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Bloodsport 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kirks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
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, Johnny Kirks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Kirks avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Kirks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirks misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirks throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirks moves into the clinch.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirks lands a nice elbow.
Lee avoiding damage as Kirks throws knees to the body.
Kirks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Kirks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Kirks sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirks clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirks manages to break the clinch.
Kirks catches Lee napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Lee 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! Kirks raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Kirks!
Johnny Kirks made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thorhall Armodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Alaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alaan's choice of entrance music: BITCHES AINT SHIT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorhall Armodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Alaan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Armodson.
Angelo Alaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armodson throws the left hand but Alaan avoids the punch easily.
Alaan avoids the body shot from Armodson.
Armodson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Armodson has Alaan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alaan tries a knee to the head but Armodson blocks it.
Armodson blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Armodson.
Alaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armodson avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Armodson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alaan obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alaan obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Alaan is trying to maintain a safe position but Armodson gets an underhook and turns Alaan into the ropes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alaan has eaten all the pies!
Armodson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armodson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armodson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Armodson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alaan wants to clinch.
Alaan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armodson swats away the attempt to clinch by Alaan.
Armodson tries to counter by clinching up but Alaan breaks away and moves out of range.
Armodson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alaan.
It looks like Angelo Alaan has been cut.
Armodson keeps the fight on the outside.
Alaan is looking to clinch but Armodson is avoiding it.
Armodson throws a big counter combination but Alaan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alaan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Armodson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armodson keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Alaan. Beautiful body shot.
Alaan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armodson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alaan tries to clinch there but Armodson circles away.
Armodson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alaan tries to clinch up but Armodson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armodson throws a lazy right hand but Alaan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armodson clinches.
Armodson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alaan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Alaan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Armodson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Armodson is struggling to control the position.
Armodson leaning against his opponent.
Armodson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alaan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alaan blocks a head kick by Armodson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alaan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Armodson clinches up against the ropes.
Armodson breaks from the clinch.
Alaan doesn't manage to clinch there - Armodson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorhall Armodson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Alaan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alaan wants to clinch up but Armodson keeps it at a distance.
Armodson moves into the clinch.
Armodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alaan darts in and clinches Armodson up against the ropes.
Alaan letting Armodson take a breather here.
Alaan trying to land knees to the body.
Armodson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alaan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alaan misses with a knee to the head.
Alaan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armodson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armodson blocks the elbow strike.
Armodson managing to block the knees to the body from Alaan.
Armodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armodson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armodson swats away the attempt to clinch by Alaan.
Armodson lands a head kick!
Thorhall Armodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alaan drives through and clinches with Armodson against the ropes.
Alaan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armodson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armodson throws the left hand but Alaan avoids the punch easily.
Armodson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Armodson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alaan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alaan tries to clinch up but Armodson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armodson scores with a nice body kick.
Alaan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alaan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Armodson does no damage.
Alaan tries to clinch but Armodson is having none of it.
Alaan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alaan drops his hands momentarily and Armodson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Angelo Alaan's cut even more.
Armodson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alaan throws a head punch that misses.
Alaan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Armodson breaks the clinch.
Armodson forces Alaan back against the ropes and clinches.
Armodson blocks an elbow strike.
Armodson breaks the clinch.
Armodson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armodson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alaan can do to turn this around?
Armodson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorhall Armodson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Alaan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Armodson pushes Alaan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alaan lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alaan throws an elbow but misses.
Alaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alaan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Armodson lands a head kick!
Alaan lands with a slapping head kick.
Alaan tries a head kick but it misses.
Alaan is looking to clinch but Armodson is avoiding it.
Alaan throws a head kick but Armodson moves out of range.
Alaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Armodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armodson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armodson manages to break the clinch.
Armodson swings for the body but Alaan moves out of range.
Armodson looks low and kicks high, catching Alaan right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
The cut above Angelo Alaan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armodson plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Alaan's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Alaan, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thorhall Armodson!
The defeated Angelo Alaan had this to say: 'HES GOT LUCKY TONIGHT I WANT A REMATCH'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nakamura Minskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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230 lbs
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237 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakamura Minskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nils Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa tries to clinch but Minskiy is having none of it.
Minskiy avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Minskiy misses with a double jab.
Minskiy throws a series of punches but Wasa avoids them all with ease.
Minskiy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wasa moves in looking to clinch but Minskiy pushes him off.
