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EFFA 142 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Butcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Won't Back Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Billy Butcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher misses with a hook.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dowiyogo looks for the body kick but Butcher saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Butcher.
Dowiyogo tries to land a front kick but Butcher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dowiyogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butcher's sensitive parts.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick!
Butcher avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Butcher wants to counter the offense by Dowiyogo and move into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but Butcher keeps it at a distance.
Dowiyogo takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Dowiyogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Butcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Butcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Butcher.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as Butcher tries to tie him up.
Butcher wants to stall.
Butcher seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Butcher stalling the fight.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dowiyogo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Butcher up against the ropes.
Butcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Butcher tries to stall but Dowiyogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Butcher.
Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dowiyogo.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Butcher with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher throws a hook but Dowiyogo avoids it easily.
As Butcher looks to move away, Dowiyogo throws a big counter combo but Butcher just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Butcher will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butcher moves out of range as Dowiyogo throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowiyogo!
Butcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dowiyogo gets tackled into the ropes by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Butcher stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands an uppercut.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
Dowiyogo has Butcher pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is pushing Butcher up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Butcher has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Butcher gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dowiyogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the ropes.
Butcher is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the ropes.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo working aggressively here.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Butcher.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butcher digs a right hand into Dowiyogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dowiyogo's gas tank.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Butcher lands an uppercut.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butcher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Butcher gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butcher trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dowiyogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Dowiyogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butcher misses with a hook. Dowiyogo ducked under it nicely.
Dowiyogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher has managed to clinch.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Butcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher looking to stall.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Butcher on the inside.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Dowiyogo improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Butcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow just above Butcher 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher slowing the pace effectively.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo had his way with Billy Butcher in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dowiyogo moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dowiyogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Dowiyogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Butcher moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowiyogo, right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Butcher circles away.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Butcher is avoiding it.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dowiyogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dowiyogo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick. Butcher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Dowiyogo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Butcher blocks with his arms.
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.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Butcher just leaning against Dowiyogo, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dowiyogo just leaning against Butcher, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Dowiyogo tries to stall but Butcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Butcher avoiding damage.
Butcher trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Butcher wants to stall.
Butcher trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Butcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowiyogo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
In his post fight interview, Grover Dowiyogo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Heimlich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heimlich's choice of entrance music: The Lifesaver. 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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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Heimlich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Heimlich.
Heimlich throws a body shot but no joy.
Appleberry fails to land with a series of punches.
Heimlich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heimlich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heimlich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Appleberry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heimlich checks it well.
Heimlich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Appleberry.
It looks like Johnny Heimlich has been cut.
Appleberry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heimlich. Heimlich obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Heimlich as he checks the leg kick.
Heimlich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heimlich cracks Appleberry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Appleberry clips Heimlich with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Heimlich a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Sloppy strikes from Appleberry. Those never looked like landing.
Heimlich tries to counter with a clinch but Appleberry shakes him off and moves away.
A good leg kick by Appleberry.
Appleberry throws a leg kick but Heimlich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heimlich misses with a low kick.
Heimlich lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimlich.
Appleberry misses with a body kick.
Appleberry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimlich.
Heimlich throws out a counter right but Appleberry avoids it with no problem.
Heimlich throws a combination. Appleberry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Appleberry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A lazy body kick from Heimlich
and Appleberry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heimlich thinking.
Appleberry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Appleberry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimlich throws a shot from downtown. Appleberry moves away and avoids it.
Appleberry misses with a few strikes there.
Heimlich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appleberry was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimlich.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Appleberry.
Appleberry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Appleberry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Appleberry.
Appleberry avoids a kick to the body.
Appleberry fails to land with a series of punches.
Appleberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimlich.
Heimlich with a hook.
Heimlich connects with a body shot that sends Appleberry's belly button to the back.
Heimlich is looking to clinch.
Heimlich jabs at Appleberry's body.
Heimlich throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimlich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Heimlich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Appleberry moves away.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Appleberry scores with a push kick.
Appleberry throws a sloppy head kick and Heimlich moves out of range easily.
Heimlich wants to counter with a clinch but Appleberry pushes him away.
Heimlich checks a leg kick.
Heimlich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimlich has closed the distance and engaged Appleberry in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Appleberry should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Heimlich takes a swing at Appleberry's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Appleberry.
Heimlich lands a really nice looking cross but Appleberry seems unphased.
Appleberry slips under a jab.
Heimlich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimlich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Appleberry throws out the jab.
A jab from Appleberry misses.
Heimlich scores with a shot to the body.
Appleberry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Appleberry tried to score with a low kick but Heimlich checks it.
Appleberry backing away here, and Heimlich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Appleberry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Heimlich misses the target.
Don Appleberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heimlich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Appleberry's calf.
Appleberry moves out of range of the body kick.
Heimlich fails to land with a series of punches.
Appleberry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich scores with a shot to the body.
Heimlich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Appleberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimlich sizes up Appleberry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Appleberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimlich is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Appleberry.
Appleberry misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Appleberry is predictable there
and Heimlich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Appleberry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Appleberry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heimlich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Appleberry. That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Appleberry.
Heimlich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Appleberry's head.
Heimlich throws a nice looking combination but Appleberry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heimlich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Appleberry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Appleberry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlich misses with a jab to the body
and Appleberry counters with a series of strikes. Heimlich will be more careful next time no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimlich.
