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaan misses with a hook. Khampfu ducked under it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khampfu.
Khampfu looks to land a body kick but Phaan moved away.
Khampfu misses with a body kick.
Khampfu tries to land a front kick but Phaan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Khampfu.

Phaan clinches with his opponent.
Khampfu trying to land knees to the body.
Khampfu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Phaan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phaan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phaan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khampfu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Khampfu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Khampfu.
Khampfu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phaans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khampfu blocks a low kick nicely.
Khampfu lands a front kick.
Phaan throws a head kick that misses.
Khampfu lands an overhand right.
Phaan tries to clinch but Khampfu is having none of it.
Khampfu swats away the attempt to clinch by Phaan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khampfu!
Phaan moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Phaan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good shot there by Khampfu.
Khampfu throws a wild body kick that Phaan sees coming a mile off.
Khampfu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phaan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khampfu scrambles back to his feet.
Phaan moves out of range of the body kick from Khampfu.
Phaan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khampfu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phaan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peter Phaan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phaan looks for the body kick but Khampfu saw that one coming.
Khampfu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phaan blocks a head kick by Khampfu.
Phaan throws a head kick that half lands.
Khampfu throws the kick towards the body but Phaan avoids it.
Phaan tries to clinch up.
Phaan throws a sloppy head kick and Khampfu moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaan moves out of range of the body kick from Khampfu.
Phaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khampfu was well out of range. Poor timing from Phaan.
Khampfu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khampfu throws a body kick that misses.
Phaan avoids a kick to the body.
Khampfu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khampfu avoids the body shot from Phaan.
Khampfu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khampfu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phaan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khampfu circles away quickly and effectively.
Phaan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khampfu throws a head kick but Phaan moves out of range.
Phaan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phaan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phaan throws a low kick but Khampfu avoids it.
Phaan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khampfu manages to avoid it.
Phaan tries to clinch up.
Phaan tries to clinch up.
Peter Phaan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phaan is looking to clinch but Khampfu is avoiding it.
Phaan tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Phaan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khampfu scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khampfu looks for the body kick but Phaan saw that one coming.
Tanapat Khampfu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khampfu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khampfu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khampfu slips a jab and a cross from Phaan.
Phaan looks to land a combination. Khampfu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Phaan avoids the head kick by Khampfu.
A head kick misses from Khampfu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phaan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phaan tries to clinch there but Khampfu circles away.
A head kick misses from Khampfu.
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khampfu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phaan doesn't manage to clinch there - Khampfu circles away.
Khampfu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phaan throws a sloppy head kick and Khampfu moves out of range easily.
Khampfu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Phaan takes a step back to recover.
Phaan misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khampfu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phaan throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phaan moves out of range of the body kick.
Phaan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick by Phaan misses
and Khampfu counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Phaan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Phaan looks to clinch
and Khampfu counters with a body kick.
Phaan moves out of range as Khampfu throws a body kick.
Phaan tries to clinch
and Khampfu counters with a solid body kick.
Khampfu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phaan tries to clinch
and Khampfu counters with a solid body kick.
Phaan throws a series of punches but Khampfu moves out of range.
Phaan wants to clinch but Khampfu slips to the side
and Khampfu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phaan moves in looking to clinch but Khampfu pushes him off.
Phaan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khampfu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phaan tries to clinch but Khampfu moves away
and Khampfu counters with a good, hard body kick but Phaan shrugs it off.
Phaan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khampfu throws a push kick but Phaan slaps the foot to one side.
Phaan tries to clinch there but Khampfu circles away.
Phaan avoids the head kick by Khampfu.
Phaan is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Khampfu as he connects with a hook.
Phaan is looking to land body kicks.
Phaan avoids a kick to the body.
Phaan tries to clinch there but Khampfu circles away.
Khampfu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phaan throws the kick towards the body but Khampfu avoids it.
Phaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khampfu was well out of range. Poor timing from Phaan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khampfu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phaan throws a series of punches but Khampfu avoids them all with ease.
Phaan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khampfu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phaan tries to clinch there but Khampfu circles away.
Phaan misses with a kick to the body.
Khampfu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khampfu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phaan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khampfu rather than just go for the knockout.
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khampfu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phaan avoids a kick to the body.
Crunch! Khampfu slams his shin into Phaan's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phaan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khampfu misses with the body kick

and Phaan counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Khampfu on his ass! Khampfu wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!

