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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Korf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Korf has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Korf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Nasser!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nasser crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Korf - the referee stops the clock and Nasser gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Korf. Nasser manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nasser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korf. Korf obviously looking to wear him down.
Nasser lands a head kick. Korf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Korf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nasser feints a counter leg kick.
Korf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Korf misses with a right hand
and Nasser counters with an outside leg kick.
Korf jabs Nasser right on the nose. Nasser blinks but takes it well.
Alexander Korf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasser bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korf's head.
Nasser fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Korf checks it well.
Nasser throws a body kick that misses.
Jab by Korf.
Korf misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korf moves out of range of the strikes.
Korf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nasser connects with a body shot.
Korf 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.
Korf lands a slapping body shot.
Nasser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Korf - that will leave a mark!
Korf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nasser under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Nasser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Korf throws the kick towards the body but Nasser avoids it.
Nasser flicks out a counter leg kick but Korf steps away.
Korf catches Nasser napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Nasser crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Korf raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Korf!
Alexander Korf tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cosmo Starstryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starstryder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Loso misses
and Starstryder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starstryder throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loso throws a head kick that misses.
Starstryder throwing a counter right hand but Loso manages to avoid it.
Loso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Starstryder avoids the head kick by Loso.
Starstryder throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Loso misses with a right hand
and Starstryder counters with a nice body shot.
Starstryder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loso circles away quickly and effectively.
Starstryder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starstryder lands a leg kick that knocks Loso off balance momentarily.
Starstryder throws a solid leg kick but Loso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starstryder.
Starstryder backing away here, and Loso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Starstryder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starstryder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loso connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a leg kick
and Loso counters with a nice uppercut.
Starstryder throws a head kick but Loso moves out of range.
Loso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loso throws a hook but Starstryder blocks it.
Loso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starstryder trying to land knees to the body.
Loso managing to block the knees to the body from Starstryder.
Starstryder presses Loso against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Starstryder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Loso.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Starstryder obliges.
Our sources have told us that Starstryder has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Loso tries a body shot but Starstryder blocks it.
A body shot lands from Starstryder.
Starstryder lands with a short shot to the head.
Starstryder tries to break the clinch but Loso is controlling the position.
Loso blocks a body shot from Starstryder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Loso misses with a straight right.
Starstryder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starstryder.
Loso throws a hook but Starstryder avoids it easily.
Starstryder looks to land a body kick but Loso moved away.
Loso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Starstryder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Starstryder misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starstryder motions for Loso to come forward. Starstryder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starstryder throws a low kick but Loso moves out of range easily.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso tries to land a front kick but Starstryder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Loso backs away, Starstryder returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Starstryder scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Loso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Starstryder lands a lovely overhand right.
Loso lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Starstryder.
Starstryder thows a leg kick but Loso checks it
and Loso counters with a body kick.
Starstryder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso lands a right hook to the body.
Starstryder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loso throws a head kick but Starstryder moves out of range.
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starstryder's calf.
A jab lands there for Starstryder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Starstryder.
Loso lands a nice hook to Starstryder's body. Starstryder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starstryder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loso flicks out a counter leg kick but Starstryder steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Starstryder misses the target.
Starstryder misses with a straight right.
Starstryder misses with an uppercut. Loso saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Starstryder.
Loso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Starstryder feints and then cracks Loso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loso down.
Loso tries to clinch
and Starstryder counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Starstryder throws a jab when Loso was well out of range.
Starstryder is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Starstryder 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 Loso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loso throws a body shot but no joy.
Starstryder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loso takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Starstryder throws a low kick but Loso moves out of range easily.
Loso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starstryder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loso dodges the punch combination from Starstryder.
Loso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starstryder throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Starstryder misses with a head kick.
Starstryder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Starstryder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Starstryder quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Starstryder throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Starstryder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starstryder tries to land a leg kick but Loso saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Starstryder is predictable there
and Loso counters with a thumping low kick.
Loso moves out of range of the leg kick from Starstryder.
Starstryder throws a solid leg kick but Loso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starstryder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Starstryder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Starstryder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starstryder doesn't seem bothered though.
Starstryder 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.
It seemed like Loso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starstryder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starstryder throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Loso counters with an inside leg kick.
Starstryder misses with a hook. Loso ducked under it nicely.
Starstryder swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Loso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Starstryder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starstryder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loso can do to turn this around?
Starstryder lands with a right hand.
Starstryder lands a really nice looking cross but Loso seems unphased.
Starstryder scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loso scores with a hook to the body. Starstryder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starstryder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starstryder's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Starstryder. That one must have hurt.
Loso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Starstryder misses with a body shot.
Loso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loso tries to clinch but Starstryder moves out of range.
Starstryder misses with a right hand
and Loso counters with a thumping low kick.
Loso throws a body kick that misses.
Starstryder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loso's sensitive parts.
Loso tries to land a front kick but Starstryder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Starstryder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Starstryder rather than just go for the knockout.
Loso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starstryder can pounce on him.
Loso clobbers Starstryder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Starstryder tenderised Loso's leg. Loso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loso swings for the body but Starstryder moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
It seemed like Loso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starstryder misses with a low kick.
Starstryder tried to score with a low kick but Loso checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loso! But no joy.
Loso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Loso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Starstryder misses with an uppercut
and Loso counters with a straight right hand.
Starstryder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starstryder backing away here, and Loso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Loso misses with a low kick as Starstryder jumps back.
Starstryder throws a leg kick
and Loso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starstryder swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Starstryder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starstryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Starstryder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starstryder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loso finds it's way round the side to connect with Starstryder's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loso looks for the body kick but Starstryder saw that one coming.
