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Bloodsport Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Deserve To Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith tries to clinch there but Van Steyne circles away.
Van Steyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
Van Steyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Van Steyne throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
A jab lands there for Van Steyne.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Van Steyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves to clinch but Van Steyne breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Steyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith closes the distance but Van Steyne moves to the side
letting Van Steyne counter with a right hand.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Steyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Steyne - that will leave a mark!
Van Steyne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Steyne connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Van Steyne thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Steyne flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tony Smith has been cut.
Van Steyne fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Van Steyne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Steyne lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith is looking to clinch but Van Steyne is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Steyne.
Smith tries to clinch up but Van Steyne circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Steyne connects with a single shot there.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Van Steyne looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Steyne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Steyne throws a big shot that misses.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Steyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Steyne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
A jab lands there for Van Steyne.
Tony Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne moves away
and Van Steyne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Steyne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Steyne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Van Steyne feints a counter leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch there but Van Steyne circles away.
André Van Steyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Steyne. Van Steyne obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Steyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Steyne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith looks to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
Van Steyne connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Steyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Van Steyne pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Van Steyne lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith looks to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves to clinch but Van Steyne breaks away
letting Van Steyne counter with a right hand.
Van Steyne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Steyne. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Steyne throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Steyne.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut.
Smith darts in and clinches Van Steyne up against the ropes.
Van Steyne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Steyne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Steyne tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Steyne.
Van Steyne has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Van Steyne works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Steyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Steyne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tony Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up but Van Steyne circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Steyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Van Steyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith tries to clinch there but Van Steyne circles away.
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!
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Steyne, right into the meat.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Steyne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Steyne takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Van Steyne throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Steyne throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the ropes.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith looks to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Steyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Steyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Steyne counters with a leg kick.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Steyne.
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a nice body kick.
Van Steyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Van Steyne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Steyne scores with a punch to the head.
Van Steyne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith works over Van Steyne's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Steyne throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Steyne misses the target.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Van Steyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
André Van Steyne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Steyne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by Van Steyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
Van Steyne cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Van Steyne tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne misses with a straight left.
Van Steyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Steyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Van Steyne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Steyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Van Steyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Steyne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Van Steyne lands.
Smith wants to clinch up but Van Steyne keeps it at a distance.
Van Steyne lands with an overhand left.
Smith moves to clinch but Van Steyne breaks away
and Van Steyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Steyne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Steyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Steyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Smith moves to clinch but Van Steyne breaks away
and Van Steyne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Van Steyne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to clinch up but Van Steyne circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Steyne's defenses.
Tony Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
André Van Steyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Steyne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 44:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 44:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... André Van Steyne!
André Van Steyne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alonso Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the ring accompanied by Firestarter. Alonso Blake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alonso Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers clips Blake with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Blake a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
It looks like Alonso Blake has been cut.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Rivers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivers tries to clinch up
and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back 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!
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Mike Rivers has been cut.
Mike Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers cracks Blake with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Blake is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Blake is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Blake could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Rivers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think George might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ca fait mal. Milat has chosen Throwdown - Defend With Violence as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brogan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat throws a head kick that misses.
George misses with a low kick as Milat jumps back.
Milat appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
George throws a hook to the side of Milat's head but Milat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Milat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George fires out a quick counter leg kick but Milat just manages to avoid it.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
George really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Milat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Milat throws a head kick that misses.
George lands a body shot.
Brogan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George scores with a hook to the body. Milat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
George seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Milat misses with a kick to the body.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
George ducks under a wild hook from Milat.
George takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
George lands a jab to the nose.
Milat is looking to chop away at George's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat misses with the body kick
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. George eats them both and turns towards Milat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
George closes the distance and clinches.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
George lands a body punch.
Milat tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milat misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by George.
Milat misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from George.
George presses Milat against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat prevents a body shot from George.
Nice body punch from George.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat.
Milat is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George has Milat pressed against the ropes, preventing Milat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Milat. Those never looked like landing.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Milat throws a left and a right that both miss
and George counters with a straight right hand.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Milat off balance momentarily.
George connects with a body shot.
Milat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Milat does a little dance to reset his feet.
George lands a nice hook to Milat's body. Milat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.
Milat throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for George.
It looks like Brogan Milat has been cut.
George scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Milat throws a head kick that misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milat thinking.
