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EFFA 177 - PPV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod has chosen Battle Hymn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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
20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacLeod misses with a right hand
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a nice leg kick.
MacLeod throws a right and a left that Washengtoneo Bandairrezz avoids nicely.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacLeod is out of range.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz swings for the body but MacLeod moves out of range.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacLeod lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacLeod scores with a hook.
MacLeod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses with a double jab
and MacLeod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as MacLeod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz doesn't seem phased though.
MacLeod scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut.
MacLeod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A solid body kick from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
MacLeod looks to throw the jab but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is out of range.
MacLeod throws a shot from downtown. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as MacLeod blocks the leg kick.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz connects with a single shot there.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a hook to the side of MacLeod's head but MacLeod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a combination that misses
letting MacLeod counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacLeod. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the body
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod misses with a straight left.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz staggers MacLeod with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! MacLeod looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
MacLeod is rocked!
It looks like Connor MacLeod has been cut.
Connor MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz 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 MacLeod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacLeod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacLeod is still on wobbly legs! Can Washengtoneo Bandairrezz finish him?
Nice shot by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
MacLeod fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacLeod seems to have recovered his senses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz defending well as MacLeod loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
MacLeod misses with a hook.
It looked like Washengtoneo Bandairrezz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
MacLeod avoids the head kick by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
A big left from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses.
MacLeod moves into the clinch.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands with a light punch inside.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a head punch that misses.
MacLeod swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod misses with a hook. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz ducked under it nicely.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz slips a straight right by MacLeod.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLeod moves away.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacLeod.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacLeod.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
MacLeod looks to land a left hand but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz moved out of range nicely.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to counter punch.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacLeod misses with a straight left.
MacLeod tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a nice uppercut.
MacLeod looks to throw the jab but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Connor MacLeod's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a shot from downtown. MacLeod moves away and avoids it.
MacLeod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacLeod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacLeod tries to clinch but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz moves out of range.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands with an overhand left.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
MacLeod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacLeod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod throws an overhand right that lands on Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's shoulder, as Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to avoid the shot.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
MacLeod wants to clinch but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz slips to the side
and MacLeod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacLeod clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacLeod taking a breather.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz slows down the pace here.
MacLeod trying to control the position but instead, Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacLeod into the ropes.
MacLeod throws a head punch that misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacLeod stalling in the clinch.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks a body shot from MacLeod.
MacLeod takes a shot to the head.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz gets through MacLeod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a right hand.
MacLeod wants to stall.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to throw a body punch but MacLeod avoids it by throwing Washengtoneo Bandairrezz back against the ropes.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has a couple of punches blocked by MacLeod.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz breaks from the clinch.
MacLeod misses the shot to the body.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is winning the standup battle so far.
MacLeod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacLeod throws the left hand but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz avoids the punch easily.
MacLeod misses with a hook
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a thumping low kick.
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
MacLeod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacLeod throws a sloppy body shot
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a stiff right hand.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacLeod can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses with a low kick.
MacLeod tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz thinks about countering with a head kick.
MacLeod tries to clinch up
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
MacLeod swings widly with a right hand
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacLeod throws an off balance right hand
and MacLeod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for MacLeod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacLeod.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a chopping leg kick but MacLeod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacLeod misses with a jab to the body
letting Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counter with a right hand.
MacLeod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
A little jabbing left from MacLeod on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz slips a jab from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
MacLeod misses the jab.
MacLeod misses with a straight right.
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
It looked like Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor MacLeod's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz slips a straight right by MacLeod.
A slow jab from MacLeod misses its intended target.
It appears Washengtoneo Bandairrezz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a lazy right hand but MacLeod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
MacLeod misses with a lunging right hand
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a good low kick that MacLeod was not able to check.
MacLeod lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
MacLeod tries to clinch
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a stiff right hand.
MacLeod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Washengtoneo Bandairrezz counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends MacLeod crashing to the mat! MacLeod is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Washengtoneo Bandairrezz screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
As Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Dis guy wuz former champion, and well rounded fighter! But I have so much to prove! I have had my ups and a downs ! But I keep pushing forward man, and look at me now! I'm a choken chickens out in da cage or knockin dem out! Thank you to the guys from Broken Halo!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Das TooTin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Zacapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TooTin comes to the ring accompanied by Last ride of the day. Ron Zacapa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Das TooTin's 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Das TooTin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Zacapa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zacapa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zacapa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Zacapa misses
and TooTin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ron Zacapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zacapa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zacapa doesn't manage to clinch there - TooTin circles away.
