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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Youri Van De Berg (ranked 5349 p4p, 258 weight class) and James Whistler (ranked 5874 p4p, 272 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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130 lbs
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Brawler
Self confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Youri Van De Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Whistler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Berg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whistler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van De Berg forces Whistler back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van De Berg.
Van De Berg lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Whistler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van De Berg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whistler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van De Berg swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Berg looks to land a combination but Whistler avoids it well.
Whistler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van De Berg darts in and clinches Whistler up against the ropes.
Van De Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whistler tries to clinch there but Van De Berg circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van De Berg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Van De Berg.
Van De Berg is working Whistler over against the ropes.
Van De Berg lands a body punch.
Van De Berg is leaning against Whistler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van De Berg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Van De Berg.
A right hand to the body from Van De Berg.
Van De Berg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Whistler tries to break free but Van De Berg pushes him back against the ropes.
Van De Berg digs a right hand into Whistler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whistler's gas tank.
Whistler tries to break free but Van De Berg pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Berg pushes Whistler back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Whistler wants to get back to striking at distance but Van De Berg won't allow it.
Van De Berg breaks from the clinch.
Whistler tries to clinch but Van De Berg is having none of it.
Whistler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Berg.
Van De Berg moves into range and clinches up with Whistler.
Van De Berg breaks the clinch.
Whistler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van De Berg closes the distance and pushes Whistler back into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Van De Berg.
Van De Berg manages to break the clinch.
Van De Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whistler.
Van De Berg moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWhistler.
Whistler misses with a series of wild punches.
Van De Berg throws a big counter combination but Whistler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youri Van De Berg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Whistler moves in looking to clinch but Van De Berg pushes him off.
Van De Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whistler connects with a jab.
Whistler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van De Berg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van De Berg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whistler lands a head kick. Van De Berg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Whistler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whistler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whistler tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van De Berg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van De Berg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whistler slips a jab and a cross from Van De Berg.
Whistler tries to clinch but Van De Berg is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van De Berg scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Berg instigates a clinch.
Van De Berg is leaning against Whistler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whistler can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van De Berg.
Van De Berg lands a body punch.
Van De Berg breaks the clinch.
Whistler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van De Berg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whistler back to the ropes. Van De Berg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van De Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whistler circles away quickly and effectively.
Whistler fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Van De Berg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whistler gets tackled into the ropes by Van De Berg. Van De Berg maintains the clinch.
Van De Berg breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whistler tries to close the distance and clinch but Van De Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Youri Van De Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Whistler tries to clinch there but Van De Berg circles away.
Whistler wants to clinch.
Van De Berg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van De Berg closes the distance and pushes Whistler back into the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van De Berg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whistler.
Whistler can't break the clinch.
Van De Berg manages to break the clinch.
Van De Berg moves into the clinch successfully.
Van De Berg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youri Van De Berg dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van De Berg lands a slapping body shot.
Youri Van De Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van De Berg moves into the clinch successfully.
Van De Berg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whistler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whistler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van De Berg closes the distance and clinches.
Van De Berg manages to break the clinch.
Whistler moves in looking to clinch but Van De Berg pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Van De Berg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Berg moves into the clinch.
Whistler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Berg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whistler backwards.
Van De Berg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van De Berg forces Whistler back against the ropes and clinches.
Van De Berg breaks the clinch.
Van De Berg works over Whistler's head and body with a nice combination.
Van De Berg throws a right hand that Whistler ducks under and follows up with a left that Whistler also avoids with ease.
Van De Berg clinches up against the ropes.
Whistler is looking to control Van De Berg's arms but Van De Berg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whistler has his back to the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van De Berg.
A hook to the body from Van De Berg.
Van De Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van De Berg forces Whistler back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whistler is trying to break the clinch but Van De Berg has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Berg breaks the clinch.
Whistler misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van De Berg lands a nice shot to the body.
Whistler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van De Bergs head.
Van De Berg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van De Berg blocks a head kick by Whistler.
Whistler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whistler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van De Berg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van De Berg throws a big counter combination but Whistler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whistler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van De Berg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whistler.