George lands a jab.
Milat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George ducks under a wild hook from Milat.
George is looking to land body kicks.
George scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by George.
Milat is rocked!
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
Milat is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
George cracks Milat with a nice body shot.
George cracks Milat with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Milat goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Milat wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lambert George!
Lambert George thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gino Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enriko Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Enriko Hoost enters the ring!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Giggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enriko Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoost drops his hands momentarily and Giggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Enriko Hoost has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giggs.
Hoost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giggs.
Giggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Giggs misses the target.
Giggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giggs avoids the body shot from Hoost.
Hoost throws a sloppy body shot
and Giggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hoost keeps Giggs at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giggs connects with a quick right hand that sends Hoost tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gino Giggs!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Vilhjalmur Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vilhjalmur Agnarsson 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vilhjalmur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ozturk closes the distance and pushes Agnarsson back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ozturk backwards.
Ozturk misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozturk.
Ozturk's coach down at Team Finland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ozturk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ozturk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ozturk is leaning against Agnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Agnarsson has Ozturk pressed against the ropes.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the ropes.
Ozturk working aggressively here.
Ozturk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozturk is looking to control Agnarsson's arms but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ozturk has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Agnarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agnarsson.
Ozturk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Agnarsson stalling in the clinch but Ozturk improves position.
Agnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Agnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ozturk.
Ozturk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozturk throws a head punch that misses.
Ozturk misses with some punches.
Ozturk tries to stall but Agnarsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Ozturk blocks it.
Ozturk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ozturk prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ozturk looking to slow down the pace here.
Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Ozturk fails to land.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Ozturk avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the ropes.
Agnarsson looking to stall.
Agnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozturk backwards.
Ozturk throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson taking a breather.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Agnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Ozturk has him pressed against the ropes.
Ozturk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Ozturk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Agnarsson into the ropes.
Ozturk misses with a knee strike.
Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Vilhjalmur Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ozturk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ozturk misses with a straight left.
Ozturk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Ozturk moves out of range.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ozturk misses with a looping left.
Ozturk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Agnarsson.
Ozturk moves into the clinch successfully.
Agnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ozturk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Ozturk blocks it.
Ozturk tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Ozturk.
Ozturk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozturk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Agnarsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ozturk.
Ozturk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozturk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson stalling in the clinch but Ozturk improves position.
Agnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Ozturk as the two fighters clinch.
Ali Ozturk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Agnarsson.
A short body shot lands from Ozturk as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Agnarsson.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozturk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozturk taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ozturk trying to control the position but instead, Agnarsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ozturk into the ropes.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk looking to slow down the pace here.
Ozturk throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Agnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Agnarsson's brow.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk scores with a shot to the side of Agnarsson's head.
Ozturk throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk blocking some punches.
Ozturk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ozturk tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Agnarsson.
Ozturk lands a shoulder strike.
Agnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Ozturk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Agnarsson into the ropes.
Ozturk stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Ozturk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Agnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Agnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson scores with a punch to the head.
Ozturk thuds a left hand into Agnarsson's body.
Nice straight punches there by Ozturk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ozturk.
Agnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Ozturk saw it coming and moves away.
Ozturk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ozturk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Ozturk's shoulder, as Ozturk tries to avoid the shot.
Ozturk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ozturk.
Ozturk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ozturk throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson tries to land a front kick but Ozturk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ozturk throws a jab when Agnarsson was well out of range.
Agnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ozturk blocks a low kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Ozturk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ozturk punishes Agnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ozturk scores with a punch to the head.
Agnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozturk moves away.
Agnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ozturk slips a straight right by Agnarsson.
Ozturk tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ozturk misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ozturk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ozturk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk tries to clinch up but Agnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ozturk walks into a stiff left hand from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson moves out of range as Ozturk strikes.
Agnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A head kick from Agnarsson lands but Ozturk takes it in his stride.
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!
Ozturk connects with the punch.
Ozturk misses with a wild body shot.
Ozturk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Agnarsson scores with a nice body kick.
Ali Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Agnarsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ozturk tries to close the distance and clinch but Agnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ozturk connects with a jab.
Ozturk misses with a combination
and Agnarsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Agnarsson takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk is looking for the big counter here.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick but Ozturk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Agnarsson is looking to land body kicks.
Ozturk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ali Ozturk just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Agnarsson throws a leg kick but Ozturk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ozturk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Ozturk.
Agnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ozturk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozturk.
Ozturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozturk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Ozturk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Agnarsson into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Ozturk.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Ozturk's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozturk scores with a shot to the side of Agnarsson's head.
Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozturk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agnarsson or not.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk lands a right hand.
Ozturk can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
Ozturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Ozturk.
Ozturk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ozturk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozturk.
Ozturk working aggressively here.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozturk controls his hands.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozturk controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Agnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson tries to break free but Ozturk pushes him back against the ropes.
Ozturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozturk lands a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ozturk has double underhooks.
Ozturk lands with a light punch inside.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Ozturk.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozturk.
Ozturk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ozturk can't find room to land a body shot as Agnarsson controls the action.
Ozturk pushes Agnarsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozturk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Agnarsson is looking to control Ozturk's arms but Ozturk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Agnarsson has his back to the ropes.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Ozturk avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Ozturk dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ozturk clinches.
Vilhjalmur Agnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson gets through Ozturk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson is trying to stall.
Good body shot from Ozturk.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Ozturk throws a head punch that misses.
Ozturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Ozturk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Ozturk keeps him there for the moment.
Ozturk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Ozturk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ali Ozturk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk avoids a kick to the body.
Ozturk blocks a jab.
Ozturk misses with a double jab.
Agnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozturk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Agnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ozturk swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozturk.
Ozturk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ozturk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Ozturk backs away, Agnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ozturk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Agnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Agnarsson throws out a leg kick but Ozturk moves out of range and Agnarsson only half commits.
Ozturk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Agnarsson is predictable there
and Ozturk counters with a straight right hand.
Agnarsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ozturk throws a shot to the body.
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!
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk scores with the left hand. Agnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Ozturk's front leg but catches the back leg as Ozturk tries to avoid it.
Agnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Ozturk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozturk thuds his right hand into Agnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Agnarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Ozturk lands a slapping body shot.
Ozturk catches Agnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ozturk avoids a kick to the body.
Ozturk tries to clinch up but Agnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Agnarsson.
Ozturk checks the leg kick.
Ozturk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Agnarsson with a body shot.
Ozturk scores with a body shot.
Ozturk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Ozturk avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Agnarsson 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 Ozturk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ozturk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Ozturk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ozturk 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Ozturk!
A less than humble Ali Ozturk misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Marc Mormeck Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aldo (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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Marc Mormeck Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormeck Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jorge Aldo has been cut.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Mormeck Jr checks it
and Mormeck Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Mormeck Jr.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mormeck Jr checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mormeck Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mormeck Jr jabs Aldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jorge Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo moves to clinch but Mormeck Jr breaks away
and Mormeck Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mormeck Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Mormeck Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Mormeck Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to chop away at Mormeck Jr's legs.
A low kick from Aldo misses
enabling Mormeck Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Mormeck Jr lands with a hook. Aldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mormeck Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Mormeck Jr counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Aldo goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Aldo hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jean Marc Mormeck Jr!
After winning the bout, Jean Marc Mormeck Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bug has chosen Big Ballin with My Homies as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love Bug!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bug is looking to chop away at Appleberry's legs.
Appleberry blocks a jab.
Appleberry throws a looping overhand right but Bug ducks down to avoid it.
Appleberry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bug cracks Appleberry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
A head kick misses from Bug.
Appleberry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Love Bug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bug feints and then cracks Appleberry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Appleberry down.
Appleberry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bug.
Appleberry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Appleberry scores with a punch to the head.
Bug staggers Appleberry with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Appleberry looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Bug is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Love Bug!
A relieved looking Love Bug thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Heimlich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heimlich's entrance music is The Lifesaver. A fine choice. 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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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Heimlich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makatua throws a head kick but Heimlich moves out of range.
Makatua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimlich.
A head kick misses from Makatua.
Heimlich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimlich.
Heimlich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makatua.
Makatua moves out of range as Heimlich strikes.
Makatua looks to land a left hand but Heimlich moved out of range nicely.
Makatua jabs Heimlich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Heimlich.
Makatua ducks under a wild hook from Heimlich.
Heimlich takes one on the button.
Makatua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makatua lands with a kick to the temple. Heimlich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Makatua looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimlich is just out of range.
Makatua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makatua looks for the body kick but Heimlich saw that one coming.
Heimlich misses with a body kick.
Heimlich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Makatua. That snapped Heimlich's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makatua ducks under a wild hook from Heimlich.