Zacapa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
TooTin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zacapa wants to counter with a clinch but TooTin pushes him away.
Zacapa misses the jab.
Zacapa throws a sloppy head kick and TooTin moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zacapa. TooTin does a little dance to reset his feet.
TooTin scores with a jab. Zacapa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zacapa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Zacapa - just one landing.
Zacapa avoids the body shot from TooTin.
A low kick from Zacapa misses
and TooTin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TooTin checks a leg kick nicely.
TooTin ducks right into an uppercut from Zacapa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by TooTin - just one landing.
Zacapa scores with a hook to the body. TooTin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zacapa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt TooTin.
TooTin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
TooTin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zacapa moves into the clinch successfully.
TooTin digs a right hand into Zacapa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zacapa's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Zacapa.
TooTin lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from TooTin - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zacapa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
Zacapa has a couple of punches blocked by TooTin.
TooTin breaks the clinch.
Zacapa misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zacapa wants to clinch up but TooTin keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TooTin punishes Zacapa's body with a nice straight punch.
TooTin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
TooTin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zacapa tries to clinch
and TooTin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zacapa connects with an inside leg kick.
Zacapa moves into the clinch.
TooTin has a couple of punches blocked by Zacapa.
Zacapa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zacapa lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from TooTin.
Zacapa tries a body shot but TooTin blocks it.
Zacapa struggles to land a body shot inside as TooTin controls his hands.
Zacapa lands with a right to the head.
TooTin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TooTin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
TooTin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa pushes TooTin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zacapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TooTin tries to throw a body punch but Zacapa avoids it by throwing TooTin back against the ropes.
Zacapa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zacapa has a couple of punches blocked by TooTin.
Zacapa tries to work over TooTin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zacapa lands a left hand that snaps the head of TooTin backwards.
It looks like Das TooTin has been cut.
Zacapa throws a head punch that misses.
TooTin blocks a body shot from Zacapa.
TooTin tries a body shot but Zacapa blocks it.
Zacapa misses with some punches.
Zacapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
Good body shot from TooTin.
TooTin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa is leaning against TooTin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
TooTin blocking some punches.
Zacapa working aggressively here.
TooTin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zacapa throws a punch but it's blocked by TooTin.
Zacapa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TooTin tries to break the clinch but Zacapa is controlling the position.
TooTin misses with an elbow over the top.
TooTin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
TooTin takes a shot to the head.
TooTin blocking some punches.
Zacapa working aggressively here.
TooTin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that TooTin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Zacapa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zacapa scores with a shoulder strike.
TooTin lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Zacapa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Das TooTin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
TooTin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ron Zacapa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
TooTin throws a body kick that misses.
TooTin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
TooTin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by TooTin.
TooTin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
TooTin misses with a looping left.
Zacapa tries to clinch there but TooTin circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for TooTin.
Zacapa rushes TooTin and presses him up against the ropes.
TooTin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zacapa lands a right hand that snaps the head of TooTin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zacapa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zacapa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
TooTin is trying to force a seperation but Zacapa has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zacapa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacapa lands a nice shot to the body.
Zacapa blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Zacapa.
Zacapa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
TooTin misses with some punches.
Zacapa swings wildly with an uppercut but TooTin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zacapa can't find room to land a body shot as TooTin controls the action.
TooTin struggles to land a body shot inside as Zacapa controls his hands.
TooTin working hard to break the clinch.
Zacapa scores with a nice hook to the head.
TooTin pushes off an throws an elbow but Zacapa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zacapa working aggressively here.
TooTin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
TooTin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
TooTin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa clinches up against the ropes.
Zacapa misses with a hook to the ribs.
TooTin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
TooTin breaks from the clinch.
Zacapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but TooTin was well out of range. Poor timing from Zacapa.
It looked like TooTin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
TooTin tries to work over Zacapa's front leg with a kick but Zacapa checks it.
Zacapa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zacapa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck TooTin on the side of the head.
Zacapa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zacapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zacapa misses with the head strike.
A short left from Zacapa.
Zacapa lands a right hand that snaps the head of TooTin backwards.
Zacapa throws a punch but it's blocked by TooTin.
Zacapa manages to break the clinch.
Zacapa with a hook.
Zacapa misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TooTin takes one to the chin there.
TooTin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
TooTin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zacapa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zacapa lands a two punch combo.
