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EFFA 174 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eugenio Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugenio Torrez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugenio Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torrez slips a straight right by Kanno.
Torrez lands with a nice combination. Kanno backs away looking to recover.
Torrez slips a jab and a cross from Kanno.
Torrez slips a straight right by Kanno.
Torrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torrez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Kanno just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTorrez.
Torrez tries to keep at a distance but Kanno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Torrez.
Kanno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanno.
Kanno lands with a cross.
Torrez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kanno to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Kanno misses.
Kanno with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Kanno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torrez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
Kanno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanno is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kanno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kanno blocks a jab.
Kanno throws a push kick but Torrez slaps the foot to one side.
Kanno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrez misses with a head kick.
Torrez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torrez throws a hook to the side of Kanno's head but Kanno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanno throws a series of punches but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Torrez throws a sloppy head kick and Kanno moves out of range easily.
Kanno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torrez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Kanno.
Torrez lands with a cross.
Torrez tries to keep at a distance but Kanno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torrez misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torrez misses with a punch to the body.
Kanno tries to break the clinch but Torrez is controlling the position.
Torrez breaks the clinch.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanno throws a jab when Torrez was well out of range.
Torrez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kanno does no damage.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torrez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kanno - the referee stops the clock and Torrez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kanno. Torrez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torrez gets tackled into the ropes by Kanno. Kanno maintains the clinch.
Kanno breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikami Kanno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanno misses with a looping left.
As Kanno looks to move away, Torrez throws a big counter combo but Kanno just gets out of the way.
Torrez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanno throws a right and a left that Torrez avoids nicely.
It appears Torrez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kanno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses.
Torrez throws a quick counter head kick but Kanno was just out of range.
A left lands for Torrez.
Torrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torrez scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanno throws the left hand but Torrez avoids the punch easily.
Kanno goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanno lands with a slapping head kick.
Kanno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanno's sensitive parts.
Torrez throws a head kick but Kanno moves out of range.
Kanno tries a low kick but Torrez avoids it.
Kanno lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Torrez. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrez misses the jab.
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanno was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Kanno tries to clinch up.
Kanno misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikami Kanno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torrez if he has to take too many more of those.
A big left from Kanno misses.
Kanno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrez throws a good cross that connects.
Torrez throws a push kick but Kanno slaps the foot to one side.
Torrez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno throws a body punch but Torrez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrez. Kanno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikami Kanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrez scores with a kick to the body.
Kanno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanno's head backwards.
Kanno misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Torrez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torrez defending well as Kanno loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez swings widly with a right hand
and Kanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Torrez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanno's head.
Good work by Torrez as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torrez!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kanno. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kanno.
Torrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanno throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Torrez moves into the clinch.
Kanno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrez lands a shoulder strike.
Torrez misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno is trying to break the clinch but Torrez is controlling him.
Kanno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kanno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanno scores with a three punch combo!
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanno.
Kanno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kanno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torrez circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanno cracks Torrez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kanno misses with a body kick.
Torrez is looking for a counter combo.
Torrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanno.
Torrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torrez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torrez blocks the body kick.
Kanno digs a good hook to Torrez's body.
Torrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanno tries to land a leg kick but Torrez saw it coming and moves away.
Kanno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanno misses with a straight right.
Torrez throwing a counter right hand but Kanno manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Torrez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kanno doesn't seem phased though.
Kanno throws a big shot that misses.
Torrez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kanno under the eye.
Kanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kanno looks to move away, Torrez throws a big counter combo but Kanno just gets out of the way.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kanno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torrez. That one must have hurt.
Torrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanno.
The fighters circling - Kanno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four 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!
Torrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanno.
Kanno connects with a looping right hand.
Torrez is looking to land body kicks.
Kanno throws a hook but Torrez blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kanno.
Kanno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Torrez misses the target.
Torrez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eugenio Torrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrez blocks a head kick by Kanno.
Kanno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanno has closed the distance and engaged Torrez in a clinch.
Kanno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikami Kanno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Torrez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanno misses with an uppercut.
Kanno throws a hook but Torrez blocks it.
Torrez tried to counter with a leg kick but Kanno avoided it.
Kanno blocks the body kick.
Torrez throws a big shot that misses.
Kanno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torrez thows a leg kick but Kanno checks it
and Kanno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanno. That's going to slow Torrez down.
Kanno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Torrez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrez.
Both fighters circling a little - Kanno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kanno misses with a head kick.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torrez swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanno pushes Torrez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Torrez.
Torrez misses with some punches.
Torrez throws a head punch that misses.
Torrez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanno.
Kanno manages to break the clinch.
Torrez moves out of range as Kanno throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanno. Torrez shrugs it off though.
Kanno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torrez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kanno tries to clinch but Torrez is having none of it.
Kanno throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Kanno throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Torrez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Torrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kanno misses.
Torrez is looking for a counter combo.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanno misses with an uppercut. Torrez saw that one coming.
Torrez is looking to counter punch.
Torrez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kanno avoids the head kick by Torrez.
Kanno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torrez's hands.
Torrez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kanno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torrez misses with a hook. Kanno ducked under it nicely.
Torrez ducks under a wild hook from Kanno.
Jab, jab by Torrez - just one landing.
Torrez moves out of range as Kanno throws a body kick.
Torrez is looking for a counter combo.
