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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dredrick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Fat. Tubo Lard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dredrick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum sizes up Lard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Lard misses with a low kick.
Lard lands an overhand right.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatum only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tatum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tatum 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.
Lard tries to land a front kick but Tatum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum checks a low kick from Lard.
Lard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Lard.
Tatum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lard looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard looks to throw a body kick
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum is looking to chop away at Lard's legs.
Tatum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lard looks for the body kick but Tatum saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatum checks a leg kick.
Lard sizes up Tatum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lard darts in and clinches Tatum up against the ropes.
Tatum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tatum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Tatum.
Tatum missing with knees to the body.
Tatum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lard blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Tatum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
Tatum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lards head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lard is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lard as Tatum tries to tie him up.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lard lands with a light punch inside.
Tatum looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tatum is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lard has denied him.
Tatum tries to stall but Lard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tatum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Knees to the body from Tatum.
Lard is breathing heavily.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lard throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatum obliges.
Tatum scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredrick Tatum dominated that round.
That's time! Lard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Lard lands with a kick to the temple. Tatum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lard misses with a straight left.
Tatum throws out a counter right but Lard avoids it with no problem.
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Lard moves out of range easily.
Tatum slips a jab from Lard.
A low kick from Tatum misses
and Lard counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
Tatum throws a push kick but Lard slaps the foot to one side.
Tatum connects with a crisp jab.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum checks a leg kick.
Lard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lard misses with an uppercut.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lard counters with a solid body kick.
Tatum tries to keep at a distance but Lard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lard misses with some punches.
Lard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lard's face.
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lard blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Lard.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatum.
Tatum lands a knee to the head.
Lard misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lard.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lard fails to land.
Lard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lards head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.
Lard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Lard improves position.
Tatum connects with a knee to the head.
Tatum lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredrick Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Tatum misses.
The fighters circling - Lard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum cracks a nice hook into Lard's ribs.
Lard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lard throws an off balance right hand
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lard manages to avoid it.
Tatum lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lard throws a leg kick
and Tatum moves into the clinch.
Lard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lard is trying to break free.
Lard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dredrick Tatum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Lard.
Lard misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum effectively controlling the action here.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Tatum.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatum obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Tatum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
Lard takes a shot to the head.
Tatum pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatum.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum lands a knee to the body.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum lands a hook that snaps the head of Lard backwards.
Lard letting Tatum take a breather here.
Lard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Lard being controlled against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike.
Tatum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatum obliges.
A knee to the head by Tatum.
Lard is rocked!
A short right from Tatum.
Oh Lard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Lard to the canvas! Can Lard 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 Lard was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Tatum is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dredrick Tatum!
A relieved looking Dredrick Tatum 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall comes into the arena with Nico Vega - Beast blaring out of the sound system. 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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207 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Treimanis.
Van Hall tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Treimanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Treimanis jabs Van Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Treimanis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Treimanis tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hall misses with a head kick.
Treimanis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Hall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Treimanis! But no joy.
Van Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Hall looks to land a combination but Treimanis avoids it well.
Van Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Treimanis.
A nice side step and Treimanis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Hall wants to clinch.
Van Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Hall throws a nice looking combination but Treimanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Treimanis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treimanis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Hall.
Van Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Treimanis can pounce on him.
Treimanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Treimanis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Treimanis, right into the meat.
Ruud Van Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Treimanis thows a leg kick but Van Hall checks it
and Van Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Treimanis.
Van Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Treimanis cracks Van Hall with an open hand slap.
Treimanis throws a low kick but Van Hall moves out of range easily.
Van Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
A punch combination from Van Hall misses.
Treimanis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Treimanis looks to land a body kick but Van Hall moved away.
Treimanis throws a low kick, looking for Van Hall's leg but Van Hall calmly moves out of range.
Van Hall throws a series of punches but Treimanis avoids them all with ease.
Treimanis throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Hall looks to land a left hand but Treimanis moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Treimanis blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Hall tries to clinch but Treimanis is having none of it.
Treimanis lands a jab to the head.
Treimanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hall is just out of range.
Treimanis misses with a head kick.
Treimanis slips a jab from Van Hall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Treimanis scores with a jab.
Treimanis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Treimanis throws a hook but Van Hall avoids it easily.
Van Hall throws a big counter combination but Treimanis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Treimanis seems unphased.
Van Hall lands with a hook. Treimanis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Treimanis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Treimanis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Treimanis.
Van Hall lands a two punch combo.
Treimanis lands a head kick. Van Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Treimanis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Hall is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot lands for Van Hall.
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 Ruud Van Hall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Treimanis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Hall catches Treimanis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Treimanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Treimanis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hall.
