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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 lbs
35 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaolong.
A low kick from Xiaolong misses
and Bird makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Xiaolong misses
and Bird counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird slips a jab and a cross from Xiaolong.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiaolong throws out a leg kick but Bird moves out of range and Xiaolong only half commits.
Xiaolong tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Bird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaolong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bird - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that misses.
Bird lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Xiaolong.
Bird works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bird.
Bird fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is looking to clinch but Xiaolong is avoiding it.
Bird lands with a straight right. Xiaolong didn't see that one coming.
Xiaolong scores with a jab to the head.
Xiaolong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiaolong tries to score with a low kick but Bird moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
Xiaolong blocks a head kick by Bird.
It looked like Xiaolong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bird.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bird to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Bird there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaolong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Xiaolong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the leg kick from Bird.
Xiaolong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bird.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xiaolong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiaolong counters with a straight right hand.
Xiaolong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Xiaolong.
Bird has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bird pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range and Bird settles back down.
Bird gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
Xiaolong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Xiaolong misses with some punches.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bird misses with an elbow over the top.
Bird looking to throw knees to the head but Xiaolong is blocking nicely.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Xiaolong avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Bird will probably get the nod.
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.
Bird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaolong blocks a low kick nicely.
Bird moves out of range as Xiaolong throws a body kick.
Xiaolong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bird eats them both and turns towards Xiaolong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick.
Bird scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaolong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bird thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
Xiaolong wants to land a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird thuds a left hand into Xiaolong's body.
A big left from Xiaolong misses.
Bird throws a jab when Xiaolong was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiaolong 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 Bird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird tries to clinch but Xiaolong is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bird's calf.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Bird as he checks the leg kick.
Bird wants to counter with a clinch but Xiaolong pushes him away.
Xiaolong tries to land a front kick but Bird steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaolong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body
and Bird counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Bird.
Xiaolong swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiaolong. That snapped Bird's head back.
A big left from Xiaolong misses.
Xiaolong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong lunges at Bird with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bird's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Xiaolong checks a low kick from Bird.
Xiaolong throws out a leg kick but Bird moves out of range and Xiaolong only half commits.
Bird moves in looking to clinch but Xiaolong pushes him off.
Xiaolong blocks a jab.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Xiaolong motions for Bird to come forward. Xiaolong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bird gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good work by Bird as he checks the leg kick.
Bird keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaolong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li Xiaolong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaolong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bird's sensitive parts.
Bird's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiaolong under the eye.
Xiaolong misses with a straight right.
Bird flicks out a counter leg kick but Xiaolong steps away.
Xiaolong lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaolong thows a body kick. Bird tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaolong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bird has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bird there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaolong.
Bird swings for the body but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Xiaolong tries a low kick but Bird avoids it.
Bird fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that Bird semi-blocks.
Xiaolong throws out a leg kick but Bird moves out of range and Xiaolong only half commits.
Bird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xiaolong misses the shot to the body.
Xiaolong throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaolong scores with the left hand. Bird knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Xiaolong finds it's target.
Xiaolong throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xiaolong with a body shot.
Bird has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaolong.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Xiaolong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xiaolong.
A short right from Bird on the inside.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Xiaolong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xiaolong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird prevents a body shot from Xiaolong.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Xiaolong avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird working Xiaolong over with knees to the body.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaolong won't want to take too many of those.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Bird.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xiaolong trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a right hand.
Xiaolong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Xiaolong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Xiaolong blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaolong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaolongs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bird.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Xiaolong misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Xiaolong tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xiaolong misses with the head strike.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xiaolong's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaolong.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bird fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xiaolong, pushing him back against the ropes.
Xiaolong avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Xiaolong.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Xiaolong in his tracks for a moment.
Xiaolong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xiaolong lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Xiaolong avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Xiaolong lands with a left to the head.
Xiaolong's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Xiaolong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xiaolong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird tries a body shot but Xiaolong blocks it.
Bird misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Xiaolong avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird lands a right hand.
Bird works on Xiaolong's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaolong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaolong.
Bird cracks Xiaolong with a nice body shot.
A short left from Bird.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaolong won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bird lands an elbow just above Xiaolong 's eye.
Bird lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bird. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaolong fails to land.
Bird lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Xiaolong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Xiaolong.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiaolong is trying to push Bird away but Bird has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the head.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaolong working aggressively here.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaolong lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Xiaolong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaolong.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xiaolong blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Xiaolong working aggressively here.
Bird's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong'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. 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.
Bird throws a body punch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Li Xiaolong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Bird dips to his left and cracks Xiaolong with an uppercut!
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird lands a nice hook to Xiaolong's body. Xiaolong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaolong.
A low kick from Xiaolong is predictable there
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bird.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaolong.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the head.
Xiaolong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaolong takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird misses with a knee to the head.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xiaolong scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Nice body punch from Bird.
Xiaolong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bird tries to work over Xiaolong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xiaolong's defenses.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong missing with knees to the body.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaolongs head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bird as Xiaolong tries to tie him up.
Xiaolong working aggressively here.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaolong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Xiaolong lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Bird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Xiaolong presses Bird against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaolong looking to slow down the pace here.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Bird.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaolong.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Bird.
Bird scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiaolong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Xiaolong takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird digs a right hand underneath Xiaolong's ribcage. Xiaolong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaolongs head.
Xiaolong lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Bird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bird 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bird!
William Bird took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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