Loso throws a wild body kick that Starstryder sees coming a mile off.
Starstryder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loso tries to score with a low kick but Starstryder moves his leg out of the way.
Starstryder throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Starstryder 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.
Starstryder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Starstryder.
Starstryder throws a poor cross that misses
and Loso counters with a good, hard body kick but Starstryder shrugs it off.
Starstryder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loso is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starstryder wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.
Starstryder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Loso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starstryder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Starstryder scores with a nice body kick.
Loso scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cosmo Starstryder is winning the standup battle so far.
Loso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starstryder's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Starstryder misses.
Loso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Starstryder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loso scrambles back to his feet.
Loso clinches up against the ropes.
Loso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loso swings wildly with an uppercut but Starstryder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starstryder blocks an uppercut.
Loso scores with a shot to the side of Starstryder's head.
Loso lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Loso.
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starstryder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starstryder swings wildly with an uppercut but Loso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Starstryder.
Starstryder lands with a right to the head.
Loso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starstryder backwards.
A short left from Starstryder.
Loso looking to stall.
Starstryder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Losos head.
A nice left hand lands by Starstryder.
Starstryder tries to work over Loso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starstryder breaks from the clinch.
Loso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starstryder keeps the fight on the outside.
Loso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Starstryder.
Starstryder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kabu Loso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Starstryder scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Starstryder finds it's target.
Starstryder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starstryder checks a leg kick.
Loso misses the body punch
and Starstryder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Starstryder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Loso blocks the leg kick.
A head kick by Starstryder misses
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loso misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Loso slams his shin into Starstryder's torso.
Loso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Starstryder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loso wants to slow Starstryder down by chopping away at his legs.
Loso throws a lazy body kick
and Starstryder counters with a nice kick to the body.
Loso checks a low kick from Starstryder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Loso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso scores with a shot to the body.
Starstryder wants to land a leg kick but Loso is out of range.
Loso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Starstryder checks it well.
Starstryder tries a low kick but Loso avoids it.
Donk. Loso catches Starstryder right on the button with a cross.
Starstryder misses with a body kick.
Loso lands a nice hook to Starstryder's body. Starstryder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Starstryder.
Loso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Starstryder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starstryder misses with a wild body shot.
Loso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Starstryder thows a body kick. Loso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Loso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder takes a swing at Loso's ribcage but misses.
Starstryder motions for Loso to come forward. Starstryder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Starstryder with a body shot.
Starstryder throws a front kick aimed at Loso's knee but Loso avoids it well.
Starstryder scores with a sloppy right hand. Loso should have avoided that one.
Loso throws a head kick but Starstryder moves out of range.
Starstryder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Starstryder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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!
Starstryder throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Starstryder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starstryder blocks the body kick.
Starstryder throws a lazy head kick
and Loso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loso misses with a low kick.
Starstryder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loso throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Starstryder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Starstryder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Starstryder!
Cosmo Starstryder made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Chico is yelling from the front row "While you're down there you can suck it bitch!" as Loso lays on the mat snoring with Starstrider's nuts bouncing off his chin. Joe Rogan in the background: "Whoa!! Baby!!...Now we know why the call him 'The Glimmer Man.'" Cosmo exits the cage in a creepy silence.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bug comes to the ring accompanied by Big Ballin with My Homies. Love Bug could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bartholomew Roberts's chin.
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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 - 13 - 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bartholomew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bug will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bug tries to land a leg kick but Roberts saw it coming and moves away.
Bug misses with a straight right.
Roberts lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Bug in a clinch.
Roberts works on Bug's body with a couple of short punches.
Roberts lands a hook that snaps the head of Bug backwards.
Bug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bug takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts lands a good knee to the midsection. Bug won't want to take too many of those.
Roberts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bug backwards.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
Bug is breathing heavily.
Roberts has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Bug to the canvas! Can Bug 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 going to allow it to continue!
Bug is rocked!
Bug throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Bug sets himself, and Roberts steps forward looking for the clinch! Bug avoids it this time.
Bug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Bug is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bartholomew Roberts!
During a confident post fight interview, Bartholomew Roberts thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malavino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmont misses with a left hand
and Malavino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malavino throws a jab when Belmont was well out of range.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malavino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belmont lands with a good body shot.
Malavino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belmont, as that shot connected.
Malavino lands a slapping body shot.
Belmont scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Malavino misses.
Belmont lands an overhand right.
Belmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malavino.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Belmont turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belmont connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malavino.
Malavino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belmont.
Malavino scores with a nice right hand.
Belmont connects with a nice looking jab.
Belmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malavino looks to land a body kick but Belmont moved away.
Malavino cracks Belmont with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belmont scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malavino in his tracks.
Belmont throws a sloppy body shot
and Malavino counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malavino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belmont bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malavino's head backwards.
Belmont misses the body punch
and Malavino counters with a stiff right hand.
Malavino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A bone on bone clash there as Malavino blocks the leg kick.
Belmont connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino moves forwards but Belmont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malavino scores with a nice strike.
Malavino throws a lazy head kick
letting Belmont counter with a right hand.
Malavino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Belmont scores with a three punch combo!
Malavino throws out a powerful jab.
Malavino misses with an uppercut.
Belmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Malavino is looking to counter the offense by Belmont and move into the clinch.
Belmont is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malavino gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belmont tries to break free but Malavino pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Malavino misses.
Belmont scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Augustus Belmont will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malavino throws a body kick that misses
and Belmont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmont lands the left hand.
Belmont lands a nice looking body shot.
Belmont staying out of range there.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Malavino counters by clinching up.
Belmont pushes Malavino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by Malavino.
Malavino throws an elbow but it misses.
Malavino taking a breather.