Van Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Treimanis takes a swing at Van Hall's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Van Hall tenderised Treimanis's leg. Treimanis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Treimanis misses.
Treimanis throws the kick towards the body but Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Hall throws a head kick that half lands.
Treimanis lands with a kick to the temple. Van Hall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hall throws a series of strikes that have Treimanis backpedaling.
Treimanis lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hall off the ropes and back into range.
Van Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Treimanis moves away.
Treimanis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Treimanis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruud Van Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Treimanis! But no joy.
Van Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Treimanis throws a combination that misses
and Van Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Treimanis misses.
Nice cross by Van Hall.
A punch combination from Van Hall misses.
Treimanis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Hall.
Van Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Treimanis.
Van Hall blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Hall 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.
Treimanis moves away from the strike by Van Hall.
Treimanis throws a wild body kick that Van Hall sees coming a mile off.
Van Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Treimanis breaks away and moves out of range.
Treimanis lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Hall's head.
Treimanis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Hall.
Treimanis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hall connects with a body shot that sends Treimanis's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis looks for the body kick but Van Hall saw that one coming.
Treimanis scores with a punch to the head.
Van Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Treimanis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Treimanis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Treimanis misses the jab.
Van Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Treimanis misses
and Van Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Treimanis misses with a hook.
Van Hall lands a jab.
Treimanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Treimanis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Hall's head backwards.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Hall tries to clinch but Treimanis is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Treimanis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Hall misses with a hook. Treimanis ducked under it nicely.
Van Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruud Van Hall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Treimanis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Treimanis misses with a few strikes there.
Van Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Treimanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Treimanis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Treimanis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Hall tests Treimanis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Treimanis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Hall takes a step back to recover.
Treimanis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Treimanis duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Treimanis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Treimanis throws a low kick but Van Hall moves out of range easily.
Treimanis scores with a decent looking hook.
Treimanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hall throwing a counter right hand but Treimanis manages to avoid it.
Treimanis thuds his right hand into Van Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Treimanis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Treimanis ducks under a wild hook from Van Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treimanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Treimanis defending well as Van Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Treimanis throws a shot from downtown. Van Hall moves away and avoids it.
Van Hall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Hall misses with a looping left.
Van Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice combination there by Treimanis.
Van Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Treimaniss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Hall throws a series of punches but Treimanis moves out of range.
Van Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Hall throws a jab when Treimanis was well out of range.
Treimanis throws out a head kick that Van Hall doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Van Hall crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Van Hall's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Jeez, Ruud Van Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Van Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oskars Treimanis!
A less than humble Oskars Treimanis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marius Zaromskick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskick throws a leg kick
and Taggart counters with a low kick, right behind Zaromskick 's knee.
Taggart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaromskick doesn't seem bothered though.
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.
Zaromskick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Zaromskick throws a nice looking combination but Taggart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taggart appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaromskick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taggart checks it well.
Zaromskick misses with a left hand
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taggart looks to land a body kick but Zaromskick moved away.
Zaromskick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaromskick misses the jab.
Zaromskick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart wants to land a leg kick but Zaromskick is out of range.
Taggart cracks a nice hook into Zaromskick's ribs.
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taggart motions for Zaromskick to come forward. Taggart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Taggart looks for the body kick but Zaromskick saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taggart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zaromskick scrambles back to his feet.
Zaromskick lands the left hand.
Taggart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaromskick looks to throw the jab but Taggart is out of range.
Taggart scores with a head kick.
Zaromskick moves out of range as Taggart throws a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaromskick, as that shot connected.
Zaromskick lands with a nice body kick.
Zaromskick slips under a jab from Taggart.
Zaromskick avoids a kick to the body.
Zaromskick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily.
Taggart throws a body punch but Zaromskick moves out of range.
A low kick from Taggart misses
and Zaromskick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taggart moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaromskick throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Zaromskick misses.
A swing and a miss from Taggart.
Zaromskick walks into a left hand.
Taggart lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaromskick off the ropes and back into range.
Zaromskick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marius Zaromskick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Zaromskick moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
Zaromskick throws a jab but it's blocked by Taggart.
Zaromskick misses with a looping left.
Zaromskick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zaromskick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taggart circles away quickly and effectively.
Taggart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart slips under a jab from Zaromskick.
Taggart wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taggart is looking to score with low kicks.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Zaromskick.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily.
Taggart throws a push kick but Zaromskick slaps the foot to one side.
Zaromskick lands a nice hook to Taggart's body. Taggart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taggart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Zaromskick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Zaromskick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart misses with a leg kick
and Zaromskick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taggart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taggart throws a low kick but Zaromskick avoids it.
Zaromskick staying out of range there.
Zaromskick throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Taggart misses.
Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaromskick.