Torrez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torrez slips under a jab from Kanno.
Kanno moves away from the strike by Torrez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a hook to the side of Torrez's head but Torrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torrez throws a counter high kick but Kanno was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torrez tries to clinch up but Kanno circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanno throws a big counter head kick but Torrez avoids it with no problem.
Kanno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanno has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kanno misses with the combination.
It looked like Torrez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kanno looks to land a combination but Torrez avoids it well.
Kanno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanno misses with a low kick.
Kanno lands with a slapping head kick.
Torrez wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez with a hook.
Kanno thows a leg kick but Torrez checks it
and Torrez counters with a left to the body.
Kanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torrez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torrez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanno throws a head kick but Torrez moves out of range.
Torrez throws a right and a left that Kanno avoids nicely.
Kanno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrez connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eugenio Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikami Kanno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
Kanno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikami Kanno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikami Kanno!
A very excited looking Mikami Kanno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Sackrider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwan Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Dwan Diego is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackrider wants to clinch up but Diego keeps it at a distance.
Sackrider is looking to clinch.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackrider ducks right into an uppercut from Diego.
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diego stalling.
Sackrider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sackrider fails to land.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Diego.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego prevents a body shot from Sackrider.
Sackrider working aggressively here.
Diego pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
Sackrider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sackrider throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackrider backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sackrider tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sackrider avoids a wild elbow strike from Diego.
Diego is leaning against Sackrider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Diego lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackrider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diego is working Sackrider over against the ropes.
Sackrider is breathing heavily.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sackrider's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diego.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Diego told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Diego is leaning against Sackrider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Diego just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sackrider's brow.
Diego blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diego controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego stalling against the ropes.
Sackrider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackrider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sackrider tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Diego on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sackrider fails to land.
Diego looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sackrider throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Sackrider leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sackrider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego lands an elbow that stopped Sackrider in his tracks for a moment.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackrider swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackrider avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Sackrider's head.
Diego lands a nice elbow.
Sackrider is rocked!
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Sackrider crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Sackrider face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Diego takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dwan Diego!
In defeat, Kyle Sackrider stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board I'll be back!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olds scores with a body shot.
Salamanca takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Olds.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Olds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca stuns Olds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
Olds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salamanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Olds moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olds.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca has Olds up against the ropes in a clinch.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Salamanca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Olds.
Olds swings wildly with an uppercut but Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca avoiding damage as Olds throws knees to the body.
Olds takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Olds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olds stalls.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Olds misses.
It looked like Salamanca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Olds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Olds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Salamanca.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olds! But no joy.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
Olds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca throws a nice looking combination but Olds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Olds throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Olds misses with a body kick.
Olds lands a body shot.
Olds throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olds wants to slow Salamanca down by chopping away at his legs.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Olds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olds throws a sloppy head kick and Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Olds slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Olds slips under a jab.
Olds misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca backing away here, and Olds unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olds manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olds.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Olds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Olds's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Olds.
Olds tries to clinch up.
Salamanca blocks the body kick.
Olds defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Olds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Olds throws a leg kick which misses Salamanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salamanca tries to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.
Salamanca clinches up against the ropes.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Salamanca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
A short body shot lands from Salamanca as the two fighters clinch.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
Olds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Olds blocks an uppercut.
Olds misses with a knee strike.
Olds misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Olds.
Salamanca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca tries to land a front kick but Olds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olds.
Olds blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds blocks a jab.
Olds scores with a leg kick.
Olds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olds misses with a body kick.
Olds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olds misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olds.
Salamanca lands a high kick!
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
Olds is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Olds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olds was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Salamanca looks for the body kick but Olds saw that one coming.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Olds checks it.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Olds.
Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olds connects with a leg kick. Salamanca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olds wants to land a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Olds.
A big right from Olds misses.
Salamanca instigates a clinch.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Salamanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.
Olds stalls.
Olds tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Olds back against the ropes.
Salamanca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Salamanca is trying to maintain a safe position but Olds gets an underhook and turns Salamanca into the ropes.
Olds lands a right hand.
Olds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Olds's head back.
Olds scores with a jab to the head.
Salamanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olds.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Olds.
Olds lands a glancing blow to the side of Salamanca's head.
Salamanca looks to land a right hand but Olds moved out of range.
Olds throws a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olds lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Olds lands.
Olds lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca wants to clinch up but Olds keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Olds.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Olds.
Olds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olds throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Olds.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Olds looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olds looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Olds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Olds's leg. Olds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Olds slaps the foot to one side.
Olds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca is looking to slow Olds down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds dodges the punch combination from Salamanca.
Olds connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Olds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olds.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salamanca. Olds shrugs it off though.
Salamanca has closed the distance and engaged Olds in a clinch.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Salamanca walks into a left hand.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Olds is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olds looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
Olds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olds. That did some damage!
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds fakes the leg kick and cracks Salamanca in the body.
Salamanca throws a nice head kick!
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Olds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olds takes the fight into the clinch.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Olds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Olds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Olds.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Olds avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the ropes.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Olds is working Salamanca over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robin Olds's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Olds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws out a leg kick but Olds moves out of range and Salamanca only half commits.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Olds moves out of range.
Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Olds catches Salamanca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Olds.
