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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfred E Neuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). E Neuman comes to the ring accompanied by The King of Swing. 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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291 lbs
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193 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfred E Neuman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from E Neuman.
Thadani is looking to score with low kicks.
Thadani 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.
E Neuman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thadani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
E Neuman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thadani.
Thadani ducks under a wild hook from E Neuman.
Thadani tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thadani has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by E Neuman.
Thadani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thadani slips under a jab.
E Neuman misses with a leg kick
and Thadani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. E Neuman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
E Neuman throws a hook but Thadani avoids it easily.
E Neuman cracks Thadani with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman lands with a nice combination. Thadani backs away looking to recover.
E Neuman blocks a jab.
Thadani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
E Neuman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
E Neuman wants to land a leg kick but Thadani is out of range.
E Neuman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
E Neuman throws a body kick that misses.
E Neuman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Thadani.
E Neuman throws a shot from downtown. Thadani moves away and avoids it.
E Neuman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
E Neuman throws a low kick but Thadani avoids it.
E Neuman clobbers Thadani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thadani throws the kick towards the body but E Neuman avoids it.
Alfred E Neuman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thadani walks into a stiff left hand from E Neuman.
E Neuman swings for the body but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani tries to land a front kick but E Neuman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thadani cracks the inside of E Neuman's front leg.
Thadani fakes the leg kick and cracks E Neuman in the body.
Thadani moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thadani misses with an uppercut.
Thadani connects with a body shot that sends E Neuman's belly button to the back.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
Thadani instigates a clinch.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thadani lands an elbow inside that E Neuman shrugs off.
It looks like Alfred E Neuman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman misses with a short punch on the inside.
E Neuman missing with knees to the body.
E Neuman misses with an elbow strike.
Thadani looking to stall.
E Neuman throws an elbow that misses.
E Neuman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thadani misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
E Neuman tries a knee to the head but Thadani blocks it.
E Neuman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thadani tries a knee to the head but E Neuman blocks it.
Thadani looking to throw knees to the head but E Neuman is blocking nicely.
Thadani avoiding damage as E Neuman throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani misses with an elbow over the top.
E Neuman is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Thadani.
E Neuman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thadani backwards.
Thadani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
E Neuman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
E Neuman misses with some punches.
Thadani trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thadani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. E Neuman is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani avoiding damage as E Neuman throws knees to the body.
Thadani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thadani blocks the elbow strike.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Alfred E Neuman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman'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.
Nice jab there from E Neuman.
E Neuman misses with a wild body shot.
E Neuman throws a shot from downtown. Thadani moves away and avoids it.
E Neuman misses with a straight right.
Donk. E Neuman catches Thadani right on the button with a cross.
Thadani moves in looking to clinch but E Neuman pushes him off.
Thadani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thadani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from E Neuman.
E Neuman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thadani avoiding damage as E Neuman throws knees to the body.
Thadani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
E Neuman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from E Neuman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by E Neuman as Thadani tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
E Neuman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thadani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has E Neuman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thadani tries to land knees in the clinch but E Neuman avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani misses with a short punch on the inside.
E Neuman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thadani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from E Neuman.
E Neuman misses with a leg kick.
E Neuman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thadani throws a head kick that E Neuman semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thadani moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman loads up on a big right hand but Thadani slips the punch.
E Neuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
E Neuman misses with an uppercut
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.
Thadani lands with a thumping leg kick.
E Neuman misses with an uppercut
enabling Thadani to counter with a crisp jab.
Thadani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and E Neuman counters with a three punch combo that has Thadani backing up. Thadani nods at E Neuman to acknowledge the strikes.
Thadani moves out of range of the strikes.
E Neuman throws a combination. Thadani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thadani is rocked!
Thadani throws a nice outside leg kick.
E Neuman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thadani moves away.
Thadani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Thadani misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman avoids a kick to the body.
E Neuman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thadani was well out of range. Poor timing from E Neuman.
E Neuman takes a swing at Thadani's ribcage but misses.
Alfred E Neuman is winning the standup battle so far.
E Neuman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thadani misses with the body kick
and E Neuman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Thadani.
Thadani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thadani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as E Neuman throws out the jab.
Thadani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
E Neuman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
E Neuman thows a body shot but no joy.
E Neuman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
E Neuman thuds his shin into the meat of Thadani's side.
Thadani throws a leg kick
and E Neuman counters with a big head kick but Thadani shrugs it off.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by E Neuman as he connects with a hook.
Thadani is still on wobbly legs! Can E Neuman finish him?
Thadani lands a leg kick that knocks E Neuman off balance momentarily.
E Neuman throws a right hand that misses
and Thadani counters with a solid body kick.
E Neuman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thadani lands a nice looking kick to the body. E Neuman takes a step back to recover.
Thadani seems to have recovered his senses.
Thadani throws a head kick that E Neuman semi-blocks.
E Neuman blocks a head kick by Thadani.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani moves into range and clinches up with E Neuman.
E Neuman lands a damaging elbow.
Thadani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Thadani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
E Neuman avoids the head kick by Thadani.
E Neuman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thadani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from E Neuman.
E Neuman throws an off balance right hand
and Thadani counters with a leg kick.
Thadani has managed to clinch.
Thadani blocks an elbow strike.
Thadani misses with a knee to the head.
Thadani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
E Neuman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thadani looking to slow down the pace here.
Thadani looking to throw knees to the head but E Neuman is blocking nicely.
Thadani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tom Thadani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani taking a breather.
Thadani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thadani lands a nice knee to the body.