Taggart needs to keep his hands up - Zaromskick had a free shot at his head there.
Zaromskick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taggart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taggart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taggart defending well as Zaromskick loads up on a big left hand.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taggart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaromskick's head backwards.
Zaromskick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taggart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taggart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaromskick.
Taggart moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Zaromskick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
Good work by Taggart as he checks the leg kick.
Taggart throws out a counter right but Zaromskick avoids it with no problem.
Zaromskick misses with a body shot.
Taggart appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart thumps Zaromskick with a low kick.
Zaromskick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taggart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaromskick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Zaromskick scores with a jab. Taggart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskick.
Taggart moves away from the strike by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick moves out of range as Taggart throws a body kick.
Taggart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaromskick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart tries to land a leg kick but Zaromskick saw it coming and moves away.
Zaromskick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaromskick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cole Taggart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taggart slips under a jab.
Taggart slips under a jab.
Zaromskick throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaromskick swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Taggart to counter with a crisp jab.
Taggart throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick throws a head kick but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskick moves away and avoids it.
Zaromskick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Taggart.
Zaromskick throws a hook but Taggart blocks it.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Zaromskick moves his leg out of the way.
Zaromskick moves out of range of the leg kick from Taggart.
Taggart throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Taggart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaromskick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskick blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Zaromskick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaromskick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses
and Zaromskick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taggart thinking.
Zaromskick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taggart misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Zaromskick misses its intended target.
Taggart misses with an uppercut.
Zaromskick tests Taggart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taggart slips a jab from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick looks to score with a jab to the body but Taggart is just out of range.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart feints and then cracks Zaromskick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaromskick down.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaromskick feints and then cracks Taggart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taggart down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaromskick throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaromskick. That's going to slow Taggart down.
Taggart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taggart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zaromskick. That one must have hurt.
Zaromskick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaromskick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taggart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zaromskick lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Taggart misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Zaromskick clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zaromskick scores with a jab. Taggart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taggart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaromskick.
Taggart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Taggart does it's job there.
That kick from Taggart tenderised Zaromskick's leg. Zaromskick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaromskick.
It looked like Zaromskick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaromskick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taggart misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Zaromskick both land. Nice combination.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaromskick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Taggart throws a lazy body kick
and Zaromskick counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taggart. Zaromskick shrugs it off though.
Zaromskick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Zaromskick.
Some wild striking there from Zaromskick.
Taggart thuds his right hand into Zaromskick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taggart lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Zaromskick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaromskick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaromskick misses the target.
Taggart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zaromskick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taggart on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskick looks to land a right hand but Taggart moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaromskick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Taggart tenderised Zaromskick's leg. Zaromskick is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Zaromskick throwing a counter right hand but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Zaromskick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaromskick misses the shot to the body.
Taggart blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Taggart drops his hands momentarily and Zaromskick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaromskick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taggart.
Taggart is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A clash of legs there as Zaromskick blocks the low kick.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Zaromskick had his way with Cole Taggart in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taggart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taggart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from Taggart.
Zaromskick misses with a hook. Taggart ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Zaromskick.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Zaromskick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaromskick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaromskick misses with a hook.
Zaromskick lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Taggart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Zaromskick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taggart avoids it.
Zaromskick moves out of range as Taggart throws a body kick.
Zaromskick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Zaromskick steps away.
Zaromskick throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
Taggart appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Zaromskick moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Zaromskick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaromskick throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Taggart lands a high kick!
Zaromskick misses with a left hand
letting Taggart counter with a right hand.
Zaromskick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taggart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taggart connects with a body shot.
Taggart misses with a hook. Zaromskick ducked under it nicely.
Zaromskick lands with a shot to the body.
Zaromskick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart counters with a body kick.
Zaromskick lands a lovely overhand right.
Taggart takes a swing at Zaromskick's ribcage but misses.
Zaromskick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaromskick. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaromskick throws a jab when Taggart was well out of range.
Zaromskick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taggart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
Taggart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taggart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taggart scores with a kick to the body.
Zaromskick throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Taggart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaromskick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Zaromskick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taggart throws the kick towards the body but Zaromskick avoids it.
Zaromskick blocks the body kick.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
Zaromskick throws a lazy uppercut
and Taggart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart blocks a jab.
Zaromskick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taggart counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taggart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganteaume kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Label Society - Stillborn. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atauallah Ganteaume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nichols connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ganteaume. Ganteaume circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Atauallah Ganteaume has been cut.
Scott Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ganteaume.
Nichols misses with an uppercut. Ganteaume saw that one coming.
Ganteaume connects with a leg kick. Nichols looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nichols closes the distance and pushes Ganteaume back into the ropes.