Some wild striking there from Appleberry.
Heimlich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Appleberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimlich moves away.
Appleberry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heimlich.
Heimlich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heimlich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Appleberry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heimlich backs up against the ropes.
Appleberry scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Heimlich misses.
Appleberry quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heimlich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heimlich throws a head kick that half lands.
Heimlich tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Heimlich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heimlich jabs Appleberry right on the nose. Appleberry blinks but takes it well.
Heimlich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Heimlich.
Appleberry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heimlich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heimlich lands a head shot.
Johnny Heimlich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heimlich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Appleberry if he has to take too many more of those.
Appleberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimlich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heimlich catches Appleberry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appleberry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Appleberry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heimlich doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Heimlich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Appleberry.
A good leg kick by Appleberry.
Heimlich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Appleberry. Appleberry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimlich avoids the head kick by Appleberry.
Heimlich throws a wild body kick that Appleberry sees coming a mile off.
Appleberry avoids a kick to the body.
Appleberry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimlich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Appleberry with a body shot.
Heimlich blocks the body kick.
Heimlich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heimlich lands with a nice body kick.
Appleberry avoids the head kick by Heimlich.
Appleberry throws a big counter combination but Heimlich scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Appleberry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimlich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Heimlich.
Appleberry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heimlich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heimlich thuds a left hand into Appleberry's body.
Appleberry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Appleberry is predictable there
and Heimlich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Appleberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Appleberry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heimlich counters with a straight right hand.
Appleberry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Appleberry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Appleberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimlich is just out of range.
Heimlich misses with a left hand
and Appleberry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Appleberry closes the distance and clinches.
Heimlich can't find room to land a body shot as Appleberry controls the action.
Heimlich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heimlich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heimlich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimlich tries to work over Appleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Appleberry tries to work over Heimlich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimlich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appleberry's elbow.
Appleberry has a couple of punches blocked by Heimlich.
Appleberry tries to work over Heimlich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Heimlich really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Appleberry stuns Heimlich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Appleberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Appleberry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heimlich misses with a wild body shot.
Heimlich throws an overhand right that lands on Appleberry's shoulder, as Appleberry tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Heimlich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Appleberry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heimlich scores with a punch to the head.
Appleberry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heimlich tries to clinch but Appleberry moves away
and Appleberry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimlich's knee momentarily.
Heimlich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Appleberry misses its intended target.
Heimlich jabs at Appleberry's body.
A good leg kick by Appleberry.
Heimlich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Appleberry.
Heimlich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Heimlich lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry tries to land a front kick but Heimlich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heimlich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heimlich scores with a nice strike.
Heimlich throws a wild body kick that Appleberry sees coming a mile off.
Appleberry thinks about countering with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Appleberry blocks the low kick.
Appleberry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Appleberry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Appleberry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heimlich scores with a body shot.
Appleberry stalks Heimlich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heimlich's face. Heimlich staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimlich throws a body shot but no joy.
Appleberry throws a quick counter kick to the body but Heimlich avoids it.
Heimlich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Appleberry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heimlich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry moves out of range as Heimlich strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heimlich.
Heimlich misses with a combination
and Appleberry counters with a two punch combo.
Heimlich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Appleberry has time to react.
Heimlich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Appleberry counters with a one-two to the body.
Appleberry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Appleberry throws a combination that misses
and Heimlich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimlich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Appleberry counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimlich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heimlich throws a looping overhand right but Appleberry ducks down to avoid it.
Appleberry loads up on a big right hand but Heimlich slips the punch.
Appleberry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Don Appleberry will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Appleberry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heimlich lands a jab.
Appleberry misses with an uppercut. Heimlich saw that one coming.
Heimlich raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimlich connects with a body shot.
Heimlich misses with a right hand
and Appleberry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Appleberry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Appleberry tries a head kick but it misses.
Appleberry slips a jab from Heimlich.
Appleberry misses with a hook.
Appleberry misses with a body kick.
Appleberry clinches with his opponent.
Heimlich misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appleberry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heimlich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Appleberry blocks an uppercut.
Heimlich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heimlich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Appleberry manages to break the clinch.
Appleberry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Jab by Heimlich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich avoids the head kick by Appleberry.
Appleberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Appleberry - that will leave a mark!
Heimlich looks to throw a body kick
and Appleberry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Appleberry slips a jab from Heimlich.
Jab from Heimlich.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heimlich.
A right-left combo lands from Appleberry.
Appleberry misses with a head kick.
Appleberry misses with a lunging right hand
letting Heimlich counter with a right hand.
Appleberry moves out of range of the body kick from Heimlich.
Heimlich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Appleberry in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimlich throws a leg kick
and Appleberry counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlich swings for the body but Appleberry moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Appleberry.
Heimlich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heimlich breaks from the clinch.
Appleberry misses with a double jab.
Heimlich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimlich cracks Appleberry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Heimlich misses with the combination.
Appleberry misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Appleberry as he connects with a hook.
Appleberry walks into a stiff left hand from Heimlich.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Don Appleberry.
I think Appleberry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Appleberry!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Appleberry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Othello Sayeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balls Steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Othello Sayeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balls Steal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steal throws a shot from downtown. Sayeh moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Steal misses its intended target.
