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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaylord Focker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaylord Focker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 London, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaylord Focker!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Focker scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Hogan to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan thumps Focker with a low kick.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Focker pushes him off.
A jab from Focker misses.
Focker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Focker wants to land a leg kick but Hogan is out of range.
Focker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hogan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid body kick from Hogan.
Gaylord Focker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan slips a jab and a cross from Focker.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Focker clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Focker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogan is rocked!
Focker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Focker tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Focker takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Focker misses with a punch to the body.
Focker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Hogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Focker fails to land.
Hogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Focker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogan.
Focker misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Hogan tries to break the clinch but Focker is controlling the position.
Focker swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Focker.
Focker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Focker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Focker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Focker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hogan up against the ropes.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Focker throws a head punch that misses.
Focker throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Focker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Focker.
Hogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Focker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Focker swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Focker throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Focker misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Focker - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogan.
Focker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Focker working aggressively here.
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Focker working aggressively here.
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Focker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Focker digs a right hand into Hogan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hogan's gas tank.
Focker cracks Hogan with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Focker misses with a body punch.
Focker lands a shot to the body.
Focker struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Focker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hogan letting Focker take a breather here.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Focker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan prevents a body shot from Focker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Focker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hogan's efforts to push away.
Focker digs a right hand into Hogan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hogan's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Focker's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Gaylord Focker should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Hogan walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaylord Focker!
In his post fight interview, Gaylord Focker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Means (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Asikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaston Means!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Means's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Means duly obliges.
Asikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Means swinging wildly here.
Means misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Means misses with a head kick.
Means misses with a head kick.
Means has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Asikainen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Means wants to clinch up but Asikainen keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Means misses.
Means takes the fight into the clinch.
Asikainen is trying to stall.
Means lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Means.
Means breaks from the clinch.
Means throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Means moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Means. Those never looked like landing.
Means has Asikainen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Asikainen avoiding damage.
Means manages to break the clinch.
Means throws a combination. Asikainen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Tommy Asikainen has been cut.
Means misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Means lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asikainen circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Means.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Means tries to clinch but Asikainen moves out of range.
Asikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Means swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Means paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asikainen is looking to clinch but Means is avoiding it.
Asikainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Means fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Means misses with a short punch on the inside.
Means misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asikainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Asikainen tries to circle away but Means has him pinned against the ropes.
Asikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Means throws a head kick but Asikainen moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Means finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Means misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Means throws a leg kick but Asikainen moved away.
Means tries to bum rush Asikainen with a series of wild strikes but Asikainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Means will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Means throws a right and a left that Asikainen avoids nicely.
Means misses with an attempted mid kick.
Means misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Means dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Asikainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Means looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asikainen darts in and clinches Means up against the ropes.
Asikainen lands a body shot.
Means lands a left hand.
Asikainen is stalling here.
Asikainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Means lands with a left to the head.
Asikainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Means is keeping busy.
Asikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Means throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tommy Asikainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Means lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asikainen takes a step back to recover.
Means clinches with his opponent.
Asikainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asikainen prevents a body shot from Means.
Asikainen taking a breather.
Asikainen misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asikainen.
Means working aggressively here.
Means's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Means has closed the distance and engaged Asikainen in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asikainen.
Means has a couple of punches blocked by Asikainen.
Asikainen trying to stall but Means improves his position.
Asikainen is trying to force a seperation but Means has the dominant position.
Means escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Means tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Means throws a series of punches but Asikainen avoids them all with ease.
Gaston Means seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Means cracks the inside of Asikainen's front leg.
Asikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Means moves out of range easily.
Asikainen throws the kick towards the body but Means avoids it.
Means tries a head kick but it misses.
Means fails to land with a series of punches.
Means throws a series of strikes that have Asikainen backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asikainen lands a high kick!
Means takes the fight into the clinch.
Asikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asikainen moves in looking to clinch but Means pushes him off.
Means throws a series of punches but Asikainen moves out of range.
Means uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Means showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Asikainen'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.
Some bone on bone action there as Means checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asikainen blocks a head kick by Means.
Means looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Means.
Means displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Asikainen closes the distance and pushes Means back into the ropes.
Means digs a right hand into Asikainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asikainen's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Means blocks a body shot from Asikainen.