James Whistler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Youri Van De Berg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van De Berg lands with a nice combination. Whistler backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Youri Van De Berg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van De Berg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Youri Van De Berg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kane Swift Jnr (ranked 4001 p4p, 378 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 5059 p4p, 426 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swift Jnr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Teejayx6 - "On Tour". Elizondo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gaizka Elizondo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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149 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Good gas tank
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Swift Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Swift Jnr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swift Jnr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Swift Jnr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swift Jnr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Swift Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Swift Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swift Jnr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elizondo lands with a nice body kick.
Swift Jnr avoids the body shot from Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a body shot.
Elizondo takes a swing at Swift Jnr's ribcage but misses.
Swift Jnr 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.
Swift Jnr doesn't manage to clinch there - Elizondo circles away.
Elizondo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Elizondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swift Jnr tries to clinch up but Elizondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Elizondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elizondo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo tries to move into range but Swift Jnr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swift Jnr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swift Jnr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swift Jnr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Swift Jnr moved out of range nicely.
Swift Jnr closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
Swift Jnr stalling in the clinch but Elizondo improves position.
Elizondo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elizondo staggers Swift Jnr with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Swift Jnr 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!
Swift Jnr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elizondo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elizondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swift Jnr's sensitive parts.
Swift Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elizondo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swift Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swift Jnr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elizondo circles away quickly and effectively.
Elizondo darts in and clinches Swift Jnr up against the ropes.
Swift Jnr letting Elizondo take a breather here.
Swift Jnr misses with a body punch.
Elizondo gets through Swift Jnr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swift Jnr is rocked!
Elizondo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Swift Jnr with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Swift Jnr looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Swift Jnr get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
A victorious Gaizka Elizondo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Torkel Bystrom (ranked 1549 p4p, 176 weight class) and Brian Upchurch (ranked 24619 p4p, 517 weight class). Upchurch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quit Lyin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Torkel Bystrom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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235 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torkel Bystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch is looking to clinch but Bystrom is avoiding it.
Brian Upchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bystrom lands a head kick. Upchurch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Upchurch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bystrom lands a high kick!
Bystrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Upchurch.
A head kick misses from Bystrom.
Upchurch blocks a head kick by Bystrom.
Bystrom tries to keep at a distance but Upchurch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Upchurch misses with an elbow strike.
Bystrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes.
Bystrom misses with a body punch.
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bystrom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Upchurch tries to clinch up but Bystrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bystrom 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 Upchurch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Upchurch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Upchurch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bystrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Upchurch controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Upchurch pushes Bystrom back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bystrom dodges an elbow strike from Upchurch.
I was talking to Bystrom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom lands a high kick!
Upchurch tries to clinch up but Bystrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Upchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bystrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bystrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bystrom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Upchurch is out of range.
Upchurch feints a counter leg kick.
Bystrom throws a head kick but Upchurch moves out of range.
Bystrom throws a head kick but Upchurch moves out of range.
Bystrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bystrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Upchurch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bystrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Upchurch does no damage.
A combination from Upchurch does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Upchurch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bystrom backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Torkel Bystrom has been cut.
Upchurch darts in trying to clinch
and Bystrom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch has closed the distance and engaged Bystrom in a clinch.
Bystrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bystrom.
Bystrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Upchurch fails to land.
Upchurch trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Upchurch.
Bystrom digs a right hand underneath Upchurch's ribcage. Upchurch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Upchurch throws a punch but it's blocked by Bystrom.
Bystrom has had enough of the clinch but Upchurch keeps him there for the moment.
Bystrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Upchurch has double underhooks.
Bystrom blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bystrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Upchurch's elbow.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Bystrom 's eye.
A short right from Upchurch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Upchurch tries a body shot but Bystrom blocks it.
Upchurch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Upchurch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bystrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom jabs Upchurch right on the nose. Upchurch blinks but takes it well.
Upchurch moves in looking to clinch but Bystrom pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Upchurch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Torkel Bystrom'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.
Bystrom scores with a head kick.
Torkel Bystrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bystrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bystrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Upchurch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bystrom under the eye.
Upchurch lands a head shot.