Wasa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Minskiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minskiy misses with a low kick as Wasa jumps back.
Wasa doesn't manage to clinch there - Minskiy circles away.
Wasa clinches.
Wasa scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Minskiy as Wasa tries to tie him up.
Wasa trying to control the position but instead, Minskiy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wasa into the ropes.
Wasa pushes Minskiy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Minskiy up against the ropes.
Minskiy blocks an uppercut.
Minskiy tries to circle away but Wasa has him pinned against the ropes.
Minskiy is trying to push Wasa away but Wasa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Minskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wasa has him pressed against the ropes.
Wasa wants to stall.
A short right from Wasa on the inside.
Wasa can't find room to land a body shot as Minskiy controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Minskiy blocks a body shot from Wasa.
Minskiy prevents a body shot from Wasa.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wasa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wasa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wasa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wasa misses with a body punch.
Minskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wasa misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Wasa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wasa moves in looking to clinch but Minskiy pushes him off.
Wasa tries to clinch but Minskiy is having none of it.
Wasa misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Minskiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minskiy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasa tries to clinch but Minskiy moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Minskiy.
Wasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wasa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minskiy throws a combination. Wasa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Minskiy lands with a hook. Wasa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Minskiy lands a body shot.
Minskiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasa can do to turn this around?
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!
Wasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Minskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wasa tries to clinch but Minskiy moves out of range.
Wasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wasa tries to clinch but Minskiy moves out of range.
Wasa moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wasa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minskiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minskiy tries to break the clinch but Wasa is controlling the position.
Wasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Wasa working aggressively here.
Wasa lands a hook that snaps the head of Minskiy backwards.
Wasa scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wasa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minskiy blocks an uppercut.
Wasa tries to work over Minskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wasa tries to work over Minskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minskiy takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Minskiy.
Minskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Wasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasa stalling in the clinch but Minskiy improves position.
Minskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasa won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wasa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wasa.
Minskiy tries to break free but Wasa pushes him back against the ropes.
Wasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nils Wasa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Minskiy misses with a leg kick
and Wasa counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Minskiy to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nils Wasa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxson Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kung Fu Fighting. This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaxson Bird!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kevin Lee has been cut.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Lee crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Lee is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird cracks Lee with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaxson Bird!
A victorious Jaxson Bird thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ca fait mal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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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 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lambert George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
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.
George lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo throws a low kick but George avoids it.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from George.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles George's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.
Aldo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo motions for George to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
George 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.
George works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Aldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by George.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo moves out of range as George strikes.
Aldo thinks about the counter body kick.
George throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aldo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Jorge Aldo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George scores with a shoulder strike.
George lands with a left to the head.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but George is keeping busy.
Aldo blocks a body shot from George.
George looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
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.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on George - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
George lands an uppercut.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George wants to stall.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but George has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
George gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
George's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to chop away at George's legs.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
George is looking to counter punch.
George throws a leg kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo tries to counter with a clinch but George shakes him off and moves away.
George stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
George lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
George moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
George wants to land a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
George punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo throws a big counter head kick but George avoids it with no problem.
Aldo tries to move into range but George moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but George blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for George.
George connects with a body shot that sends Aldo's belly button to the back.
George avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George throws a good cross that connects.
Aldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George throws a body kick that misses.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
George scores with a spinning back kick!
George takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
George scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo moves away from the strike by George.
George works the jab nicely.
George wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Aldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by George.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aldo throws a lazy body kick
and George counters with a nice leg kick.
George scores with a leg kick.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by George.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George takes a kick to the side of the head.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aldo's head backwards.
George scores with a nice strike.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
George lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
George lands a body shot.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
George appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George throws a good cross that connects.
George avoids the head kick by Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldo checks a low kick from George.
George connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo throws a head kick that George semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
George thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts George, as that shot connected.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from George.
George scores with a jab to the head.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo blocks a jab.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
George misses the jab.
Aldo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
George throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo counters with a big head kick but George shrugs it off.
George avoids the head kick by Aldo.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
George misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a solid body kick.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and George counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
George thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
George throws a leg kick but Aldo moved away.
Aldo wants to counter with a clinch but George pushes him away.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Aldo off the ropes and back into range.
George misses with a left hand
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo checks a low kick from George.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and George counters with a left to the body.
George lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by George there.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
George is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo misses with the body kick
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by George as he connects with a hook.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Jorge Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
A relieved looking Lambert George 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hawthorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Astrok misses.