Olds throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Olds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
Olds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
Olds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Olds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
Olds lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds's corner calls for a 1-2. Olds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Olds takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olds. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olds throws a big shot that misses.
Olds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salamanca on the side of the head.
Olds blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Olds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olds moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
Olds was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salamanca connects with the punch.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olds.
Olds throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salamanca doesn't seem bothered though.
Salamanca throws a big shot that misses.
Salamanca tries to work over Olds's front leg with a kick but Olds checks it.
Olds feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Olds checks it.
Olds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Salamanca does no damage.
Salamanca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca cracks the inside of Olds's front leg.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca moves out of range as Olds throws a body kick.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Donk. Salamanca catches Olds right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Olds.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Salamanca moves out of range as Olds strikes.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Olds ducked under it nicely.
Olds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Olds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salamanca's hands.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Olds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Olds cracks the inside of Salamanca's front leg.
A slow jab from Olds misses its intended target.
Olds scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salamanca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Olds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Olds is out of range.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olds works the jab nicely.
Olds misses with a leg kick.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olds slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Olds moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Olds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salamanca's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olds looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olds slips under a jab.
Olds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Olds.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Olds looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Olds misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Olds connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Olds connects with a body shot.
Salamanca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca motions for Olds to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olds misses the body punch
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Olds scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Olds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Olds!
Robin Olds tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donal Maciver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hipolito Hoplitai Haploi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hipolito Hoplitai Haploi !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a right hand
and Maciver moves into the clinch.
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hoplitai Haploi .
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Hoplitai Haploi has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maciver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoplitai Haploi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Hoplitai Haploi manages to break the clinch.
Hoplitai Haploi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maciver moves away from the strike by Hoplitai Haploi .
Maciver avoids the body shot from Hoplitai Haploi .
Hoplitai Haploi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maciver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maciver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoplitai Haploi backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a straight left.
Hoplitai Haploi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maciver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoplitai Haploi . That one must have hurt.
Maciver throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoplitai Haploi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maciver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Hoplitai Haploi misses.
Maciver throws a looping overhand right but Hoplitai Haploi ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoplitai Haploi ! But no joy.
Hoplitai Haploi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoplitai Haploi .
Maciver sizes up Hoplitai Haploi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoplitai Haploi 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.
Maciver closes the distance and clinches.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maciver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoplitai Haploi looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoplitai Haploi 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
Hoplitai Haploi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoplitai Haploi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver landing knees to the head.
Maciver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maciver lands with a light punch inside.
Hoplitai Haploi misses with the head strike.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver lands a nice knee to the body.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maciver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver digs a right hand underneath Hoplitai Haploi 's ribcage. Hoplitai Haploi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciver is working Hoplitai Haploi over against the ropes.
Maciver lands a knee to the body.
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver gets through Hoplitai Haploi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoplitai Haploi is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Hoplitai Haploi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maciver finish him?
Hoplitai Haploi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver is controlling Hoplitai Haploi 's neck. Maciver unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Hoplitai Haploi goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Donal Maciver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pranab Modi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pranab Modi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Henson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Modi takes a step back to recover.
Henson misses with an uppercut. Modi saw that one coming.
Henson looks to throw a body kick
enabling Modi to counter with a crisp jab.
Henson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Modi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Modi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henson.
Modi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Modi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Modi scores with a hook to the body. Henson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Modi connects with a nice looking jab.
Henson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Modi. That did some damage!
Modi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Modi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Modi.
Modi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Modi tries to counter by clinching up but Henson breaks away and moves out of range.
Henson cracks Modi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henson throws a head kick that misses.
Modi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Modi throws a head kick that half lands.
Modi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Modi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Henson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson slips under a jab from Modi.
Modi scoring well with a low kick there.
Modi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson lands a head kick. Modi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Modi, as that shot connected.
Modi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson misses with a hook to the body
and Modi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Modi throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Modi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Modi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Modi blocks a head kick by Henson.
Modi catches Henson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Modi circles away.
Henson scores with a push kick.
Modi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Modi.
Henson tries to clinch but Modi is having none of it.
Modi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Modi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modi manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Modi.
Modi throws a sloppy head kick
and Henson counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Modi.
Modi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modi.
Henson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Modi is looking to counter the offense by Henson and move into the clinch.
Modi scores with a nice right hand.
Henson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Modi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Modi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Modi throws a wild body kick that Henson sees coming a mile off.
Modi checks the leg kick.
Modi is looking to counter the offense by Henson and move into the clinch.
Modi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Modi digs a good body shot into Henson's ribs.
Modi throws a body punch but Henson moves out of range.
Modi misses with a head kick.
Modi slips under a jab.
Modi avoids the head kick by Henson.
Modi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Modi misses.
Henson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Modi tries to work over Henson's front leg with a kick but Henson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modi cracks Henson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Modi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson tries to clinch but Modi moves out of range.
Henson throws out a loose jab but Modi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Henson manages to circle out of the way.
Modi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Modi jabs at Henson's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Henson as he connects with a hook.
Henson misses with a looping right.
Modi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henson misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Modi misses the target.
Henson throws a leg kick but Modi moved away.
Modi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Modi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Henson.
Henson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Modi throwing a counter right hand but Henson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Modi.
Henson moves out of range of the leg kick from Modi.
Modi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pranab Modi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Modi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Modi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Henson misses.