Means's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Asikainen.
Means throws a sloppy head kick and Asikainen moves out of range easily.
Means swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Means with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Means.
Means tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Means lands a front kick.
Means instigates a clinch.
Means breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asikainen blocks a head kick by Means.
Asikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Means tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Asikainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Means throws a series of punches but Asikainen moves out of range.
Means clinches up with Asikainen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Means softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Means lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asikainen misses with a knee strike.
Asikainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Means is defending well for now.
Means misses with a short punch on the inside.
Means working aggressively here.
Asikainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Means throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tommy Asikainen's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Means tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Asikainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Means tries to clinch up.
Means misses with a head kick.
Asikainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Means has Asikainen pressed against the ropes, preventing Asikainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Means lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asikainen backwards.
Means goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asikainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Means misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Means lands with a right to the head.
Asikainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Means has double underhooks.
Asikainen taking a breather.
Means misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Means really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Asikainen'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.
Means connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asikainen momentarily.
Asikainen checks a low kick from Means.
Means swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Means will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Means throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Means lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Asikainen backs up against the ropes.
Means pushes Asikainen away with a front kick.
Means wants to clinch up but Asikainen keeps it at a distance.
Means rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asikainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Means misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Asikainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asikainen tries to clinch up but Means circles away and keeps his distance.
Asikainen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Asikainen duly obliges.
Means looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asikainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Means, pushing him back against the ropes.
Asikainen scores a nice knee to the body.
Means has a couple of punches blocked by Asikainen.
Asikainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Means up against the ropes.
Asikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Means tries to close the distance and clinch but Asikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Means looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Means. Those never looked like landing.
Asikainen dodges the punch combination from Means.
Asikainen wants to clinch.
Asikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Means misses
and Asikainen counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Asikainen to work.
Means fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Means breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Means throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asikainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Means moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Means misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Means throws a right hand that Asikainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Asikainen also avoids with ease.
Means misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asikainen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Means manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Means throws a right hand that Asikainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Asikainen also avoids with ease.
Means moves into range and clinches up with Asikainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Means dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Asikainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Asikainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asikainen wants to clinch.
Asikainen clinches with his opponent.
Means lands with a right to the head.
Means fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Means lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Means lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Means swings wildly with an uppercut but Asikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Means.
Asikainen has Means pressed against the ropes, preventing Means from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Asikainen taking a breather.
Means avoiding damage as Asikainen throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Means throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Means.
Means throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asikainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Means swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asikainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Means thows a body kick. Asikainen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Asikainen throws a head kick that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Asikainen tries to clinch but Means is having none of it.
Gaston Means seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Means misses with a wild combination.
Asikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaston Means is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Means clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Means tries to circle away but Asikainen has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Means has a couple of punches blocked by Asikainen.
Means misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asikainen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Means misses with some punches.
Means misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaston Means is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Means throws a punch but it's blocked by Asikainen.
Means wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asikainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Asikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston Means comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Means 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaston Means!
After winning the bout, Gaston Means thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Wayne has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Steve Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and whilst Harris still has his hands down, Wayne counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Harris crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Harris be able to survive another onslaught?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Wayne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like John Wayne has been cut.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayne counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Harris goes down! Will Harris beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
It looks like Steve Harris has been cut.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Harris to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Wayne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Wayne!
John Wayne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that No Contest Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddard Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Kostov (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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddard Maxiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Kostov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maxiq is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Kostov lands with a straight right. Maxiq didn't see that one coming.
Maxiq pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kostov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostov. That's going to slow Maxiq down.
Kostov slips under a jab from Maxiq.
Kostov forces Maxiq back against the ropes and clinches.
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maxiq has had enough of the clinch but Kostov keeps him there for the moment.
Kostov digs a right hand into Maxiq's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maxiq's gas tank.
Kostov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maxiq breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxiq takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maxiq lands with a straight right. Kostov didn't see that one coming.
Maxiq defending well as Kostov loads up on a big left hand.
Maxiq's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kostov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maxiq scrambles back to his feet.
Maxiq is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kostov knocks Maxiq out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paco Kostov!
