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EFFA 114 - Kanitz`s Reign? PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thad Monroe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thad Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
Monroe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Gallegos.
Gallegos blocks an uppercut.
Monroe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos lands a nice uppercut.
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe has closed the distance and engaged Gallegos in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Monroe fails to land.
Gallegos blocks a body shot from Monroe.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gallegos.
Gallegos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Gallegos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Monroe misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallegos scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Thad Monroe has been cut.
Monroe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallegos lands a knee to the head.
Monroe is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallegos obliges.
Monroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallegos finish him?
Gallegos has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Monroe to the canvas! Can Monroe beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Monroe was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Gallegos is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ramon Gallegos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ramon Gallegos waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble comes to the ring accompanied by Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . On his way into the ring it seems that Barney Rumble has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Barney Rumble seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rumble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Lievin .
Rumble dips to his left and cracks Lievin with an uppercut!
Lievin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Lievin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rumble's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lievin checks a leg kick.
Rumble blocks a jab.
Rumble has managed to clinch.
Rumble misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievin prevents a body shot from Rumble.
Rumble stalling the fight.
Rumble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lievin stalling in the clinch but Rumble improves position.
Lievin is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumble gets an underhook and turns Lievin into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lievin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumble definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rumble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rumble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lievin backwards.
Rumble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lievin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rumble lands an elbow inside that Lievin shrugs off.
It looks like Abe Lievin has been cut.
Lievin misses with a body punch.
Rumble lands an elbow that stopped Lievin in his tracks for a moment.
Rumble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lievin is defending well for now.
Rumble lands a nice uppercut.
Lievin takes a shot to the head.
Rumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lievin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumble blocks a body shot from Lievin .
Lievin prevents a body shot from Rumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lievin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rumble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lievin backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Rumble.
Lievin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumble prevents Lievin from breaking the clinch.
Rumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Lievin .
Barney Rumble's cut is getting worse.
Lievin tries to break free but Rumble pushes him back against the ropes.
Rumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rumble lands with a left to the head.
Rumble landing knees to the body.
Rumble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lievin backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rumble obliges.
Lievin looks winded!
Rumble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rumble dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rumble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lievin throws out the jab.
Rumble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lievin has time to react.
Lievin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rumble has time to react.
Lievin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rumble throws a body punch but Lievin moves out of range.
Rumble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lievin can do to turn this around?
Lievin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lievin .
Lievin ducks right into an uppercut from Rumble.
Lievin throws a low kick but Rumble moves out of range easily.
Rumble connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lievin scores with a nice body kick.
Lievin swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lievin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lievin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble instigates a clinch.
Lievin misses with a body punch.
Lievin throws a head punch that misses.
Lievin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lievin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lievin is defending well for now.
Rumble lands with a right to the head.
Rumble lands an uppercut.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Lievin misses with an elbow strike.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lievin 's elbow.
Rumble lands a right hand.
Rumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Rumble - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lievin .
Rumble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lievin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lievin pushes off an throws an elbow but Rumble leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Rumble as the two fighters clinch.
Lievin is breathing heavily.
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rumble tries to land knees in the clinch but Lievin avoids the damage to the body.
Rumble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumble lands with a left to the head.
Lievin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumble finish him?
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lievin seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Rumble.
Rumble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rumble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rumble is controlling Lievin 's neck. Rumble unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Lievin goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Barney Rumble!
Barney Rumble 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hannibal Lecter Vlll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole Taggart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hannibal Lecter Vlll's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Lecter Vlll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
Lecter Vlll lands a two punch combo.
Taggart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lecter Vlll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lecter Vlll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taggart 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.
Lecter Vlll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taggart lands a nice hook to Lecter Vlll's body. Lecter Vlll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lecter Vlll. That did some damage!
Lecter Vlll connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter Vlll manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Taggart misses.
Taggart doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter Vlll circles away.
It looked like Lecter Vlll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taggart jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecter Vlll throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taggart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lecter Vlll's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter Vlll throws a wild body kick that Taggart sees coming a mile off.