Modi fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson drops his hands momentarily and Modi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henson throws the left hand but Modi avoids the punch easily.
Modi motions for Henson to come forward. Modi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson slips under a jab from Modi.
Pranab Modi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Modi, right into the meat.
Henson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henson ducks under a wild hook from Modi.
Henson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Modi throws out the jab.
Modi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modi swings for the body but Henson moves out of range.
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Modi misses.
Modi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson wants to clinch up but Modi keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Henson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Modi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henson can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Henson misses.
Modi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henson is out of range and Modi settles back down.
Modi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Modi scoring well with a low kick there.
Modi misses with a body kick.
Henson is looking to chop away at Modi's legs.
Nice defenses there by Henson.
Henson throws an overhand right that lands on Modi's shoulder, as Modi tries to avoid the shot.
Modi cracks Henson with an open hand slap.
Modi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Modi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Modi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henson looks to land a left hand but Modi moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Modi both land. Nice combination.
Modi lands a slapping body shot.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Henson is looking to clinch.
Modi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henson tries to clinch but Modi moves out of range.
Henson throws a lazy right hand but Modi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Modi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Modi tries to counter by clinching up but Henson breaks away and moves out of range.
Modi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henson wants to slow Modi down by chopping away at his legs.
Henson checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modi swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson blocks a head kick by Modi.
Henson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Modi. That snapped Henson's head back.
Modi cracks a nice hook into Henson's ribs.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henson is looking to clinch but Modi is avoiding it.
Henson throws a body shot but no joy.
Modi throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henson.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Modi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Modi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson slips a straight right by Modi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson thows a leg kick but Modi checks it
and Modi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henson's knee momentarily.
Henson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Modi manages to break the clinch.
Henson throws a leg kick but Modi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Modi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Modi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Modi moves out of range of the body kick.
Henson ducks right into an uppercut from Modi.
Henson misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Henson misses its intended target.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Modi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Modi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Henson.
Henson throws a chopping leg kick but Modi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Modi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pranab Modi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Modi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Modi does no damage.
Henson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Modi. Modi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Modi connects with a single shot there.
Modi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henson.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Modi moved out of range.
Henson swings for the body but Modi moves out of range.
Modi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Modi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Modi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henson misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Modi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Modi breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Modi misses its intended target.
Modi delivers a nice body kick.
Henson moves into range and clinches up with Modi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henson.
Modi lands with a short shot to the head.
Modi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Modi manages to break the clinch.
Modi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henson backs up against the ropes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henson 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 Modi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Modi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Modi slips a jab from Henson.
A right-left combo lands from Modi.
Henson tries to clinch up but Modi circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Modi keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Modi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to clinch up but Modi keeps it at a distance.
Henson wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Henson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Modi.
Good leg kick by Modi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Modi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Modi duly obliges.
Henson moves into the clinch.
Modi blocks an uppercut.
Henson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Modi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Modi lands a hook that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Modi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modi blocks an uppercut.
Modi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Modi is working Henson over against the ropes.
Modi works on Henson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Modi.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Modi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henson lands a knee to the body.
Henson gets through Modi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Modi manages to break the clinch.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Modi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modi punishes Henson's body with a nice straight punch.
Modi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Modi lands with a hook. Henson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Modi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modi takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
Henson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Modi swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson thows a leg kick but Modi checks it
and Modi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henson's knee momentarily.
Modi lands the left hand.
Michael Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Modi digs a good hook to Henson's body.
Henson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henson, right into the meat.
Henson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Modi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Modi, as that shot connected.
Modi lands a leg kick that knocks Henson off balance momentarily.
Henson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Modi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Modi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Modi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Modi there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Modi is looking to slow Henson down with leg kicks.
Modi lands with a shot to the body.
Modi throws a sloppy head kick and Henson moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pranab Modi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Modi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pranab Modi!
Pranab Modi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Michael Henson spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, Sponsor Pure Nutrition. To all my coaches and sparring partners who prepared me for this fight. I let you guys down. I am disappointed at myself but I know I can come back stronger. Credit to him for the victory. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George's entrance music is Ca fait mal. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
9 - 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
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Belmont.
Belmont tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Belmont can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Our sources have told us that George has been working on his elbows in the gym.
George misses with the head strike.
George misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Belmont fails to land.
Belmont misses with some punches.
Belmont wants to break free but George has control.
George lands an elbow that stopped Belmont in his tracks for a moment.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonts head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George lands an elbow just above Belmont 's eye.
It looks like Augustus Belmont has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Belmont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George misses with some punches.
George lands an elbow inside that Belmont shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George can't find room to land a body shot as Belmont controls the action.
Belmont tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belmont working aggressively here.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from George.
A shot in the inside from Belmont.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Belmont.
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belmont.
A right hook to the body lands for George.
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!
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
George lands a nice elbow.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belmont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the ropes.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmont's elbow.
Belmont lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
George blocks a body shot from Belmont.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George takes a shot to the head.
Belmont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belmont misses with a punch to the body.
Belmont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
George tries to throw a body punch but Belmont avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
Belmont tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands a nice elbow.
George lands with a right to the head.
George lands an elbow inside that Belmont shrugs off.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belmont lands with a left to the head.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonts head.
Belmont struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Belmont blocking some punches.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George looking to stall.
Belmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Belmont fails to land.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belmont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belmont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George misses with some punches.
Belmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belmont avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
Belmont is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont working aggressively here.
Belmont tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Belmont back against the ropes.
Belmont throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George digs a right hand underneath Belmont's ribcage. Belmont let out a lung full of air as it connected.
George throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belmont is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Belmont blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by George.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Belmont as the two fighters clinch.
George misses with a body punch.
Belmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by George.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Belmont can't break the clinch.
Belmont working aggressively here.
Belmont prevents a body shot from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augustus Belmont's cut.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belmont keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from George misses.
Belmont drops his hands momentarily and George takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belmont throws a push kick but George slaps the foot to one side.
Belmont misses with a looping left.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belmont misses the jab.
George clobbers Belmont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmont darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
George moves to clinch but Belmont breaks away
and Belmont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belmont can do to turn this around?
Belmont lands a nice leg kick that just misses George's sensitive parts.
Belmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George slips under a jab.
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belmont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmont misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont avoids the body shot from George.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Belmont.
A low kick from George misses
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belmont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belmont throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus Belmont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmont avoids the head kick by George.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Belmont does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmont just misses with a punch to the body.
George thumps Belmont with a low kick.
Belmont throws a big shot that misses.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Belmont misses with an uppercut.
Belmont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
George tries to score with a low kick but Belmont moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George looks to throw the jab but Belmont is out of range.
George moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Belmont blocks an elbow strike.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a damaging elbow.
George lands a nice uppercut.
Belmont wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
George lands with a left to the head.
Belmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George lands an elbow just above Belmont 's eye.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
George works on Belmont's body with a couple of short punches.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George slowing the pace effectively.
George prevents Belmont from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Belmont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belmont wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George is looking to control Belmont's arms but Belmont gets an underhook and turns him. Now George has his back to the ropes.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belmont's defenses.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
George lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belmont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George scores with a shot to the side of Belmont's head.
Belmont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George drives through and clinches with Belmont against the ropes.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belmont's efforts to push away.
Belmont blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont prevents a body shot from George.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Belmont breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George swings for the body but Belmont moves out of range.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
George checks a low kick from Belmont.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belmont takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belmont moves out of range of the body kick.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belmont loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmont.
Belmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George misses with a low kick.
Belmont tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Belmont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belmont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augustus Belmont's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belmont walks forward, straight into a front kick from George.
Belmont moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belmont takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belmont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belmont takes a body punch but keeps moving.
George rushes Belmont and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Belmont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George prevents a body shot from Belmont.
Nice body punch from George - that landed with a thud.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from George.
Belmont misses with a punch on the inside.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmont controls his hands.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with an elbow strike.
Belmont tries to break free but George pushes him back against the ropes.
Belmont works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
George scores with a shot to the side of Belmont's head.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George blocks an uppercut.
George scores with a shot to the side of Belmont's head.
Belmont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Belmont controls his hands.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Belmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belmont has a couple of punches blocked by George.
A nice left hand lands by Belmont.
Belmont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont is looking to land body kicks.
George scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belmont. George shrugs it off though.
George misses with a wild body shot.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
George lands with a hook. Belmont tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belmont throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
George avoids the head kick by Belmont.
Belmont misses with a hook.
George throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belmont counters with a three punch combo that has George backing up. George nods at Belmont to acknowledge the strikes.
Belmont avoids the body shot from George.
Belmont takes one to the side of the head.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
George throws a shot from downtown. Belmont moves away and avoids it.
Belmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belmont on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.
George blocks a leg kick.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belmont misses with a body shot.
Belmont scores with a nice strike.
Belmont lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
George blocks a head kick by Belmont.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.
George moves into the clinch.
Belmont takes an elbow to the forehead.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George lands an uppercut.
Belmont throws a head punch that misses.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmont's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmont fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belmont takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George lands a body shot.
Belmont has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George keeps control of Belmont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belmont misses with some punches.
George keeps control of Belmont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George prevents Belmont from breaking the clinch.
Belmont blocks a body shot from George.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belmont backwards.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belmont struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George blocks an uppercut.
Belmont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augustus Belmont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belmont, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for George, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is React - Not today. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Hastings throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson misses with a hook. Hastings ducked under it nicely.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hastings thumps Johnson with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hastings.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hastings tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Hastings swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hastings throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Hastings fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hastings throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Hastings avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Hastings half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson slips a jab from Hastings.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Hastings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hastings connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hastings takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hastings takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Hastings moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Hastings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson is looking to slow Hastings down with leg kicks.
Hastings moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Hastings throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Hastings moved away.
As Johnson backs away, Hastings returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Hastings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hastings blocks the body kick.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Hastings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hastings throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Hastings takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
A big right from Hastings misses.
Hastings avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Hastings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson catches Hastings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hastings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hastings throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Hastings keeps the fight on the outside.
Hastings tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
A big right from Johnson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hastings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hastings throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Hastings keeps it at a distance.
Hastings scores with a head kick.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a hook. Hastings ducked under it nicely.
Hastings appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hastings.
Hastings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Hastings throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Hastings scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hastings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hastings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Hastings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Hastings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hastings is looking to counter punch.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hastings blocks it well.
Johnson throws a head kick but Hastings moves out of range.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hastings avoids the body shot from Johnson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hastings!
