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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Karinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karinen has chosen Necro - Poetry in the streets as his entrance music. 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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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
150 lbs
9 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Karinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karinen.
Karinen forces Steele back against the ropes and clinches.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Karinen's head.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Karinen.
Karinen stalling the fight.
Steele wants to get back to striking at distance but Karinen won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Karinen.
Steele tries to circle away but Karinen has him pinned against the ropes.
Steele tries to break free but Karinen pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Karinen.
Steele is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Karinen.
Karinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karinen digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steele stalling in the clinch but Karinen improves position.
Karinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Karinen.
Nice body punch from Karinen - that landed with a thud.
Karinen lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Karinen.
Karinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Karinen trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Karinen to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Karinen.
A short left from Karinen.
A hook to the body from Karinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Karinen.
Stalling in the clinch from Karinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karinen.
Karinen stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kimbo Karinen.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karinen stuns Steele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karinen thuds his right hand into Steele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karinen lands a right hook to the body.
Karinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Karinen.
Dick Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karinen cracks Steele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karinen throws a shot to the body.
Karinen digs a good body shot into Steele's ribs.
Karinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karinen lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinen cracks Steele with an open hand slap.
Karinen clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Karinen.
Karinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karinen is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Karinen lands an uppercut.
Karinen is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steele up against the ropes.
Karinen cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
Karinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Karinen as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Karinen to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karinen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Karinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karinen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Karinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karinen lands with a good body shot.
Steele throws a jab when Karinen was well out of range.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karinen scores with a jab to the head.
Karinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steele moves forwards but Karinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karinen lands with a good body shot.
Steele walks into a straight right hand from Karinen.
Karinen has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karinen is working Steele over against the ropes.
Karinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karinen lands an uppercut.
Karinen avoiding damage.
Karinen lands with a right to the head.
Karinen lands an uppercut.
Karinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Karinen as the two fighters clinch.
Karinen presses Steele against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karinen scores with a hook to the body.
Karinen presses Steele against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinen digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Karinen controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karinen.
Karinen lands with a light punch inside.
Karinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Karinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karinen pushes Steele back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Karinen gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karinen blocks an uppercut.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Karinen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karinen.
Nice body punch from Karinen - that landed with a thud.
Karinen lands with a left to the head.
Karinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Karinen.
A short right from Karinen on the inside.
Karinen scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Karinen lands a shot to the body.
Karinen cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
Karinen gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karinen pushes Steele back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Karinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinen lands a nice uppercut.
Karinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good body shot from Karinen.
A short left from Karinen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kimbo Karinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Karinen.
Karinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Karinen.
Karinen is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Karinen.
Karinen lands a shoulder strike.
Karinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Karinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karinen is pushing Steele up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karinen lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Karinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Karinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karinen lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Karinen.
Karinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele working aggressively here.
Karinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steele up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Karinen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Karinen digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Karinen on the inside.
Karinen pushes Steele back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Karinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karinen stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karinen presses Steele against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karinen lands with a light punch inside.
Karinen lands a shot to the body.
Karinen lands a right hand.
Karinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Karinen pushes Steele back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karinen lands a body punch.
Karinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Karinen.
Karinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Karinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karinen lands a shot to the body.
Dick Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Karinen lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karinen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Steele looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karinen lands an uppercut.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karinen gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Karinen.
Karinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steele up against the ropes.
Karinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steele or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karinen.
Karinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Karinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Karinen effectively controlling the action here.
Karinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steele or not.
Karinen works on Steele's body with a couple of short punches.
Karinen stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steele or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karinen.
Karinen digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karinen gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karinen blocks a body shot from Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Karinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karinen 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Kimbo Karinen!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Kimbo Karinen!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Kimbo Karinen!
Kimbo Karinen wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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