Belmont blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont breaks the clinch.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malavino throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malavino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a hook. Malavino ducked under it nicely.
Belmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belmont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belmont moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malavino misses with a head kick.
Belmont looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malavino moves forwards but Belmont connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belmont lands with an overhand left.
Belmont misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malavino counters with a stiff right hand.
Malavino throws a right hand that Belmont ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmont also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Belmont.
Malavino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino tests Belmont's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malavino throws a lazy right hand but Belmont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malavino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belmont needs to keep his hands up - Malavino had a free shot at his head there.
Belmont fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malavino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino fakes the leg kick and cracks Belmont in the body.
Belmont moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Malavino is looking to clinch but Belmont is avoiding it.
Malavino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belmont misses with a shot to the body
letting Malavino counter with a right hand.
Malavino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malavino staying out of range there.
Belmont swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmont walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malavino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Augustus Belmont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malavino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belmont 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 Malavino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malavino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belmont slips a straight right by Malavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Augustus Belmont will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Malavino works Belmont's body with a nice hook.
Belmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
Malavino misses with an uppercut. Belmont saw that one coming.
Belmont gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Malavino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
Malavino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malavino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malavino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belmont. That did some damage!
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmont jabs Malavino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belmont looks to land a right hand but Malavino moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a wild body shot.
Malavino slips a jab from Belmont.
A little feinted left hand from Malavino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belmont misses with a left hand
and Malavino moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malavino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belmont lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malavino crunches a lovely knee into Belmont's ribcage.
Malavino breaks from the clinch.
Malavino walks into a straight right hand from Belmont.
Malavino has closed the distance and engaged Belmont in a clinch.
Belmont lands a nice uppercut.
Malavino pushes Belmont back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belmont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belmont blocks an elbow strike.
Belmont has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmont manages to break the clinch.
Belmont just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont throws a hook but Malavino blocks it.
It looked like Malavino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Malavino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont misses with a straight left.
Malavino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belmont looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malavino keeps Belmont at a distance using the push kick.
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but Malavino slips the punch.
Belmont misses with a left hand
letting Malavino counter with a right hand.
Malavino cracks Belmont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Belmont doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malavino misses with a hook to the body
and Belmont makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malavino really felt that one!
Belmont looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Malavino counters by clinching up.
Malavino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmont's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Malavino.
Malavino scores with a body shot.
Belmont lunges at Malavino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malavino's hand.
Malavino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belmont throws a shot to the body.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmont counters with a nice leg kick.
Malavino lands a jab to the head.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Malavino scores with the left hand. Belmont knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Malavino.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belmont misses with a low kick.
Belmont connects with a right hand. Malavino shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belmont manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belmont, right into the meat.
Good shot there by Belmont.
Belmont throws a right hand that Malavino ducks under and follows up with a left that Malavino also avoids with ease.
Belmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malavino at a distance.
Belmont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belmont lands with a kick to the temple. Malavino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malavino misses with a two punch combination.
Belmont doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malavino throws a right hand that misses
letting Belmont counter with a right hand.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Belmont there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malavino.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belmont.
Belmont connects with a single shot there.
Malavino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino works Belmont's body with a nice hook.
Malavino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malavino.
Malavino misses with an uppercut
and Belmont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belmont!
Belmont wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malavino throws an off balance right hand
and Belmont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Belmont there.
Malavino tries to clinch up.
Belmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malavino has managed to clinch.
Belmont manages to break the clinch.
Belmont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malavino.
Belmont counters with a body kick.
Belmont moves out of range of the body kick from Malavino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Belmont dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Malavino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Malavino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arroyo Malavino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but Malavino slips the punch.
Malavino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Malavino misses the target.
Belmont digs a good hook to Malavino's body.
Malavino throws a sloppy body shot
and Belmont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malavino throws a wild body kick that Belmont sees coming a mile off.
Belmont throws a hook to the side of Malavino's head but Malavino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malavino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belmont lands a body shot.
Malavino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belmont throws a hook but Malavino avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malavino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malavino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmont.
Malavino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malavino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malavino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Belmont finds it's target.
Malavino throws a body punch but Belmont moves out of range.
Malavino throws a front kick that sends Belmont stumbling back into the ropes.
Malavino misses with a jab to the body
and Belmont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belmont swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malavino misses with a body shot.
Malavino takes a swing at Belmont's ribcage but misses.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Belmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malavino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belmont slips a straight right by Malavino.
Belmont misses with a body shot
enabling Malavino to counter with a crisp jab.
Malavino misses with a body kick.
Malavino throws a right hand that misses
and Belmont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belmont feints a jab promting Malavino to slip. Belmont then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malavino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malavino connects with a body shot that sends Belmont's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Belmont lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malavino doesn't seem phased though.
Belmont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malavino.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malavino. That's going to slow Belmont down.
Belmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malavino.
Belmont buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malavino blocks a low kick nicely.
Malavino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Belmont just manages to avoid it.
Belmont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont misses with a looping left.
Belmont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malavino.
Belmont misses with a kick to the body
and Malavino counters with a nice uppercut.
Malavino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malavino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belmont circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Belmont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belmont has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Belmont!
Augustus Belmont seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Caio Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes to the ring accompanied by Duro de Cair. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ukyo Sato enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to clinch up.
Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
A counter left hand to the body from Cardoso misses its target.
Sato throws a body punch but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso closes the distance and clinches.
Sato stalling the fight.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Sato 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.
Cardoso looking to stall.
Cardoso misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Cardoso has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cardoso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Nice elbow from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Cardoso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardoso cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sato moves away from the strike by Cardoso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Cardoso is looking to counter the offense by Sato and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cardoso catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cardoso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cardoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardoso connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Cardoso lands a head kick!