Ganteaume lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nichols 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.
Nichols throws a head punch that misses.
Ganteaume blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ganteaume blocks an elbow strike.
Ganteaume stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ganteaume lands a knee to the head.
Ganteaume scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichols throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ganteaume misses with a punch to the body.
Ganteaume creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nichols's defenses.
Nichols misses with a knee to the head.
Ganteaume lands with a light punch inside.
Ganteaume scores with a shot to the side of Nichols's head.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but Ganteaume blocks it.
A short left from Ganteaume.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ganteaume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a knee to the body.
Nichols looks winded!
Ganteaume has Nichols pushed against the ropes.
Ganteaume landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ganteaume lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ganteaume lands with a light punch inside.
Ganteaume has Nichols pressed against the ropes, preventing Nichols from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nichols misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ganteaume lands a body shot.
Ganteaume takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ganteaume lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Ganteaume.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Nichols takes an elbow to the temple.
Ganteaume lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichols with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume lands a body punch.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
Ganteaume lands with a short shot to the head.
Ganteaume has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nichols takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ganteaume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ganteaume lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ganteaume.
Ganteaume makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nichols is rocked!
Ganteaume lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nichols is still on wobbly legs! Can Ganteaume finish him?
A body shot lands from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a knee to the body.
Nichols seems to have recovered his senses.
Ganteaume lands an elbow just above Nichols 's eye.
Nichols takes an elbow to the temple.
Ganteaume lands a knee to the body.
Ganteaume landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ganteaume.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ganteaume with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Ganteaume.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the head but Ganteaume blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atauallah Ganteaume dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atauallah Ganteaume's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ganteaume clinches up against the ropes.
Ganteaume lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ganteaume lands a damaging elbow.
Ganteaume lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atauallah Ganteaume has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ganteaume softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ganteaume controlling the action here for a moment.
Ganteaume has Nichols pressed against the ropes, preventing Nichols from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganteaume lands a hook that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Ganteaume lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ganteaume controlling the action here for a moment.
Ganteaume content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but Ganteaume blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nichols fails to land.
Nichols wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ganteaume has him pressed against the ropes.
Ganteaume creates a bit of space and cracks Nichols with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Nichols is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Scott Nichols is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Nichols does no damage.
Ganteaume cracks Nichols with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Nichols is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Nichols is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Nichols could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Atauallah Ganteaume!
Atauallah Ganteaume managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat comes to the ring accompanied by BLIND by KoRn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oby dGreat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat misses with a double jab.
Eckstein misses the jab.
Eckstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eckstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eckstein scores with a nice head shot.
Eckstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dGreat misses with a looping left.
Eckstein throws a looping overhand right but dGreat ducks down to avoid it.
Eckstein stuns dGreat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
dGreat throws a leg kick but Eckstein checks it.
dGreat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A right-left combo lands from dGreat.
Eckstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
dGreat appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dGreat throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by dGreat as he checks the leg kick.
Eckstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dGreat.
dGreat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eckstein can pounce on him.
dGreat throws out a powerful jab.
Eckstein is looking to chop away at dGreat's legs.
dGreat seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat throws a right and a left that Eckstein avoids nicely.
Eckstein throws a hook but dGreat avoids it easily.
dGreat looks for the body kick but Eckstein saw that one coming.
Eckstein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick lands from Eckstein.
Eckstein clinches with his opponent.
dGreat throws a knee to the head but misses.
dGreat tries a knee to the head but Eckstein blocks it.
dGreat lands a nice knee to the body.
dGreat prevents a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein takes a knee right on the jaw!
I was talking to dGreat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Eckstein avoiding damage as dGreat throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eckstein.
Eckstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dGreat tries to work over Eckstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dGreat lands a good knee to the midsection. Eckstein won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein avoiding damage as dGreat throws knees to the body.
dGreat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein lands a body shot.
dGreat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eckstein is trying to stall.
dGreat tries a knee to the head but Eckstein blocks it.
dGreat avoids the elbow strike from Eckstein, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Eckstein.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eckstein throws an elbow but misses.
dGreat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eckstein blocks the elbow strike.
Eckstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein just leaning against dGreat, taking a breather.
Eckstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dGreat.
dGreat takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eckstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with dGreat's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein.
Eckstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eckstein has had enough of the clinch but dGreat keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by dGreat.
Eckstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
dGreat looks to throw the jab but Eckstein is out of range.
Eckstein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Eckstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dGreat looks to land a body kick but Eckstein moved away.
Eckstein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eckstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat throws a big counter combination but Eckstein scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eckstein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eckstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dGreat.
dGreat stalks Eckstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eckstein's face. Eckstein staggers backwards, shaken.
dGreat checks a low kick from Eckstein.