Nice cross by Heimlich.
Makatua throws a head kick but Heimlich moves out of range.
Heimlich tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Makatua manages to circle out of the way.
Heimlich drives through and clinches with Makatua against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Heimlich as the two fighters clinch.
Makatua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heimlich.
Makatua manages to break the clinch.
Makatua lands a jab.
Heimlich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makatua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makatua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Heimlich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sam Makatua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makatua walks into a jab.
It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Heimlich tries to clinch but Makatua is having none of it.
Makatua shapes to counter with a head kick.
Makatua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimlich forces Makatua back against the ropes and clinches.
Makatua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua misses with a head kick.
Heimlich throws a nice looking combination but Makatua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makatua misses the shot to the body.
Heimlich is looking for a counter combo.
Heimlich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makatua.
It looked like Heimlich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heimlich misses with a looping right.
Makatua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Makatua throws a combination that misses
and Heimlich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heimlich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makatua takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heimlich throws a low kick but Makatua moves out of range easily.
Makatua moves out of range as Heimlich throws a body kick.
Heimlich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makatua.
Some wild striking there from Heimlich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makatua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makatua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimlich.
Heimlich throwing a counter right hand but Makatua manages to avoid it.
Makatua throws a wild body kick that Heimlich sees coming a mile off.
Heimlich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Makatua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Makatua's cut.
That's time! Heimlich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makatua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makatua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makatua misses with a few strikes there.
Heimlich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimlich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makatua throws a sloppy head kick and Heimlich moves out of range easily.
Makatua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heimlich rather than just go for the knockout.
Makatua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heimlich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heimlich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heimlich dips to his left and cracks Makatua with an uppercut!
Heimlich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makatua momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimlich takes one to the chin there.
Makatua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makatua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heimlich.
Sam Makatua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heimlich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makatua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makatua misses with a double jab.
Heimlich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heimlich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimlich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich throws a body kick that misses.
Heimlich closes the distance and pushes Makatua back into the ropes.
Heimlich struggles to land a body shot inside as Makatua controls his hands.
Heimlich lands a body punch.
Makatua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heimlich has him pressed against the ropes.
Makatua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makatua moves out of range of the body kick from Heimlich.
Makatua looks to land a body kick but Heimlich moved away.
Heimlich throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimlich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimlich.
Makatua lands a head kick. Heimlich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Johnny Heimlich has been cut.
Makatua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Heimlich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makatua throws out a counter right but Heimlich avoids it with no problem.
Makatua throws a jab when Heimlich was well out of range.
Makatua misses with a head kick.
Makatua swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makatua misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Makatua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makatua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heimlich's calf.
Makatua throws a lazy right hand but Heimlich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makatua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heimlich looks for the body kick but Makatua saw that one coming.
It seemed like Makatua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimlich misses with a body shot.
Heimlich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makatua.
Heimlich looks for the body kick but Makatua saw that one coming.
Makatua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Makatua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heimlich moves out of range as Makatua throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makatua wants to slow Heimlich down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Heimlich misses.
Makatua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heimlich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Makatua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heimlich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makatua.
Heimlich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makatua if he has to take too many more of those.
Makatua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makatua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heimlich. Heimlich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makatua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimlich blocks a head kick by Makatua.
Makatua scores with a head kick.
Makatua throws a sloppy head kick
and Heimlich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heimlich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makatua throws a solid leg kick but Heimlich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makatua.
Heimlich tries to close the distance and clinch but Makatua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Makatua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makatua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heimlich counters with a straight right hand.
Makatua is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimlich connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Makatua's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Makatua - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Heimlich!
Johnny Heimlich 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pintado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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252 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Van Der Sar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Pintado!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pintado.
Van Der Sar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pintado lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Sar off balance momentarily.
Pintado is looking to land body kicks.
Van Der Sar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pintado avoids it.
Pintado misses with a looping left.
Pintado connects with a solid leg kick.
Pintado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Sar counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Sar moves away.
Van Der Sar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Der Sar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miguel Pintado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pintado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pintado misses with a body shot.
Van Der Sar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pintado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Der Sar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pintado avoids it.
Pintado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Sar 's sensitive parts.
Pintado throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Sar avoids it.
Pintado connects with a solid leg kick.
Pintado doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sar circles away.
Pintado throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Sar 's knee but Van Der Sar avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Sar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pintado throws out the jab.