An out of breath Paco Kostov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoshihiro Takayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hegel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fumio Hayasaka - In the Forest of the Water God. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoshihiro Takayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Hegel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Hegel throws the left hand but Takayama avoids the punch easily.
Takayama tries to clinch up but Hegel circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayama tries to clinch there but Hegel circles away.
Takayama looks to clinch
and Hegel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takayama really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hegel throws a wild body kick that Takayama sees coming a mile off.
Hegel looks for the body kick but Takayama saw that one coming.
Hegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hegel thows a body kick. Takayama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayama tries to clinch but Hegel moves away
and Hegel counters with a body kick.
Hegel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hegel throws a good cross that connects.
Takayama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hegel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hegel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Takayama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hegel.
Hegel misses with a wild combination.
Takayama gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hegel breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takayama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hegel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hegel counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hegel throws a head kick but Takayama moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takayama closes the distance but Hegel moves to the side
and Hegel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takayama moves in looking to clinch but Hegel pushes him off.
Takayama has Hegel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hegel can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayama stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Takayama for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Takayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Hegel avoids the damage to the body.
Hegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takayama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Takayama.
Takayama wants to clinch but Hegel slips to the side
and Hegel counters with a solid body kick.
Takayama tries to clinch up but Hegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Hegel looks to land a right hand but Takayama moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takayama clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hegel throws a body kick that misses.
Takayama has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Takayama to work.
I was talking to Takayama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hegel being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Takayama.
Takayama wants to clinch but Hegel slips to the side
and Hegel counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hegel.
Takayama tries to clinch up
letting Hegel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takayama had his way with Martin Hegel in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Takayama tries to clinch there but Hegel circles away.
Takayama tries to clinch but Hegel moves away
and Hegel counters with a nice body kick.
Takayama tries to clinch
and Hegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hegel throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hegel looks to throw the jab but Takayama is out of range.
Hegel tries a head kick but it misses.
Hegel misses with a body kick.
Takayama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takayama blocks a head kick by Hegel.
The crowd cheers as Hegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takayama doesn't seem phased though.
Takayama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takayama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hegel counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Hegel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hegel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Hegel!
Our winner, Martin Hegel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treimanis lands a nice looking body kick.
Treimanis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young throws a sloppy head kick
and Treimanis counters with a leg kick.
Young misses with a looping right.
Treimanis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Treimanis closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Young crashing to the mat! Young uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treimanis cracks Young with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Young get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Young looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Young is rocked!
Young misses with the combination.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Treimanis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Treimanis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Treimanis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Treimanis throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treimanis counters with a nice body shot.
Treimanis works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young is breathing heavily.
Treimanis scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Treimanis is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Treimanis.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Treimanis and drops face first to the floor! Young'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 Young in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Oskars Treimanis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikonen tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Raikonen.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Raikonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raikonen misses with a punch to the body.
Raikonen blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
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!
Raikonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries a body shot but Raikonen blocks it.
Murphy pushes Raikonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raikonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy avoiding damage as Raikonen throws knees to the body.
Raikonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raikonen throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raikonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raikonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raikonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Raikonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raikonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Raikonen tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Raikonen.
Raikonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raikonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jarmo Raikonen has been cut.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raikonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raikonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raikonen tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Raikonen letting Murphy take a breather here.
Murphy wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raikonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raikonen misses with a knee strike.
Raikonen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raikonen.
Good body shot from Raikonen.
Raikonen lands an uppercut.
Raikonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raikonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Raikonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raikonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raikonen misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raikonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Raikonen - that landed with a thud.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Raikonen lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Raikonen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Raikonen.
A jab from Raikonen finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Raikonen slips a straight right by Murphy.
Raikonen scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raikonen is able to avoid easily.
Murphy thumps Raikonen with a low kick.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raikonen fails to land.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy works on Raikonen's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Raikonen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A head punch on the inside from Raikonen fails to land.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raikonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Raikonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Raikonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raikonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raikonen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murphy avoiding damage as Raikonen throws knees to the body.
Raikonen lands with a right to the head.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raikonen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raikonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raikonen misses with an elbow strike.
Raikonen has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a knee 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!
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Raikonen can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Raikonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raikonen tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Raikonen back against the ropes.
Raikonen misses with a body punch.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Raikonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raikonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Murphy has Raikonen pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raikonen.