And dGreat counters with a quick kick to the body but Eckstein blocks it.
dGreat lands a really nice looking cross but Eckstein seems unphased.
Eckstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
dGreat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dGreat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
dGreat looks to land a right hand but Eckstein moved out of range.
Eckstein tests dGreat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eckstein's calf.
dGreat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eckstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Eckstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dGreat manages to avoid it.
Eckstein lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dGreat, right into the meat.
dGreat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eckstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as dGreat throws out the jab.
dGreat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eckstein on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as dGreat blocks the low kick.
Eckstein moves out of range of the body kick from dGreat.
Oby dGreat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eckstein moves out of range of the leg kick from dGreat.
Eckstein looks to land a body kick but dGreat moved away.
dGreat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Eckstein looks to move away, dGreat throws a big counter combo bu Eckstein just gets out of the way.
Eckstein slips a straight right by dGreat.
Eckstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and dGreat is able to avoid easily.
dGreat moves out of range of the leg kick from Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eckstein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! dGreat scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dGreat, right into the meat.
dGreat throws a wild body kick that Eckstein sees coming a mile off.
Eckstein lands with a nice body kick.
Eckstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
dGreat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eckstein checks a low kick from dGreat.
Eckstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dGreat was well out of range. Poor timing from Eckstein.
A big right from Eckstein misses.
dGreat throws a body kick that misses.
Eckstein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dGreat at a distance.
Eckstein scores with a jab to the body.
Jason Eckstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dGreat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eckstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
dGreat is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oby dGreat dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eckstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a lunging right hand
and dGreat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dGreat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
dGreat slips under a jab.
Eckstein throws a jab when dGreat was well out of range.
Jab from dGreat.
Eckstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat misses with a wild body shot.
Oby dGreat is winning the standup battle so far.
dGreat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for dGreat.
Eckstein thows a leg kick but dGreat checks it
and dGreat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dGreat lands with a nice body kick.
Eckstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for dGreat.
dGreat blocks a jab.
Eckstein connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
dGreat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eckstein's corner calls for a 1-2. Eckstein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eckstein takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
dGreat throwing a counter right hand but Eckstein manages to avoid it.
dGreat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by dGreat. That's going to slow Eckstein down.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
dGreat misses with a kick to the body.
Eckstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but dGreat is out of range.
dGreat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eckstein tries to land a leg kick but dGreat saw it coming and moves away.
dGreat lands the left hand.
Eckstein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and dGreat counters with a straight right hand.
dGreat misses with a hook. Eckstein ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Eckstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eckstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dGreat.
dGreat thows a leg kick but Eckstein checks it
and Eckstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dGreat misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat moves out of range of the leg kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dGreat.
dGreat works the jab nicely.
dGreat sizes up Eckstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eckstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and dGreat is able to avoid easily.
dGreat throws a right hand that Eckstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Eckstein also avoids with ease.
Eckstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Eckstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dGreat misses with a low kick.
As dGreat backs off Eckstein throws a huge counter combo but dGreat manages to avoid it all.
dGreat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
dGreat with a nice cross.
dGreat misses with a body kick.
Eckstein feints a counter leg kick.
dGreat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eckstein.
Good leg kick by Eckstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eckstein takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
dGreat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eckstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dGreat looks to land a body kick but Eckstein moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oby dGreat clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
dGreat wants to land a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
dGreat thuds his shin into the meat of Eckstein's side.
dGreat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eckstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eckstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eckstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eckstein throws a lazy uppercut
and dGreat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dGreat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat throws a sloppy head kick and Eckstein moves out of range easily.
Eckstein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
dGreat misses with an uppercut
and Eckstein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eckstein throws a chopping leg kick but dGreat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eckstein connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dGreat lands a jab.
dGreat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by dGreat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat misses with a wild body shot.
Eckstein blocks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Eckstein - just one landing.
Eckstein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and dGreat counters with a left and a right that stings Eckstein.
dGreat fakes the leg kick and cracks Eckstein in the body.
Eckstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
dGreat misses with a head kick.
dGreat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eckstein.
Eckstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eckstein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for dGreat.
Eckstein pivots, looking for a leg kick but dGreat is out of range and Eckstein settles back down.
Eckstein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dGreat moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein lands a really nice looking cross but dGreat seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from dGreat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein lands with a nice body punch.
Eckstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dGreat.
A solid leg kick lands there for dGreat.
Eckstein is looking to slow dGreat down with leg kicks.
Eckstein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from dGreat.
Eckstein throws a leg kick
and dGreat counters with a nice leg kick.
dGreat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eckstein.
dGreat tries to land a front kick but Eckstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eckstein feints a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Eckstein.