Hastings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Hastings misses with a double jab.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Hastings strikes.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Hastings's front leg but catches the back leg as Hastings tries to avoid it.
Hastings looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleece Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson cracks the inside of Hastings's front leg.
Hastings slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Hastings ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Hastings moves out of range.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hastings throws a leg kick
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Hastings is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Hastings digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hastings struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Hastings tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Hastings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hastings can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Hastings effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Hastings lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hastings managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Hastings tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Hastings blocks it.
Hastings lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hastings tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Hastings.
Johnson tries to work over Hastings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hastings cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Hastings.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hastings creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Hastings controls the action.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hastings lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Fleece Johnson's cut even more.
Hastings throws a head punch that misses.
Hastings managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries a body shot but Hastings blocks it.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Hastings on the inside.
The cut above Fleece Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hastings's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Hastings shrugs off.
Hastings lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Basil Hastings has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hastings tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hastings lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Hastings looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hastings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hastings lands a shot to the body.
Hastings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hastings prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Hastings tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Hastings tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hastings takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hastings controls his hands.
Hastings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Hastings counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Hastings takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Hastings blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Hastings blocks the leg kick.
Hastings takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Hastings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hastings throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Hastings defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Hastings pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Hastings settles back down.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hastings.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hastings.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson slips under a jab from Hastings.
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Hastings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hastings.
Hastings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fleece Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Hastings will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Hastings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson slips a jab from Hastings.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Hastings blocks the leg kick.
Hastings throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hastings lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hastings appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hastings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hastings plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hastings moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hastings throws out the jab.
Hastings fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hastings looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Hastings lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hastings turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Hastings takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Hastings throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Hastings moved away.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hastings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Hastings throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Hastings keeps it at a distance.
Hastings is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Hastings slips the punch.
Hastings tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hastings blocks the low kick.
Hastings throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Hastings.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Hastings is out of range.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Hastings lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Hastings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Hastings misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hastings walks into a left hand.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hastings moves away.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hastings fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Hastings walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook. Hastings ducked under it nicely.
Hastings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Hastings moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hastings.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hastings.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Hastings throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Hastings throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Hastings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Fleece Johnson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hastings.
Hastings misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hastings moves away.
Hastings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Hastings takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips a straight right by Hastings.
As Hastings backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Hastings manages to avoid it all.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hastings.
An inside leg kick from Hastings misses.
Hastings misses with a looping right.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hastings takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Hastings avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Hastings thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Hastings.
Hastings takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hastings takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hastings throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Hastings is looking to counter punch.
Hastings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hastings with a nice cross.
Hastings takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Hastings throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Hastings tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Hastings with a hook.
Hastings blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Hastings lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hastings lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Hastings tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson 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.
A little feinted left hand from Hastings on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Hastings looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Hastings ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Hastings throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Hastings looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hastings walks into a jab.
Hastings feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Hastings misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a jab when Hastings was well out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Hastings takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Hastings.
Hastings takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Johnson throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Hastings jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hastings.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hastings is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hastings counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson slips under a jab from Hastings.
Hastings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Hastings's head back.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hastings.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Hastings counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Hastings lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hastings scores with a leg kick.
Hastings lands a jab to the head.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hastings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson's cut.
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!
Hastings throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hastings is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Hastings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hastings counters with a two punch combo.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Hastings coming out on top.
Hastings connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hastings.
A slow jab from Hastings misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Hastings lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hastings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson catches Hastings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hastings throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hastings blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Hastings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hastings thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johnson throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hastings misses with a straight right.
Hastings moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hastings blocks a jab.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Hastings's head back.
Hastings lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson thows a body kick. Hastings tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hastings takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fleece Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Hastings.
A cross from Hastings lands.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Hastings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Hastings.
Hastings avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hastings moves away.
Hastings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson checks a low kick from Hastings.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hastings.
Hastings lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hastings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Hastings finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson defending well as Hastings loads up on a big left hand.
Hastings misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Hastings lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson misses the jab.
Hastings looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Hastings lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick from Hastings.
Johnson slips a jab from Hastings.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hastings missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hastings slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hastings on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four 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!
Johnson moves forwards but Hastings connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hastings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Basil Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hastings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Hastings counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Hastings throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hastings.
Johnson moves out of range as Hastings strikes.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Hastings moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basil Hastings showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Basil Hastings was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks EFFA, but my time in KT ring is over. Tried my best, but couldn't rise to the top.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shitty Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shitty Bill was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shitty Bill!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Bill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bill fails to land.
Bill takes an elbow to the temple.
Cirkovic leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bill swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bill.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic ducks into a a hook from Bill and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cirkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Bill breaks away and moves out of range.
Bill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cirkovic rushes Bill and presses him up against the ropes.
Bill scores with a shoulder strike.
Bill is trying to push Cirkovic away but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Bill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
A head punch on the inside from Bill fails to land.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Bill avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bill looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Cirkovic.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic - that landed with a thud.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cirkovic scores with a punch to the head.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cirkovic works the jab nicely.
Cirkovic cracks Bill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Bill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body. Bill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic thumps Bill with a low kick.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bill throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Bill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick as Bill jumps back.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Bill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bill ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Bill backwards.