Raikonen looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raikonen tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Raikonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jarmo Raikonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Raikonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raikonen misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raikonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Raikonen misses.
Raikonen takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Raikonen scores with a jab to the head.
Raikonen clips Murphy 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 Murphy a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raikonen lands with a nice combination. Murphy backs away looking to recover.
Murphy is rocked!
Raikonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raikonen cracks Murphy with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Murphy 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 Murphy is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Murphy could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jarmo Raikonen!
A pretty intense looking Jarmo Raikonen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
167 lbs
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25
160 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Malavino.
Malavino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taggart.
Taggart lands with a light punch inside.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Malavino looking to slow down the pace here.
Malavino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malavino throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.
Malavino lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malavino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart avoiding damage as Malavino throws knees to the body.
A short right from Malavino on the inside.
Taggart lands a shot to the body.
Malavino has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Malavino lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Taggart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Malavino controls his hands.
Taggart lands an elbow inside.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malavino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Malavino.
Taggart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malavino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Taggart misses with some punches.
Malavino stalling in the clinch but Taggart improves position.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malavino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart presses Malavino against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Malavino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Taggart lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malavino lands a hook that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Malavino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Malavino.
Taggart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Taggart.
Malavino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taggart misses with an elbow over the top.
Taggart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malavino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taggart.
Taggart lands with a left to the head.
Malavino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but Malavino blocks with his arms.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Malavino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malavino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Malavino.
Taggart lands with a light punch inside.
Malavino has Taggart pressed against the ropes.
Malavino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Malavino.
Malavino avoids the elbow strike from Taggart, against the ropes.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino has Taggart pushed against the ropes.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Malavino.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Malavino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malavinos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Malavino blocks an uppercut.
Taggart working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Taggart on the inside.
A short right from Taggart on the inside.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Malavino's head.
Malavino misses with a punch to the body.
Malavino tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taggart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malavino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Malavino lands a good knee to the midsection. Taggart won't want to take too many of those.
Malavino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taggart up against the ropes.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but Malavino blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino trying to control the position but instead, Taggart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Malavino into the ropes.
Taggart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that 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.
Taggart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Malavino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malavino lands a two punch combo.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Malavino.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Malavino throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart tries to clinch up but Malavino circles away and keeps his distance.
Malavino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taggart at a distance.
Malavino throws a big shot that misses.
Taggart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taggart scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Malavino misses with a series of wild punches.
Malavino is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malavino.
Malavino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malavino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taggart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malavino counters with a one-two to the body.
A cross from Malavino lands.
Taggart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malavino throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Taggart lands a body shot.
A jab from Taggart misses.
Taggart throws an overhand right that lands on Malavino's shoulder, as Malavino tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Malavino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malavino tries to clinch but Taggart moves out of range.
Malavino connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
Taggart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cole Taggart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart tries a body shot but Malavino blocks it.
Malavino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.
Malavino stalling against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Taggart.
It looks like Arroyo Malavino has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malavino.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malavino lands a shot to the body.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Malavino controls his hands.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Taggart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malavino working hard to break the clinch.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malavino takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malavino blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Taggart throws an elbow but misses.
Taggart misses with some punches.
A short right from Taggart on the inside.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malavino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taggart blocks it with crossed arms.
Malavino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malavino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malavino trying to land knees to the body.
Malavino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malavino.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the head but Malavino blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Taggart as the two fighters clinch.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart looking to throw knees to the head but Malavino is blocking nicely.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malavino blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino tries to break the clinch but Taggart is controlling the position.
Malavino misses with a punch on the inside.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malavino stalling in the clinch but Taggart improves position.
Taggart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Malavino blocks an uppercut.
Malavino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Taggart blocks an uppercut.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Malavino.
Malavino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arroyo Malavino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arroyo Malavino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That kick from Malavino tenderised Taggart's leg. Taggart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malavino is out of range.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Taggart throws a body punch but Malavino moves out of range.
Malavino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malavino avoids the body shot from Taggart.
Taggart is looking to clinch but Malavino is avoiding it.
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Malavino off balance momentarily.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malavino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Taggart - just one landing.
Malavino takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Malavino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taggart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taggart lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Malavino misses.
Taggart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. Malavino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arroyo Malavino is winning the standup battle so far.