Zacapa rushes TooTin and presses him up against the ropes.
Zacapa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zacapa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
TooTin prevents a body shot from Zacapa.
Zacapa blocks a body shot from TooTin.
TooTin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TooTin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zacapa misses with a punch on the inside.
TooTin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
TooTin misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa lands a hook that snaps the head of TooTin backwards.
Zacapa can't find room to land a body shot as TooTin controls the action.
Zacapa struggles to land a body shot inside as TooTin controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zacapa has a couple of punches blocked by TooTin.
Zacapa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt TooTin or not.
A right hand to the body from Zacapa.
Zacapa tries a body shot but TooTin blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zacapa.
A head punch on the inside from Zacapa fails to land.
Zacapa misses with a punch on the inside.
TooTin is trying to push Zacapa away but Zacapa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
TooTin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zacapa tries a body shot but TooTin blocks it.
Zacapa misses with a body punch.
Zacapa blocks an elbow strike from TooTin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Zacapa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Das TooTin'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zacapa throws a leg kick but TooTin checks it.
Zacapa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between TooTin's hands.
Zacapa with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by TooTin.
TooTin throws a hook but Zacapa avoids it easily.
Zacapa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
TooTin checks a low kick from Zacapa.
Zacapa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
TooTin cracks Zacapa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zacapa lands a slapping body shot.
Zacapa is looking to clinch.
TooTin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from TooTin misses its target.
Zacapa pushes TooTin up against the ropes in a clinch.
TooTin blocks a body shot from Zacapa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacapa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zacapa prevents a body shot from TooTin.
A short right from Zacapa on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by TooTin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TooTin.
Zacapa lands with a left to the head.
TooTin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zacapa backwards.
Zacapa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
TooTin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zacapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
A short uppercut from Zacapa.
TooTin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
Ron Zacapa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
TooTin tries to throw a body punch but Zacapa avoids it by throwing TooTin back against the ropes.
Zacapa lands a hook that snaps the head of TooTin backwards.
TooTin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zacapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh TooTin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from TooTin.
TooTin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
TooTin seems to have got his legs back now.
Zacapa lands with a light punch inside.
Zacapa swings wildly with an uppercut but TooTin uses good head movement to avoid it.
TooTin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zacapa.
Zacapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zacapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zacapa throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from TooTin.
Zacapa throws a head punch that misses.
Zacapa lands a left hand.
Zacapa misses with a hook from the clinch.
TooTin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zacapa pushes TooTin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
TooTin is looking to break free of the clinch but Zacapa has double underhooks.
Zacapa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ron Zacapa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
TooTin circles away from the clinch attempt.
TooTin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zacapa has managed to clinch.
TooTin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zacapa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
TooTin misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TooTin can't find room to land a body shot as Zacapa controls the action.
Zacapa misses with a punch on the inside.
Zacapa lands with a light punch inside.
Das TooTin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TooTin lands an elbow that stopped Zacapa in his tracks for a moment.
TooTin tries to work over Zacapa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zacapa misses with some punches.
TooTin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zacapa's elbow.
TooTin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
TooTin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zacapa is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Zacapa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zacapa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Zacapa!
Ron Zacapa 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Costin Claudiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudiu comes to the ring accompanied by Mice and Gods. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Costin Claudiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudiu moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Claudiu missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claudiu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claudiu.
Claudiu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca lands a leg kick that knocks Claudiu off balance momentarily.
Salamanca tries to clinch up but Claudiu circles away and keeps his distance.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Claudiu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Claudiu throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
Salamanca catches Claudiu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Claudiu misses with a low kick.
Salamanca defending well as Claudiu loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Claudiu.
Salamanca is looking to clinch.
Claudiu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salamanca avoids it.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salamanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Claudiu is out of range.
Salamanca clinches with his opponent.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Claudiu.
Salamanca blocks an elbow strike from Claudiu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claudiu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Claudiu controls the action.
A hook to the body from Claudiu.
Claudiu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Claudiu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salamanca blocks an elbow strike from Claudiu.
Claudiu presses Salamanca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salamanca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claudiu misses with a punch to the body.
Claudiu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Claudiu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Claudiu lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Claudiu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudiu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Claudiu misses with some punches.
Salamanca breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Claudiu checks a leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Claudiu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Claudiu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Claudiu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Claudiu.
Claudiu moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Claudiu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claudiu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salamanca.