Upchurch moves in looking to clinch but Bystrom pushes him off.
Bystrom scores with a body shot.
Bystrom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Upchurch pushes Bystrom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bystrom throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchurch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upchurch throws an elbow that misses.
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Upchurch moves into range and clinches up with Bystrom.
Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bystrom tries to land a front kick but Upchurch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bystrom's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bystrom duly obliges.
Bystrom misses with a body shot.
Upchurch is looking to slow Bystrom down with leg kicks.
Upchurch wants to clinch up but Bystrom keeps it at a distance.
Upchurch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Upchurch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bystrom misses with a head kick.
Upchurch gets a clinch.
Bystrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Upchurch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Upchurch walks into a straight right hand from Bystrom.
Upchurch clinches up against the ropes.
Bystrom lands a shoulder strike.
Bystrom is trying to break the clinch but Upchurch has him pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bystrom.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bystrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Bystrom wants to break free but Upchurch has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bystrom's brow.
Brian Upchurch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Bystrom blocking some punches.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Bystrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bystrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bystrom's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Upchurch blocks a body shot from Bystrom.
Still in the clinch, Bystrom scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Brian Upchurch has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Bystrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Bystrom.
Bystrom can't find room to land a body shot as Upchurch controls the action.
Bystrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bystrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bystrom keeps Upchurch at a distance using the push kick.
Bystrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Upchurch manages to avoid it.
Upchurch has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bystrom.
Bystrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Upchurch backwards.
Upchurch lands a knee to the head.
Bystrom takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bystrom blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Upchurch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bystrom misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torkel Bystrom dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bystrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Upchurch is looking to clinch but Bystrom is avoiding it.
Bystrom digs a good body shot into Upchurch's ribs.
Upchurch tries to clinch there but Bystrom circles away.
Upchurch misses with a straight left.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
A punch combination from Bystrom misses.
Upchurch tries to clinch but Bystrom moves out of range.
Bystrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Upchurch tried to score with a low kick but Bystrom checks it.
Upchurch misses with a hook. Bystrom ducked under it nicely.
Upchurch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bystrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bystrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bystrom throws a counter high kick but Upchurch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bystrom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bystrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchurch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchurch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bystrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Upchurch landing knees to the body.
Bystrom throws a head punch that misses.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Upchurch misses with the head strike.
Bystrom blocks the elbow strike.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by Bystrom.
Bystrom tries to circle away but Upchurch has him pinned against the ropes.
Bystrom lands a shot to the body.
Upchurch looking to throw knees to the head but Bystrom is blocking nicely.
Upchurch misses with some punches.
Upchurch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Upchurch misses with an elbow strike.
Bystrom breaks from the clinch.
Upchurch takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bystrom's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom manages to break the clinch.
Upchurch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Upchurch is looking to clinch.
Bystrom goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchurch gets a clinch.
Upchurch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bystrom backwards.
Bystrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bystrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bystrom blocks an elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Upchurch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Upchurch lands an elbow just above Bystrom 's eye.
Bystrom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Upchurch missing with knees to the body.
Bystrom breaks from the clinch.
Upchurch closes the distance and clinches.
Bystrom misses with a punch to the body.
Bystrom misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Upchurch.
I think Upchurch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 3790 p4p, 402 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 3841 p4p, 406 weight class). Tay has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Chong Tay looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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213 lbs
37 - 26 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible
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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
17 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Tay is breathing heavily.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tay's head.
It looks like Chong Tay has been cut.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn cracks Tay with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steel Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, Steel Penn 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wong Kei Ying (ranked 6723 p4p, 476 weight class) and Master Cpp (ranked 5646 p4p, 442 weight class). Wong Kei Ying had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wong Kei Ying!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Cpp!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kei Ying throws a head kick that half lands.
Cpp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cpp misses with a body kick.
Cpp tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kei Ying manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kei Ying tried to counter with a leg kick but Cpp avoided it.
Kei Ying throws a head kick that misses
and Cpp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kei Ying chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cpp can pounce on him.
Cpp avoids the body shot from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying sets himself, and Cpp steps forward looking for the clinch! Kei Ying avoids it this time.