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cardoso wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Cardoso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cardoso.
Sato throws a body punch but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Cardoso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardoso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato stuns Cardoso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cardoso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Cardoso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cardoso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cardoso is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cardoso tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato scores with a body shot.
Sato cracks Cardoso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardoso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Cardoso slips the punch.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Sato.
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 Caio Cardoso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's time! Cardoso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato is looking to chop away at Cardoso's legs.
Cardoso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sato lands with a slapping head kick.
Cardoso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caio Cardoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Cardoso saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Cardoso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ukyo Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cardoso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardoso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sato.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sato moves out of range as Cardoso throws a body kick.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sato checks a leg kick.
Cardoso misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cardoso has time to react.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Cardoso misses with a few strikes there.
Cardoso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato misses with a hook.
Cardoso avoids the head kick by Sato.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Cardoso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a thumping low kick.
Cardoso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato lands a high kick!
Cardoso throws out a leg kick but Sato moves out of range and Cardoso only half commits.
Sato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardoso's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
Cardoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardoso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Cardoso misses with a wild combination.
Cardoso throws a looping overhand right but Sato ducks down to avoid it.
Sato with a nice cross.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cardoso swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato cracks the inside of Cardoso's front leg.
Cardoso cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Sato misses the jab.
Cardoso throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Ukyo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato throws a low kick, looking for Cardoso's leg but Cardoso calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Sato lands a really nice looking cross but Cardoso seems unphased.
Cardoso tries to clinch up.
A big left from Cardoso misses.
Cardoso throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Cardoso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cardoso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cardoso feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Sato.
Cardoso throws a jab but it's blocked by Sato.
A little jabbing left from Sato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a series of punches but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cardoso throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Sato.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sato jabs at Cardoso's body.
Cardoso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sato misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardoso misses the target.
Cardoso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardoso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Cardoso as he connects with a hook.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Cardoso down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Cardoso misses.
Sato punishes Cardoso's body with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sato! But no joy.
Cardoso misses with a low kick.
Cardoso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cardoso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Sato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sato sizes up Cardoso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cardoso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.
Sato throws a low kick but Cardoso avoids it.
Sato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardoso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cardoso misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Cardoso throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sato avoids it.
Cardoso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardoso misses the target.
Cardoso throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cardoso.
Cardoso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Cardoso lands.
Sato connects with a leg kick. Cardoso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Cardoso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Sato.
Cardoso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso takes one to the side of the head.
Cardoso clobbers Sato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cardoso cracks Sato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cardoso misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Cardoso.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cardoso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cardoso can pounce on him.
Cardoso has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cardoso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Cardoso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cardoso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cardoso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardoso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sato lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Cardoso throws a head punch that misses.
Cardoso looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
Sato tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Cardoso back against the ropes.
Cardoso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Cardoso throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cardoso's brow.
Sato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cardoso can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato trying to stall but Cardoso improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Cardoso had his way with Ukyo Sato in that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sato throws a good cross that connects.
Sato cracks Cardoso with an open hand slap.
Cardoso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardoso throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato moves out of range as Cardoso throws a body kick.
Cardoso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Cardoso.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sato avoids a wild elbow strike from Cardoso.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
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!
Sato misses with a straight left.
Cardoso throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cardoso.
A countering left hand to the body from Sato misses.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cardoso wants to clinch.
Cardoso looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Cardoso moves out of range easily.
Cardoso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cardoso throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Cardoso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato looks for the body kick but Cardoso saw that one coming.
Sato thuds his right hand into Cardoso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cardoso instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cardoso obliges.
Cardoso misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardoso.
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 nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
Cardoso lands an elbow inside.
Sato tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cardoso misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukyo Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!
The defeated Caio Cardoso had this to say: 'Eu tenho descuidado. Eu queria a vitória e apenas a perda. Todo o crédito para o meu adversário para trazer o seu A-game. Muito respeito. Graças ao meu empresário Matt Donovan, meus patrocinadores; Instinct e Maquiavel. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flint Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stricker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Lumberjack Song blaring out of the sound system. Stricker has chosen Slim Jesus - Drill Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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239 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flint Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Stricker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan cracks Stricker with a good jab.
Morgan wants to slow Stricker down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Stricker's shoulder, as Stricker tries to avoid the shot.
Stricker throws a leg kick
and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan working Stricker over with knees to the body.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Our sources have told us that Morgan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Stricker looks winded!
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Stricker takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan has Stricker pressed against the ropes, preventing Stricker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Stricker is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Stricker avoids a kick to the body.
Stricker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan feints and then cracks Stricker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stricker down.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan is looking to slow Stricker down with leg kicks.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Stricker throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan feints and then cracks Stricker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stricker down.
Stricker throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stricker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Stricker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Stricker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Stricker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Stricker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stricker gets tackled into the ropes by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Stricker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Stricker's ribcage.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan working Stricker over with knees to the body.
Stricker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morgan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stricker can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flint Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flint Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stricker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan forces Stricker back against the ropes and clinches.
Morgan has Stricker pressed against the ropes, preventing Stricker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morgan pushes Stricker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
A shot in the inside from Stricker.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Stricker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stricker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Stricker is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is working Stricker over against the ropes.
Stricker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Stricker 's eye.
That has opened up Steve Stricker's cut even more.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan works on Stricker's body with a couple of short punches.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Morgan as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stricker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Stricker's ribcage.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flint Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stricker lands with a short shot to the head.
Stricker blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Stricker manages to break the clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stricker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Stricker is out of range.
Morgan 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.