Nice uppercut there from Astrok.
Hawthorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Astrok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawthorne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Astrok checks a leg kick.
Astrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne wants to counter with a clinch but Astrok pushes him away.
Hawthorne throws a wild body kick that Astrok sees coming a mile off.
And Astrok counters with a quick kick to the body but Hawthorne blocks it.
Astrok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Astrok has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawthorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Astrok controls his hands.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Astrok.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Astrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne tries to circle away but Astrok has him pinned against the ropes.
Astrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawthorne is trying to break the clinch but Astrok is controlling him.
Astrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok cracks Hawthorne with a nice body shot.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne can't find room to land a body shot as Astrok controls the action.
Astrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawthorne controls his hands.
Astrok slowing the pace effectively.
Hawthorne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Astrok lands an uppercut.
Astrok lands with a short shot to the head.
Astrok gets through Hawthorne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne lands with a light punch inside.
Astrok lands with a right to the head.
Hawthorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Astrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok lands a left hand.
Astrok stalling in the clinch.
Astrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astrok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawthorne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with some punches.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hawthorne.
Astrok misses with the head strike.
Astrok working aggressively here.
A short left from Astrok.
Astrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astrok lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Astrok fails to land.
Astrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawthorne lands with a short shot to the head.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne working hard to break the clinch.
Astrok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Astrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Astrok scores with a shot to the side of Hawthorne's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astrok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawthorne lands with a cross.
Astrok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Astrok moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawthorne.
Astrok tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawthorne avoided it.
Astrok throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
As Astrok backs off Hawthorne throws a huge counter combo but Astrok manages to avoid it all.
Astrok swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Astrok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne blocks a head kick by Astrok.
Astrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawthorne can do to turn this around?
Astrok moves into the clinch successfully.
Astrok misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astrok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawthorne tries to throw a body punch but Astrok avoids it by throwing Hawthorne back against the ropes.
Astrok misses with some punches.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Astrok blocks an uppercut.
Astrok keeps control of Hawthorne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Astrok lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Hawthorne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Astrok lands a left hand.
Astrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Astrok.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Astrok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Astrok lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the head.
Hawthorne working aggressively here.
Hawthorne tries a body shot but Astrok blocks it.
Hawthorne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Astrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok lands with a light punch inside.
Astrok dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Astrok - that landed with a thud.
Astrok lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Astrok.
Hawthorne is breathing heavily.
Astrok taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Astrok.
Astrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Astrok is pushing Hawthorne up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Astrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Astrok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok lands a body shot in the clinch.
Astrok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawthornes head.
Hawthorne is rocked!
Astrok lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Astrok lands a nice looking body shot.
Astrok drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Hawthorne onto his butt! Hawthorne pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hawthorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Astrok finish him?
It looks like Kevin Hawthorne has been cut.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Astrok.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne tries to counter with a clinch but Astrok shakes him off and moves away.
Hawthorne seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawthorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Astrok misses with a body shot.
Astrok throws a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head but Hawthorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astrok clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Astrok.
Astrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawthorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Astrok is working Hawthorne over against the ropes.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astrok lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Astrok scores with a hook to the body.
Astrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
A short uppercut from Astrok.
Astrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hawthorne with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hawthorne looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hawthorne get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Caio Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eobard Thawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes to the ring accompanied by Duro de Cair. Thawne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bodies - Drowning Pool. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eobard Thawne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thawne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardoso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thawne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cardoso on the side of the head.
Eobard Thawne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thawne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardoso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thawne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thawne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thawne throws a right hand that misses
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Thawne misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thawne connects with a nice looking jab.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thawne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardoso doesn't seem phased though.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Cardoso's shoulder, as Cardoso tries to avoid the shot.
Cardoso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cardoso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thawne throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso throws a big counter combination but Thawne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thawne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thawne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cardoso counters with an outside leg kick.
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
A counter left hand to the body from Cardoso misses its target.
Cardoso walks into a stiff left hand from Thawne.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thawne connects with the punch.
Thawne throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thawne throws a leg kick
and Cardoso counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne looks to land a right hand but Cardoso moved out of range.
Thawne misses with a straight right.
As Thawne backs away, Cardoso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thawne misses with a straight right.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
Cardoso half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a left and a right that stings Thawne.
Thawne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Thawne scores with a one two! Cardoso had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thawne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cardoso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a straight right hand.