Bill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Cirkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Cirkovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cirkovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bill throws a right hand that misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Bill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Bill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cirkovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cirkovic scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Bill's midsection.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cirkovic can pounce on him.
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 Milovan Cirkovic's cut.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bill throws a poor cross that misses
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic cracks the inside of Bill's front leg.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Bill avoids it easily.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Bill.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Bill moved away.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Good exchange - Cirkovic coming out on top.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Bill's ribs.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick
and Bill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bill blocks the body kick.
Bill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bill throws a counter combo.
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Bill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bill.
A little jabbing left from Bill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bill.
As Bill tries to get set, Cirkovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Bill manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cirkovic forces Bill back against the ropes and clinches.
Bill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bill can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Cirkovic as the two fighters clinch.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Cirkovic trying to control the position but instead, Bill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cirkovic into the ropes.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bill tries to break free but Cirkovic pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Bill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Bill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Bill.
Cirkovic tries to clinch there but Bill circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Bill's front leg but catches the back leg as Bill tries to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Bill avoids it easily.
Cirkovic thuds his right hand into Bill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cirkovic thumps Bill with a low kick.
Bill avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Bill off balance momentarily.
Bill avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to wear down Bill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cirkovic. Bill shrugs it off though.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bill throws out a counter right but Cirkovic avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Bill loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Bill avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Bill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Bill.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Bill takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bill on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bill throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cirkovic presses Bill against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milovan Cirkovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bill moves out of range as Cirkovic throws a body kick.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bill. That did some damage!
Shitty Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bill moves out of range of the leg kick from Cirkovic.
A big left from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
Bill on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cirkovic slips a jab and a cross from Bill.
Bill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cirkovic rushes Bill and presses him up against the ropes.
Bill has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Bill.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Bill down.
Danga de danga de dang - Bill scores with a four punch combination!
Cirkovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cirkovic works on Bill's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic manages to break the clinch.
Cirkovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bill walks into a left hand.
Cirkovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
You can see that Bill has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Bill's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic moves to clinch but Bill breaks away
and Bill counters with a stiff right hand.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Bill down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bill. That did some damage!
Cirkovic is looking to clinch but Bill is avoiding it.
Bill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bill! But no joy.
Bill 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.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Bill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cirkovic blocks the leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Bill slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bill! But no joy.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Bill's ribcage but misses.
Bill throws a right and a left that Cirkovic avoids nicely.
Bill blocks the body kick.
Cirkovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bill's calf.
Cirkovic feints a jab promting Bill to slip. Cirkovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cirkovic tests Bill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic looks to throw the jab but Bill is out of range.
Bill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bill 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.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Bill sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bill appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Bill
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Cirkovic rushes Bill and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cirkovic.
Bill has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Milovan Cirkovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cirkovic dodges the punch combination from Bill.
Bill throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Bill down.
Bill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bill throws a big shot that misses.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot
enabling Bill to counter with a crisp jab.
Cirkovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bill's hands.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a straight left.
Bill unleashes a big counter combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bill misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirkovic avoids it.
Bill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic managing to block the knees to the body from Bill.
A short right from Cirkovic.
Bill misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bill is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bill misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic darts in and clinches Bill up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Bill breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a nice head shot.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bill in his tracks.
Bill misses with a low kick as Cirkovic jumps back.
Cirkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bill looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Bill scores with a one two! Cirkovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Bill tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Bill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bill just manages to avoid it.
Bill throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bill lands a nice shot that snaps Cirkovic's head back.
Bill looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Bill breaks away and moves out of range.
Bill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
A slow jab from Bill misses its intended target.
Bill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cirkovic eats them both and turns towards Bill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cirkovic cracks Bill with a good jab.
Bill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bill's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cirkovic blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Bill's ribs.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Bill throws a low kick but Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bill throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Bill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milovan Cirkovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bill is looking for the big counter here.
Bill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cirkovic counters with a left to the body.
Bill misses with a lunging right hand
and Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Bill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Bill blocks it.
Cirkovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bill is trying to push Cirkovic away but Cirkovic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Bill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bill is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cirkovic prevents Bill from breaking the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bill.
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.
Bill wants to break free but Cirkovic has control.
Bill is looking to break free of the clinch but Cirkovic has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirkovic pushes Bill up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic taking a breather.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Bill lands with a right to the head.
Bill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bill can't break the clinch.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bill manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Cirkovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cirkovic looks to land a combination but Bill avoids it well.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cirkovic motions for Bill to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic is looking to chop away at Bill's legs.
Bill throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Bill lands with a kick to the temple. Cirkovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is looking to score with low kicks.
Cirkovic dodges the punch combination from Bill.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Bill blocks it.
Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bill, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shitty Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bill tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Bill back against the ropes.
Cirkovic has Bill pressed against the ropes, preventing Bill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bill misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a damaging elbow.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill throws a combination. Cirkovic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Bill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bill throws a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic scores with a body shot.
Cirkovic forces Bill back against the ropes and clinches.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Bill counter with a right hand.
Bill swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic is the new super heavyweight champion!
Milovan Cirkovic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pitt Nutrition 160Q! 10% Laundry plus fees!!!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between The Sumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dam Son (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Sumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dam Son!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Dam Son has been cut.
The Sumo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sumo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumo throws a head punch that misses.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son looking to slow down the pace here.
Sumo has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Son throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sumo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Son.