Taggart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malavino throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart dips to his left and cracks Malavino with an uppercut!
Malavino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taggart staying out of range there.
Taggart looks to throw the jab but Malavino is out of range.
Malavino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malavino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malavino.
Taggart throws a low kick but Malavino moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malavino.
Taggart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malavino's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malavino blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malavino manages to avoid it.
Malavino misses with a lunging right hand
and Taggart counters with a low kick, right behind Malavino 's knee.
Malavino throws a sloppy body shot
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malavino throws a head kick but Taggart moves out of range.
Malavino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Malavino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malavino slips a straight right by Taggart.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malavino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taggart.
Some bone on bone action there as Malavino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart scores with a decent looking hook.
Malavino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malavino.
Taggart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taggart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taggart has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taggart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malavino.
Malavino throws the left hand but Taggart avoids the punch easily.
Malavino is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Taggart scores with a hook to the body. Malavino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taggart misses with a hook. Malavino ducked under it nicely.
Taggart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taggart lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malavino lands a left hand.
Taggart avoids the elbow strike from Malavino, against the ropes.
Malavino lands a nice uppercut.
Taggart tries a knee to the head but Malavino blocks it.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Malavino controls the action.
Malavino misses with a punch on the inside.
Taggart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart works on Malavino's body with a couple of short punches.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Taggart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taggart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino taking a breather.
Taggart prevents a body shot from Malavino.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arroyo Malavino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Malavino.
Malavino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malavino misses with a body shot
and Taggart counters with an inside leg kick.
Malavino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taggart takes a swing at Malavino's ribcage but misses.
Malavino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taggart.
Malavino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taggart can pounce on him.
Malavino misses with a low kick as Taggart jumps back.
That kick from Taggart tenderised Malavino's leg. Malavino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Malavino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malavino misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart thumps Malavino with a low kick.
Taggart is looking to slow Malavino down with leg kicks.
Taggart lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino tries to clinch there but Taggart circles away.
Malavino moves into the clinch.
Taggart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malavino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Malavino working aggressively here.
Taggart prevents a body shot from Malavino.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taggart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taggart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malavino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malavino struggles to land a body shot inside as Taggart controls his hands.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Taggart.
Taggart misses with some punches.
Malavino can't find room to land a body shot as Taggart controls the action.
Malavino missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Malavino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malavino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taggart is defending well for now.
Malavino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taggart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malavino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malavino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malavino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malavino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malavino lands a left hand.
Malavino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taggart tries a knee to the head but Malavino blocks it.
Malavino misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malavino.
Still in the clinch, Malavino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malavino takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart blocking some punches.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taggart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Malavino.
Malavino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malavino blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malavino.
Taggart lands with a short shot to the head.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Malavino avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Taggart takes a shot to the head.
Taggart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malavino can't find room to land a body shot as Taggart controls the action.
Malavino cracks Taggart with a nice body shot.
Taggart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Malavino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malavino.
Taggart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malavino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malavino trying to stall but Taggart improves his position.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart avoiding damage as Malavino throws knees to the body.
Malavino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taggart is keeping busy.
Taggart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malavino's elbow.
Malavino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malavino takes a shot to the head.
Taggart scores with a shoulder strike.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Malavino.
Malavino lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Malavino's head.
Taggart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
A short right from Taggart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cole Taggart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arroyo Malavino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Taggart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taggart is looking to clinch but Malavino is avoiding it.
Malavino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malavino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malavino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malavino throws a shot to the body.
Malavino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taggart's calf.
Taggart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malavino.
A jab lands there for Malavino.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Malavino misses its intended target.
Malavino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malavino throws a body kick that misses.
Taggart connects with a body shot that sends Malavino's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malavino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taggart.
Taggart clinches up with Malavino and pushes him back against the ropes.
Malavino can't break the clinch.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Malavino looking to stall.
Malavino misses with some punches.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Malavino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malavino lands a shoulder strike.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Malavino.
Arroyo Malavino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino lands an elbow just above Taggart 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taggart.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Taggart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malavino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taggart lands a good knee to the midsection. Malavino won't want to take too many of those.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malavino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taggart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taggart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malavinos head.
Malavino blocks an uppercut.
Taggart misses with the head strike.
Malavino blocks a body shot from Taggart.