Khampfu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phaan throws a head kick but Khampfu moves out of range.
Khampfu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phaan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khampfu.
Phaan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phaan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khampfu scores with a spinning back kick!
Khampfu connects with a jab.
Phaan tries to clinch up but Khampfu circles away and keeps his distance.
Khampfu thuds his shin into the meat of Phaan's side.
Khampfu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khampfu swats away the attempt to clinch by Phaan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khampfu was well out of range. Poor timing from Phaan.
Khampfu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Phaan is looking to clinch.
Phaan tries to clinch there but Khampfu circles away.
Phaan doesn't manage to clinch there - Khampfu circles away.
Phaan tries to clinch up.
Phaan moves to clinch but Khampfu breaks away
and Khampfu counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phaan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khampfu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Phaan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phaan 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 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Phaan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Raikonen
vs
Jones

185 cm
23
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

193 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

No Contest Clothing

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Raikonen misses.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raikonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raikonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Raikonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
Raikonen throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raikonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raikonen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raikonen lands a high kick!
Raikonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Raikonen lands.
Raikonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones 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.
Raikonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Raikonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raikonen.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raikonen. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Raikonen slips a jab from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch
and Raikonen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones cracks Raikonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Raikonen is just out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Raikonen strikes.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Raikonen moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Raikonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Raikonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones tries to clinch but Raikonen moves out of range.
Raikonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raikonen misses with a body shot.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Raikonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Raikonen does no damage.
Jones wants to clinch up but Raikonen keeps it at a distance.
Raikonen lands the left hand.
Jones tries to clinch up but Raikonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raikonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Raikonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Raikonen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch there but Raikonen circles away.
Raikonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raikonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raikonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raikonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raikonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raikonen.
Raikonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raikonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Raikonen. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Raikonen.
Raikonen misses with a looping left.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raikonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Raikonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raikonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raikonen.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Raikonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to clinch
letting Raikonen counter with a right hand.
Jones tries to clinch there but Raikonen circles away.
Raikonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raikonen throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raikonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones avoids the body shot from Raikonen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raikonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raikonen.
Jones misses with a hook. Raikonen ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarmo Raikonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Raikonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Raikonen keeps it at a distance.
Raikonen clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raikonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raikonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Raikonen.
Jones looks to clinch
and Raikonen counters with a head kick.

Jones is rocked!
Raikonen misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Raikonen staggers Jones with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Jones looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Raikonen is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarmo Raikonen!
A determined Jarmo Raikonen didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan has chosen Skillet - Monster as his entrance music. Jeff Rogan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brock
vs
Rogan

162 cm
31
152 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

185 cm
26
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good low kicks
Granite chin

Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan misses with a body shot.

Brock moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Brock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Brock lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogan won't want to take too many of those.
Brock prevents Rogan from breaking the clinch.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogan's efforts to push away.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Brock is controlling him.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but Brock is controlling him.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Rogan tries to circle away but Brock has him pinned against the ropes.
Brock crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogan is trying to push Brock away but Brock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jeff Rogan has been cut.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Brock keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Brock lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Brock lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogan's face.
Brock lands with a short shot to the head.
Brock prevents Rogan from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogan won't want to take too many of those.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rogan looks winded!
Brock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rogan has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brock with a knee to the head.
Brock scores with a knee to the head.
Brock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan is trying to break free.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brock crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Brock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brock lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.
Brock lands a damaging elbow.
Rogan tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brock.
Rogan is trying to push Brock away but Brock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogan's defenses.
Rogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brock working Rogan over with knees to the body.
Rogan wants to break free but Brock has control.
Rogan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Brock lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brock.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Brock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogan's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Rogan'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.

Brock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rogan throws a lazy body kick

and Brock counters by moving into the clinch.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Brock.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brock lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brock misses with a knee to the head.
Brock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rogan is breathing heavily.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Brock lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan is trying to break free.
Brock lands a knee to the body.
Brock scores with a knee to the head.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.