Lecter Vlll blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Lecter Vlll scores with a push kick.
Lecter Vlll throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Taggart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lecter Vlll is out of range and Taggart settles back down.
Lecter Vlll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taggart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Hannibal Lecter Vlll has been cut.
Lecter Vlll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cole Taggart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taggart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lecter Vlll misses with a wild body shot.
Lecter Vlll slips under a jab from Taggart.
Lecter Vlll throws a leg kick but Taggart moved away.
Taggart is looking to chop away at Lecter Vlll's legs.
Taggart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lecter Vlll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Lecter Vlll tenderised Taggart's leg. Taggart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lecter Vlll, right into the meat.
Taggart blocks the body kick.
Taggart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lecter Vlll ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taggart.
Taggart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecter Vlll.
Lecter Vlll is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from Taggart.
Lecter Vlll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lecter Vlll throws a hook but Taggart blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter Vlll moves away.
And Lecter Vlll counters with a quick kick to the body but Taggart blocks it.
Lecter Vlll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter Vlll scores with a jab to the body.
Taggart looks to land a right hand but Lecter Vlll moved out of range.
Lecter Vlll thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter Vlll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter Vlll's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Lecter Vlll.
Taggart throws a shot from downtown. Lecter Vlll moves away and avoids it.
Lecter Vlll looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lecter Vlll misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
Lecter Vlll walks into a straight right hand from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Taggart misses with a body shot.
Lecter Vlll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taggart checks a leg kick.
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Lecter Vlll steps away.
Lecter Vlll throws a lazy head kick
and Taggart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lecter Vlll really felt that one!
Lecter Vlll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart throws a chopping leg kick but Lecter Vlll manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taggart lands with a good body shot.
Lecter Vlll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter Vlll throws a lazy body kick
and Taggart counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart scores with a hook to the body. Lecter Vlll takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taggart slips a jab from Lecter Vlll.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
A head kick misses from Lecter Vlll.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter Vlll manages to avoid it.
Taggart feints and then cracks Lecter Vlll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter Vlll down.
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lecter Vlll. That did some damage!
Taggart is looking to chop away at Lecter Vlll's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taggart.
Taggart tried to score with a low kick but Lecter Vlll checks it.
Taggart with a jab.
Taggart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taggart keeps Lecter Vlll at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Taggart.
Lecter Vlll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lecter Vlll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lecter Vlll.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taggart. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Taggart lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taggart.
Lecter Vlll moves out of range of the leg kick from Taggart.
Taggart loads up on a big right hand but Lecter Vlll slips the punch.
A big right from Lecter Vlll misses.
Taggart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taggart lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick there by Taggart.
Lecter Vlll wants to clinch but Taggart slips to the side
and Taggart counters with a low kick, right behind Lecter Vlll 's knee.
Lecter Vlll looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Lecter Vlll moves out of range as Taggart throws a body kick.
Lecter Vlll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taggart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecter Vlll.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taggart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter Vlll's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lecter Vlll on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taggart misses with a hook.
Taggart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taggart misses with a right hand
and Lecter Vlll counters with a thumping low kick.
Taggart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart misses with a looping right.
Lecter Vlll jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lecter Vlll is looking to land body kicks.
Lecter Vlll throws a push kick but Taggart slaps the foot to one side.
Lecter Vlll takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taggart avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter Vlll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lecter Vlll throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecter Vlll does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands with a hook. Lecter Vlll tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lecter Vlll throws a leg kick which misses Taggart's front leg but catches the back leg as Taggart tries to avoid it.
Taggart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taggart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecter Vlll looks to land a right hand but Taggart moved out of range.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Lecter Vlll.
That kick from Lecter Vlll tenderised Taggart's leg. Taggart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taggart lands a nice looking body shot.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
Taggart feints and then cracks Lecter Vlll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter Vlll down.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lecter Vlll appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Lecter Vlll blocks the leg kick.