Thawne throws a leg kick but Cardoso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Thawne misses.
Thawne misses with an uppercut.
Thawne throws a lazy right hand but Cardoso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardoso lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thawne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardoso.
As Thawne backs away, Cardoso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thawne misses with a body shot.
Cardoso is looking to counter punch.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Thawne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cardoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Cardoso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cardoso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cardoso throwing a counter right hand but Thawne manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thawne misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with an inside leg kick.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cardoso dodges the punch combination from Thawne.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Thawne throws a right hand that misses
and Cardoso counters with a stiff right hand.
Thawne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thawne throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Cardoso slips under a jab from Thawne.
Thawne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardoso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thawne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardoso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thawne misses with a left hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thawne.
Thawne looks to land a combination but Cardoso avoids it well.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Thawne.
Cardoso throws a counter high kick but Thawne was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and Cardoso counters with a thumping low kick.
Eobard Thawne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thawne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cardoso circles away quickly and effectively.
And Cardoso counters with a quick kick to the body but Thawne blocks it.
Cardoso slips a jab from Thawne.
Thawne looks to land a left hand but Cardoso moved out of range nicely.
Thawne misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick.
Thawne misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thawne's knee momentarily.
Thawne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Thawne
and Cardoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thawne's knee momentarily.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Thawne.
Cardoso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Thawne misses with a combination
and Cardoso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cardoso staying out of range there.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thawne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cardoso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cardoso.
Thawne throws a combination that misses
and Cardoso counters with a straight right hand.
Cardoso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick by Thawne misses
and Cardoso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Thawne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardoso misses the target.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thawne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Cardoso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Thawne misses its intended target.
Cardoso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thawne just manages to avoid it.
Thawne scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardoso should have avoided that one.
Thawne throws an overhand right that lands on Cardoso's shoulder, as Cardoso tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Cardoso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardoso defending well as Thawne loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Cardoso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cardoso moves out of range of the leg kick from Thawne.
Thawne throws a lazy uppercut
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thawne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cardoso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne misses with a hook to the body
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne throws a low kick but Cardoso avoids it.
Thawne looks to throw the jab but Cardoso is out of range.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cardoso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thawne can pounce on him.
Thawne throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.
Thawne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cardoso misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Thawne misses.
Cardoso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thawne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Thawne.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
Cardoso feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thawne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thawne misses with a straight left.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a low kick, right behind Thawne 's knee.
Thawne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thawne.
Thawne missing with a left hand there. Cardoso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eobard Thawne really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
Cardoso defending well as Thawne loads up on a big left hand.
Cardoso tried to counter with a leg kick but Thawne avoided it.
Cardoso slips a jab from Thawne.
Thawne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thawne throws a looping overhand right but Cardoso ducks down to avoid it.
Thawne looks to land a combination but Cardoso avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
Cardoso is looking to counter punch.
Thawne throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardoso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thawne to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a solid body kick.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
Thawne throws a looping overhand right but Cardoso ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thawne misses with a hook
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thawne.
As Thawne looks to move away, Cardoso throws a big counter combo but Thawne just gets out of the way.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Thawne throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
As Thawne looks to move away, Cardoso throws a big counter combo but Thawne just gets out of the way.
Thawne is looking to chop away at Cardoso's legs.
Thawne with a nice cross.
Cardoso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thawne.
Cardoso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thawne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Thawne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cardoso to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thawne throws a poor cross that misses
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thawne throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a left and a right that stings Thawne.
Thawne misses with an uppercut.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Thawne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Thawne misses.
Thawne throws a big shot that misses.
Thawne throws the left hand but Cardoso avoids the punch easily.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thawne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thawne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cardoso counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Eobard Thawne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cardoso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thawne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cardoso scrambles back to his feet.
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne throws out a powerful jab.
Thawne throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardoso slips a straight right by Thawne.
A quick step to the side and Cardoso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Cardoso.
Cardoso tried to counter with a leg kick but Thawne avoided it.
Thawne throws a hook but Cardoso blocks it.
Thawne misses with a left hand
and Cardoso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thawne misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Thawne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardoso looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thawne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cardoso in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Thawne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cardoso is looking for a counter combo.
Thawne misses with a hook
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caio Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardoso tried to counter with a leg kick but Thawne avoided it.
Thawne throws a jab when Cardoso was well out of range.