Steal ducks right into an uppercut from Sayeh.
Steal avoids the body shot from Sayeh.
Steal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sayeh cracks Steal with a good jab.
Sayeh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steal.
Sayeh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steal. Steal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sayeh to score with a decent uppercut.
Steal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayeh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steal.
Sayeh throws a series of punches but Steal moves out of range.
Sayeh looks to land a right hand but Steal moved out of range.
Steal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sayeh at a distance.
Sayeh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sayeh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steal has time to react.
Sayeh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sayeh digs a good hook to Steal's body.
Sayeh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steal moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steal just misses with a punch to the body.
Steal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steal misses with a body shot.
Sayeh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sayeh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Othello Sayeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayeh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayeh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steal tries to land a leg kick but Sayeh saw it coming and moves away.
Steal throws a hook to the side of Sayeh's head but Sayeh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sayeh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steal.
Steal lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Steal.
Sayeh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayeh fails to land with a series of punches.
Steal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sayeh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Sayeh stuns Steal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayeh.
Sayeh lands a body shot.
Sayeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sayeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sayeh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steal throws the left hand but Sayeh avoids the punch easily.
Sayeh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sayeh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sayeh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steal manages to avoid it.
Sayeh lands a jab to the nose.
Steal throws a series of punches but Sayeh moves out of range.
Sayeh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steal manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayeh cracks Steal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sayeh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sayeh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sayeh tests Steal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Othello Sayeh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayeh.
Sayeh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steal ducks right into an uppercut from Sayeh.
Steal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayeh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Balls Steal has been cut.
Steal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sayeh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steal lands with a straight right. Sayeh didn't see that one coming.
Steal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sayeh staying out of range there.
Steal looks to land a right hand but Sayeh moved out of range.
As Steal tries to get set, Sayeh tries to push him back and clinch up but Steal manages to avoid the attempt.
Sayeh looks to throw the jab but Steal is out of range.
Steal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Sayeh misses its target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sayeh moves out of range as Steal strikes.
Steal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steal slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Steal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sayeh slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayeh throws a series of punches but Steal moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sayeh. Those never looked like landing.
As Sayeh backs off Steal throws a huge counter combo but Sayeh manages to avoid it all.
Steal avoids the body shot from Sayeh.
Steal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sayeh throws a one two combo.
Sayeh misses with a straight right.
Steal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayeh throws a nice looking combination but Steal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayeh thuds a left hand into Steal's body.
Sayeh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayeh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steal misses with an uppercut. Sayeh saw that one coming.
Sayeh keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayeh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steal can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayeh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steal misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayeh moves into the clinch.
Sayeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayeh throws a shot from downtown. Steal moves away and avoids it.
Steal ducks under a wild hook from Sayeh.
Steal misses with a wild body shot.
Steal tries to move into range but Sayeh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayeh is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayeh.
Sayeh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sayeh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sayeh defending well as Steal loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayeh misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayeh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steal drives through and clinches with Sayeh against the ropes.
Steal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot in the inside from Sayeh.
Steal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayeh uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Othello Sayeh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balls Steal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steal throws a jab when Sayeh was well out of range.
Steal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayeh manages to avoid it.
Sayeh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayeh. Steal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayeh slips a straight right by Steal.
Sayeh tries to counter by clinching up but Steal breaks away and moves out of range.
Steal ducks under a wild hook from Sayeh.
Steal lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Steal is predictable there
and Sayeh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Steal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steal takes one to the chin there.
Sayeh misses with a body shot.
Steal feints a jab promting Sayeh to slip. Steal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sayeh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayeh lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayeh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steal.
Steal slips a straight right by Sayeh.
A combination from Sayeh does no damage.
Sayeh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sayeh defending well as Steal loads up on a big left hand.
Sayeh dodges the punch combination from Steal.
Good standup being displayed there by Sayeh as he connects with a hook.
Steal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sayeh lands with a nice body punch.
Sayeh lands a really nice looking cross but Steal seems unphased.
Steal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayeh.
Sayeh scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steal fails to land with a series of punches.
Sayeh with a jab.
Steal is rocked!
Sayeh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steal is still on wobbly legs! Can Sayeh finish him?
Sayeh connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Steal's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Steal - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Othello Sayeh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marc Mormeck Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by Ca fait mal. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Marc Mormeck Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormeck Jr scores with a nice strike.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mormeck Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George gets a clinch.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Mormeck Jr blocks a body shot from George.
Mormeck Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mormeck Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mormeck Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
George thows a body kick. Mormeck Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mormeck Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches George on the side of the head.
Mormeck Jr cracks George with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mormeck Jr misses with a looping left.
Mormeck Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
Mormeck Jr throws a hook but George blocks it.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
George misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mormeck Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
George walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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.
Mormeck Jr blocks a body shot from George.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mormeck Jr's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mormeck Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Mormeck Jr controls his hands.
Mormeck Jr misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Mormeck Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mormeck Jr has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
Mormeck Jr misses with the head strike.
George misses with a body punch.
A short left from Mormeck Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Mormeck Jr controls the action.
Mormeck Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from George.
Mormeck Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mormeck Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mormeck Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormeck Jr misses with some punches.
George misses with the head strike.
Mormeck Jr tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Mormeck Jr lands a body punch.
Mormeck Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the ropes.