Lecter Vlll closes the distance but Taggart moves to the side
and Taggart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecter Vlll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taggart.
Taggart thumps Lecter Vlll with a low kick.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lecter Vlll.
Lecter Vlll looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Lecter Vlll misses
and Taggart counters with an outside leg kick.
Lecter Vlll throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lecter Vlll moves out of range of the body kick.
Taggart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lecter Vlll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taggart. That did some damage!
Lecter Vlll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taggart throws out the jab.
Lecter Vlll throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lecter Vlll lands a leg kick that knocks Taggart off balance momentarily.
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 Hannibal Lecter Vlll's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lecter Vlll throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taggart counters with a leg kick.
Lecter Vlll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taggart's sensitive parts.
Taggart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taggart, right into the meat.
Jab by Taggart.
Taggart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lecter Vlll is rocked!
Taggart is looking to chop away at Lecter Vlll's legs.
Taggart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taggart looks to land a right hand but Lecter Vlll moved out of range.
Taggart throws a head kick but Lecter Vlll moves out of range.
Lecter Vlll feints and then cracks Taggart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taggart down.
Taggart catches Lecter Vlll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter Vlll lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taggart thows a leg kick but Lecter Vlll checks it
and Lecter Vlll counters with a thumping low kick.
Lecter Vlll misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart tests Lecter Vlll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter Vlll scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taggart doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Taggart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lecter Vlll counters with a nice body shot.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Lecter Vlll misses its target.
Lecter Vlll misses with a leg kick
letting Taggart counter with a right hand.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lecter Vlll checks a low kick from Taggart.
Lecter Vlll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taggart.
Lecter Vlll appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taggart throws a head kick but Lecter Vlll moves out of range.
Lecter Vlll slips under a jab from Taggart.
Lecter Vlll clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter Vlll lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Taggart.
Lecter Vlll will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lecter Vlll has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Taggart digs a right hand into Lecter Vlll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lecter Vlll's gas tank.
Lecter Vlll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter Vlll backwards.
Taggart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lecter Vlll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter Vlll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter Vlll blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taggart.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Lecter Vlll avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Lecter Vlll lands a nice shot to the body.
Taggart tries a body shot but Lecter Vlll blocks it.
Lecter Vlll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart tries to circle away but Lecter Vlll has him pinned against the ropes.
Lecter Vlll misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter Vlll's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lecter Vlll misses with a leg kick.
Lecter Vlll backing away here, and Taggart unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lecter Vlll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lecter Vlll gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lecter Vlll tries to throw a body punch but Taggart avoids it by throwing Lecter Vlll back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter Vlll.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lecter Vlll tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Taggart.
Taggart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter Vlll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Lecter Vlll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taggart.
Taggart lands a lovely overhand right.
Taggart lands a front kick to the face, that drops Lecter Vlll 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!
Oh Lecter Vlll is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter Vlll throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter Vlll.
Lecter Vlll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lecter Vlll seems to have got his legs back now.
Lecter Vlll checks a leg kick nicely.
Lecter Vlll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Lecter Vlll connects with a crisp jab.
Taggart avoids the body shot from Lecter Vlll.
Hannibal Lecter Vlll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Taggart. That's going to slow Lecter Vlll down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lecter Vlll.
Lecter Vlll's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lecter Vlll throws a nice head kick!
Taggart looks to land a left hand but Lecter Vlll moved out of range nicely.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lecter Vlll blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lecter Vlll's sensitive parts.
Lecter Vlll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taggart scores with a punch to the head.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lecter Vlll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Lecter Vlll misses with a head kick.
Taggart cracks the inside of Lecter Vlll's front leg.
Lecter Vlll plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter Vlll throws a leg kick but Taggart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lecter Vlll walks into a stiff left hand from Taggart.