Malavino scores with a shoulder strike.
Malavino avoids the elbow strike from Taggart, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Malavino controls the action.
Taggart tries to work over Malavino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malavino is trying to stall.
Malavino lands an uppercut.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart takes an elbow to the temple.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Malavino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taggart's defenses.
Malavino is trying to maintain a safe position but Taggart gets an underhook and turns Malavino into the ropes.
Malavino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taggarts head.
Malavino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
A short right from Taggart.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taggart landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malavino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taggart is defending well for now.
Taggart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malavino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taggart lands a hook that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
Malavino stalling in the clinch but Taggart improves position.
Malavino tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malavino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malavino.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malavino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malavino wants to get back to striking at distance but Taggart won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole Taggart.
I think Taggart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart! Cole Taggart retains his welterweight title!
Cole Taggart made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shi's choice of entrance music: See You In Hell by Grim Reaper. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Oosthuizen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiang Shi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oosthuizen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Elite Gym (13 Elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Shi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosthuizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oosthuizen blocks a head kick by Shi.
Oosthuizen connects with a body shot that sends Shi's belly button to the back.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oosthuizen, as that shot connected.
Oosthuizen works Shi's body with a nice hook.
Shi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Oosthuizen thuds a left hand into Shi's body.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oosthuizen.
Shi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shi misses with a body kick.
Shi throws a head kick that misses.
Oosthuizen connects with a looping right hand.
Shi throws a right and a left that Oosthuizen avoids nicely.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Shi moves out of range.
Shi tries to clinch up but Oosthuizen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Oosthuizen stuns Shi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oosthuizen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shi.
Shi walks into a straight right hand from Oosthuizen.
Shi drops his hands momentarily and Oosthuizen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shi.
Shi throws a front kick aimed at Oosthuizen's knee but Oosthuizen avoids it well.
Oosthuizen scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Shi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Oosthuizen.
Shi 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.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Oosthuizen.
Shi throws a wild body kick that Oosthuizen sees coming a mile off.
Oosthuizen jabs Shi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shi.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shi's head backwards.
Oosthuizen dips to his left and cracks Shi with an uppercut!
Shi misses with a low kick.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shi throws a chopping leg kick but Oosthuizen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oosthuizen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shi on the side of the head.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a series of punches.
Shi cracks Oosthuizen with an open hand slap.
Oosthuizen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oosthuizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shi moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shi moves into range and clinches up with Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen avoids a wild elbow strike from Shi.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shi backwards.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Oosthuizen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Oosthuizen.
Shi connects with a high kick.
Good shot there by Oosthuizen.
Shi takes one to the side of the head.
Shi is rocked!
Shi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Oosthuizen! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Oosthuizen!
Tommy Oosthuizen 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 Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ready to Die. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Eckstein was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair throws a lazy head kick
enabling Eckstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Eckstein avoids the head kick by St Clair.
Eckstein staying out of range there.
Eckstein loads up on a big right hand but St Clair slips the punch.
St Clair misses with a low kick.
St Clair keeps the fight on the outside.
Eckstein rushes St Clair and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Eckstein digs a right hand underneath St Clair's ribcage. St Clair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike.
Eckstein told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
St Clair is looking to break free of the clinch but Eckstein has double underhooks.
Eckstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eckstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
St Clair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eckstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Clair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein has closed the distance and engaged St Clair in a clinch.
St Clair is trying to break the clinch but Eckstein is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair misses with the head strike.
St Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Clair working aggressively here.
St Clair wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein.
St Clair lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Clair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eckstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from St Clair fails to land.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on St Clair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eckstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eckstein tries to work over St Clair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eckstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Clair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eckstein lands a hook that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Eckstein landing knees to the body.
Eckstein wants to stall.
Eckstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein scores a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to St Clair's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
St Clair has had enough of the clinch but Eckstein keeps him there for the moment.
Eckstein connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
St Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein can't find room to land a body shot as St Clair controls the action.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair tries to break free but Eckstein pushes him back against the ropes.
St Clair throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein looking to throw knees to the head but St Clair is blocking nicely.
Eckstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Eckstein lands an elbow that stopped St Clair in his tracks for a moment.
Eckstein scores with a hook to the body.
Eckstein lands with a short shot to the head.
St Clair avoids a wild elbow strike from Eckstein.
St Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eckstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Clair tries to break the clinch but Eckstein is controlling the position.
Eckstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Clair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Clair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eckstein prevents a body shot from St Clair.
Knees to the body from Eckstein.
Eckstein is working St Clair over against the ropes.
St Clair tries to break the clinch but Eckstein is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but St Clair avoids the damage to the body.
Eckstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Eckstein works on St Clair's body with a couple of short punches.
St Clair is breathing heavily.
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Eckstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eckstein looking to stall.
St Clair blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eckstein.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Clair's defenses.
Eckstein trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein is leaning against St Clair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Clair takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Clair is rocked!
Eckstein is leaning against St Clair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eckstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Clair is defending well for now.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein lands a nice knee to the body.
Eckstein is leaning against St Clair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Eckstein scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Eckstein as the two fighters clinch.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Eckstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Clair is defending well for now.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Eckstein.
Oh St Clair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Eckstein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Clair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Eckstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eckstein prevents St Clair from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Clair seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Eckstein.
Eckstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Clair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but St Clair keeps it at a distance.
St Clair throws a jab when Eckstein was well out of range.
Eckstein looks low and kicks high, catching St Clair right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein clobbers St Clair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein moves out of range of the body kick.
Eckstein moves into the clinch successfully.
St Clair tries to throw a body punch but Eckstein avoids it by throwing St Clair back against the ropes.
St Clair is working Eckstein over against the ropes.
St Clair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eckstein lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eckstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Clair swings for the body but Eckstein moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Eckstein.
Eckstein avoids the body shot from St Clair.
St Clair throws a hook but Eckstein avoids it easily.
St Clair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eckstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jason Eckstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eckstein doesn't manage to clinch there - St Clair circles away.
Eckstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Clair throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eckstein.
Eckstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein 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!
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Eckstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eckstein sizes up St Clair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St Clair walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Clair.
Eckstein throws a nice looking combination but St Clair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Clair throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eckstein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Eckstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair tries to bum rush Eckstein with a series of wild strikes but Eckstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jason Eckstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eckstein ducks under a wild hook from St Clair.
Eckstein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Clair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Eckstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eckstein 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.
Jon Lewis St Clair's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
St Clair misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Eckstein lands but St Clair takes it in his stride.
Eckstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Clair looks to land a combination but Eckstein avoids it well.
A punch combination from St Clair misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair misses with a lunging right hand
and Eckstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Clair's knee momentarily.
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!
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Clair.
Eckstein has St Clair up against the ropes in a clinch.
St Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein is leaning against St Clair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eckstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Eckstein missing with knees to the body.
Eckstein just leaning against St Clair, taking a breather.
Jason Eckstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but St Clair avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Eckstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Clair avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Eckstein.
St Clair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eckstein tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
Eckstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Clair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eckstein connects with a leg kick. St Clair looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eckstein cracks St Clair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Clair fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eckstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Clair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eckstein lands a head kick!
Eckstein cracks St Clair with an open hand slap.
St Clair moves away from the strike by Eckstein.
St Clair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eckstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eckstein tries to clinch there but St Clair circles away.
Eckstein cracks St Clair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eckstein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Clair cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eckstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Clair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eckstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Clair in his tracks.
Eckstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Clair's calf.
St Clair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eckstein rushes St Clair and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein misses with an elbow strike.
Eckstein lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Eckstein.
St Clair lands with a light punch inside.
Eckstein blocks a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eckstein lands a hook that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair looking to stall.
Eckstein blocks an uppercut.
St Clair manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Clair.
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!
Eckstein lands a front kick to the face, that drops St Clair 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!
St Clair lands a nice looking body kick.
Eckstein moves into range and clinches up with St Clair.
Eckstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Clair's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Clair.
Eckstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eckstein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
St Clair letting Eckstein take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eckstein.
St Clair lands with a light punch inside.
St Clair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eckstein blocks a head kick by St Clair.
Eckstein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eckstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eckstein takes the fight into the clinch.
St Clair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eckstein throws a front kick aimed at St Clair's knee but St Clair avoids it well.
Eckstein looks to score with a jab to the body but St Clair is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Eckstein misses
and St Clair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eckstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Eckstein moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Eckstein throws a sloppy head kick and St Clair moves out of range easily.