Claudiu throws a series of punches but Salamanca avoids them all with ease.
Claudiu lands a jab.
Claudiu is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Claudiu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Claudiu is having none of it.
Claudiu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Claudiu's leg. Claudiu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Claudiu.
Salamanca scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Claudiu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Claudiu pushes Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
Salamanca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudiu lands a shoulder strike.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca being controlled against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Claudiu.
Salamanca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salamanca.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Salamanca is predictable there
enabling Claudiu to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
Claudiu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca throws a wild body kick that Claudiu sees coming a mile off.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claudiu lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Claudiu - just one landing.
Salamanca is looking to clinch but Claudiu is avoiding it.
Claudiu connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Costin Claudiu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Claudiu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Claudiu.
Salamanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Claudiu throws a leg kick but Salamanca moved away.
Claudiu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Claudiu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salamanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salamanca throws a right hand that misses
and Claudiu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Claudiu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Claudiu closes the distance and clinches.
Claudiu throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Claudiu controls his hands.
Salamanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Claudiu slows down the pace here.
A short left from Salamanca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claudiu.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Claudiu takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Claudiu.
Salamanca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiu throws an elbow that misses.
Claudiu can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
Claudiu throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Claudiu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca blocking some punches.
Claudiu gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiu fails to land.
Claudiu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claudiu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Claudiu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiu has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Costin Claudiu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Claudiu is keeping busy.
Claudiu throws a head punch that misses.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claudiu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Claudiu tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claudiu prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salamanca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Claudiu moves out of range.
Salamanca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Claudiu's calf.
Claudiu drops his hands momentarily and Salamanca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salamanca misses with a left hand
and Claudiu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Claudiu tries a head kick but it misses.
Claudiu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Claudiu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Claudiu.
Claudiu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salamanca checks it well.
Claudiu slips a jab from Salamanca.
Both fighters circling a little - Claudiu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Claudiu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Claudiu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claudiu lands a right hook to the body.
Salamanca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Claudiu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Claudiu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salamanca.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claudiu moves out of range as Salamanca throws a body kick.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Claudiu.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Claudiu.
Claudiu moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is trying to force a seperation but Claudiu has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claudiu.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Claudiu.
A shot in the inside from Salamanca.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Claudiu working aggressively here.
Claudiu working aggressively here.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Claudiu lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Claudiu.
Claudiu misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Claudiu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a punch but it's blocked by Claudiu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Costin Claudiu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Salamanca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Claudiu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Claudiu wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Claudiu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Claudiu staying out of range there.
Claudiu throws a sloppy head kick and Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Salamanca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Claudiu.
Salamanca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Claudiu moves out of range.
Claudiu lands a jab-cross combination.
Salamanca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Claudiu.
Nice shot by Claudiu.
Claudiu throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Salamanca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick
and Claudiu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salamanca's head.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Claudiu.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Claudiu throws a head kick that Salamanca semi-blocks.
Claudiu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Claudiu, as that shot connected.
Salamanca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
Claudiu motions for Salamanca to come forward. Claudiu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Claudiu.
Claudiu pushes Salamanca away with a front kick.
Claudiu misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Salamanca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Salamanca.
Claudiu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range and Claudiu settles back down.
Salamanca tries to counter by closing the distance.
Salamanca clobbers Claudiu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Claudiu just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salamanca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claudiu.
Salamanca motions for Claudiu to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca connects with a body shot that sends Claudiu's belly button to the back.
Salamanca throws a sloppy body shot
and Claudiu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Claudiu feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Claudiu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Claudiu's head.
Claudiu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Claudiu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Claudiu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca with a hook.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Claudiu.
Claudiu ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Claudiu looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Claudiu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Claudiu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Claudiu.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Claudiu moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca lands a head kick. Claudiu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Salamanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salamanca clobbers Claudiu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca cracks Claudiu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Claudiu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salamancas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Claudiu tries to score with a low kick but Salamanca moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Claudiu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Claudiu ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Claudiu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Claudiu counters with a nice body kick.
Claudiu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Claudiu lunges at Salamanca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salamanca's hand.
A jab lands there for Claudiu.
Salamanca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costin Claudiu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Tuco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claudiu throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salamanca! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Claudiu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Claudiu throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Claudiu backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Claudiu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Costin Claudiu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Claudiu, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Costin Claudiu!
Costin Claudiu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleece Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Luis's chin.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luis avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Luis's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Luis moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Luis throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luis throws a nice head kick!