Taggart throws a leg kick
enabling Lecter Vlll to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter Vlll throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taggart counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Marstars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marstars comes to the ring accompanied by Puddle of Mudd - Living on Borrowed Time. Sharp comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Marstars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sharp.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Marstars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marstars moves to clinch but Sharp breaks away
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Marstars misses with a combination
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Sharp swats away the attempt to clinch by Marstars.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Sharp lands a jab.
Marstars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marstars darts in trying to clinch
and Sharp counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Marstars goes down! Sharp rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Marstars is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Victor Sharp!
After winning the bout, Victor Sharp 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serj Wunderkind has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind works over Makatua's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Wunderkind connects with a looping right hand.
Makatua throws a front kick aimed at Wunderkind's knee but Wunderkind avoids it well.
Wunderkind takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Serj Wunderkind has been cut.
Makatua moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Makatua misses.
Sam Makatua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makatua misses with a body shot.
Wunderkind scores with a hook.
Makatua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wunderkind throws a leg kick but Makatua checks it.
Makatua lands with a hook. Wunderkind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wunderkind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makatua lands with a nice body kick.
Wunderkind moves away from the strike by Makatua.
Wunderkind throws a looping overhand right but Makatua ducks down to avoid it.
Makatua closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Wunderkind crashing to the mat! Wunderkind 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!
Wunderkind is rocked!
Makatua connects with a stiff jab that staggers Wunderkind - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Makatua!
Sam Makatua really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FJCP Healthy Nutrition 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 Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bravo.
Bravo throws a head kick but Nichols moves out of range.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bravo lands a front kick to the face, that drops Nichols 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!
It looks like Scott Nichols has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nichols gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Nichols.
Nichols misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Nichols has him pressed against the ropes.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Nichols has him pressed against the ropes.
Nichols breaks from the clinch.
Nichols scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo throws a head kick but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols lands a jab to Bravo's midsection.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nichols lands a jab to the head.
Bravo is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
A head kick by Bravo misses
and Nichols counters by moving into the clinch.
Nichols lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nichols finish him?
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Nichols has the dominant position.
Bravo wants to break free but Nichols has control.
A short right from Nichols.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nichols scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bravo working hard to break the clinch.
Nichols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nichols pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Bravo out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Nichols!
A relieved looking Scott Nichols thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch - . A fine choice. Von Cunth has chosen In Waves- Trivium as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Cunth avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Cunth counters by moving into the clinch.
Von Cunth misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth misses with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic trying to stall but Von Cunth improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Von Cunth scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.
Von Cunth lands with a right to the head.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Von Cunth's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic avoiding damage as Von Cunth throws knees to the body.
Von Cunth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Cunth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Von Cunth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cirkovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von Cunth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Cunth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cirkovic backing away here, and Von Cunth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick.
Von Cunth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von Cunth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Von Cunth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cirkovic walks into a straight right hand from Von Cunth.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Cunth is able to avoid easily.
Von Cunth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
Von Cunth is looking for the big counter here.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
Von Cunth tries to clinch up but Cirkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Cunth 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.
Cirkovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Cunth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Cunth closes the distance and pushes Cirkovic back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth scores with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Cunth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic misses with some punches.
Von Cunth prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Cunth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Cunth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dieter Von Cunth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Von Cunth blocks the body kick.
Von Cunth unleashes a big counter combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic has closed the distance and engaged Von Cunth in a clinch.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
Cirkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von Cunth blocks an elbow strike.
Von Cunth blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic working Von Cunth over with knees to the body.
Cirkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Von Cunth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Von Cunth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Cirkovic controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Cunth's brow.
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth is struggling to control the position.
Von Cunth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic wants to stall.
A short right from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Cunth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Cirkovic controls the action.
Von Cunth misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
Cirkovic tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Cunth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Cunth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth lands an uppercut.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Cunth is looking to control Cirkovic's arms but Cirkovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Cunth has his back to the ropes.
Von Cunth struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Von Cunth lands a right hand.
Cirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Von Cunth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dieter Von Cunth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Cunth lands a nice uppercut.
Von Cunth tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Von Cunth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Cunth misses with a knee to the head.
Von Cunth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Von Cunth looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Cunth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Von Cunth down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic drives through and clinches with Von Cunth against the ropes.
Von Cunth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Cunth avoids it.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cirkovic tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.
Von Cunth swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic tries to break the clinch but Von Cunth is controlling the position.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Von Cunth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Von Cunth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Von Cunth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic misses with a combination
and Von Cunth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
enabling Von Cunth to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Von Cunth.
A low kick from Cirkovic misses
and Von Cunth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Cunth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Cunth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses the shot to the body.
Von Cunth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Cirkovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Von Cunth doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic misses with a hook. Von Cunth ducked under it nicely.
Von Cunth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Cunth blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cirkovic tries a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Cunth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cirkovic can pounce on him.
Von Cunth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Von Cunth.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Von Cunth throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Von Cunth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Cunth is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Von Cunth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Von Cunth is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Von Cunth counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Cunth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Von Cunth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Cunth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Von Cunth moves out of range easily.
Von Cunth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Von Cunth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cirkovic cracks Von Cunth with an open hand slap.
Von Cunth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cirkovic jabs Von Cunth right on the nose. Von Cunth blinks but takes it well.
Cirkovic lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Cirkovic scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Cunth tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cirkovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Cunth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Cunth avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Von Cunth's defenses.
Von Cunth is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Von Cunth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Von Cunth sees coming a mile off.
Von Cunth is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Dieter Von Cunth in that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Cunth counters with a leg kick.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
Cirkovic misses with a hook. Von Cunth ducked under it nicely.
Von Cunth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Cunth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Nice shot by Cirkovic.
Von Cunth tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Von Cunth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cirkovic misses
and Von Cunth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Von Cunth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cirkovic has had enough of the clinch but Von Cunth keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
Von Cunth wants to stall.
Von Cunth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Von Cunth controls the action.
Von Cunth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Von Cunth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Cunth lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Von Cunth lands a shoulder strike.
Von Cunth lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Cunth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Von Cunth avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Cunth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Cunth looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the head but Cirkovic blocks with his arms.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Cunth is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Von Cunth to work.
Cirkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Cunth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Von Cunth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Von Cunth 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 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Von Cunth!
Dieter Von Cunth decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong throws a hook but Kanitz avoids it easily.
Kong rushes Kanitz and presses him up against the ropes.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Kanitz is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Kanitz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Kong 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.
Kanitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kong tries to circle away but Kanitz has him pinned against the ropes.
Kong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kanitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanitz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kanitz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the ropes.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong blocking some punches.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Kong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kanitz backwards.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kong throws an elbow but misses.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong has a couple of punches blocked by Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Kanitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong throws a leg kick which misses Kanitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanitz tries to avoid it.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Kanitz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong throws a series of punches but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kanitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Kong misses with a leg kick
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
letting Kanitz counter with a right hand.
Kanitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Kong misses with a leg kick.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Kanitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kong drives through and clinches with Kanitz against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanitz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kanitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kong lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Kong.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
Kong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kong prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz wants to stall.
Kanitz managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Kong stalling in the clinch but Kanitz improves position.
Kanitz working hard to break the clinch.
Kanitz managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Kanitz looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands a nice uppercut.
Kanitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the ropes.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanitz is defending well for now.
Kanitz digs a right hand underneath Kong's ribcage. Kong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Kanitz controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Kong.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong pushes Kanitz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kong scores with a punch to the head.
Kanitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong misses with a jab to the body
and Kanitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Kong feints a jab promting Kanitz to slip. Kong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanitz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kanitz misses with a left hand
and Kanitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kanitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kanitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanitz.
Kong throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kanitz throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong tries to land a leg kick but Kanitz saw it coming and moves away.
Kong throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kong misses with the combination.