Mormeck Jr has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Mormeck Jr tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George tries to work over Mormeck Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mormeck Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from George.
Mormeck Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr prevents a body shot from George.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George prevents a body shot from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mormeck Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for George.
Mormeck Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mormeck Jr throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily.
Mormeck Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mormeck Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
George darts in and clinches Mormeck Jr up against the ropes.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Mormeck Jr controls his hands.
Mormeck Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mormeck Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Mormeck Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George tries a body shot but Mormeck Jr blocks it.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from George.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Mormeck Jr misses with the head strike.
Mormeck Jr manages to break the clinch.
George catches Mormeck Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mormeck Jr.
George throws a jab when Mormeck Jr was well out of range.
Mormeck Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mormeck Jr tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lambert George will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
George misses the body punch
letting Mormeck Jr counter with a right hand.
Mormeck Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mormeck Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mormeck Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
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.
Mormeck Jr throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mormeck Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mormeck Jr throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Mormeck Jr only half commits.
Mormeck Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George tries to clinch but Mormeck Jr moves out of range.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr ducks under a wild hook from George.
Mormeck Jr throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Mormeck Jr blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
George avoids the body shot from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr jabs at George's body.
George is looking to clinch but Mormeck Jr is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mormeck Jr! But no joy.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
George wants to clinch.
George goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mormeck Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr blocks a leg kick.
George tries to clinch but Mormeck Jr moves away
and Mormeck Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Mormeck Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling George to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormeck Jr misses with a low kick.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Mormeck Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mormeck Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mormeck Jr throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George tries to score with a low kick but Mormeck Jr moves his leg out of the way.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Mormeck Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr works the jab nicely.
Mormeck Jr misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George moves in looking to clinch but Mormeck Jr pushes him off.
Mormeck Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mormeck Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
George swings for the body but Mormeck Jr moves out of range.
Mormeck Jr jabs George to the body, keeping him at a distance.
George tries to bum rush Mormeck Jr with a series of wild strikes but Mormeck Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
George swings for the body but Mormeck Jr moves out of range.
George moves out of range of the leg kick from Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mormeck Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mormeck Jr scores with a one two! George had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jean Marc Mormeck Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Mormeck Jr misses.
Mormeck Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George clinches with his opponent.
Mormeck Jr tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George tries to work over Mormeck Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mormeck Jr backwards.
Mormeck Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mormeck Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mormeck Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mormeck Jr's elbow.
A short left from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Marc Mormeck Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
George avoids the head kick by Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
George looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mormeck Jr lands a jab to George's midsection.
Mormeck Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mormeck Jr tries to move into range but George moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mormeck Jr takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormeck Jr moves away.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormeck Jr throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Mormeck Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 throws a body punch but Mormeck Jr moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mormeck Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George scores with a kick to the midsection.
George tries to clinch but Mormeck Jr moves out of range.
Mormeck Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mormeck Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
George smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George fails in his attempt to clinch.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Mormeck Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but George is wise to it.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormeck Jr slips a jab from George.
Mormeck Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses George's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mormeck Jr. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George throws a body punch but Mormeck Jr moves out of range.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George drives through and clinches with Mormeck Jr against the ropes.
George breaks the clinch.
George has Mormeck Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mormeck Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the ropes.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Mormeck Jr misses with some punches.
George is working Mormeck Jr over against the ropes.
Mormeck Jr misses with some punches.
Mormeck Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mormeck Jr blocks a body shot from George.
Mormeck Jr throws a head punch that misses.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mormeck Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George connects with a single shot there.
Mormeck Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mormeck Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mormeck Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Mormeck Jr.
George blocks a head kick by Mormeck Jr.
Mormeck Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Mormeck Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters by moving into the clinch.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mormeck Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Mormeck Jr.
George digs a right hand underneath Mormeck Jr's ribcage. Mormeck Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mormeck Jr working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George tries to throw a body punch but Mormeck Jr avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
A short right from George on the inside.
George lands an uppercut.
Mormeck Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George misses with some punches.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by George as he connects with a hook.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mormeck Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George is looking to counter punch.
Mormeck Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
George misses with a wild body shot.
George tests Mormeck Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think George has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
During a confident post fight interview, Lambert George thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Borikav's choice of entrance music: Pelican - Bliss in Concrete. Alekzandr Borikav has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and Borikav counters with a left to the body.
Borikav digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn throws a body punch but Borikav moves out of range.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borikav takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borikav misses with a low kick.
Penn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borikav.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Borikav.
Borikav moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Penn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Borikav appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Borikav counters with a stiff right hand.
Borikav throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borikav throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Borikav misses.
Borikav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borikav throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Borikav has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Borikav throws an off balance right hand
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borikav tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn thinks about countering with a head kick.
Borikav swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn wants to clinch up but Borikav keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Penn clinches with his opponent.
Borikav blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Borikav avoids the damage to the body.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Borikav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Borikav finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Borikav missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Royal Blood in the buildup to the fight.
Borikav throws a good cross that connects.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borikav counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Borikav misses its intended target.
Penn lands a high kick!
Penn throws a push kick but Borikav slaps the foot to one side.
Borikav throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Borikav throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a body kick that stops Borikav in his tracks momentarily.
Borikav swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn drives through and clinches with Borikav against the ropes.
Borikav blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alekzandr Borikav will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borikav avoids the head kick by Penn.
