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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Khru Ram Muay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
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206 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Byrne keeps it at a distance.
Byrne has Dimitrovich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrovich in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrovich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne cracks Dimitrovich with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrovich lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like David Byrne has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimitrovich.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich scores with a shot to the side of Byrne's head.
Dimitrovich pushes Byrne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
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!
Dimitrovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dimitrovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byrne misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Byrne 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.
A body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Dimitrovich shrugs off.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dimitrovich as the two fighters clinch.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byrne's face.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
Dimitrovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Dimitrovich.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Dimitrovich landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrovich.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dimitrovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Dimitrovich.
Byrne looks winded!
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Byrne blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Byrne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Byrne throws a chopping leg kick but Dimitrovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Byrne lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Dimitrovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitrovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimitrovich manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich jabs Byrne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimitrovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Byrne. That did some damage!
Byrne throws a low kick, looking for Dimitrovich's leg but Dimitrovich calmly moves out of range.
Byrne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dimitrovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimitrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrne can do to turn this around?
Byrne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Byrne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Byrne loads up on a big right hand but Dimitrovich slips the punch.
Byrne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich with a hook.
Dimitrovich lands a front kick.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
Dimitrovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimitrovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimitrovich slips a straight right by Byrne.
Dimitrovich is looking to wear down Byrne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Byrne is having none of it.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich misses with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimitrovich. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitrovich has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dimitrovich presses Byrne against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Byrne won't want to take too many of those.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Byrne.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand underneath Byrne's ribcage. Byrne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne misses with an elbow strike.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Dimitrovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Dimitrovich.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dimitrovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrne's brow.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne gets through Dimitrovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Dimitrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byrne's face.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Byrne.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sergei Dimitrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich lands a nice elbow.
Byrne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Byrne is rocked!
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimitrovich finish him?
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance and cracks Byrne with a big uppercut! Byrne goes down! The referee pushes Dimitrovich away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Byrne make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Dimitrovich takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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