Cpp tries to clinch but Kei Ying moves out of range.
Kei Ying feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp fakes the leg kick and cracks Kei Ying in the body.
Kei Ying misses with a combination
and Cpp counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kei Ying misses with the head strike.
Cpp lands an elbow just above Kei Ying 's eye.
Kei Ying can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
Cpp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kei Ying takes a shot to the head.
Cpp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kei Ying.
Cpp 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.
Kei Ying tries to throw a body punch but Cpp avoids it by throwing Kei Ying back against the ropes.
Kei Ying looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cpp dodges an elbow strike from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cpp lands a nice uppercut.
Cpp avoiding damage as Kei Ying throws knees to the body.
Kei Ying cracks Cpp with a nice body shot.
Cpp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kei Ying is trying to break the clinch but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes.
Cpp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kei Ying backwards.
Kei Ying taking a breather.
Cpp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kei Ying tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cpp managing to block the knees to the body from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
It looks like Wong Kei Ying has been cut.
A body shot lands from Cpp.
Kei Ying can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
Cpp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kei Ying tries to work over Cpp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cpp lands a nice uppercut.
Cpp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cpp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Cpp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
Cpp presses Kei Ying against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cpp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kei Ying misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kei Ying takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Cpp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wong Kei Ying's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kei Ying blocks a leg kick.
Cpp misses with a kick to the body.
Kei Ying throws a sloppy body shot
and Cpp counters with a body kick that stops Kei Ying in his tracks momentarily.
Cpp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cpp thows a leg kick but Kei Ying checks it
and Kei Ying counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cpp. Kei Ying shrugs it off though.
Cpp explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kei Ying slips a jab from Cpp.
Cpp throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp rushes Kei Ying and presses him up against the ropes.
Kei Ying definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cpp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cpp has Kei Ying pressed against the ropes, preventing Kei Ying from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cpp misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kei Ying prevents a body shot from Cpp.
Kei Ying breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kei Ying misses the body punch
and Cpp counters by moving into the clinch.
Cpp gets through Kei Ying's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cpp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kei Ying misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cpp lands a right hand.
Kei Ying wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes.
Kei Ying landing knees to the head.
Kei Ying lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cpp backwards.
Cpp prevents a body shot from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
Kei Ying working aggressively here.
Kei Ying swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Cpp.
Kei Ying tries to throw a body punch but Cpp avoids it by throwing Kei Ying back against the ropes.
Kei Ying doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cpp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kei Ying struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
Kei Ying prevents a body shot from Cpp.
Kei Ying tries to throw a body punch but Cpp avoids it by throwing Kei Ying back against the ropes.
A short left from Cpp.
Kei Ying looking to slow down the pace here.
Kei Ying is trying to push Cpp away but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cpp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kei Ying blocks a body shot from Cpp.
Cpp crunches a lovely knee into Kei Ying's ribcage.
Cpp throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kei Ying.
Cpp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kei Ying.
Cpp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cpp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kei Ying's elbow.
Cpp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cpp presses Kei Ying against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cpp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Cpp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wong Kei Ying's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kei Ying moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cpp connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kei Ying. Cpp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kei Ying moves forwards but Cpp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cpp lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cpp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp tries to clinch but Kei Ying moves away
and Kei Ying counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kei Ying throws a body kick that misses.
Cpp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cpp clinches up against the ropes.
Wong Kei Ying has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp lands a shot to the body.
Cpp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but Kei Ying blocks it.
Master Cpp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Cpp.
Kei Ying misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kei Ying fails to land.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of Kei Ying's head.
Kei Ying is trying to maintain a safe position but Cpp gets an underhook and turns Kei Ying into the ropes.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike.
Kei Ying stalling in the clinch but Cpp improves position.
Still in the clinch, Cpp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kei Ying trying to control the position but instead, Cpp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kei Ying into the ropes.
Cpp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kei Ying pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cpp throws a push kick but Kei Ying slaps the foot to one side.
Kei Ying is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Master Cpp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cpp.
Cpp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cpp tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kei Ying manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Kei Ying as he connects with a hook.