Luis misses with an uppercut
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Luis moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Luis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Luis with an uppercut!
Luis blocks a jab.
Luis throws a body shot but no joy.
Luis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luis tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Luis back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luis lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Luis.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Luis.
Luis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Luis prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Luis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Luis.
Luis blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Luis shrugs off.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson pushes Luis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Luis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Luis managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Luis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Luis.
A short right from Luis.
Luis avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis misses with a knee to the head.
Luis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luis's elbow.
Luis lands a nice knee to the body.
Luis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Luis lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Luis tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Luis is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Luis.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Luis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
I was talking to Luis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luis scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Luis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luis.
Luis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luis.
Luis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luis misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luis obliges.
Luis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis misses with a punch to the body.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luis misses with a knee strike.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fleece Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fleece Johnson'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.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Luis moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Luis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luis moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luis lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is leaning against Luis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luis.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luis is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Luis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luis.
Luis blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Luis.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Luis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Luis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Luis blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Luis avoids the damage to the body.
Luis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luis is defending well for now.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luis is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luis.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Luis is blocking nicely.
Luis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luis throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Fleece Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A cross from Luis lands.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luis clinches.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Luis.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luis's brow.
Johnson avoiding damage as Luis throws knees to the body.
Luis landing knees to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Luis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Luis.
Fleece Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Luis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson gets through Luis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luis.
A right handed body shot lands from Luis.
Luis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nice body punch from Luis - that landed with a thud.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Luis avoids the damage to the body.
Luis can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luis.
That has opened up Fleece Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luis's elbow.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
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 Bruce Luis will probably get the nod.
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! This is the final round!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Luis throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Luis avoids it.
As Johnson looks to move away, Luis throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Luis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Luis.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luis misses with a low kick.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Luis.
Luis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Luis closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luis.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Luis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Luis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luis trying to land knees to the body.
Luis misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Luis on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luis backwards.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luis lands an elbow inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Luis.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Luis blocks it.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Luis misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Luis.
Luis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luis avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson works on Luis's body with a couple of short punches.
Luis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A right hand to the body from Luis.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Luis, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Luis scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Luis pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Fleece Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luis landing knees to the body.
A short right from Luis.
Luis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fleece Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luis blocks it with crossed arms.
Luis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Luis is controlling him.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Luis.
Luis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luis lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fleece Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruce Luis!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Luis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell as his entrance music. Abe Lievin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Carter Williams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Lievin .
Lievin throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lievin throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lievin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Lievin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lievin throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Lievin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lievin misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Lievin throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lievin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Lievin misses the target.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lievin .
Williams looks to land a left hand but Lievin moved out of range nicely.
Williams scores with a one two! Lievin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lievin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lievin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a right hand that Lievin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lievin also avoids with ease.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to bum rush Lievin with a series of wild strikes but Lievin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Lievin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lievin throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Lievin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
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!
Williams misses with a straight right.
As Williams backs away, Lievin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lievin misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lievin .
Lievin lands an overhand right.
Williams is rocked!
Lievin throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Lievin finish him?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lievin - that will leave a mark!
Williams looks winded!
Williams walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Lievin ! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abe Lievin !
Abe Lievin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Sean Carter Williams spoke after the fight, saying 'This is my final MMA fight and will be devoting all my time into training my sons and getting into the kickboxing world. I'm just to old to focus on MMA preparation an will be doing only stand up.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczęsny comes into the arena with Immortal Technique-Obnoxious blaring out of the sound system. 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manchester Red!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Szczęsny misses.
Nice body kick from Red.
Red throws a lazy head kick
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
Szczęsny thinks about countering with a body kick.
Red bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szczęsny's head.
Szczęsny swings widly with a right hand
and Red counters with a good low kick that Szczęsny was not able to check.
Szczęsny throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczęsny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Red misses with a body kick.
Szczęsny is looking to counter punch.
Red wants to clinch up but Szczęsny keeps it at a distance.
Red misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny misses with a looping right.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szczęsny.
Red only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a looping left.
Red throws a body kick that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczęsny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Red has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Szczęsny, as that shot connected.
Red throws the kick towards the body but Szczęsny avoids it.
Red changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Red blocks a jab.
Red takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szczęsny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Red misses with a double jab
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
Red unleashes a big counter combination but Szczęsny bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Red throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Szczęsny.
