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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes to the ring accompanied by When Angels Deserve To Die. Milat has chosen Throwdown - Defend With Violence as his entrance music. Brogan Milat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brogan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.
Milat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Steyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Steyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milat has time to react.
Van Steyne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Steyne lands with a good body shot.
Milat loads up on a big right hand but Van Steyne slips the punch.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick that knocks Milat off balance momentarily.
Van Steyne misses with a hook.
Milat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Steyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Steyne throws a front kick aimed at Milat's knee but Milat avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Milat 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 Van Steyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Steyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Steyne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Steyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat takes a swing at Van Steyne's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Van Steyne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milat.
Milat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Milat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Milat slips under a jab from Van Steyne.
Milat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milat throws a right hand that Van Steyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Steyne also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Milat misses the shot to the body.
Van Steyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Milat tries to clinch
and Van Steyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Steyne lands a nice looking body kick.
Milat scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a straight left.
Milat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Steyne is looking to slow Milat down with leg kicks.
Milat fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Steyne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Steyne throws a lazy right hand but Milat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Van Steyne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Steyne.
Van Steyne clinches.
Van Steyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milat or not.
Van Steyne prevents a body shot from Milat.
Van Steyne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milat's efforts to push away.
Van Steyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Van Steyne.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Van Steyne holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne 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.
Milat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Steyne checks it well.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Milat counters with a two punch combo.
Milat looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
Milat misses the shot to the body.
Van Steyne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Steyne pushes Milat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Milat can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Van Steyne.
Milat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Steyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Steyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milat works on Van Steyne's body with a couple of short punches.
Milat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Steyne lands a body punch.
Milat working hard to break the clinch.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Steyne lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Milat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Van Steyne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milat tries to stall but Van Steyne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Steyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Steyne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milat.
Van Steyne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Milat.
Van Steyne lands a left hand.
Van Steyne controlling the action here for a moment.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat tries to circle away but Van Steyne has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
A short right from Van Steyne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Steyne lands the left hand.
Milat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Steyne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
André Van Steyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Milat avoids it easily.
Milat slips a straight right by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick which misses Milat's front leg but catches the back leg as Milat tries to avoid it.
Milat moves away from the strike by Van Steyne.
Milat misses the shot to the body.
Van Steyne dodges the punch combination from Milat.
Milat fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Steyne in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that André Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Steyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Steyne lands a nice shot that snaps Milat's head back.
Van Steyne blocks a head kick by Milat.
Van Steyne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Steyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Steyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milat or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne pushes Milat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
A short right from Van Steyne.
Milat working aggressively here.
Van Steyne blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Steyne.
A right hand to the body from Van Steyne.
Milat misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Steyne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milat can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Steyne taking a breather.
Van Steyne just leaning against Milat, taking a breather.
Van Steyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Steyne blocks a body shot from Milat.
Van Steyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milat or not.
A hook to the body from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne prevents a body shot from Milat.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milat slips a straight right by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Steyne. Milat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Milat follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brogan Milat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Steyne moves into the clinch successfully.
André Van Steyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Steyne.
Milat working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Van Steyne.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Steyne lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne prevents a body shot from Milat.
Van Steyne scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Steyne.
Milat tries to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling the position.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne slowing the pace effectively.
Van Steyne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Milat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 Milat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Milat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Milat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Steyne misses with a lunging right hand
and Milat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milat lands a head shot.
Van Steyne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Steyne swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Milat throws a counter combo.
Milat lands a body shot.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Milat tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
Van Steyne looks to land a body kick but Milat moved away.
Van Steyne is looking to slow Milat down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne thumps Milat with a low kick.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Milat counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Steyne is looking to counter punch.
Van Steyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Milat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Steyne counters with a good low kick that Milat was not able to check.
Van Steyne rushes Milat and presses him up against the ropes.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Still in the clinch, Van Steyne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Milat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Steyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Milat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Steyne backwards.
Van Steyne pushes Milat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands with a right to the head.
Van Steyne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Milat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch but Milat improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a body punch.
Milat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Steyne.
Milat throws a head punch that misses.
Milat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a slapping body shot.
Milat throws a hook to the side of Van Steyne's head but Van Steyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Steyne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Milat's head.
Milat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milat tries to clinch but Van Steyne is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne had his way with Brogan Milat in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Milat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Steyne back to the ropes. Milat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
André Van Steyne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milat blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Milat.
Van Steyne thuds his right hand into Milat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Steyne has closed the distance and engaged Milat in a clinch.
Milat misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Van Steyne controls the action.
Milat working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milat struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Van Steyne controls the action.
Milat swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Steyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milat misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
André Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milat throws a lazy head kick
and Van Steyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milat's calf.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot.
Milat throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Steyne lands a body shot.
Van Steyne scores with a hook.
Van Steyne scores with a jab. Milat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Steyne.
Brogan Milat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Milat.
Van Steyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Milat.
Milat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot.
Milat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Milat defending well as Van Steyne loads up on a big left hand.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Milat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Milat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Steyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Milat.
Milat swings widly with a right hand
and Van Steyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Steyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Steyne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
André Van Steyne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Steyne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... André Van Steyne!
In his post fight interview, André Van Steyne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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