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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings comes to the ring accompanied by React - Not today. Basil Hastings could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ewoud Roelof's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roelof listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hastings 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 Hastings misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roelof.
Hastings connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Roelof checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hastings feints and then cracks Roelof's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roelof down.
Roelof 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.
Roelof cracks Hastings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Roelof lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hastings doesn't seem phased though.
Hastings throws a leg kick
and Roelof counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hastings.
Roelof is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hastings moves out of range as Roelof throws a body kick.
Hastings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roelof.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hastings scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roelof tries a head kick but it misses.
Roelof is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roelof getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roelof is looking to clinch.
Hastings tried to counter with a leg kick but Roelof avoided it.
Hastings looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hastings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof misses with a double jab.
Hastings with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hastings throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hastings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hastings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roelof sizes up Hastings with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hastings throws a body shot but no joy.
Roelof is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hastings with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hastings.
Hastings feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roelof's calf.
Hastings connects with a solid leg kick.
Hastings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Roelof responds with a good body kick, but Hastings manages to step out the way in time.
Hastings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roelof delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Roelof cracks Hastings with a good jab.
Hastings slips under a jab from Roelof.
Roelof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hastings.
Roelof checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roelof.
Hastings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roelof tries to throw a body punch but Hastings avoids it by throwing Roelof back against the ropes.
Hastings tries to throw a body punch but Roelof avoids it by throwing Hastings back against the ropes.
Hastings tries to circle away but Roelof has him pinned against the ropes.
Hastings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hastings's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hastings misses with the head strike.
Roelof lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Hastings lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roelof scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roelof throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
Hastings tried to score with a low kick but Roelof checks it.
Roelof moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
Hastings blocks a body shot from Roelof.
Hastings takes an elbow to the temple.
Hastings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roelof blocks a head kick by Hastings.
Hastings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roelof manages to avoid it.
Roelof misses with a looping right.
Roelof takes the fight into the clinch.
Hastings slowing the pace effectively.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but Roelof blocks it.
Roelof fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Roelof.
Hastings lands an elbow that stopped Roelof in his tracks for a moment.
Hastings struggles to land a body shot inside as Roelof controls his hands.
Roelof misses with a knee to the head.
Roelof lands with a short shot to the head.
Roelof tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roelof misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hastings.
Hastings working aggressively here.
Hastings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roelof has him pressed against the ropes.
Roelof goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Roelof blocks the body kick.
Roelof throws a head kick but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings lands a front kick.
Roelof has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roelof works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hastings scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings looks to land a body kick but Roelof moved away.
Roelof looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Roelof cracks Hastings with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hastings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roelof! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ewoud Roelof will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hastings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Roelof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ewoud Roelof seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Hastings lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roelof doesn't seem phased though.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roelof moves away.
Roelof thinks about the counter body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hastings - that will leave a mark!
Hastings throws a low kick, looking for Roelof's leg but Roelof calmly moves out of range.
Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roelof.
Hastings lands the left hand.
Roelof lands a head shot.
Roelof throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hastings fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hastings avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hastings throws a hook but Roelof blocks it.
Hastings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roelof.
Roelof digs a good body shot into Hastings's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hastings gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Roelof connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roelof moves out of range as Hastings throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings throws a front kick that sends Roelof stumbling back into the ropes.
Roelof loads up on a big right hand but Hastings slips the punch.
Roelof misses with a hook. Hastings ducked under it nicely.
Hastings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hastings looks to score with a jab to the body but Roelof is just out of range.
Hastings throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hastings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roelof on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hastings avoids the head kick by Roelof.
Roelof is looking to clinch but Hastings is avoiding it.
Roelof lands with a nice combination. Hastings backs away looking to recover.
Hastings throws a shot from downtown. Roelof moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roelof connects with the punch.
Roelof throws out a loose jab but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roelof avoids the body shot from Hastings.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roelof misses with a hook.
Hastings throws a head kick that half lands.
Roelof tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hastings looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hastings throws a sloppy head kick and Roelof moves out of range easily.
Hastings looks to score with a jab to the body but Roelof is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hastings. That's going to slow Roelof down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roelof.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hastings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roelof manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roelof!
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Roelof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roelof loads up on a big right hand but Hastings slips the punch.
It looked like Hastings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hastings slips under a jab.
Roelof connects with a solid leg kick.
Roelof scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roelof lands an overhand right.
Hastings takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roelof lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hastings takes a step back to recover.
Roelof throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roelof is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hastings.
Hastings scores with a jab to the body.
Roelof lunges at Hastings with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hastings's hand.
Roelof explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hastings turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hastings moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hastings swings for the body but Roelof moves out of range.
Roelof throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hastings will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roelof misses with a body shot.
Hastings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hastings connects with a body shot that sends Roelof's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
Hastings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roelof lands with an uppercut that bounces Hastings off the ropes and back into range.
Hastings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roelof was well out of range. Poor timing from Hastings.
Hastings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roelof.
Roelof moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hastings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roelof's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roelof lands a lovely overhand right.
Hastings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hastings is rocked!
Roelof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Hastings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roelof dips to his left and cracks Hastings with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
Roelof misses with a low kick.
Hastings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Hastings catches Roelof right on the button with a cross.
Hastings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roelof swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roelof throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
As Roelof backs away, Hastings returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ewoud Roelof will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hastings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hastings seems to have got his legs back now.
Hastings walks into a stiff left hand from Roelof.
Hastings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Hastings tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roelof throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hastings checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roelof checks a leg kick.
Hastings walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Roelof throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roelof checks a low kick from Hastings.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Roelof.
Hastings takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roelof takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hastings takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roelof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Roelof scores with a four punch combination!
Hastings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roelof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hastings thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roelof if he has to take too many more of those.
Hastings rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roelof moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roelof wants to counter the offense by Hastings and move into the clinch position.
Roelof lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roelof cracks Hastings with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Hastings is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Hastings is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Hastings could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ewoud Roelof! Ewoud Roelof retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ewoud Roelof 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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