Kanitz connects with the punch.
Kanitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kanitz throwing a counter right hand but Kong manages to avoid it.
Kanitz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kong throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kong connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a crisp jab.
Kanitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Kanitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanitz lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Kong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Kanitz.
Kanitz sets himself, and Kong steps forward looking for the clinch! Kanitz avoids it this time.
Kanitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Kanitz sets himself, and Kong steps forward looking for the clinch! Kanitz avoids it this time.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kanitz thuds his right hand into Kong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kong scrambles back to his feet.
Qing Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the body.
Kong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kong throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kong throws a wild body kick that Kanitz sees coming a mile off.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Kanitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Kanitz moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kong.
Kanitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kong's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kanitz throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong throws a big shot that misses.
Kanitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kanitz throws a right hand that misses
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kong.
Kong thuds his right hand into Kanitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Qing Kong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanitz.
Kanitz throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws an off balance right hand
and Kanitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
Kanitz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kanitz scrambles back to his feet.
Kong lands a leg kick that knocks Kanitz off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Kanitz moved out of range nicely.
Kanitz moves away from the strike by Kong.
A low kick from Kong misses
and Kanitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kong if he has to take too many more of those.
Kong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanitz doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Kanitz.
Kong throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kong scores with a jab. Kanitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kanitz catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanitz takes one on the button.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanitz's head.
Kong connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong misses with a body shot
and Kanitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Kong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kanitz scores with a jab.
Kong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kong moves away from the strike by Kanitz.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kanitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a lovely overhand right.
Kanitz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kong finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanitz's head.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
A cross from Kong lands.
Kong blocks a head kick by Kanitz.
Kong cracks Kanitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
Kong wants to counter with a clinch but Kanitz pushes him away.
Kong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kanitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanitz takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong tries a quick counter leg kick but Kanitz is wise to it.
Kanitz throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kanitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kanitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanitz throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Qing Kong just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kanitz swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kanitz catches Kong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kong motions for Kanitz to come forward. Kong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong misses with a straight left.
Kanitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanitz connects with a looping right hand.
Kong slips under a jab from Kanitz.
Kong checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kanitz looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Kanitz misses its intended target.
Kong tries to counter with a clinch but Kanitz shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kong.
Kong is looking to clinch.
Nice shot by Kanitz.
Kanitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kong's head.
Kong wants to clinch up but Kanitz keeps it at a distance.
Kong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanitz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kong cracks Kanitz with a nice body shot.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kanitz cracks Kong with a nice body shot.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanitz avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kong throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong lands a nice uppercut.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz breaks the clinch.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kanitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong takes a swing at Kanitz's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong slips a straight right by Kanitz.
Kong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kanitz cracks Kong with a good jab.
Kanitz lunges at Kong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kong's hand.
Kanitz looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kanitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kong lands an overhand right.
Kanitz throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kanitz.
Kong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanitz connects with the punch.
Kanitz connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanitz throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a head kick that Kanitz semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong walks into a jab.
Kanitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Kong wants to counter the offense by Kanitz and move into the clinch position.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong avoids the body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Kong finds it's target.
Kong misses with a few strikes there.
Kong throws a leg kick but Kanitz checks it.
Kong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz had his way with Qing Kong in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kong throws a solid leg kick but Kanitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kong.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kong works Kanitz's body with a nice hook.
Kanitz throws a front kick that sends Kong stumbling back into the ropes.
Kanitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong connects with a nice looking jab.
Kanitz with a hook.
Kong lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanitz cracks Kong with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kanitz throws a right hand that misses
and Kong counters with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Kanitz connects with a body shot.
Kanitz throws a big shot that misses.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
A big right from Kanitz misses.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kanitz.
Kong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Kanitz sets himself, and Kong steps forward looking for the clinch! Kanitz avoids it this time.
Kanitz connects with a body shot that sends Kong's belly button to the back.