Borikav bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Borikav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borikav manages to avoid it.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borikav misses with a looping right.
Borikav cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Penn staying out of range there.
Borikav lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn scores with a head kick. Borikav tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Borikav misses its intended target.
Penn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borikav circles away quickly and effectively.
Borikav now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borikav feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penn throws a head kick but Borikav moves out of range.
A nice side step and Borikav releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Borikav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Borikav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Borikav moves away and avoids it.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borikav in his tracks.
Borikav throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borikav swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Borikav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Borikav keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to slow Borikav down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Borikav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borikav misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Borikav misses
and Penn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Borikav is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Borikav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Borikav looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Borikav just gets out of the way.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Alekzandr Borikav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Borikav momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borikav.
Penn checks a low kick from Borikav.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Borikav blocks the body kick.
Penn tries to land a front kick but Borikav steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Borikav throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alekzandr Borikav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borikav steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Penn. That one must have hurt.
Borikav throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a body kick that stops Borikav in his tracks momentarily.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Borikav scores with a jab to the body.
Borikav looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Borikav misses the jab.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Borikav circles away.
Borikav throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Borikav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn tries to clinch but Borikav is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav thumps Penn with a low kick.
Borikav throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Borikav loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Borikav moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
It seemed like Borikav was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Borikav misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn with a jab.
Borikav slips a jab from Penn.
A swing and a miss from Borikav.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borikav manages to avoid it.
Borikav throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borikav, pushing him back against the ropes.
Borikav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borikav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Borikav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borikav misses the jab.
Penn thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borikav misses with an uppercut.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Borikav throws a body shot but no joy.
Borikav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Borikav misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borikav walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Borikav throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Borikav throws an off balance right hand
and Borikav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBorikav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borikav blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Borikav circles away.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Borikav throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borikav was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn avoids the body shot from Borikav.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borikav.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn throws a counter high kick but Borikav was just alert enough to avoid it.
Borikav misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borikav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn misses with a hook. Borikav ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Borikav looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alekzandr Borikav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borikav.
Penn rushes Borikav and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn has Borikav pressed against the ropes, preventing Borikav from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Borikav.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borikav throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Borikav.
Borikav is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Borikav breaks the clinch.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Borikav slips the punch.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borikav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borikav.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Penn wants to stall.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borikav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borikav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borikav ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Borikav throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borikav swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn.
That kick from Penn tenderised Borikav's leg. Borikav is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Borikav backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn had his way with Alekzandr Borikav in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borikav misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Borikav moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn throws a series of punches but Borikav avoids them all with ease.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Borikav misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Penn slips a jab from Borikav.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn closes the distance and pushes Borikav back into the ropes.
Borikav breaks the clinch.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Borikav moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borikav throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn staying out of range there.
Borikav moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borikav with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borikav connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Borikav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borikav walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Borikav saw that one coming.
Penn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Borikav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borikav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Good shot there by Borikav.
Penn throws a body kick that misses
and Borikav counters with a nice uppercut.
Borikav throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Borikav catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn stalks Borikav and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borikav's face. Borikav staggers backwards, shaken.
Borikav throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borikav tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Borikav scores with a nice strike.
Borikav ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borikav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Borikav misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Penn.
Borikav misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Borikav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Borikav.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alekzandr Borikav.
I think Borikav 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alekzandr Borikav!
Alekzandr Borikav seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Fietsora is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost rushes Fietsora and presses him up against the ropes.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Frost blocking some punches.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fietsora backwards.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Frost has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fietsora stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Fietsora stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Fietsora blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Fietsora's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
Fietsora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fietsora clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fietsora lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Fietsora blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Frost.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fietsora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fietsora into the ropes.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Fietsora.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fietsora avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Fietsora tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fietsora missing with knees to the body.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Fietsora dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Frost lunges at Fietsora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fietsora's hand.
Fietsora moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Frost throws a right and a left that Fietsora avoids nicely.
Fietsora wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frost dips to his left and cracks Fietsora with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Fietsora.
Fietsora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fietsora has closed the distance and engaged Frost in a clinch.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Frost pushes Fietsora back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fietsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fietsora lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fietsora is defending well for now.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frost blocking some punches.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Frost.
Fietsora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fietsora lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Fietsora stalling.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fietsora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luca Fietsora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Fietsora is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Fietsora into the ropes.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Fietsora avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Fietsora shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Frost scores with the left hand. Fietsora knows he should have avoided that one.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fietsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Frost with a jab.
Frost misses with a hook to the body
and Fietsora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Fietsora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fietsora tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick from Frost.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice jab there from Frost.
Fietsora gets a clinch.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora blocks an elbow strike.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Fietsora displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frost up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Fietsora avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Fietsora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Fietsora avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Fietsora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frost manages to break the clinch.
Fietsora walks into a stiff left hand from Frost.
Fietsora instigates a clinch.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Fietsora won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fietsora wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Fietsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Fietsora takes a shot to the head.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fietsora is pushing Frost up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fietsora managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fietsora.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fietsora moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Frost looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Frost landing knees to the head.
Fietsora wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Fietsora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fietsora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fietsora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
Fietsora is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frost is keeping busy.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fietsora is defending well for now.