Morgan cracks Stricker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The cut above Steve Stricker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stricker checks a leg kick.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flint Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stricker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stricker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Stricker keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stricker.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stricker can do to turn this around?
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan scores with a head kick.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stricker is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
Stricker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Stricker is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Stricker didn't see that one coming.
Steve Stricker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stricker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flint Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stricker on the side of the head.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
Stricker avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stricker moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan defending well as Stricker loads up on a big left hand.
Stricker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stricker avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stricker takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Stricker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Stricker digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stricker is able to avoid easily.
Stricker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Stricker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Flint Morgan!
Flint Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Insigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Insigne has chosen Outlawz - Gatz Up as his entrance music. 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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177 lbs
38 - 13 - 1 |
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Insigne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insigne blocks a low kick nicely.
Benson slips under a jab.
Insigne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Insigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Insigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson lands a head shot.
Insigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Benson cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
A leg kick checked by Insigne.
Insigne throws a leg kick
and Benson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Benson lands with a nice body kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Insigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
Insigne throws a sloppy body shot
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Insigne checks the leg kick.
Insigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Insigne lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Insigne counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Insigne. Those never looked like landing.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Insigne counter with a right hand.
Roberto Insigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Insigne throws a big shot that misses.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Insigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Insigne throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Insigne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Benson throws a leg kick that misses.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
Benson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
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!
Insigne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Insigne avoids the head kick by Benson.
Benson tries to clinch but Insigne moves out of range.
Insigne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Insigne.
Insigne misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Insigne's knee momentarily.
Insigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Insigne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Insigne misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benson checks a leg kick.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benson throws the left hand but Insigne avoids the punch easily.
Insigne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Insigne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Insigne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson.
Insigne blocks a head kick by Benson.
Insigne flicks out a counter leg kick but Benson steps away.
Benson tries a low kick but Insigne avoids it.
Insigne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Benson does it's job there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benson.
Insigne moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Insigne misses with a hook.
Insigne keeps the fight on the outside.
Insigne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Insigne misses the jab.
Insigne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne throws out a powerful jab.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Insigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Insigne.
Benson throws a push kick but Insigne slaps the foot to one side.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Insigne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benson scores with a push kick.
Insigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Insigne defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Insigne looks to land a combination. Benson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Insigne. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Insigne tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Insigne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Insigne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Insigne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Insigne avoids it.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Insigne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Insigne.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Insigne avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Insigne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Insigne throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Insigne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Insigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Insigne.
Insigne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benson will feel that in the morning.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Insigne.
A right-left combo lands from Benson.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Jab by Insigne.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Insigne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Insigne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Insigne misses with a hook
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Insigne throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Insigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson thuds his right hand into Insigne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Insigne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Insigne.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Insigne, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Insigne looks to move away, Benson throws a big counter combo bu Insigne just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Insigne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Insigne finds it's target.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Insigne.
Insigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Insigne tries to land a leg kick but Benson saw it coming and moves away.
Insigne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Benson misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Benson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benson tries to work over Insigne's front leg with a kick but Insigne checks it.
Insigne is looking to slow Benson down with leg kicks.
Benson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Benson lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Insigne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roberto Insigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Insigne throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson feints and then cracks Insigne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Insigne down.
Benson rushes Insigne and presses him up against the ropes.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Insigne lands a nice uppercut.
Benson tries a body shot but Insigne blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Insigne connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Roberto Insigne just about did enough to take it.
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.
Insigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Insigne avoids a kick to the body.
Benson jabs at Insigne's body.
Benson connects with a body shot that sends Insigne's belly button to the back.
Benson connects with a high kick.
Insigne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson is looking to counter the offense by Insigne and move into the clinch.
Insigne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benson cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
Insigne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Insigne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benson.
Insigne misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Insigne.
Insigne connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Insigne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Insigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Insigne.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Benson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Insigne. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Insigne works the jab nicely.
Insigne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benson cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Insigne misses.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Insigne manages to avoid it.
Insigne tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Insigne will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Insigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
A low kick from Insigne is predictable there
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson tries to move into range but Insigne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Insigne is able to avoid easily.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Insigne.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benson throws a shot to the body.
Insigne avoids the head kick by Benson.
Insigne throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insigne misses with a body shot
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Insigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Insigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benson avoids the body shot from Insigne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson had his way with Roberto Insigne in that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Insigne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Insigne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Insigne checks a leg kick.
Benson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson tries to clinch
and Insigne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Insigne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Insigne connects with a jab.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Insigne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Insigne scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Insigne moved away.
Insigne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the ropes. Insigne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Insigne is looking for the big counter here.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Insigne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good work by Insigne as he checks the leg kick.
Insigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Insigne lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Insigne throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Insigne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Insigne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Insigne ducks right into an uppercut from Benson.
Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Insigne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne lands a glancing blow to the side of Benson's head.
Insigne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Insigne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Insigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Insigne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson doesn't manage to clinch there - Insigne circles away.
Benson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Insigne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Insigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Insigne connects with a body shot.
Insigne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Insigne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Insigne is looking to score with low kicks.
Benson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Insigne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Insigne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Insigne!
A very excited looking Roberto Insigne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Wolfgang Benson had this to say: 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the ring accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. 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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180 lbs
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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
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Norris Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
A left lands for Silver.
Norris Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris Jr.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Silver.
Good leg kick by Norris Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver throws a hook but Norris Jr blocks it.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Norris Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silver really felt that one!
Silver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silver blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by Silver.
A little jabbing left from Norris Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Norris Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
Norris Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Silver.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Norris Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norris Jr throws a solid leg kick but Silver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr moves forwards but Silver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Norris Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
A low kick from Norris Jr misses
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Norris Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head but Norris Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris Jr cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norris Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norris Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Silver scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
Silver walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Silver slaps the foot to one side.