Cardoso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Thawne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardoso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thawne misses with a hook.
Thawne throws a lazy uppercut
and Cardoso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cardoso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thawne misses with an uppercut.
Cardoso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thawne lands a jab.
Thawne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Cardoso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thawne.
Thawne misses with a series of wild punches.
Eobard Thawne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thawne. Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thawne misses with an uppercut. Cardoso saw that one coming.
Thawne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cardoso counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Thawne goes down! Will Thawne beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Thawne is rocked!
It looks like Eobard Thawne has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thawne throws out the jab.
Cardoso swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thawne throws out a loose jab but Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thawne misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Thawne falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Caio Cardoso!
After the big win, Caio Cardoso made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Instinct and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Eobard Thawne stepped up to the mic, saying 'Barry Allen is an asshole! I will kill him one of these days. As for the results of this fight. Fuck that guy. He is a chump. Mark my words: I will kill The Flash!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buddington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Night gown - Pillow fight!. Oliver Buddington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis scores with a hook.
Buddington 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.
Buddington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buddington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luis. Luis obviously looking to wear him down.
Luis lands a nice hook to Buddington's body. Buddington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Buddington misses its intended target.
Buddington backing away here, and Luis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Luis misses.
Buddington punishes Luis's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddington throws a leg kick but Luis moved away.
Buddington closes the distance and pushes Luis back into the ropes.
Luis tries to work over Buddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Luis.
Luis feints and then cracks Buddington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buddington down.
Buddington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buddington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buddington throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Buddington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Buddington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luis throws a body punch but Buddington moves out of range.
Luis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis scores with a head kick.
Luis staying out of range there.
A head kick by Luis misses
and Buddington counters with a nice body kick.
Luis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buddington is out of range and Luis settles back down.
Luis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luis throws a leg kick that misses.
Luis sizes up Buddington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Buddington.
Luis lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buddington looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luis tries to score with a low kick but Buddington moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away.
Buddington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Luis.
Buddington connects with a body shot that sends Luis's belly button to the back.
Buddington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luis throws a jab when Buddington was well out of range.
Luis keeps the fight on the outside.
Luis moves out of range of the body kick from Buddington.
Luis wants to counter the offense by Buddington and move into the clinch position.
Buddington scores with a hook.
Buddington misses with a two punch combination.
Luis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buddington.
Luis lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddington throws a big shot that misses.
Luis scoring well with a low kick there.
Buddington scores with a three punch combo!
Luis avoids the body shot from Buddington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Luis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luis tries to bum rush Buddington with a series of wild strikes but Buddington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buddington throws a wild body kick that Luis sees coming a mile off.
Buddington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luis just misses with a punch to the body.
Luis misses the shot to the body.
Buddington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buddington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luis is out of range.
Luis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buddington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buddington checks a low kick from Luis.
Buddington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luis there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Buddington misses.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Luis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buddington.
Buddington scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Buddington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Luis.
Buddington blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buddington. That's going to slow Luis down.
Buddington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luis ducks under a wild hook from Buddington.
Buddington rushes Luis and presses him up against the ropes.
Buddington pushes off an throws an elbow but Luis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Buddington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington blocks an elbow strike.
Buddington dodges an elbow strike from Luis.
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Luis blocks an uppercut.
Luis tries to land knees in the clinch but Buddington avoids the damage to the body.
Buddington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis lands with a right to the head.
Buddington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away.
Buddington looks to land a right hand but Luis moved out of range.
Buddington swings for the body but Luis moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buddington throws a head kick but Luis moves out of range.
Luis thuds a left hand into Buddington's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buddington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luis looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away.
Buddington throws a big counter combination but Luis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Luis throws a head kick that misses.
Buddington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buddington avoids the head kick by Luis.
Buddington closes the distance and clinches.
Luis lands a left hand.
Buddington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Buddington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Luis is predictable there
and Buddington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Buddington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luis wants to counter the offense by Buddington and move into the clinch position.
Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buddington.
Luis moves out of range as Buddington throws a body kick.
Luis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Buddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Buddington.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buddington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buddington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buddington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buddington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis checks a low kick from Buddington.
Nice jab there from Buddington.
Jab, jab by Buddington - just one landing.
Buddington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luis. That did some damage!
Luis throws a head kick but Buddington moves out of range.
Buddington throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Luis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buddington scores with a nice head shot.