Fietsora struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Fietsora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Fietsora - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fietsora slowing the pace effectively.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
Fietsora managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fietsora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fietsora is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Frost.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fietsora instigates a clinch.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fietsora avoids it.
Fietsora taking a breather.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Fietsora into the ropes.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
Fietsora is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frost is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost had his way with Luca Fietsora in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Fietsora clinches up with Frost and pushes him back against the ropes.
Luca Fietsora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora is trying to stall.
Fietsora stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Fietsora blocks an uppercut.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fietsora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fietsora is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Frost lands an elbow inside that Fietsora shrugs off.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Fietsora's ribcage.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Frost forces Fietsora back against the ropes and clinches.
A short left from Frost.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fietsora is defending well for now.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Fietsora looks to clinch
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fietsora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fietsora avoids it.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Fietsora tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Deacon Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fietsora lands with a left to the head.
Frost pushes Fietsora back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fietsora throws a head punch that misses.
Fietsora stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deacon Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deacon Frost!
Deacon Frost seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shitty Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes to the ring accompanied by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. Shitty Bill will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shitty Bill!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
Wangchuck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Bill finds it's way through Wangchuck's defenses.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Bill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wangchuck has Bill up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck blocks an elbow strike.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Bill is blocking nicely.
Bill avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bill.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill tries to work over Wangchuck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Bill blocks with his arms.
Bill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bill manages to break the clinch.
Wangchuck clinches up with Bill and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wangchuck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangchuck is breathing heavily.
Wangchuck prevents a body shot from Bill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bill's face.
I was talking to Wangchuck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bill manages to break the clinch.
Bill scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Wangchuck to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Bill missing with a left hand there. Wangchuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
A little jabbing left from Bill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up but Bill circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Bill's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bill unleashes a big counter combination but Wangchuck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bill swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bill moves out of range.
Wangchuck tries a head kick but it misses.
Wangchuck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bill was well out of range. Poor timing from Wangchuck.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Wangchuck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bill throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck instigates a clinch.
Bill manages to break the clinch.
Wangchuck thows a body kick. Bill tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wangchuck gets a clinch.
Bill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bill's efforts to push away.
Bill is looking to break free of the clinch but Wangchuck has double underhooks.
Bill blocks the elbow strike.
Bill can't find room to land a body shot as Wangchuck controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wangchuck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Bill misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bill avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Shitty Bill should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Tshering Wangchuck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wangchuck. That did some damage!
Wangchuck closes the distance and clinches.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bill has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wangchuck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bill can turn it around.
Bill breaks the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bill moves out of range.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bill.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bill moves out of range.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Bill pushes him off.
Wangchuck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wangchuck rushes Bill and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bill tries to work over Wangchuck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck keeps control of Bill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Bill shrugs off.
It looks like Shitty Bill has been cut.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wangchuck.
Wangchuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wangchuck darts in and clinches Bill up against the ropes.
Bill tries to break free but Wangchuck pushes him back against the ropes.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Bill is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bill.
Bill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bill manages to break the clinch.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Bill pushes him off.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bill is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bill lands a right and a left and another right! Wangchuck goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shitty Bill!
Shitty Bill took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Khru Ram Muay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Byrne keeps it at a distance.
Byrne has Dimitrovich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrovich in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrovich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne cracks Dimitrovich with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrovich lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimitrovich.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich scores with a shot to the side of Byrne's head.
Dimitrovich pushes Byrne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimitrovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dimitrovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byrne misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Byrne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Dimitrovich shrugs off.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dimitrovich as the two fighters clinch.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byrne's face.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Dimitrovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Dimitrovich landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrovich.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dimitrovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Dimitrovich.
Byrne looks winded!
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Dimitrovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrne lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Dimitrovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitrovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimitrovich manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich jabs Byrne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimitrovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Byrne. That did some damage!
Byrne throws a low kick, looking for Dimitrovich's leg but Dimitrovich calmly moves out of range.
Byrne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dimitrovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimitrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrne can do to turn this around?
Byrne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Byrne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Byrne loads up on a big right hand but Dimitrovich slips the punch.
Byrne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich with a hook.
Dimitrovich lands a front kick.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Dimitrovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimitrovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimitrovich slips a straight right by Byrne.
Dimitrovich is looking to wear down Byrne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Byrne is having none of it.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich misses with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimitrovich. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitrovich has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dimitrovich presses Byrne against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Byrne won't want to take too many of those.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Byrne.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand underneath Byrne's ribcage. Byrne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne misses with an elbow strike.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Dimitrovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Dimitrovich.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dimitrovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrne's brow.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne gets through Dimitrovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Dimitrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byrne's face.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sergei Dimitrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich lands a nice elbow.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Byrne is rocked!
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimitrovich finish him?
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance and cracks Byrne with a big uppercut! Byrne goes down! The referee pushes Dimitrovich away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Byrne make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Dimitrovich takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The song of a freeman. John Kyle Romo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnar Styr's chin.
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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
44 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnar Styr!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo throws a right hand that misses
and Styr counters with a left and a right that stings Romo.
Romo rushes Styr and presses him up against the ropes.
Romo lands a nice shot to the body.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Styr prevents a body shot from Romo.
Romo working Styr over with knees to the body.
Styr looks winded!
Romo lands a left hand.