It looks like The Sumo has been cut.
Sumo misses with the head strike.
Son putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sumo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumo is breathing heavily.
Sumo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Son working Sumo over with knees to the body.
Son lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Son avoiding damage.
Son lands a nice shot to the body.
Son lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sumo backwards.
Knees to the body from Son.
A right hand to the body from Son.
Son is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Son.
Son with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Son is trying to stall.
Son scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Son obliges.
Son putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sumo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Son with a knee to the head.
Son lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sumo.
Son stalling in the clinch but Sumo improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sumo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Son scores a nice knee to the body.
Son cracks Sumo with a huge knee and knocks him out cold! No need for the referee to start the count here - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dam Son!
Dam Son decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong's entrance music is 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manchester Red!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Red's shoulder, as Red tries to avoid the shot.
Red lands with a right hand.
Spong drives through and clinches with Red against the ropes.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong blocking some punches.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red blocks a body shot from Spong.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Red avoids it by throwing Spong back against the ropes.
Red lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Red is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
Red misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
I was talking to Spong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spong breaks from the clinch.
Red takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong misses with a right hand
and Red counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong cracks Red with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
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!
Spong throws a right hand that misses
and Red cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Red 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.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Red coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red moves out of range of the body kick.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Spong moves out of range easily.
Red steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Red misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Spong misses the target.
Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
A head kick misses from Red.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Spong moves out of range easily.
Spong checks the leg kick.
Spong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red clinches up against the ropes.
Spong avoiding damage as Red throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Red.
A short right from Spong.
Spong gets through Red's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Red is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red is trying to force a seperation but Spong has the dominant position.
Spong breaks the clinch.
Jab by Red.
Spong feints a jab promting Red to slip. Spong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Red slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spong wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
Red closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the ropes.
Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red is looking to clinch.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spong misses with a wild combination.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Red takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Red's head backwards.
A jab lands there for Red.
Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Spong avoids the body shot from Red.
Red has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spong throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Red avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spong.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red lands an elbow inside.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Red takes a knee to the side of the body.
Red looks winded!
Spong is leaning against Red and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short left from Spong.
Spong working Red over with knees to the body.
Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spong throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Spong pushes him off.
Spong takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spong throws a series of punches but Red moves out of range.
Spong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spong tries to clinch but Red is having none of it.
Spong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Red fails to land with a series of punches.
Spong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Red lands with a shot to the body.
Red throws a lazy body kick
enabling Spong to counter with a crisp jab.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.
Spong scores with a body shot.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
Spong misses with a body shot.
Spong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spong rushes Red and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Spong tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Spong avoids a wild elbow strike from Red.
Red scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Red obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Red scores with a shoulder strike.
Red manages to break the clinch.
Red chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong with a jab.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong avoids the head kick by Red.
Manchester Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spong misses with a head kick.
Red is looking to clinch.
Alistair Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
Red cracks Spong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Red connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spong scrambles back to his feet.
Red gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spong throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red clinches.
Spong tries to break the clinch but Red is controlling the position.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong blocks a body shot from Red.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a punch on the inside.
Red breaks from the clinch.
Spong throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Red finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spong throws a one two combo.
Spong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Spong tries to clinch there but Red circles away.
Spong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spong missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Spong does it's job there.
Spong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Red looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Spong looks to land a combination but Red avoids it well.
That's four 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!
Red goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Red.
Still in the clinch, Red scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Red's head.
Spong misses with some punches.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red lands an elbow that stopped Spong in his tracks for a moment.
Spong is working Red over against the ropes.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Spong - that landed with a thud.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong lands with a right hand.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Red.
Spong scores with a sloppy right hand. Red should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alistair Spong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spong is looking to counter punch.
Red takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spong lands a front kick to the face, that drops Red to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Red is rocked!
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Spong slips a straight right by Red.
Spong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spong darts in and clinches Red up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red tries to throw a body punch but Spong avoids it by throwing Red back against the ropes.
Alistair Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Red lands a body punch in the clinch.
Red tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Spong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
Red with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red misses with a knee to the head.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red avoids it.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong breaks from the clinch.
Spong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spong misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Spong moves out of range of the body kick from Red.
As Red backs away, Spong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Red throws a low kick, looking for Spong's leg but Spong calmly moves out of range.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Red swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Red throws a push kick but Spong slaps the foot to one side.
Spong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
Red tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Spong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spong misses with a straight left.
Red unleashes a big counter combination but Spong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manchester Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spong throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Red uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red misses with a hook to the body
and Spong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
Red looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Spong takes one to the side of the head.
Red is looking to clinch but Spong is avoiding it.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Red.
Spong misses with a hook to the body
and Red counters with a one-two to the body.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spong is looking to counter with a body kick.
Red misses with an uppercut.
Red moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Spong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Red connects with a solid leg kick.
Red takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red lands a glancing blow to the side of Spong's head.
Spong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spong misses with a few strikes there.
Red rushes Spong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alistair Spong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from Spong.
Spong cracks Red with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spong.
Spong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red.
Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Red.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
Spong moves in looking to clinch but Red pushes him off.
Red on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Red looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
Spong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spong clinches up with Red and pushes him back against the ropes.
Red misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Red.
Red trying to land knees to the body.
Spong lands a body punch.
Spong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Spong looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Red on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Spong!
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