Kei Ying swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kei Ying blocks the body kick.
Kei Ying chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cpp can pounce on him.
Cpp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cpp, right into the meat.
Kei Ying tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Cpp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cpp 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Cpp!
Master Cpp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Reinhard Heydrich (ranked 1931 p4p, 245 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 24601 p4p, 595 weight class). Heydrich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Blonde Beast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
220 lbs
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39
205 lbs
19 - 33 - 2 |
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Insanely flexible
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinhard Heydrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown wants to clinch up but Heydrich keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Heydrich lands.
Heydrich throws a body shot but no joy.
Heydrich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heydrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Heydrich.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heydrich's calf.
Brown has Heydrich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Heydrich scores with a shoulder strike.
Heydrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Heydrich lands an overhand right.
Heydrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heydrich misses with an uppercut.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heydrich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heydrich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heydrich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Heydrich moves away
and Heydrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heydrich throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Heydrich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Brown tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Heydrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Heydrich.
Heydrich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heydrich clinches with his opponent.
Brown is leaning against Heydrich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heydrich managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Heydrich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heydrich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Nice body punch from Heydrich - that landed with a thud.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to move into range but Heydrich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Heydrich moves out of range.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heydrich counters with a straight right hand.
Brown 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.
Nice uppercut there from Heydrich.
Heydrich blocks a head kick by Brown.
Heydrich throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Heydrich looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Heydrich tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown is trying to break free.
Heydrich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Heydrich won't allow it.
Brown blocks a body shot from Heydrich.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Heydrich is controlling him.
Heydrich avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Heydrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heydrich lands with a short shot to the head.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Heydrich scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Heydrich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heydrich.
Reinhard Heydrich is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Heydrich.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heydrich.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heydrich throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dave Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heydrich counters with a two punch combo.
Heydrich swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Heydrich's corner calls for a 1-2. Heydrich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heydrich slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Heydrich swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Heydrich counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heydrich misses with a hook.
Heydrich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Heydrich slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Heydrich is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Heydrich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown tries to bum rush Heydrich with a series of wild strikes but Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heydrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Heydrich.
Heydrich throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Heydrich. Those never looked like landing.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Heydrich dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Heydrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heydrich. That one must have hurt.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown motions for Heydrich to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Heydrich.
Heydrich lands a slapping body shot.
Heydrich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heydrich counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Heydrich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heydrich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Heydrich cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Heydrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Heydrich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown is rocked!
Brown slips under a jab from Heydrich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Heydrich finish him?
Heydrich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Heydrich counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Heydrich scores with a decent looking hook.
Heydrich scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heydrich misses with a looping right.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heydrich catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown tries to clinch but Heydrich is having none of it.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heydrich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Heydrich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown feints a jab promting Heydrich to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heydrich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heydrich with a nice cross.
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown throws a push kick but Heydrich slaps the foot to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Heydrich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Heydrich managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heydrich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown misses with a combination
enabling Heydrich to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heydrich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a series of punches but Heydrich moves out of range.
Brown tries to bum rush Heydrich with a series of wild strikes but Heydrich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heydrich dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Heydrich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reinhard Heydrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that Heydrich avoids nicely.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heydrich throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Heydrich moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Heydrich.
Brown misses with a hook
and Heydrich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Heydrich.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Heydrich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Heydrich scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heydrich connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown throws a series of punches but Heydrich avoids them all with ease.
Dave Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Heydrich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown throws a right hand that Heydrich ducks under and follows up with a left that Heydrich also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a right and a left that Heydrich avoids nicely.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Heydrich.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Heydrich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heydrich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown wants to clinch.
Heydrich scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heydrich tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinhard Heydrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heydrich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinhard Heydrich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aaron Lowell (ranked 4329 p4p, 395 weight class) and Bastien Giroud (ranked 22489 p4p, 495 weight class). Lowell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Qemists - Run You. Giroud has chosen Khaled- Aisha as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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168 lbs
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158 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Lowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lowell.
Lowell moves into range and clinches up with Giroud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Lowell lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowell wants to stall.
