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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Giovanni Niccoli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Niccoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield cracks Niccoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
Stanfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stanfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niccoli.
Stanfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Niccoli.
Stanfield throws out a leg kick but Niccoli moves out of range and Stanfield only half commits.
Stanfield misses with a kick to the body.
Stanfield misses with a kick to the body.
Stanfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield misses with a straight right.
Stanfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niccoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niccoli moves out of range of the body kick from Stanfield.
Stanfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Niccoli misses.
Niccoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niccoli scores with a jab. Stanfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stanfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccoli blocks the body kick.
Niccoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niccoli misses with an uppercut
enabling Stanfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanfield throws a sloppy head kick and Niccoli moves out of range easily.
Niccoli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niccoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Niccoli blocks a jab.
Niccoli looks to land a body kick but Stanfield moved away.
Niccoli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niccoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Stanfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niccoli.
Stanfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niccoli's calf.
Stanfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niccoli. Niccoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Niccoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanfield misses with a body shot.
Stanfield checks a leg kick.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stanfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanfield looks to land a combination but Niccoli avoids it well.
Niccoli connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Niccoli misses.
Niccoli misses with a low kick.
Niccoli lands with an overhand left.
Niccoli throws a lazy right hand but Stanfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niccoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanfield. That did some damage!
Niccoli misses with a wild body shot.
Niccoli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stanfield takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a low kick.
Stanfield throws a body kick that misses.
Stanfield throws a push kick but Niccoli slaps the foot to one side.
Stanfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niccoli. Niccoli obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niccoli.
Niccoli slips a jab and a cross from Stanfield.
Niccoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niccoli is able to avoid easily.
Niccoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanfield throws a wild body kick that Niccoli sees coming a mile off.
Stanfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niccoli.
Stanfield moves out of range of the body kick from Niccoli.
Stanfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niccoli.
Stanfield throws a wild body kick that Niccoli sees coming a mile off.
Stanfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niccoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niccoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niccoli looks to throw the jab but Stanfield is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niccoli. That's going to slow Stanfield down.
Niccoli misses the jab.
Stanfield clinches.
Stanfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stanfield misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niccoli looking to stall.
Stanfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niccoli.
Stanfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niccoli trying to stall but Stanfield improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanfield.
Giovanni Niccoli's cut is getting worse.
Stanfield has Niccoli pressed against the ropes.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niccoli throws a head kick but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niccoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanfield looks to land a body kick but Niccoli moved away.
Niccoli ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli blocks the body kick.
Niccoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niccoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Niccoli.
Stanfield closes the distance and pushes Niccoli back into the ropes.
Stanfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Niccoli up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Niccoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
Stanfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Niccoli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stanfield tries to stall but Niccoli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stanfield working hard to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Niccoli moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanfield.
Niccoli throws a leg kick but Stanfield checks it.
Niccoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niccoli throws a nice looking combination but Stanfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niccoli slips under a jab from Stanfield.
Niccoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanfield rushes Niccoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Niccoli.
Niccoli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stanfield looks to land a combination but Niccoli avoids it well.
Niccoli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanfield. That did some damage!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niccoli takes a swing at Stanfield's ribcage but misses.
Stanfield slips a jab from Niccoli.
Niccoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niccoli misses with a looping left.
Stanfield stalks Niccoli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Niccoli's face. Niccoli staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stanfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niccoli misses the jab.
Stanfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Niccoli ducks down to avoid it.
Stanfield misses with the body kick
and Niccoli counters with a low kick, right behind Stanfield 's knee.
Niccoli is looking to clinch.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Niccoli ducks down to avoid it.
Stanfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niccoli throws out the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niccoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccoli.
Stanfield throws a jab when Niccoli was well out of range.
Niccoli doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanfield circles away.
Niccoli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Giovanni Niccoli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stanfield misses with a body kick.
Stanfield throws a lazy body kick
and Stanfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niccoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Niccoli. That's going to slow Stanfield down.
Stanfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Stanfield tries to clinch but Niccoli is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niccoli. That's going to slow Stanfield down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Stanfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Niccoli's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Stanfield moves out of range of the body kick from Niccoli.
Stanfield throws a push kick but Niccoli slaps the foot to one side.
Niccoli tries to keep at a distance but Stanfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Stanfield.
Niccoli looks to throw the jab but Stanfield is out of range.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Niccoli misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanfield.
Niccoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Niccoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stefan Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stanfield.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stanfield'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.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niccoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Stanfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niccoli.
Stanfield is looking to land body kicks.
Stanfield tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Niccoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niccoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niccoli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanfield.
Stanfield looks to throw a body kick
and Niccoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stanfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niccoli checks it well.
Stanfield checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Stanfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niccoli.
Niccoli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanfield misses with a body kick.
Niccoli needs to keep his hands up - Stanfield had a free shot at his head there.
Niccoli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niccoli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niccoli throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niccoli.
Niccoli tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanfield wants to clinch.
Niccoli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Niccoli is out of range.
Niccoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niccoli checks a leg kick.
Niccoli slips a straight right by Stanfield.
Niccoli moves out of range of the body kick from Stanfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli throws a sloppy head kick and Stanfield moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Stanfield.
Stanfield scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Stanfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stanfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niccoli blocks a head kick by Stanfield.
Stefan Stanfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niccoli throws an overhand right that lands on Stanfield's shoulder, as Stanfield tries to avoid the shot.
Stanfield scores with a head kick.
Stanfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niccoli blocks the body kick.
Stanfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niccoli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stanfield avoids the head kick by Niccoli.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws the kick towards the body but Niccoli avoids it.
Niccoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stanfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Stanfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stanfield slips a jab from Niccoli.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Niccoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stanfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Giovanni Niccoli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stanfield rushes Niccoli and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Niccoli backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niccoli.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch but Niccoli keeps him there for the moment.
Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanfield cracks Niccoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giovanni Niccoli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stefan Stanfield!
An out of breath Stefan Stanfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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