Some bone on bone action there as Kong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kong.
Kong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz lands with a good body shot.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanitz.
Nice uppercut lands for Kong. That snapped Kanitz's head back.
Kong throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kanitz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Kanitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kanitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kong lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanitz's head.
A good leg kick by Kong.
Kanitz ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
It looked like Kanitz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kong.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kanitz ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kanitz throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong wants to clinch up but Kanitz keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kanitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanitz throws a head kick that Kong semi-blocks.
Kanitz misses with a right hand
and Kong counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kanitz throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Kanitz.
I think Kanitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Simon Kanitz!
Simon Kanitz retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes into the arena with Hong Entrance Song blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tallon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.
Laborina Lim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tallon's coach down at The Dog House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tallon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallon lands a right hook to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a wild body kick that Tallon sees coming a mile off.
Laborina Lim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tallon.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick
and Tallon counters with an inside leg kick.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses
and Laborina Lim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laborina Lim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tallon to score with a decent uppercut.
Laborina Lim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laborina Lim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tallon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tallon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tallon. Laborina Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Laborina Lim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tallon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon scores with a nice strike.
Tallon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Laborina Lim moves into range and clinches up with Tallon.
A right hand to the body from Laborina Lim.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Laborina Lim.
A right hook to the body lands for Tallon.
A short right from Laborina Lim on the inside.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Laborina Lim blocking some punches.
Laborina Lim blocks an uppercut.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laborina Lim's elbow.
Tallon looking to stall.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laborina Lim tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing Laborina Lim back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand.
Laborina Lim digs a right hand underneath Tallon's ribcage. Tallon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laborina Lim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Laborina Lim avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the ropes.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon wants to get back to striking at distance but Laborina Lim won't allow it.
A short left from Laborina Lim.
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Laborina Lim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laborina Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Laborina Lim controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tallon blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon'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.
Laborina Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laborina Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laborina Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Tallon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laborina Lim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laborina Lim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tallon looks to throw the jab but Laborina Lim is out of range.
Tallon lands a lovely overhand right.
Tallon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laborina Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick nicely.
Laborina Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tallon tries a quick counter leg kick but Laborina Lim is wise to it.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Tallon.
Tallon blocks a head kick by Laborina Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon's corner calls for a 1-2. Tallon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tallon misses with a hook
letting Laborina Lim counter with a right hand.
Tallon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Laborina Lim's shoulder, as Laborina Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tallon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sean Tallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laborina Lim doesn't manage to clinch there - Tallon circles away.
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
As Tallon tries to get set, Laborina Lim tries to push him back and clinch up but Tallon manages to avoid the attempt.
Laborina Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon moves out of range as Laborina Lim strikes.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks Laborina Lim off balance momentarily.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tallon.
It seemed like Tallon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tallon throws out a loose jab but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tallon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laborina Lim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Tallon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Laborina Lim misses the target.
Tallon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laborina Lim scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a good cross that connects.
Laborina Lim closes the distance and pushes Tallon back into the ropes.
Laborina Lim being controlled against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tallon's elbow.
Tallon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laborina Lim tries to work over Tallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallon lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Tallon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laborina Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a one two combo.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
Tallon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tallon tries to land a leg kick but Laborina Lim saw it coming and moves away.
Laborina Lim is looking to counter the offense by Tallon and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tallon takes a step back to recover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tallon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laborina Lim - the referee stops the clock and Tallon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laborina Lim. Tallon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tallon throws a big shot that misses.
Laborina Lim defending well as Tallon loads up on a big left hand.
Laborina Lim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tallons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim connects with a body shot that sends Tallon's belly button to the back.
Tallon avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.
Tallon connects with the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laborina Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. Tallon moves away and avoids it.
Laborina Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tallon.
Laborina Lim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tallon can do to turn this around?
Laborina Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
Laborina Lim throws the kick towards the body but Tallon avoids it.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laborina Lim.
Tallon scores with a leg kick.
Tallon takes a swing at Laborina Lim's ribcage but misses.