Silver misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris Jr cracks Silver with a good jab.
Norris Jr wants to slow Silver down by chopping away at his legs.
Silver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver counters with a good, hard body kick but Norris Jr shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to keep at a distance but Norris Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norris Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris Jr as Silver tries to tie him up.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
A cross from Norris Jr lands.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr wants to counter the offense by Silver and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Silver counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a straight right.
Silver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris Jr. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
Norris Jr throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
Norris Jr throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Silver throws a body kick.
Norris Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Silver shakes him off and moves away.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norris Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris Jr's head.
Norris Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver 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.
Norris Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Norris Jr lands.
Silver misses with a hook
and Norris Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Silver blocking some punches.
Norris Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Norris Jr stalling in the clinch but Silver improves position.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Norris Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silver tries to stall but Norris Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norris Jr manages to break the clinch.
Norris Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norris Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris Jr. That's going to slow Silver down.
A jab from Silver finds it's way through Norris Jr's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silver.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Norris Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Norris Jr tries to avoid it.
Norris Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Norris Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver checks the leg kick.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Silver misses.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Norris Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chuck Norris Jr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norris Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Norris Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
Norris Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Norris Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norris Jr jabs Silver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Norris Jr is predictable there
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Silver strikes.
A head kick from Silver lands but Norris Jr takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Norris Jr is rocked!
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Silver shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris Jr throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norris Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by Silver.
Norris Jr moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Silver throws the left hand but Norris Jr avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norris Jr! But no joy.
Silver tries to move into range but Norris Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris Jr.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norris Jr tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norris Jr pushes Silver away with a front kick.
Silver throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
Norris Jr punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris Jr counters with a good low kick that Silver was not able to check.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silver takes one on the button.
Silver tries to keep at a distance but Norris Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Norris Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver slips a jab from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Silver staying out of range there.
Norris Jr misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Norris Jr.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Silver walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris Jr.
Good leg kick by Norris Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norris Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr cracks Silver with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Norris Jr.
Silver avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Norris Jr misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver 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.
Norris Jr tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Silver.
Norris Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver blocks a head kick by Norris Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Norris Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norris Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silver can pounce on him.
Norris Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Silver stalling in the clinch but Norris Jr improves position.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Silver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billy Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norris Jr 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
An out of breath Chuck Norris Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Ganteaume is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Label Society - Stillborn. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atauallah Ganteaume!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Ganteaume avoids it.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Ganteaume moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Ganteaume misses with a hook
and Cirkovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume scores with a nice head shot.
Ganteaume dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganteaume moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ganteaume.
Some wild striking there from Ganteaume.
Cirkovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ganteaume has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume clinches.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ganteaume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume avoiding damage.
Ganteaume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ganteaume in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ganteaume lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a right hand.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ganteaume stalling in the clinch but Cirkovic improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Ganteaume misses with some punches.
Ganteaume throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cirkovics head.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
Ganteaume digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
Ganteaume lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ganteaume backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganteaume has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic lands an elbow just above Ganteaume 's eye.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Ganteaume is blocking nicely.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ganteaume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganteaume is looking to control Cirkovic's arms but Cirkovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ganteaume has his back to the ropes.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Ganteaume blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ganteaume fails to land.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ganteaume checks a leg kick nicely.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Ganteaume was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ganteaume throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic cracks Ganteaume with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ganteaume's head backwards.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Ganteaume checks it.
Ganteaume looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Ganteaume jabs at Cirkovic's body.
Ganteaume scores with the left hand. Cirkovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Ganteaume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirkovic throws out the jab.
Ganteaume scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
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!
Cirkovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume throws a solid leg kick but Cirkovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ganteaume.
Atauallah Ganteaume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Cirkovic coming out on top.
Ganteaume dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic dips to his left and cracks Ganteaume with an uppercut!
Ganteaume connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ganteaume works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Ganteaume misses with a body kick.
Ganteaume throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ganteaume ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ganteaume swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a good low kick that Ganteaume was not able to check.
Cirkovic rushes Ganteaume and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ganteaume prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Ganteaume avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic gets through Ganteaume's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganteaume avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganteaume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cirkovic clinches up with Ganteaume and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ganteaume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ganteaume is working Cirkovic over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganteaume's brow.
Ganteaume slowing the pace effectively.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ganteaume doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganteaume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ganteaume.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ganteaume just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganteaume slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Ganteaume sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ganteaume throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Ganteaume and move into the clinch.
Ganteaume throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
A leg kick checked by Cirkovic.
Ganteaume cracks a nice hook into Cirkovic's ribs.
Atauallah Ganteaume seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganteaume shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ganteaume throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Ganteaume's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ganteaume, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ganteaume goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganteaume lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganteaume avoids the damage to the body.
Ganteaume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ganteaume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ganteaume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganteaume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cirkovic on the inside.
Ganteaume lands a right hand.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Ganteaume avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic working Ganteaume over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ganteaume.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ganteaume.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ganteaume.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ganteaume.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ganteaume is defending well for now.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cirkovic scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Atauallah Ganteaume has been cut.
Ganteaume takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the side of Ganteaume's head.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Cirkovic on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Ganteaume controls the action.
Cirkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Ganteaume won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ganteaume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
Cirkovic lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Atauallah Ganteaume's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganteaume was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Ganteaume looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ganteaume misses with a lunging right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ganteaume moves out of range easily.
Ganteaume replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cirkovic blocks it well.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
A big left from Ganteaume misses.
Cirkovic is looking to counter punch.