Rogan is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.
Rogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Brock finish him?
Brock pushes Rogan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Brock.
Nice body punch from Brock.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogans head.
Brock lands a body shot.
Brock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brock lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brock.
Brock digs a right hand underneath Rogan's ribcage. Rogan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Eddie Brock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogan can do to turn this around?
Brock crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.
A short left from Brock.
Brock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogans head.
Brock keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brock lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Nice body punch from Brock.
Brock landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Brock lands a body shot.
Brock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
Brock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brock scores a nice knee to the body.
Brock is leaning against Rogan and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Rogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brock.
Brock lands a nice elbow.
Rogan takes a shot to the head.
Brock lands a shoulder strike.
Brock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogan's efforts to push away.
Brock crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogan backwards.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brock lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock working Rogan over with knees to the body.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brock lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Rogan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogan tries to keep at a distance but Brock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brock - that landed with a thud.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.
Rogan tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brock lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogan backwards.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brock working Rogan over with knees to the body.
Rogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brock pushes Rogan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Brock lands an elbow inside.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogan tries to circle away but Brock has him pinned against the ropes.
Brock lands a knee to the head.
Brock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rogan is trying to push Brock away but Brock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Brock.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Brock.
Rogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brock creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rogan crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Rogan face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Brock takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eddie Brock!
Our winner, Eddie Brock, 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.
Jeff Rogan was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank my manager, my fans, my sponsors and my gym. I will be back hungry and ready for a battle.'.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Imushagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Hoekstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Imushagh
vs
Hoekstra

187 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Imushagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Hoekstra!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoekstra tries to clinch up.

Imushagh rushes Hoekstra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Imushagh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hoekstra is trying to break free.

Imushagh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Imushagh misses
and Hoekstra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoekstra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Imushagh counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoekstra shrugs it off.
Hoekstra is looking to clinch but Imushagh is avoiding it.
Imushagh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imushagh throws a push kick but Hoekstra slaps the foot to one side.
Hoekstra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoekstra wants to clinch.
Imushagh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Imushagh takes the fight into the clinch.

Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoekstra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Imushagh rushes Hoekstra and presses him up against the ropes.
Hoekstra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hoekstra looks winded!
Imushagh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoekstra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Imushagh lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Imushagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imushagh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Imushagh clinches with his opponent.
Imushagh tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoekstra avoids the damage to the body.

Imushagh breaks from the clinch.

Imushagh has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imushagh digs a right hand into Hoekstra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoekstra's gas tank.
Imushagh lands a shoulder strike.
Hoekstra tries to break the clinch but Imushagh is controlling the position.
Imushagh avoiding damage as Hoekstra throws knees to the body.

Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali Imushagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoekstra is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoekstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Imushagh has closed the distance and engaged Hoekstra in a clinch.
Imushagh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoekstra has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Imushagh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hoekstra can turn it around.
Imushagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imushagh lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Rico Hoekstra has been cut.
Hoekstra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Imushagh.
Imushagh lands a nice uppercut.
Hoekstra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Imushagh has him pressed against the ropes.
Hoekstra working hard to break the clinch.

Imushagh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Imushagh clinches up with Hoekstra and pushes him back against the ropes.
Imushagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Imushagh lands with a left to the head.

Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoekstra avoids the head kick by Imushagh.

Imushagh moves into the clinch.
Hoekstra tries to break the clinch but Imushagh is controlling the position.
Imushagh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoekstra backwards.

Imushagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Imushagh.

Imushagh clinches up against the ropes.
Imushagh looking to throw knees to the head but Hoekstra is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imushagh scores with a hook to the body.
Imushagh scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Imushagh as the two fighters clinch.
Imushagh cracks Hoekstra with a nice body shot.

Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Imushagh has Hoekstra up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hoekstra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Imushagh has him pressed against the ropes.
Imushagh lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Imushagh breaks from the clinch.
Imushagh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Imushagh forces Hoekstra back against the ropes and clinches.

Imushagh manages to break the clinch.

Imushagh clinches.

Imushagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Imushagh moves into range and clinches up with Hoekstra.
Imushagh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Imushagh lands a shot to the body.
Hoekstra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Imushagh breaks the clinch.

Imushagh gets a clinch.

Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Imushagh gets a clinch.
Imushagh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Imushagh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Imushagh scores a nice knee to the body.
Imushagh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoekstra backwards.
Imushagh cracks Hoekstra with a nice body shot.

Imushagh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Imushagh closes the distance and pushes Hoekstra back into the ropes.

Imushagh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoekstra avoids the head kick by Imushagh.

Hoekstra gets tackled into the ropes by Imushagh. Imushagh maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Imushagh.
Imushagh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Imushagh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Imushagh moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Imushagh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Hoekstra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Imushagh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoekstra walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Imushagh and drops face first to the floor! Hoekstra'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 Hoekstra in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ali Imushagh!
A determined Ali Imushagh didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!