Luis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buddington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luis throws a wild body kick that Buddington sees coming a mile off.
Buddington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luis connects with a solid leg kick.
Luis lands a nice looking body shot.
Luis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buddington manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buddington.
Buddington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luis swats away the attempt to clinch by Buddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Luis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddington throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Luis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luis misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Buddington misses the target.
The fighters circling - Buddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buddington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buddington throws an off balance right hand
and Luis counters with a right hand to the body.
Luis wants to land a leg kick but Buddington is out of range.
Luis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buddingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luis misses the shot to the body.
Buddington takes a swing at Luis's ribcage but misses.
Luis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Luis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oliver Buddington did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Buddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Luis is just out of range.
Luis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buddington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luis's calf.
Buddington avoids the body shot from Luis.
Buddington misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Buddington misses.
Luis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buddington in his tracks.
Luis misses with a straight right.
Luis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buddington can pounce on him.
Buddington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buddington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington lands with a shot to the body.
Luis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buddington throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luis.
Buddington scores with a jab. Luis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Buddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily.
Luis lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luis.
Luis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luis misses with a low kick.
A jab from Buddington misses.
Luis scores with a nice head shot.
Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Buddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luis circles away quickly and effectively.
Luis swinging wildly here.
Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buddington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luis tried to score with a low kick but Buddington checks it.
Luis fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Buddington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luis checks a leg kick.
Buddington moves out of range of the body kick from Luis.
Luis lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buddington lands a jab to the nose.
Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luis punishes Buddington's body with a nice straight punch.
Luis slips under a jab.
Luis connects with a nice looking jab.
Buddington throws the kick towards the body but Luis avoids it.
Luis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Buddington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buddington works Luis's body with a nice hook.
Luis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luis misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Luis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Buddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Buddington tries to land a leg kick but Luis saw it coming and moves away.
Luis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Buddington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buddington wants to land a leg kick but Luis is out of range.
Luis throws a nice head kick!
Luis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luis lands a slapping body shot.
Luis moves away from the strike by Buddington.
Luis scores with a body shot.
Buddington misses with a body shot.
Buddington throws a push kick but Luis slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Luis blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luis throws out the jab.
Luis fails to land with a series of punches.
Luis lands a nice shot that snaps Buddington's head back.
Luis misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis thuds a left hand into Buddington's body.
Luis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buddington.
Luis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buddington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buddington's head.
Buddington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luis throws a push kick but Buddington slaps the foot to one side.
Buddington lands a two punch combo.
Luis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis keeps the fight on the outside.
Luis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buddington throws a push kick but Luis slaps the foot to one side.
Luis lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis cracks the inside of Buddington's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buddington is looking to clinch.
Luis takes one on the button.
Luis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Buddington.
Luis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luis misses with a two punch combination.
Buddington tries to land a front kick but Luis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buddington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buddington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buddington rather than just go for the knockout.
Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch but Luis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luis.
Luis feints and then cracks Buddington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buddington down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Luis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luis 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Luis!
A very excited looking Bruce Luis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Chaolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the ring accompanied by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. 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
16 - 6 - 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Chaolan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaolan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
Chaolan misses with a body shot
and Benson counters with a leg kick.
Benson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Benson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chaolan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chaolan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Chaolan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chaolan misses with a low kick.
Chaolan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chaolan throws a leg kick but Benson checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benson tries a knee to the head but Chaolan blocks it.
Benson is trying to maintain a safe position but Chaolan gets an underhook and turns Benson into the ropes.
Chaolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaolan.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benson prevents a body shot from Chaolan.
Chaolan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaolan lands with a right to the head.
Benson working aggressively here.
Chaolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaolan tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaolan tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Chaolan back against the ropes.
Chaolan misses with a knee to the head.
Chaolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Chaolan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chaolan can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Chaolan crunches a lovely knee into Benson's ribcage.
Benson prevents a body shot from Chaolan.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chaolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Benson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Chaolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chaolan checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Some bone on bone action there as Chaolan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaolan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chaolan missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Chaolan sees coming a mile off.
Chaolan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short left from Benson.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaolan pushes Benson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaolan blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Chaolan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chaolan.
Benson looks to land a combination but Chaolan avoids it well.
A big right from Chaolan misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaolan misses with a few strikes there.
Chaolan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaolan is rocked!
Benson feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Chaolan collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wolfgang Benson!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Benson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Cunth comes to the ring accompanied by In Waves- Trivium. On his way into the ring it seems that Dieter Von Cunth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dieter Von Cunth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne takes one on the button.