Eckstein lands with a nice body punch.
dGreat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
dGreat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eckstein will feel that in the morning.
Eckstein misses with an uppercut. dGreat saw that one coming.
dGreat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dGreat lands with a shot to the body.
dGreat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Oby dGreat will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat looks for the body kick but Eckstein saw that one coming.
Eckstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eckstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a wild body shot.
Eckstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Eckstein throws a low kick but dGreat moves out of range easily.
Eckstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
dGreat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from dGreat.
Eckstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dGreat misses with a kick to the body.
dGreat is looking to land body kicks.
Eckstein blocks a leg kick.
dGreat throws a sloppy head kick and Eckstein moves out of range easily.
dGreat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dGreat lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dGreat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dGreat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eckstein throws out a powerful jab.
dGreat misses with a leg kick.
dGreat with a nice cross.
Jason Eckstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dGreat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein looks to score with a jab to the body but dGreat is just out of range.
dGreat takes one on the button.
dGreat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dGreat.
Eckstein checks a leg kick.
Eckstein 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.
An inside leg kick from Eckstein misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eckstein.
dGreat scores with a jab. Eckstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as dGreat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eckstein doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dGreat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
dGreat misses with a right hand
and Eckstein counters with a nice uppercut.
Eckstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
dGreat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
dGreat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eckstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dGreat tries a head kick but it misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Eckstein throws a jab when dGreat was well out of range.
dGreat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body punch from Eckstein.
dGreat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eckstein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches dGreat on the side of the head.
dGreat is rocked!
Eckstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh dGreat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
dGreat glances at the clock... BAM! Eckstein nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends dGreat crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, dGreat is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Eckstein!
After the fight, Jason Eckstein 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygma comes to the ring accompanied by Eazy E - Boys In Da Hood. Rosenkilde has chosen Danzig - 'Mother' as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nygma.
Nygma has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rosenkilde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
Rosenkilde misses with a head kick.
Rosenkilde throws a lazy uppercut
and Nygma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nygma lands a head kick. Rosenkilde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut.
Nygma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been informed that Rosenkilde has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rosenkilde works Nygma's body with a nice hook.
Nygma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nygma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosenkilde throws a counter combo.
Rosenkilde swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nygma to counter with a crisp jab.
Nygma throws a leg kick which misses Rosenkilde's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenkilde tries to avoid it.
Edward Nygma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rosenkilde checks it well.
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!
Rosenkilde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rosenkilde throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosenkilde misses with a combination
and Nygma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nygma misses.
Rosenkilde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nygma.
Nice defenses there by Nygma.
Rosenkilde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rosenkilde just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenkilde blocks a jab.
Rosenkilde moves out of range of the strikes.
Nygma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosenkilde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosenkilde tries to score with a low kick but Nygma moves his leg out of the way.
Nygma thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rosenkilde misses with a low kick.
Nygma with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde throws a head kick but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma loads up on a big right hand but Rosenkilde slips the punch.
Rosenkilde moves out of range of the body kick from Nygma.
Nygma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosenkilde's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenkilde misses with a body kick.
Nygma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rosenkilde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nygma fakes the leg kick and cracks Rosenkilde in the body.
Rosenkilde avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nygma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rosenkilde doesn't seem phased though.
Nygma blocks the body kick.
Nygma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nygma sizes up Rosenkilde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nygma misses with a body shot.
Rosenkilde steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nygma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mads Rosenkilde's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rosenkilde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nygma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nygma misses with a few strikes there.
Rosenkilde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosenkilde moves out of range of the strikes.
Nygma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nygma.
Nygma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rosenkilde 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.
Rosenkilde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenkilde misses with a straight left.
Nygma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nygma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nygma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nygma lands a glancing blow to the side of Rosenkilde's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Rosenkilde misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nygma connects with a looping right hand.
Rosenkilde misses with a straight right.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rosenkilde swings for the body but Nygma moves out of range.
Edward Nygma is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenkilde misses with a combination
and Rosenkilde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nygma scoring well with a low kick there.
Rosenkilde moves out of range as Nygma strikes.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nygma throws an overhand right that lands on Rosenkilde's shoulder, as Rosenkilde tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Rosenkilde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nygma slips a straight right by Rosenkilde.
Nygma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma stuns Rosenkilde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rosenkilde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nygma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rosenkilde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rosenkilde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nygma with a body shot.
Nygma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rosenkilde momentarily.
That has opened up Mads Rosenkilde's cut even more.
Rosenkilde throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nygma scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Nygma moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Nygma.
Rosenkilde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rosenkilde thuds his right hand into Nygma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nygma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nygma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rosenkilde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nygma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Rosenkilde misses.
