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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Seth Rydell (ranked 3663 p4p, 446 weight class) and Jan Blachowski (ranked 9229 p4p, 728 weight class). Blachowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wild Hunt OST - Steel For Humans kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Rydell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Blachowski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell moves out of range as Blachowski strikes.
Rydell closes the distance but Blachowski moves to the side
enabling Blachowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Blachowski lands a body shot.
Rydell misses with a body shot.
Blachowski misses with an uppercut.
Blachowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rydell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rydell takes the fight into the clinch.
Blachowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Rydell avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachowski is trying to break the clinch but Rydell has him pressed against the ropes.
Blachowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Blachowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blachowski can't find room to land a body shot as Rydell controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydell.
Rydell misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rydell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jan Blachowski has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Rydell has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rydell lands an elbow inside.
Rydell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blachowski fails to land.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the head but Blachowski blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Rydell.
Blachowski is trying to break free.
Rydell swings wildly with an uppercut but Blachowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blachowski has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.
Blachowski misses with a punch to the body.
Blachowski takes a shot to the head.
Rydell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rydell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blachowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blachowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blachowski tries to throw a body punch but Rydell avoids it by throwing Blachowski back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the head but Blachowski blocks with his arms.
Rydell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
Blachowski working aggressively here.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blachowski avoids it.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Blachowski misses with a body punch.
Blachowski stalling in the clinch but Rydell improves position.
Blachowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Blachowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blachowski throws a head punch that misses.
Rydell lands with a right to the head.
Blachowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blachowski.
Rydell lands a hook that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
Rydell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
That has opened up Jan Blachowski's cut even more.
Rydell misses with a body punch.
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 Seth Rydell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Blachowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rydell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blachowski.
Blachowski misses with an uppercut. Rydell saw that one coming.
Rydell misses with a wild body shot.
Rydell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rydell gets a clinch.
Blachowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Seth Rydell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rydell tries a knee to the head but Blachowski blocks it.
A short uppercut from Blachowski.
Blachowski lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydell.
Blachowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachowski stalling in the clinch but Rydell improves position.
Blachowski misses with some punches.
Rydell lands a nice knee to the body.
Rydell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blachowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Blachowski manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell connects with the punch.
Rydell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Blachowski misses.
Blachowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rydell tries to clinch up.
Rydell scores with a body shot.
Blachowski tries to clinch but Rydell is having none of it.
Blachowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blachowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rydell misses the shot to the body.
Blachowski walks into a stiff left hand from Rydell.
Rydell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blachowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydell.
Blachowski is trying to push Rydell away but Rydell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to land knees in the clinch but Blachowski avoids the damage to the body.
Blachowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blachowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Blachowski fails to land.
Rydell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rydell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blachowskis head.
Rydell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blachowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blachowski has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Blachowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Rydell gets an underhook and turns Blachowski into the ropes.
Blachowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blachowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Blachowski.
Rydell misses with a knee strike.
Blachowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Blachowski.
Blachowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rydell's elbow.
Blachowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Seth Rydell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Blachowski's cut.
That's time! Rydell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rydell closes the distance and clinches.
Rydell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blachowski pushes Rydell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blachowski lands with a right to the head.
Blachowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blachowski lands with a right to the head.
Blachowski misses with some punches.
Rydell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
Rydell lands with a light punch inside.
Blachowski looking to stall.
Rydell drops Blachowski with a big knee! Will Blachowski beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blachowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rydell tries to counter by clinching up but Blachowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Rydell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blachowski.
Blachowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydell.
Rydell misses with a hook. Blachowski ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Blachowski misses.
Seth Rydell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rydell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rydell tries to clinch but Blachowski moves out of range.
Rydell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rydell has closed the distance and engaged Blachowski in a clinch.
Blachowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Rydell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rydell.
Rydell misses with a knee to the head.
Blachowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rydell has him pressed against the ropes.
Rydell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blachowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Blachowski misses with some punches.
Blachowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Blachowski tries to throw a body punch but Rydell avoids it by throwing Blachowski back against the ropes.
Jan Blachowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Blachowski as the two fighters clinch.
Blachowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blachowski misses with the head strike.
Rydell lands a left hand.
Blachowski breaks the clinch.
Blachowski misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Rydell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rydell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Rydell!
A victorious Seth Rydell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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