Von Cunth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Byrne connects with a nice looking jab.
Byrne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Cunth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Byrne. Those never looked like landing.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
Von Cunth scores with a shot to the body.
Von Cunth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Cunth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
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 real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Cunth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Cunth.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth with a knee to the head.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Cunth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Byrne.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Von Cunth tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Cunth avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
Von Cunth takes an elbow to the temple.
Von Cunth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Cunth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Cunth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Cunth is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses the shot to the body.
Byrne has Von Cunth up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Cunth's defenses.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Von Cunth blocks with his arms.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Von Cunth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Cunth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Cunth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Cunth is just out of range.
Byrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Cunth just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Byrne.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Von Cunth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Cunth.
Byrne misses with a body punch
and Von Cunth counters with a head kick. That will keep Byrne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Byrne misses with an uppercut. Von Cunth saw that one coming.
Von Cunth misses with a low kick.
Byrne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Byrne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Von Cunth connects with a body shot that sends Byrne's belly button to the back.
Byrne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Von Cunth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne slips under a jab from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
Von Cunth is looking to wear down Byrne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Cunth clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
Von Cunth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Cunth blocks the leg kick.
As Byrne backs away, Von Cunth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy head kick and Byrne moves out of range easily.
Byrne is looking to slow Von Cunth down with leg kicks.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy head kick and Byrne moves out of range easily.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrne scores with a shot to the body.
Von Cunth throws a hook but Byrne blocks it.
Von Cunth instigates a clinch.
Von Cunth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Cunth is trying to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Cunth.
Byrne tries a body shot but Von Cunth blocks it.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Byrne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Cunth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Von Cunth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Von Cunth.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Von Cunth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth'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.
Byrne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Von Cunth throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne scores with a nice body kick.
Von Cunth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Byrne checks it well.
Byrne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body. Von Cunth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Cunth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Von Cunth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byrne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Cunth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Von Cunth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Cunth tries to clinch but Byrne is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Byrne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body. Von Cunth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Byrne throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Byrne throws a one two combo.
Von Cunth looks to land a combination but Byrne avoids it well.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a wild body shot.
Von Cunth scores with a jab. Byrne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Von Cunth throws a hook but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Byrne misses with a leg kick
and Von Cunth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Cunths head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Byrne.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Von Cunth swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Cunth swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne scores with a shot to the side of Von Cunth's head.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byrne closes the distance and clinches.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Cunth throws a head punch that misses.
Von Cunth has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
Von Cunth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Cunth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Byrne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Cunth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Cunth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Byrne misses with a shot to the body
and Von Cunth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byrne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Byrne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Cunth.
Byrne misses with a hook. Von Cunth ducked under it nicely.
Von Cunth throws a hook but Byrne avoids it easily.
Byrne connects with a solid leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Cunth blocks the leg kick.
Byrne defending well as Von Cunth loads up on a big left hand.
Byrne misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Cunth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Cunth doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Nice body punch from Von Cunth.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne catches Von Cunth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Cunth throws a leg kick which misses Byrne's front leg but catches the back leg as Byrne tries to avoid it.
Byrne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Cunth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Cunth is looking to counter punch.
Von Cunth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrne.
Von Cunth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Byrne connects with a jab.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Cunth is able to avoid easily.
Byrne throws a hook but Von Cunth blocks it.
Von Cunth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne flicks out a counter leg kick but Von Cunth steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's time! Von Cunth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Von Cunth lands with a straight right. Byrne didn't see that one coming.
Dieter Von Cunth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Cunth moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Cunth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrne scores with a spinning back kick!
Von Cunth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Von Cunth drives through and clinches with Byrne against the ropes.
A short left from Byrne.
A short right from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Cunth throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
A short uppercut from Von Cunth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Cunth missing with knees to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Cunth.
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byrne obliges.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
Byrne misses with an elbow strike.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Von Cunth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byrne presses Von Cunth against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Byrne.
Von Cunth is rocked!
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh Von Cunth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Cunth avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
Byrne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Byrne.
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Von Cunth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne presses Von Cunth against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Cunth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Von Cunth missing with knees to the body.
Byrne lands a right hand.
Byrne breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Von Cunth with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Von Cunth looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Von Cunth get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Byrne!
After winning the bout, David Byrne 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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