Pintado misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sar counters with a head kick.
Pintado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pintado lands a two punch combo.
Pintado misses with a low kick.
Pintado throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sar moves away and avoids it.
Pintado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Der Sar doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pintado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Sar .
Van Der Sar throwing a counter right hand but Pintado manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pintado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Sar breaks from the clinch.
Pintado looks to land a left hand but Van Der Sar moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Sar throws a quick counter head kick but Pintado was just out of range.
Pintado throws a leg kick
and whilst Pintado still has his hands down, Van Der Sar counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Pintado crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Pintado be able to survive another onslaught?
Pintado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pintado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintado misses with a right hand
and whilst Pintado still has his hands down, Van Der Sar counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Pintado crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Pintado be able to survive another onslaught?
Pintado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pintado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pintado looks to land a combination but Van Der Sar avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintado misses with the combination.
Pintado throws a leg kick but Van Der Sar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miguel Pintado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pintado forces Van Der Sar back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pintado.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pintado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar is trying to force a seperation but Pintado has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Pintado to work.
Pintado lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Pintado.
Van Der Sar blocking some punches.
Pintado presses Van Der Sar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pintado keeps control of Van Der Sar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pintado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pintado gets through Van Der Sar 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sar stalls.
Pintado tries to work over Van Der Sar 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Van Der Sar takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Der Sar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pintado throws a head kick that misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a head kick.
Pintado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Der Sar is able to avoid easily.
Van Der Sar throws a counter high kick but Pintado was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pintado misses with a combination
and Van Der Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Pintado shrugs it off.
Pintado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintado throws the left hand but Van Der Sar avoids the punch easily.
Pintado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Sar , pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar trying to stall but Pintado improves his position.
Pintado misses with a knee to the head.
Pintado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Van Der Sar blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sar blocks an uppercut.
Pintado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pintado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pintado lands a knee to the head.
Pintado wants to stall.
Miguel Pintado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pintado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch.
Pintado instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar wants to get back to striking at distance but Pintado won't allow it.
Van Der Sar is trying to maintain a safe position but Pintado gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sar into the ropes.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
Pintado leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pintado as Van Der Sar tries to tie him up.
Pintado lands with a short shot to the head.
Pintado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Der Sar is trying to maintain a safe position but Pintado gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sar into the ropes.
Pintado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pintado misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar '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.
Pintado missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Sar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pintado has managed to clinch.
Van Der Sar is trying to break the clinch but Pintado has him pressed against the ropes.
Pintado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sar 's efforts to push away.
Pintado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Pintado.
Van Der Sar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pintado is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar avoiding damage as Pintado throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sar trying to control the position but instead, Pintado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sar into the ropes.
Van Der Sar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pintado lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Pintado.
Van Der Sar holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Der Sar as Pintado tries to tie him up.
Pintado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pintado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pintado looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sar is blocking nicely.
Pintado tries a body shot but Van Der Sar blocks it.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pintado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Sar is trying to break the clinch but Pintado has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Sar 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Pintado to work.
Pintado looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sar is blocking nicely.
Van Der Sar prevents a body shot from Pintado.
A short body shot lands from Pintado as the two fighters clinch.
Pintado digs a right hand into Van Der Sar 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Der Sar 's gas tank.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pintado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pintado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Der Sar blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pintado misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sar counters with a big head kick but Pintado shrugs it off.
Miguel Pintado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pintado throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sar moves away and avoids it.
Pintado connects with a nice looking jab.
Pintado tries to bum rush Van Der Sar with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Sar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Sar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pintado throws a solid leg kick but Van Der Sar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pintado.
Pintado misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pintado.
Pintado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Der Sar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pintado loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Sar slips the punch.
Van Der Sar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pintado misses with a right hand
enabling Van Der Sar to counter with a crisp jab.
Pintado moves into the clinch.
Miguel Pintado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Der Sar wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pintado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Sar trying to control the position but instead, Pintado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sar into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar tries to break free but Pintado pushes him back against the ropes.
Pintado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pintado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pintado tries to clinch
and as Pintado resets, Van Der Sar pounces with a savage head kick that drops Pintado to the mat! Pintado looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Pintado is rocked!
A shot to the body from Pintado misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stefan Van Der Sar !
Stefan Van Der Sar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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pop
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