Romo lands a left hand.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Romo tries to work over Styr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Styr lands an elbow that stopped Romo in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styr working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Styr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styr lands an elbow inside that Romo shrugs off.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Romo crunches a lovely knee into Styr's ribcage.
Romo cracks Styr with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Romo.
Styr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romo has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Styr to the canvas! Can Styr beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Styr was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Romo is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Magnar Styr spoke after the fight, saying 'well .... fuck'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laborina Lim tries to clinch there but Kanitz circles away.
Kanitz jabs at Laborina Lim's body.
Laborina Lim misses with a left hand
and Kanitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanitz lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Laborina Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanitz defending well as Laborina Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Kanitz.
Laborina Lim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laborina Lim scrambles back to his feet.
Laborina Lim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanitz. That snapped Laborina Lim's head back.
Kanitz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Kanitz tenderised Laborina Lim's leg. Laborina Lim is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Kanitz.
Laborina Lim misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kanitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Kanitz. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a jab when Laborina Lim was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laborina Lim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Kanitz misses.
Laborina Lim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Kanitz misses.
Nice uppercut there from Laborina Lim.
The fighters circling - Laborina Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laborina Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kanitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laborina Lim's calf.
Nice shot lands for Laborina Lim.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Laborina Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laborina Lim down.
A big right from Kanitz misses.
Laborina Lim staying out of range there.
Kanitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a series of punches but Kanitz avoids them all with ease.
Laborina Lim swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Kanitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Kanitz's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick but Kanitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kanitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laborina Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook.
Laborina Lim throws out a leg kick but Kanitz moves out of range and Laborina Lim only half commits.
Kanitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laborina Lim tries to move into range but Kanitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laborina Lim momentarily.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kanitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Laborina Lim's head but Laborina Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kanitz, as that shot connected.
Kanitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laborina Lim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Kanitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kanitz throws the kick towards the body but Laborina Lim avoids it.
Kanitz lands a jab to Laborina Lim's midsection.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Laborina Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laborina Lim down.
Kanitz lunges at Laborina Lim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laborina Lim's hand.
Kanitz stuns Laborina Lim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laborina Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kanitz blocks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim defending well as Kanitz loads up on a big left hand.
Kanitz throws a push kick but Laborina Lim slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanitz.
Laborina Lim takes one to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Laborina Lim's head but Laborina Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanitz misses with a jab to the body
and Laborina Lim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laborina Lim.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz managing to block the knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Laborina Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laborina Lim down.
Laborina Lim throws out a leg kick but Kanitz moves out of range and Laborina Lim only half commits.
Kanitz connects with a looping right hand.
Kanitz scores with a nice body kick.
Laborina Lim moves into range and clinches up with Kanitz.
Laborina Lim misses with some punches.
Laborina Lim misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanitz blocking some punches.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanitz is defending well for now.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow that stopped Kanitz in his tracks for a moment.
Laborina Lim blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kanitz checks a low kick from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim cracks a nice hook into Kanitz's ribs.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanitz throws a leg kick which misses Laborina Lim's front leg but catches the back leg as Laborina Lim tries to avoid it.
Laborina Lim ducks under a wild hook from Kanitz.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut
and Kanitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick from Kanitz misses.
Kanitz dips to his left and cracks Laborina Lim with an uppercut!
Kanitz keeps Laborina Lim at a distance using the push kick.
Laborina Lim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kanitz connects with a leg kick. Laborina Lim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laborina Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Kanitz is looking to counter punch.
Antonio Laborina Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick
and Kanitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot.
It looked like Kanitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina Lim misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a hook.
Laborina Lim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kanitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laborina Lim can do to turn this around?
Kanitz avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.
Kanitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laborina Lim's calf.
Laborina Lim misses with a lunging right hand
and Kanitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laborina Lim misses the body punch
and Laborina Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laborina Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Laborina Lim is just out of range.
Laborina Lim throws a jab when Kanitz was well out of range.
Laborina Lim walks into a straight right hand from Kanitz.
Kanitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kanitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laborina Lim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laborina Lim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz thows a body kick. Laborina Lim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kanitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kanitz misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kanitz.
Kanitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Laborina Lim avoids the body shot from Kanitz.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanitz misses the target.
Laborina Lim misses with a straight right.
Laborina Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanitz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Laborina Lim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Kanitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz cracks Laborina Lim with an open hand slap.
Kanitz works Laborina Lim's body with a nice hook.
Laborina Lim throws a jab when Kanitz was well out of range.
Kanitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laborina Lim.
That kick from Laborina Lim tenderised Kanitz's leg. Kanitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laborina Lim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laborina Lim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Laborina Lim misses
enabling Kanitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanitz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kanitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Laborina Lim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanitz checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanitz lands an overhand right.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz cracks Laborina Lim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Laborina Lim misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanitz. That snapped Laborina Lim's head back.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Laborina Lim takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Kanitz.
Kanitz connects with a right hand. Laborina Lim shakes it off.
Kanitz blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kanitz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laborina Lim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kanitz slips under a jab from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Kanitz moves out of range easily.
Laborina Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laborina Lim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kanitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Kanitz swings for the body but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
Kanitz backing away here, and Laborina Lim unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kanitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
Kanitz takes one on the button.
Kanitz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kanitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it well.
A head kick misses from Kanitz.
Laborina Lim lands a high kick!