Giroud looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowell's elbow.
Lowell wants to stall.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Come on Lowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud scores with a hook to the body.
Lowell misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lowell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowell tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lowell up against the ropes.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Lowell scores with a shoulder strike.
Lowell can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowell lands a nice uppercut.
Lowell breaks from the clinch.
Giroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowell.
Lowell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Giroud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Lowell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud gets a clinch.
Lowell working aggressively here.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Lowell is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Giroud tries to throw a body punch but Lowell avoids it by throwing Giroud back against the ropes.
Lowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Lowell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Lowell catches Giroud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowell cracks the inside of Giroud's front leg.
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
Lowell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
A short uppercut from Lowell.
Lowell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giroud scores with a shot to the side of Lowell's head.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Lowell.
Lowell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giroud is trying to stall.
Lowell misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud tries to stall but Lowell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lowell tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
That's time! Lowell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giroud rushes Lowell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Giroud.
Lowell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowell working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lowell as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Lowell is working Giroud over against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Lowell as the two fighters clinch.
Lowell breaks from the clinch.
Lowell throws a leg kick which misses Giroud's front leg but catches the back leg as Giroud tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowell moves into range and clinches up with Giroud.
Lowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Lowell lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giroud.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowell.
Nice body punch from Lowell - that landed with a thud.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroud trying to land knees to the body.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Lowell misses with some punches.
Lowell misses with a body punch.
Lowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowell.
Lowell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowell blocking some punches.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowell can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lowell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lowell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowell working aggressively here.
Lowell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Lowell.
Lowell tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aaron Lowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell lands with a right to the head.
Lowell lands a shot to the body.
Lowell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giroud or not.
Lowell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
Lowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowell blocks a body shot from Giroud.
Lowell lands with a right to the head.
Lowell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroud can do to turn this around?
Lowell controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lowell blocks a jab.
Giroud scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Lowell.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Giroud.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Giroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud 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.
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Lowell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell misses with some punches.
Lowell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowell scores with a push kick.
Lowell clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lowell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud takes a shot to the head.
Lowell lands a shoulder strike.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowell breaks the clinch.
Lowell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Lowell has closed the distance and engaged Giroud in a clinch.
Lowell trying to stall but Giroud improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowell avoiding damage as Giroud throws knees to the body.
Lowell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud is looking to control Lowell's arms but Lowell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Lowell on the inside.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giroud is keeping busy.
Lowell slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lowell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lowell blocking some punches.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Lowell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Lowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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 Aaron Lowell.
Well Lowell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Bastien Giroud stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 4893 p4p, 422 weight class) and Darren Tellkins (ranked 2573 p4p, 281 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tellkins's choice of entrance music: Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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148 lbs
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171 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
38 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Tellkins!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Tellkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smoochie Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellkins.
A nice combination there by Tellkins.
Tellkins lands with a shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace tries to clinch up but Tellkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Tellkins unleashes a big counter combination but Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tellkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Smoochie Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smoochie Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
Tellkins working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Tellkins on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellkins.
Smoochie Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace tries to work over Tellkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Tellkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins trying to control the position but instead, Smoochie Wallace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tellkins into the ropes.
Tellkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellkins. Smoochie Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smoochie Wallace gets a clinch.
Tellkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a short shot to the head.
Tellkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tellkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tellkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellkins is looking to control Smoochie Wallace's arms but Smoochie Wallace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tellkins has his back to the ropes.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Tellkins leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Smoochie Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tellkins.
A short right from Tellkins on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellkins blocks an uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellkins's elbow.
Smoochie Wallace tries to work over Tellkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tellkins blocks an uppercut.
Tellkins blocks a body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tellkins backwards.
Tellkins is looking to control Smoochie Wallace's arms but Smoochie Wallace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tellkins has his back to the ropes.
Tellkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Smoochie Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Tellkins avoids it by throwing Smoochie Wallace back against the ropes.
Tellkins lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smoochie Wallace up against the ropes.
Smoochie Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tellkins closes the distance and pushes Smoochie Wallace back into the ropes.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a shot to the side of Tellkins's head.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tellkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smoochie Wallace fails to land.
Tellkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tellkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smoochie Wallace backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellkins.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Tellkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Smoochie Wallace backwards.
Tellkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoochie Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellkins.
A short body shot lands from Smoochie Wallace as the two fighters clinch.
Tellkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smoochie Wallaces head.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Oh Smoochie Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darren Tellkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smoochie Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellkins cracks Smoochie Wallace with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Smoochie Wallace goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Smoochie Wallace wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darren Tellkins!
After winning the bout, Darren Tellkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 3175 p4p, 367 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 3151 p4p, 364 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caria throws a leg kick but Stefanovic checks it.
Caria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caria sets himself, and Stefanovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Caria avoids it this time.
Caria throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Caria moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Stefanovic scores with a jab to the body.
Melankomas Caria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stefanovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stefanovic duly obliges.
Stefanovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stefanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
Stefanovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stefanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Stefanovic misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria throws a low kick but Stefanovic moves out of range easily.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefanovic throws out the jab.
Caria misses with a body shot.
Caria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Stefanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Stefanovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Stefanovic connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caria.
We've been informed that Stefanovic 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.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Caria avoids it easily.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Stefanovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stefanovic misses with a low kick.
Stefanovic thows a leg kick but Caria checks it
and Caria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Caria finds it's way through Stefanovic's defenses.
Caria misses with a hook. Stefanovic ducked under it nicely.
Caria lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Stefanovic.
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!
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stefanovic.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caria to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefanovic walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Caria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stefanovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caria, pushing him back against the ropes.
Caria breaks the clinch.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Stefanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefanovic.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stefanovic.
Caria moves away from the strike by Stefanovic.
A slow jab from Stefanovic misses its intended target.
A big left from Stefanovic misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Caria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caria throws the left hand but Stefanovic avoids the punch easily.
Stefanovic 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.
Stefanovic misses with a few strikes 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 Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stefanovic connects with a body shot that sends Caria's belly button to the back.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Stefanovic's shoulder, as Stefanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stefanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stefanovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stefanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Caria throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Caria misses the target.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria scores with a hook.
Caria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stefanovic misses with a leg kick.
Stefanovic ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head but Stefanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stefanovic.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Stefanovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stefanovic blocks a jab.
Stefanovic ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Stefanovic blocks a jab.
Caria throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Stefanovic walks into a jab.
Caria bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caria misses with a wild combination.
Caria moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Good leg kick by Caria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stefanovic defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stefanovic's head backwards.
Caria throws a leg kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Stefanovic tries to counter with a clinch but Caria shakes him off and moves away.
Stefanovic misses the shot to the body.
Stefanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on Stefanovic's shoulder, as Stefanovic tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic scores with a hook to the body. Caria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stefanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Stefanovic misses.
Stefanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Caria misses.
A punch combination from Stefanovic misses.
Stefanovic scores with a leg kick.
Stefanovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic thumps Caria with a low kick.
Stefanovic swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stefanovic.
Caria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stefanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Caria avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Stefanovic saw that one coming.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria cracks Stefanovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Caria.
Stefanovic looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Stefanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefanovic throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Caria jabs Stefanovic right on the nose. Stefanovic blinks but takes it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caria stalling in the clinch but Stefanovic improves position.
Stefanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefanovic's elbow.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefanovic is keeping busy.
Caria lands with a right to the head.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria is looking to break free of the clinch but Stefanovic has double underhooks.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefanovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carias head.
Caria has Stefanovic pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanovic fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefanovic is keeping busy.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stefanovic as Caria tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Caria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Caria blocks an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Stefanovic 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.
Caria scores with a kick to the body.
Caria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stefanovic's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stefanovic staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Stefanovic coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Caria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Caria misses the target.
A big right from Caria misses.
Stefanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria misses with a right hand
and Stefanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Stefanovic is looking to score with low kicks.
Stefanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Caria is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caria.
Stefanovic drives through and clinches with Caria against the ropes.
Caria blocking some punches.
Stefanovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Stefanovic lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Caria.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Stefanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stefanovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Stefanovic!
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