Ganteaume will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ganteaume throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ganteaume lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Cirkovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ganteaume is rocked!
Ganteaume throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Ganteaume is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
Ganteaume misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Ganteaume seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic blocks the body kick.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganteaume swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ganteaume.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ganteaume.
Cirkovic is looking to counter punch.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Ganteaume moved out of range.
Ganteaume tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Ganteaume breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Ganteaume down with leg kicks.
Ganteaume misses with a low kick.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic gets tackled into the ropes by Ganteaume. Ganteaume maintains the clinch.
Ganteaume tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ganteaume avoids it.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the body.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ganteaume is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume misses with a body punch.
Ganteaume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ganteaume's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganteaume tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
Cirkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ganteaume at a distance.
Ganteaume is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Ganteaume thumps Cirkovic with a low kick.
Ganteaume takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganteaume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Atauallah Ganteaume in that round.
The cut man is working on Atauallah Ganteaume's cut.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ganteaume.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Ganteaume looks to land a body kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Ganteaume shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganteaume can do to turn this around?
Ganteaume thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirkovic throws out the jab.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Ganteaume steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganteaume tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Ganteaume misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Ganteaume throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Ganteaume steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atauallah Ganteaume has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Ganteaume swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganteaume cracks Cirkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ganteaume feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cirkovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cirkovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ganteaume on the side of the head.
Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ganteaume creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ganteaume working aggressively here.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Ganteaume lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic working Ganteaume over with knees to the body.
Ganteaume is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Ganteaume drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cirkovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ganteaume doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cirkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ganteaume just manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic darts in and clinches Ganteaume up against the ropes.
Ganteaume's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Ganteaume blocks it.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ganteaume working aggressively here.
Ganteaume tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
After the big win, Milovan Cirkovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kanitz blocks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Xiaolong!
Xiaolong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xiaolong scores with a punch to the head.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Kanitz's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kanitz moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
Xiaolong misses with a looping right.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Xiaolong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiaolong down.
Xiaolong throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kanitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiaolong tries to land a front kick but Kanitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kanitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong slips under a jab from Kanitz.
Xiaolong lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Xiaolong misses
and Kanitz counters with a solid body kick.
Kanitz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Xiaolong looks to throw a body kick
letting Kanitz counter with a right hand.
Kanitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xiaolong tries a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Xiaolong throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it.
Xiaolong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanitz.
It looked like Kanitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kanitz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Xiaolong - the referee stops the clock and Kanitz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Xiaolong. Kanitz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xiaolong throws a hook but Kanitz blocks it.
Xiaolong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Xiaolong saw that one coming.
Kanitz swings for the body but Xiaolong moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanitz.
Xiaolong throws a push kick but Kanitz slaps the foot to one side.
Xiaolong misses with a straight right.
Kanitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kanitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xiaolong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Kanitz misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaolong blocks the leg kick.
Kanitz checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz.
Xiaolong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanitz.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanitz misses the target.
Xiaolong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kanitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Xiaolong checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Xiaolong drops his hands momentarily and Kanitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiaolong looks to throw the jab but Kanitz is out of range.
It appears Kanitz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Xiaolong throws the left hand but Kanitz avoids the punch easily.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
Xiaolong throws the left hand but Kanitz avoids the punch easily.
Kanitz checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Kanitz swings for the body but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Xiaolong thows a leg kick but Kanitz checks it
and Kanitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaolong throws a lazy head kick
and Kanitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaolong fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Kanitz counters with a quick kick to the body but Xiaolong blocks it.
Kanitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaolong is just out of range.
Kanitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiaolong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the side of Kanitz's head but Kanitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaolong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanitz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xiaolong manages to circle out of the way.
Xiaolong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Kanitz strikes.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kanitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong wants to land a leg kick but Kanitz is out of range.
Kanitz moves out of range as Xiaolong strikes.
Kanitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kanitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiaolong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xiaolong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanitz has time to react.
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Kanitz throwing a counter right hand but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
Xiaolong's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiaolong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kanitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiaolong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kanitz will feel that in the morning.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Kanitz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xiaolong scores with a jab. Kanitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kanitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head but Xiaolong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaolong throws a head kick but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kanitz gets tackled into the ropes by Xiaolong. Xiaolong maintains the clinch.
A short right from Xiaolong on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kanitz jabs at Xiaolong's body.
Kanitz blocks a jab.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Xiaolong misses.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Kanitz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Xiaolong blocks a head kick by Kanitz.
Xiaolong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kanitz throws a head kick but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Kanitz throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Xiaolong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that misses.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaolong throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses the jab.
Kanitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong cracks Kanitz with an open hand slap.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanitz is looking to land body kicks.
Xiaolong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaolong missing with a left hand there. Kanitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanitz stuns Xiaolong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kanitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaolong throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Kanitz finds it's target.
Kanitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Kanitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong is looking to land body kicks.
Kanitz scores with a nice head shot.
Xiaolong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xiaolong doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanitz misses with a kick to the body.
Kanitz misses with a kick to the body
enabling Xiaolong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kanitz 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.
Kanitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Kanitz misses with a head kick.
Kanitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaolong cracks a nice hook into Kanitz's ribs.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Kanitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanitz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kanitz pushes Xiaolong away with a front kick.
Kanitz misses with a body kick.
Kanitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaolong is looking to land body kicks.
Kanitz tries to clinch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Xiaolong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaolong throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kanitz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiaolong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kanitz throws the left hand but Xiaolong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaolong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanitz clinches up with Xiaolong and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Kanitz scores with a shot to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong misses with some punches.
Xiaolong manages to break the clinch.