Nygma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rosenkilde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
A head kick misses from Rosenkilde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mads Rosenkilde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nygma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosenkilde.
Nygma throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenkilde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosenkilde is looking to clinch but Nygma is avoiding it.
Nygma scores with a sloppy right hand. Rosenkilde should have avoided that one.
Rosenkilde walks into a straight right hand from Nygma.
A punch lands to the side of Rosenkilde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nygma! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edward Nygma!
Edward Nygma managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes to the ring accompanied by When Angels Cry. Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Wolfgang Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne lands with a shot to the body.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Van Steyne scoring well with a low kick there.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson drops his hands momentarily and Van Steyne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Van Steyne misses.
A leg kick checked by Benson.
Van Steyne wants to slow Benson down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Steyne throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne throwing a counter right hand but Benson manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne scores with a hook.
Benson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a front kick aimed at Van Steyne's knee but Van Steyne avoids it well.
Van Steyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Benson.
Van Steyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson misses with a straight right.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Steyne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Benson misses with a hook. Van Steyne ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Van Steyne lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
A low kick from Van Steyne misses
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benson.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Steyne blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson trying to control the position but instead, Van Steyne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benson into the ropes.
Van Steyne throws an elbow that misses.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Van Steyne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
Benson tries a body shot but Van Steyne blocks it.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Benson swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Steyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Steyne avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson 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.
Van Steyne trying to land knees to the body.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benson looks to throw an elbow but 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!
Benson missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Steyne can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
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 Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Steyne tries to work over Benson's front leg with a kick but Benson checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Steyne.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson slips a straight right by Van Steyne.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benson.
Van Steyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
Benson motions for Van Steyne to come forward. Benson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Steyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benson in his tracks.
A head kick by Benson misses
and Van Steyne counters with a nice leg kick.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Steyne's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Van Steyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Steyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Steyne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Van Steyne closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Benson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
Benson blocks the elbow strike.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benson.
Van Steyne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
Benson working aggressively here.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Francois Van Steyne has been cut.
Benson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Steyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benson as Van Steyne tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Benson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson lands a knee to the body.
Van Steyne leaning against his opponent.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Steyne tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Van Steyne back against the ropes.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Steyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benson dodges an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Van Steyne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Steyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Steyne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benson cracks Van Steyne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Steyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
Van Steyne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
Van Steyne is looking to clinch.
Benson wants to slow Van Steyne down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Steyne is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Van Steyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne thows a body kick. Benson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Steyne wants to land a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 Benson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Van Steyne ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Steyne misses with a looping right.
Benson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Steyne slips under a jab from Benson.
Benson throws a leg kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Francois Van Steyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Steyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benson in his tracks.
Benson tries a low kick but Van Steyne avoids it.
Benson lands a nice shot that snaps Van Steyne's head back.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Steyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Steyne dodges the punch combination from Benson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benson, right into the meat.
Van Steyne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne lands a jab to the nose.
Van Steyne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benson tries to clinch up.
Benson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Steyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne slips a jab and a cross from Benson.
Benson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wolfgang Benson just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Steyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benson.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Benson misses with a straight right.
Van Steyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benson's sensitive parts.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Van Steyne moves away and avoids it.
Van Steyne misses with a wild body shot.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Steyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benson.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Steyne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a solid leg kick but Benson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Steyne.
Benson throws a jab when Van Steyne was well out of range.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that half lands.
Benson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Steyne's calf.
Van Steyne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Steyne throws a front kick aimed at Benson's knee but Benson avoids it well.
Benson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Steyne connects with a right hand. Benson shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Benson. Beautiful body shot.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Steyne blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Van Steyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benson's corner calls for a 1-2. Benson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Steyne lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Van Steyne moves away and avoids it.
Benson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Van Steyne clinches with his opponent.
Van Steyne lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Wolfgang Benson's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benson.
Van Steyne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Van Steyne's head.
Van Steyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson is trying to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Van Steyne blocks the leg kick.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Van Steyne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Steyne - the referee stops the clock and Benson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Steyne. Benson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Steyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Steyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benson scores with a jab.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to land a combination but Van Steyne avoids it well.
That kick from Benson tenderised Van Steyne's leg. Van Steyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benson throws a body kick that misses.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson lands a nice shot that snaps Van Steyne's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Van Steyne 's knee.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Van Steyne moved out of range nicely.
Van Steyne slips a jab from Benson.
Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benson lands a body punch.
Van Steyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Van Steyne managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Steyne dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson blocks the elbow strike.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Benson scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Steyne lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
Van Steyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
Van Steyne tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Van Steyne back against the ropes.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Steyne backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Steyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Van Steyne tries a body shot but Benson blocks it.