Thadani trying to stall but E Neuman improves his position.
E Neuman looking to slow down the pace here.
E Neuman tries to break free but Thadani pushes him back against the ropes.
Thadani managing to block the knees to the body from E Neuman.
E Neuman trying to control the position but instead, Thadani has worked for underhooks and has pushed E Neuman into the ropes.
Thadani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
E Neuman takes a knee right on the jaw!
E Neuman trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws an elbow but it misses.
E Neuman takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thadani connects with a nasty looking knee right to E Neuman's face.
Thadani looking to slow down the pace here.
E Neuman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Thadani.
Thadani pushes off an throws an elbow but E Neuman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
E Neuman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
E Neuman manages to break the clinch.
A jab from E Neuman misses.
E Neuman scores with a jab to the body.
E Neuman throws a body kick that misses.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
E Neuman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from E Neuman. Thadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thadani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt E Neuman.
E Neuman misses with a hook. Thadani ducked under it nicely.
Thadani darts in and clinches E Neuman up against the ropes.
Thadani unloads a knee to the mid-section. E Neuman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thadani looking to stall.
Thadani prevents E Neuman from breaking the clinch.
Thadani tries a knee to the head but E Neuman blocks it.
Thadani working E Neuman over with knees to the body.
E Neuman is looking to break free of the clinch but Thadani has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thadani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
E Neuman missing with knees to the body.
Thadani has E Neuman pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for E Neuman.
Thadani taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
E Neuman tries a body shot but Thadani blocks it.
E Neuman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thadani has him pressed against the ropes.
E Neuman wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from E Neuman.
E Neuman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thadani is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thadani really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, jab by E Neuman - just one landing.
E Neuman thows a body shot but no joy.
Thadani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
E Neuman tries to land a leg kick but Thadani saw it coming and moves away.
E Neuman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
E Neuman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thadani's head backwards.
Thadani lands with a thumping leg kick.
E Neuman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
E Neuman misses with a looping right.
Thadani moves out of range of the strikes.
E Neuman throws a shot from downtown. Thadani moves away and avoids it.
Thadani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
E Neuman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman avoids the head kick by Thadani.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from E Neuman 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 Thadani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thadani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
E Neuman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thadani moves away.
E Neuman throws a head kick that misses
and Thadani counters with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thadani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
E Neuman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thadani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
E Neuman misses the shot to the body.
Thadani tries to clinch up but E Neuman circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Thadani throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani scores with a spinning back kick!
E Neuman misses with a head kick.
E Neuman misses with an uppercut
and Thadani counters with a big head kick but E Neuman shrugs it off.
Thadani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thadani blocks a leg kick.
Thadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from E Neuman.
E Neuman lands with an uppercut that bounces Thadani off the ropes and back into range.
E Neuman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
E Neuman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
E Neuman lands a nice looking body kick.
Thadani scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from E Neuman misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman throws a chopping leg kick but Thadani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thadani.
E Neuman loads up on a big right hand but Thadani slips the punch.
Thadani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from E Neuman.
E Neuman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thadani throws a wild body kick that E Neuman sees coming a mile off.
E Neuman misses with a leg kick.
E Neuman checks a leg kick.
Thadani throws a nice outside leg kick.
E Neuman throws a low kick but Thadani moves out of range easily.
E Neuman connects with a looping right hand.
Thadani checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thadani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from E Neuman.
E Neuman avoids the head kick by Thadani.
Thadani moves away from the strike by E Neuman.
A slapping body kick lands there for E Neuman.
E Neuman throws a hook but Thadani blocks it.
Thadani keeps E Neuman at a distance using the push kick.
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!
E Neuman throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - E Neuman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from E Neuman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thadani dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
E Neuman jabs Thadani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
E Neuman throws a head kick but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thadani blocks a jab.
E Neuman throws a half hearted mid kick.
E Neuman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thadani thumps E Neuman with a low kick.
E Neuman swings widly with a right hand
and Thadani counters with a good, hard body kick but E Neuman shrugs it off.
Thadani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by E Neuman.
E Neuman slips a jab from Thadani.
Thadani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman feints and then cracks Thadani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thadani down.
E Neuman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thadani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
E Neuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thadani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from E Neuman.
Thadani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thadani throws a low kick, looking for E Neuman's leg but E Neuman calmly moves out of range.
Thadani blocks a jab.
E Neuman just misses with a punch to the body.
E Neuman blocks a leg kick.
E Neuman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws a nice outside leg kick.
E Neuman throws a leg kick which misses Thadani's front leg but catches the back leg as Thadani tries to avoid it.
Thadani scores with a hook to the body. E Neuman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thadani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thadani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from E Neuman misses the target.
E Neuman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Thadani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thadani.
Thadani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract E Neuman.
Thadani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from E Neuman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman looks to score with a jab to the body but Thadani is just out of range.
Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
E Neuman throws a jab but it's blocked by Thadani.
Thadani wants to clinch up but E Neuman keeps it at a distance.
Thadani moves out of range as E Neuman throws a body kick.
Alfred E Neuman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thadani looks to land a body kick but E Neuman moved away.
E Neuman tests Thadani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
E Neuman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tom Thadani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
E Neuman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thadani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
E Neuman lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from E Neuman. Thadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thadani moves out of range as E Neuman throws a body kick.
E Neuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
E Neuman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thadani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
E Neuman throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from E Neuman.
E Neuman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thadani counters with a straight right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
E Neuman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thadani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - E Neuman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred E Neuman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thadani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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