It looks like Krzysztof Szczęsny has been cut.
Red comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Szczęsny throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Red jabs at Szczęsny's body.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Szczęsny misses.
Nice body punch from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but Red moved away.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
Red tries to score with a low kick but Szczęsny moves his leg out of the way.
Red scores with a nice body kick.
Red scoring well with a low kick there.
Szczęsny blocks a head kick by Red.
Red lands the left hand.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red lands a really nice looking cross but Szczęsny seems unphased.
Szczęsny throws a shot from downtown. Red moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Szczęsny misses
and Red connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Red moves into range and clinches up with Szczęsny.
I was talking to Szczęsny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Red pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Red connects with a body shot that sends Szczęsny's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczęsny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Szczęsny, right into the meat.
Red takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses.
Red has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Red lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Szczęsny.
Red closes the distance and clinches.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Szczęsny is trying to force a seperation but Red has the dominant position.
Red stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Szczęsny is breathing heavily.
Szczęsny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Szczęsny has had enough of the clinch but Red keeps him there for the moment.
Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manchester Red will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Szczęsny's cut.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Szczęsny. Red shrugs it off though.
Szczęsny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Red to score with a decent uppercut.
Red moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
Red is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Red's head backwards.
Szczęsny bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Red's head backwards.
Red tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Szczęsny.
Red shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
Manchester Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczęsny throws a lazy uppercut
and Red counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red scores with a nice right hand.
Red scores with a one two! Szczęsny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Szczęsny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Red scores with a nice body kick.
Red clinches with his opponent.
Szczęsny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red's elbow.
Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
Red throws out a head kick that Szczęsny doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Szczęsny crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Szczęsny's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Red! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manchester Red!
A victorious Manchester Red thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Krzysztof Szczęsny stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Trumps Thundercunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Schubert - Ave Maria. Isaac Curtis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trumps Thundercunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaac Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis throws a hook but Thundercunt avoids it easily.
Curtis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thundercunt moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thundercunt.
Curtis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thundercunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thundercunt can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Thundercunt tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thundercunt breaks from the clinch.
Thundercunt scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Curtis to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thundercunt can pounce on him.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thundercunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Curtis misses with a right hand
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis is rocked!
Thundercunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis is still on wobbly legs! Can Thundercunt finish him?
Isaac Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
and Thundercunt counters with a nice body kick.
Curtis seems to have recovered his senses.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been told by Thundercunt's head coaches at FORBIDDEN VOILENCE WARRIORS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curtis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thundercunt's head backwards.
Thundercunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Curtis throws a right hand that misses
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Thundercunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Curtis just manages to avoid it.
Thundercunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Thundercunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thundercunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis.
Thundercunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Thundercunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thundercunt looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thundercunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Curtis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thundercunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Thundercunt connects with a leg kick. Curtis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curtis throws a sloppy body shot
and Thundercunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thundercunt throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thundercunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Thundercunt throws a head kick but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thundercunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thundercunt manages to avoid it.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Thundercunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thundercunt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Curtis jabs Thundercunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curtis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Curtis throws a hook but Thundercunt avoids it easily.
It appears Thundercunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Curtis moves into the clinch.
Thundercunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thundercunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Thundercunt thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curtis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a combination that misses
and Thundercunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thundercunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis misses with a jab to the body
and as Curtis resets, Thundercunt counters with a big head kick, out of nowhere! Curtis goes down! The referee sends Thundercunt to a neutral corner and begins the count.. 3,4,5,6,7, will he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Trumps Thundercunt!
Trumps Thundercunt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Isaac Curtis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tonight was not my night. I'm going to weigh up my options and see where to go from here. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac-Uppercut . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso tries to land a leg kick but Mamba saw it coming and moves away.
Loso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mambas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loso checks a low kick from Mamba.
Loso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loso slips under a jab from Mamba.
Loso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mamba misses with a low kick as Loso jumps back.
Mamba looks for the body kick but Loso saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Loso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loso lands a nice hook to Mamba's body. Mamba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mamba avoids the body shot from Loso.
A cross from Loso lands.
Loso is looking to chop away at Mamba's legs.
Mamba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mamba motions for Loso to come forward. Mamba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mamba throws a push kick but Loso slaps the foot to one side.
Loso flicks out a counter leg kick but Mamba steps away.
Mamba tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso throws a solid leg kick but Mamba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loso.
Loso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loso throws an overhand right that lands on Mamba's shoulder, as Mamba tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Mamba was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mamba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamba.