Kanitz blocks the body kick.
Kanitz blocks the body kick.
Kanitz misses with a hook
enabling Xiaolong to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaolong throws a lazy right hand but Kanitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanitz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xiaolong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kanitz really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaolong throws out a loose jab but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiaolong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaolong blocks the leg kick.
Kanitz thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
Kanitz slips under a jab from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanitz ducks right into an uppercut from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kanitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaolong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanitz slips a straight right by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanitz.
Xiaolong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiaolong tries to land a body kick
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range and Kanitz settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Kanitz there.
Kanitz throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaolong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kanitz.
Xiaolong throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it.
Xiaolong slips under a jab.
Xiaolong delivers a nice body kick.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kanitz throws a front kick aimed at Xiaolong's knee but Xiaolong avoids it well.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaolong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanitz moves away from the strike by Xiaolong.
No joy there for Xiaolong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xiaolong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kanitz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xiaolong throws a right hand that misses
and Kanitz counters with a low kick, right behind Xiaolong 's knee.
Xiaolong gets tackled into the ropes by Kanitz. Kanitz maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong stalling against the ropes.
Kanitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xiaolong.
Xiaolong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaolong lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Xiaolong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Xiaolong avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the ropes.
Xiaolong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xiaolong trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Xiaolong misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanitz.
Xiaolong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kanitz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Xiaolong can turn it around.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Xiaolong tries to work over Kanitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
Xiaolong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaolong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz misses with some punches.
Xiaolong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kanitz.
Xiaolong misses with an elbow over the top.
Simon Kanitz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Xiaolong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kanitz dodges an elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaolong misses with a body punch.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kanitz.
Kanitz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kanitz blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz lands an uppercut.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanitz pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kanitz.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaolong lands with a light punch inside.
Kanitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
Xiaolong misses with an elbow strike.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaolong controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xiaolong as Kanitz tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong working hard to break the clinch.
Kanitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanitz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaolong or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz lands a right hand.
Xiaolong misses with the head strike.
Kanitz effectively controlling the action here.
Xiaolong blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong tries a body shot but Kanitz blocks it.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Xiaolong misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanitz throws a jab when Xiaolong was well out of range.
Kanitz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kanitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Kanitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaolong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kanitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanitz with a hook.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Xiaolong lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Xiaolong misses.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Kanitz moved away.
Kanitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaolong should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong thuds his shin into the meat of Kanitz's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kanitz misses its intended target.
Kanitz moves out of range as Xiaolong throws a body kick.
Kanitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanitz scores with a leg kick.
Kanitz moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with a straight left.
Kanitz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Kanitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaolong looks to land a left hand but Kanitz moved out of range nicely.
Kanitz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiaolong.
Kanitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanitz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Kanitz strikes.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaolong moves away.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head but Xiaolong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaolong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaolong throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong lands with an overhand left.
Kanitz misses with a leg kick.
Xiaolong looks to throw the jab but Kanitz is out of range.
Xiaolong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kanitz avoids a kick to the body.
Kanitz throwing a counter right hand but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kanitz.
Xiaolong misses with a hook. Kanitz ducked under it nicely.
Kanitz connects with a crisp jab.
Kanitz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaolong on the side of the head.
Xiaolong lands a jab to the head.
Xiaolong fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanitz in the body.
Xiaolong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kanitz wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kanitz throws a jab when Xiaolong was well out of range.
A big right from Kanitz misses.
Jab by Xiaolong.
Kanitz with a hook.
Kanitz tries to clinch up but Xiaolong circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiaolong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz tries a low kick but Xiaolong avoids it.
Xiaolong lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiaolong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kanitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xiaolong tries to clinch
and Kanitz counters with a good low kick that Xiaolong was not able to check.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Kanitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kanitz connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Kanitz.
Kanitz is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Kanitz.
Nice body punch from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanitz checks it well.
Xiaolong lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Xiaolong off the ropes and back into range.
Xiaolong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body
and Kanitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanitz blocks a jab.
Xiaolong tries to land a body kick
and Kanitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaolong's knee momentarily.
Xiaolong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Xiaolong swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanitz.
Xiaolong scores with a shot to the body.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiaolong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaolong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanitz throwing a counter right hand but Xiaolong manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaolong misses the target.
A head kick from Kanitz lands but Xiaolong takes it in his stride.
Kanitz blocks a jab.
Xiaolong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanitz. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz throws a low kick, looking for Xiaolong's leg but Xiaolong calmly moves out of range.
Xiaolong takes one to the side of the head.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz looks to land a body kick but Xiaolong moved away.
Xiaolong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaolong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xiaolong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kanitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaolong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaolong stalling in the clinch but Kanitz improves position.
Kanitz leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Xiaolong blocks an uppercut.
Li Xiaolong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong stalling in the clinch but Kanitz improves position.
Xiaolong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Xiaolong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kanitz's defenses.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Xiaolong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Xiaolong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz pushes Xiaolong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaolong misses with the head strike.
Kanitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Kanitz wants to stall.
Kanitz is looking to control Xiaolong's arms but Xiaolong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kanitz has his back to the ropes.
A hook to the body from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiaolong moves away from the strike by Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a low kick, looking for Xiaolong's leg but Xiaolong calmly moves out of range.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Kanitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to move into range but Kanitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanitz.
Kanitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xiaolong can do to turn this around?
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz thuds his right hand into Xiaolong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaolong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xiaolong digs a good hook to Kanitz's body.
Kanitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kanitz walks into a jab.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kanitz there.
Xiaolong scores with a leg kick.
Xiaolong thuds a left hand into Kanitz's body.
Kanitz ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Xiaolong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Kanitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
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