Laborina Lim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick as Tallon jumps back.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laborina Lim.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laborina Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tallon.
Both fighters circling a little - Laborina Lim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laborina Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tallon on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Laborina Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tallon scores with a nice body kick.
Tallon connects with a body shot that sends Laborina Lim's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Laborina Lim.
Tallon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Laborina Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim looks for the body kick but Tallon saw that one coming.
Laborina Lim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tallon's head.
Laborina Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tallon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laborina Lim thows a leg kick but Tallon checks it
and Tallon counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Antonio Laborina Lim did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
That's time! Laborina Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tallon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laborina Lim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laborina Lim.
Tallon scores with a body shot.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laborina Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laborina Lim tests Tallon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tallon scores with a jab to the head.
Tallon throws a head kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tallon will feel that in the morning.
Laborina Lim fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon jabs Laborina Lim right on the nose. Laborina Lim blinks but takes it well.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Laborina Lim's shoulder, as Laborina Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Laborina Lim clinches up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tallon.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
Laborina Lim's corner calls for a 1-2. Laborina Lim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Laborina Lim. Beautiful body shot.
Laborina Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tallon moves away.
Laborina Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tallon throws out the jab.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick that knocks Tallon off balance momentarily.
Tallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tallon blocks the body kick.
Laborina Lim ducks under a wild hook from Tallon.
Tallon throws out a loose jab but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laborina Lim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tallon.
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!
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut.
Laborina Lim moves away from the strike by Tallon.
Laborina Lim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tallon.
Tallon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laborina Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Laborina Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tallon tried to score with a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it.
Tallon looks to land a right hand but Laborina Lim moved out of range.
Tallon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Laborina Lim slips under a jab from Tallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tallon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tallon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Tallon misses
and Tallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick nicely.
Laborina Lim tries to counter by clinching up but Tallon breaks away and moves out of range.
Sean Tallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tallon.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick.
Tallon throws a low kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Laborina Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tallon throws a head kick but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Laborina Lim lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim blocks a jab.
Laborina Lim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tallon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laborina Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tallon in his tracks.
Laborina Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laborina Lim is looking for a counter combo.
Laborina Lim misses with the combination.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laborina Lim lands a head shot.
Laborina Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tallon. Tallon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tallon cracks Laborina Lim with an open hand slap.
Tallon misses with a right hand
and Laborina Lim counters with an outside leg kick.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Laborina Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laborina Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laborina Lim with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laborina Lim. Tallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laborina Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim lands a head shot.
Laborina Lim throws a looping overhand right but Tallon ducks down to avoid it.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tallon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tallon throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallon connects with a looping right hand.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laborina Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Laborina Lim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tallon.
Laborina Lim scores with a leg kick.
Laborina Lim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tallon misses with a left hand
and Laborina Lim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tallon thows a leg kick but Laborina Lim checks it
and Laborina Lim counters with a good low kick that Tallon was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Laborina Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laborina Lim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Laborina Lim!
After the fight, Antonio Laborina Lim was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes into the arena with Wai Khru ram muay blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: DEAD MAN'S GUN. 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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich wants to land a leg kick but Marciano is out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Dimitrovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marciano 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.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Marciano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Dimitrovich misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marciano!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dimitrovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Marciano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dimitrovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marciano walks into a straight right hand from Dimitrovich.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimitrovich.
Marciano looks to land a left hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range nicely.
Dimitrovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Marciano pushes Dimitrovich away with a front kick.
Dimitrovich throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and Dimitrovich counters with a nice body kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dimitrovich avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Dimitrovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dimitrovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marciano throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimitrovich. That did some damage!
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marciano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dimitrovich lands with a cross.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimitrovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marciano just manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrovich is looking to chop away at Marciano's legs.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Dimitrovich moves his leg out of the way.
Marciano with a jab.
Marciano blocks the body kick.
Marciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marciano catches Dimitrovich napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Dimitrovich crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Marciano raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Marciano!
Don Marciano is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Don Marciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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