Laborina Lim is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanitz is just out of range.
Laborina Lim needs to keep his hands up - Kanitz had a free shot at his head there.
Kanitz blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
Laborina Lim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanitz's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz clinches.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Kanitz blocking some punches.
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laborina Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laborina Lim scores with a shot to the side of Kanitz's head.
A short right from Laborina Lim on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laborina Lim.
A right handed body shot lands from Laborina Lim.
Kanitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laborina Lim misses with a body punch.
Kanitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laborina Lim is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanitz backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim pushes Kanitz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laborina Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Laborina Lim fails to land.
Kanitz stalling in the clinch but Laborina Lim improves position.
Kanitz avoids the elbow strike from Laborina Lim, against the ropes.
Kanitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laborina Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Laborina Lim avoids the body shot from Kanitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanitz scores with a push kick.
Kanitz walks into a stiff left hand from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanitz scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kanitz finds it's target.
A lazy left from Kanitz finds it's target.
Kanitz throws a hook but Laborina Lim avoids it easily.
Kanitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanitz lands a high kick!
Laborina Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laborina Lim defending well as Kanitz loads up on a big left hand.
Laborina Lim needs to keep his hands up - Kanitz had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Laborina Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses the jab.
Kanitz is looking to slow Laborina Lim down with leg kicks.
Laborina Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laborina Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kanitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Laborina Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Laborina Lim slams his shin into Kanitz's torso.
Kanitz punishes Laborina Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kanitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Kanitz as he checks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laborina Lim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Laborina Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanitz keeps Laborina Lim at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Simon Kanitz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kanitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kanitz punishes Laborina Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kanitz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laborina Lim is out of range.
Laborina Lim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kanitz.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanitz. That snapped Laborina Lim's head back.
Kanitz lands a really nice looking cross but Laborina Lim seems unphased.
Laborina Lim wants to land a leg kick but Kanitz is out of range.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kanitz scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kanitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kanitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laborina Lim catches Kanitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanitz lands a leg kick that knocks Laborina Lim off balance momentarily.
Kanitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laborina Lim in his tracks.
Laborina Lim jabs Kanitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kanitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kanitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laborina Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanitz's head.
Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laborina Lim.
Kanitz misses with a low kick.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kanitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz throws a push kick but Laborina Lim slaps the foot to one side.
Laborina Lim throws out a loose jab but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kanitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kanitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Laborina Lim in the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick.
Laborina Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz misses with a looping left.
Laborina Lim takes one to the side of the head.
Laborina Lim lands a nice hook to Kanitz's body. Kanitz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kanitz clobbers Laborina Lim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laborina Lim loads up on a big right hand but Kanitz slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Laborina Lim follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Laborina Lim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick.
Laborina Lim lands a jab to Kanitz's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Kanitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laborina Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Kanitz counters with a low kick, right behind Laborina Lim 's knee.
Laborina Lim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanitz tries to land a leg kick but Laborina Lim saw it coming and moves away.
Kanitz lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanitz tried to score with a low kick but Laborina Lim checks it.
Laborina Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanitz thumps Laborina Lim with a low kick.
Kanitz throws out a loose jab but Laborina Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laborina Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanitz.
Kanitz throws the kick towards the body but Laborina Lim avoids it.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the side of Kanitz's head but Kanitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick but Kanitz moved away.
Laborina Lim throws a looping overhand right but Kanitz ducks down to avoid it.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz had his way with Antonio Laborina Lim in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laborina Lim misses with a body kick.
Laborina Lim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick but Kanitz checks it.
Laborina Lim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laborina Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
Laborina Lim throws out a counter right but Kanitz avoids it with no problem.
Kanitz misses with a kick to the body.
Kanitz misses with a straight right.
Laborina Lim counters with a body kick.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
Kanitz connects with a single shot there.
Laborina Lim staying out of range there.
Laborina Lim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Laborina Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Kanitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laborina Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Laborina Lim off the ropes and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanitz.
Laborina Lim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Laborina Lim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
Laborina Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laborina Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laborina Lim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laborina Lim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. Kanitz moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kanitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Laborina Lim circles away.
Antonio Laborina Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laborina Lim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laborina Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laborina Lim blocks the body kick.
Laborina Lim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanitz misses the shot to the body.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Kanitz sets himself, and Laborina Lim steps forward looking for the clinch! Kanitz avoids it this time.
A jab from Laborina Lim misses.
Kanitz blocks a leg kick.
Kanitz cracks a nice hook into Laborina Lim's ribs.
That kick from Laborina Lim tenderised Kanitz's leg. Kanitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laborina Lim slips a jab from Kanitz.
Laborina Lim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Laborina Lim moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laborina Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laborina Lim throws out the jab.
Laborina Lim wants to slow Kanitz down by chopping away at his legs.
Kanitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Kanitz.
Laborina Lim misses the shot to the body.
Kanitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laborina Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with an uppercut
letting Kanitz counter with a right hand.
Laborina Lim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kanitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanitz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laborina Lim will feel that in the morning.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laborina Lim's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laborina Lim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laborina Lim throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kanitz counter with a right hand.
Laborina Lim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kanitz.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Laborina Lim avoids a kick to the body.
Kanitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanitz blocks a jab.
Kanitz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laborina Lim on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kanitz.
Laborina Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Kanitz as he checks the leg kick.
Laborina Lim misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Kanitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kanitz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
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