Van Steyne blocks an uppercut.
Van Steyne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Our winner, Wolfgang Benson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bug comes to the ring accompanied by Big Ballin with My Homies. Suri has chosen Bohemia - Kali Denali as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love Bug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri looks to land a right hand but Bug moved out of range.
Suri checks the leg kick.
Suri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bug scores with a leg kick.
Suri throws a leg kick but Bug sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suri pushes Bug up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bug working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bug lands an uppercut.
Suri swings wildly with an uppercut but Bug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Suri as the two fighters clinch.
Bug throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bug is trying to push Suri away but Suri has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Suri lands a left hand.
It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug is trying to force a seperation but Suri has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Suri.
Bug prevents a body shot from Suri.
Suri lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bug has had enough of the clinch but Suri keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Suri.
Suri blocks an uppercut.
Suri gets through Bug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Suri.
Suri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suri lands an uppercut.
Bug is rocked!
Suri creates a bit of distance and cracks Bug with a big uppercut! Bug goes down! The referee pushes Suri away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Bug make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Suri takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PRODUCT OF CHAMPIONS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the ring accompanied by Killing in the name of.... This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Millar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Millar.
Lodbrok fires out a quick counter leg kick but Millar just manages to avoid it.
Lodbrok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lodbrok throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Millar throws out a loose jab but Lodbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Millar backs away, Lodbrok returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Millar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lodbrok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lodbrok throws a body punch but Millar moves out of range.
Millar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Millar missing with a left hand there. Lodbrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lodbrok.
Millar is looking to land body kicks.
Millar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lodbrok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Millar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Millar counters with a body kick.
Millar walks into a jab.
Millar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Millar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Millar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok closes the distance and catches Millar with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Millar is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Millar is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Millar is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Lodbrok takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Halfdan Lodbrok!
Halfdan Lodbrok retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Halfdan Lodbrok started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sharp Dressed Man. Red is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game-Hit The J. Manchester Red has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
45 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manchester Red!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn lands a head kick. Red smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Red's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Red's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Red ducks into a a hook from Von Matterhorn and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Von Matterhorn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Matterhorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Red has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Red looks to land a combination but Von Matterhorn avoids it well.
Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Red lands a shoulder strike.
Red working aggressively here.
Red is trying to force a seperation but Von Matterhorn has the dominant position.
Von Matterhorn missing with knees to the body.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Red.
Nice body punch from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn lands a shot to the body.
Red tries a body shot but Von Matterhorn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Matterhorn.
Red is trying to force a seperation but Von Matterhorn has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Von Matterhorn fails to land.
Von Matterhorn is looking to control Red's arms but Red gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Matterhorn has his back to the ropes.
Red is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Red as he connects with a hook.
Red misses with a jab to the body
enabling Von Matterhorn to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Matterhorn misses the target.
Red misses with an uppercut
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice body kick.
Von Matterhorn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick which misses Red's front leg but catches the back leg as Red tries to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Red misses.
Von Matterhorn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Von Matterhorn darts in and clinches Red up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Matterhorn is looking to control Red's arms but Red gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Matterhorn has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice uppercut.
Red lands with a right to the head.
Red misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Matterhorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Matterhorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Matterhorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Von Matterhorn lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Red's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Red swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Matterhorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Matterhorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
Red looks winded!
Von Matterhorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Matterhorn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Matterhorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Matterhorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
Red misses with a left hand
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice uppercut that drops Red onto his backside! Red bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Manchester Red was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Von Matterhorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Red walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Von Matterhorn rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Red has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Red moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red lands a leg kick that knocks Von Matterhorn off balance momentarily.
Red on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Matterhorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Red circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn scores with a punch to the head.
Red swings for the body but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Red ducks into a a hook from Von Matterhorn and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Von Matterhorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Matterhorn blocks a jab.
It looked like Von Matterhorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Red uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Matterhorn.
Red takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red is breathing heavily.
Von Matterhorn catches Red with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn cracks a nice hook into Red's ribs.
Von Matterhorn throws a push kick but Red slaps the foot to one side.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Matterhorn stuns Red with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Matterhorn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Matterhorn scores with a spinning back kick!
Von Matterhorn feints and then cracks Red's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red down.
Nice jab there from Von Matterhorn.
Red is rocked!
Von Matterhorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Matterhorn rushes Red and presses him up against the ropes.
Von Matterhorn crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Matterhorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Von Matterhorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Red is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn slowing the pace effectively.
Von Matterhorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Red misses with a left hand
and Von Matterhorn counters with a big right hand that sends Red crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Von Matterhorn takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
After winning the bout, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Manchester Red was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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