St Clair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eckstein scores with a sloppy right hand. St Clair should have avoided that one.
Eckstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eckstein misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Clair throws a wild body kick that Eckstein sees coming a mile off.
Eckstein is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by St Clair.
St Clair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein avoids the head kick by St Clair.
St Clair lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Clair blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein takes the third round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eckstein throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as St Clair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eckstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Clair.
St Clair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Clair takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eckstein tries to clinch but St Clair moves out of range.
Eckstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Clair.
St Clair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Clair moves out of range of the leg kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Eckstein has St Clair up against the ropes in a clinch.
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Clair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eckstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Clairs head.
Eckstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Clair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from St Clair does no damage.
Eckstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Clair was well out of range. Poor timing from Eckstein.
St Clair loads up on a big right hand but Eckstein slips the punch.
Eckstein closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends St Clair crashing to the mat! St Clair uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eckstein throws a front kick aimed at St Clair's knee but St Clair avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Eckstein.
Eckstein clinches up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, St Clair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eckstein blocks a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
St Clair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Clair misses with a looping right.
Eckstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eckstein throws a front kick that sends St Clair stumbling back into the ropes.
St Clair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eckstein moves away from the strike by St Clair.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eckstein checks a leg kick.
St Clair throws a head kick but Eckstein moves out of range.
St Clair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Clair is looking to score with low kicks.
Eckstein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eckstein.
Eckstein scores with a head kick. St Clair tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eckstein lands a jab to the head.
Eckstein works St Clair's body with a nice hook.
Eckstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Eckstein blocks the leg kick.
Eckstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Clair throws a jab but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Clair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eckstein swinging wildly here.
St Clair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eckstein to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Eckstein.
Eckstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eckstein blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Eckstein.
The fighters circling - St Clair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eckstein misses with a straight right.
St Clair works over Eckstein's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein throws a sloppy head kick and St Clair moves out of range easily.
St Clair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eckstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eckstein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lewis St Clair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Clair throws a leg kick but Eckstein moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eckstein.
Eckstein connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Clair. St Clair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eckstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Clair!
St Clair blocks a head kick by Eckstein.
St Clair throws the kick towards the body but Eckstein avoids it.
St Clair misses with a body kick.
Eckstein jabs St Clair to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but St Clair checks it.
An inside leg kick from St Clair misses.
Eckstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Clair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but St Clair keeps it at a distance.
St Clair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eckstein tries to clinch up.
St Clair with a jab.
Eckstein's corner calls for a 1-2. Eckstein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Eckstein tenderised St Clair's leg. St Clair is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Clair throws a leg kick but Eckstein moved away.
Eckstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Clair.
Eckstein tries to bum rush St Clair with a series of wild strikes but St Clair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of St Clair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eckstein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eckstein avoids the head kick by St Clair.
Eckstein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Clair has time to react.
Jon Lewis St Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Clair. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Clair misses with the body kick
and Eckstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Eckstein does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein scores with a punch to the head.
Eckstein scores with a leg kick.
St Clair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eckstein is looking to slow St Clair down with leg kicks.
Eckstein moves away from the strike by St Clair.
Good work by St Clair as he checks the leg kick.
St Clair fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eckstein checks it well.
Eckstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eckstein.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eckstein.
St Clair tries to score with a low kick but Eckstein moves his leg out of the way.
Eckstein throws a lazy uppercut
and St Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eckstein thumps St Clair with a low kick.
St Clair staying out of range there.
Eckstein lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as St Clair blocks the leg kick.
St Clair misses with a body shot.
Eckstein moves out of range as St Clair strikes.
Eckstein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eckstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Clairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Clair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eckstein throws a jab but it's blocked by St Clair.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein has closed the distance and engaged St Clair in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Clair.
St Clair will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short right from Eckstein.
St Clair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eckstein's elbow.
St Clair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eckstein lands an elbow inside.
St Clair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eckstein backwards.
St Clair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein slips a straight right by St Clair.
A leg kick checked by St Clair.
Eckstein avoids a kick to the body.
St Clair throws a hook to the side of Eckstein's head but Eckstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Eckstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eckstein 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 42:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 42:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Eckstein! Jason Eckstein retains his light heavyweight title!
Jason Eckstein spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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