Loso connects with a body shot that sends Mamba's belly button to the back.
Mamba misses with a lunging right hand
and Loso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Mamba scores with a jab. Loso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mamba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loso throws a good cross that connects.
Loso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mamba blocking some punches.
Loso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso prevents Mamba from breaking the clinch.
Mamba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loso 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.
Mamba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loso tries to throw a body punch but Mamba avoids it by throwing Loso back against the ropes.
Mamba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Loso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mamba has a couple of punches blocked by Loso.
Mamba is trying to push Loso away but Loso has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Loso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mamba backwards.
Mamba pushes off an throws an elbow but Loso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mamba misses with an elbow strike.
Loso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mamba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamba is trying to break free.
Mamba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Loso doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamba circles away.
Loso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mamba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamba drops his hands momentarily and Loso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Loso's shoulder, as Loso tries to avoid the shot.
Loso takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
Loso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mamba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Loso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Loso.
That kick from Loso tenderised Mamba's leg. Mamba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Loso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mamba checks it well.
Mamba moves out of range of the body kick.
Mamba thuds his shin into the meat of Loso's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Loso.
Mamba jabs Loso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Loso clinches up against the ropes.
Mamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Loso misses its intended target.
Loso misses with a hook
and Mamba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loso throws a looping overhand right but Mamba ducks down to avoid it.
Loso scores with a leg kick.
Loso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabu Loso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mamba is out of range.
Loso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Mamba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mamba.
Loso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kabu Loso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamba misses with a hook
and Loso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamba misses with a low kick.
Loso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Loso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mamba's sensitive parts.
Mamba moves out of range as Loso throws a body kick.
Mamba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Loso lands with a nice body punch.
Mamba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamba moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mamba. That did some damage!
Mamba feints and then cracks Loso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loso down.
Mamba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loso is out of range.
Loso misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Loso misses its intended target.
Mamba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamba.
Loso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Loso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loso.
Loso blocks the body kick.
Loso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mamba defending well as Loso loads up on a big left hand.
Loso is looking to chop away at Mamba's legs.
Loso looks to land a body kick but Mamba moved away.
Loso looks to land a right hand but Mamba moved out of range.
Mamba thuds his shin into the meat of Loso's side.
Mamba lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loso loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch.
Mamba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loso checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba sizes up Loso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Loso.
Loso just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamba throws a quick counter kick to the body but Loso avoids it.
Mamba misses with a kick to the body
and Loso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mamba blocks an elbow strike from Loso.
Loso lands a damaging elbow.
Loso blocking some punches.
Loso swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loso can't find room to land a body shot as Mamba controls the action.
Mamba struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Loso misses with a punch on the inside.
Loso lands a nice shot to the body.
Loso keeps control of Mamba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Loso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mamba's brow.
Loso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Loso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mamba.
Mamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamba throws out a leg kick but Loso moves out of range and Mamba only half commits.
Mamba thumps Loso with a low kick.
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Mamba off balance momentarily.
Mamba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mamba swats away the attempt to clinch by Loso.
Mamba moves out of range as Loso strikes.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Mamba.
Mamba throws an off balance right hand
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamba. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mamba.
Mamba loads up on a big right hand but Loso slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamba throws a chopping leg kick but Loso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mamba moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamba checks a leg kick.
Loso stuns Mamba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Loso.
Loso misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Loso blocks the low kick.
Mamba walks into a jab.
Mamba needs to keep his hands up - Loso had a free shot at his head there.
Mamba is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Loso.
Oh Mamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loso takes one to the side of the head.
Loso closes the distance and catches Mamba with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mamba is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mamba is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mamba is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Loso takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kabu Loso!
A victorious Kabu Loso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bohemia - Kali Denali . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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33
279 lbs
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34
291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick.
Suri loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suri misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Suri.
Roberts tries a body shot but Suri blocks it.
Suri has Roberts pressed against the ropes, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suri misses with a knee to the head.
Suri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suri misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've been informed that Roberts 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.
Suri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts wants to break free but Suri has control.
Still in the clinch, Suri scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Suri blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Suri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suri tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
Suri gets through Roberts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suri lands with a right to the head.
Roberts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Suri.
Suri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suri misses with some punches.
Suri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suri misses with a body punch.
Suri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suri lands a right hand.
Suri throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Suri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suri blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri gets through Roberts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Roberts.
Suri misses with the head strike.
Suri looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Suri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Suri pushes Roberts back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suri swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Roberts wants to break free but Suri has control.
Suri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Suri managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Suri blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suri has him pressed against the ropes.
Suri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Suri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suri digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suri prevents a body shot from Roberts.
Suri is leaning against Roberts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberts looks winded!
Suri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Roberts takes a shot to the head.
Suri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suri landing knees to the head.
Suri lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suri lands with a short shot to the head.
Roberts tries a body shot but Suri blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suri.
Suri avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the ropes.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suri throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts tries to break free but Suri pushes him back against the ropes.
Suri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suri lands a body shot.
Suri landing knees to the body.
Suri tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Suri back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Suri.
Suri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suri creates a bit of space and cracks Roberts with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Roberts is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts checks a leg kick nicely.
Suri lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suri closes the distance and catches Roberts with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Roberts is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Roberts is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Roberts is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Suri takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sher Shah Suri!
A very excited looking Sher Shah Suri made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George walks into a left hand.
George takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
George missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Azhari.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azhari misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
George is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
George attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and George has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azhari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
George lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like George was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
George wants to clinch but Azhari slips to the side
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George moves away from the strike by Azhari.
George shapes to counter with a head kick.
George moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azhari swinging wildly here.
Azhari avoids the body shot from George.
Azhari throws a jab when George was well out of range.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.
George digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azhari lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azhari rather than just go for the knockout.
George lands a nice looking body kick.
George lands a right hook to the body.
George throws a lazy body kick
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
George blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Azhari misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from George misses.
George shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
George rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses.
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
George tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari throws a hook but George blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
Azhari throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari throws a combination that misses
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George motions for Azhari to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari checks a low kick from George.
Azhari connects with a single shot there.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
George tries to clinch up.
George lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but George takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
George scores with a head kick. Azhari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari backing away here, and George unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Azhari is looking to chop away at George's legs.
George throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
George throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
George takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George tries to clinch up.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with an uppercut.
Azhari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but George checks it.
George scores with a leg kick.
George tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
George chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Azhari down.
George throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
George slips under a jab.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George 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.
George looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
George takes the fight into the clinch.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Azhari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Azhari breaks the clinch.
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari blocks an elbow strike.
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Azhari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Azhari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azhari gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands an elbow that stopped Azhari in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Azhari lands a shot to the body.
Azhari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
George steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lambert George will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azhari thuds a left hand into George's body.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari avoids the body shot from George.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari cracks George with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
George lands a head kick!
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
George misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Azhari. Those never looked like landing.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Crunch! George slams his shin into Azhari's torso.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
George scores with a nice head shot.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into George's ribs.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
George feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Azhari cracks George with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
George connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
George misses the shot to the body.
George misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
George throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
George misses with a body kick.
Azhari walks forward, straight into a front kick from George.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
George avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Azhari moves out of range as George throws a body kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George misses with a low kick.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
George fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
George is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Azhari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azhari.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Azhari misses its target.
George is looking to land body kicks.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhari. Azhari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George 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.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari scores with a nice right hand.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George misses with a body kick.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
George pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and George settles back down.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
George looks to land a combination but Azhari avoids it well.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhari scores with a crisp jab that stopped George in his tracks.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
George ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
George throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but George avoided it.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari connects with a crisp jab.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from George.
The fighters circle momentarily. George darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1-2. Azhari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azhari, as that shot connected.
George cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
George scores with a kick to the midsection.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
George lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
George cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
George tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
George looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Lambert George has been cut.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Ebrahim Azhari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
You can see that George has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
Azhari lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Azhari prevents a body shot from George.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George prevents a body shot from Azhari.
George has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari throws a right and a left that both miss.
George pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
George throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping George under the eye.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
Azhari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but George just manages to avoid it.
George misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari misses with a hook.
George's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and George duly obliges.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George misses with a straight right.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Azhari as he connects with a hook.
Azhari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari throws a low kick but George avoids it.
Azhari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azhari swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azhari thinking.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
George with a hook.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George throws a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a low kick, right behind George 's knee.
George lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George pushes Azhari away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
George misses the body punch
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lambert George.
Well Azhari 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ebrahim Azhari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Lambert George spoke after the fight, saying 'Yea. The referees surely were blind or stupid today. '.
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