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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nieky Holzken (ranked 6916 p4p, 553 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 2393 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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204 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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206 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nieky Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius darts in and clinches Holzken up against the ropes.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sestius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sestius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sestius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Sestius blocks with his arms.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Sestius.
Holzken managing to block the knees to the body from Sestius.
Holzken wants to stall.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sestius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sestius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sestius tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sestius lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sestius.
Sestius working Holzken over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sestius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holzken is breathing heavily.
Holzken pushes Sestius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sestius works on Holzken's body with a couple of short punches.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sestius lands a left hand.
Sestius presses Holzken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Sestius blocks it.
Holzken takes an elbow to the temple.
Holzken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sestius works on Holzken's body with a couple of short punches.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Sestius - that landed with a thud.
Sestius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
Holzken takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sestius.
Nieky Holzken's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sestius.
Sestius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sestius lands a right hand.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sestius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sestius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sestius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sestius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sestius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sestius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holzken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holzken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sestius's elbow.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holzkens head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nieky Holzken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sestius.
Holzken moves in looking to clinch but Sestius pushes him off.
Sestius rushes Holzken and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestius blocks it with crossed arms.
Sestius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sestius tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Sestius back against the ropes.
Holzken trying to stall but Sestius improves his position.
Sestius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Holzken working Sestius over with knees to the body.
Sestius 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.
Holzken tries to work over Sestius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sestius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sestius lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken takes a shot to the head.
Sestius lands a shot to the body.
Holzken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holzken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sestius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestius blocks it with crossed arms.
Sestius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holzken blocks it with crossed arms.
Sestius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holzken managing to block the knees to the body from Sestius.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sestius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sestius lands with a short shot to the head.
Sestius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holzken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sestius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Sestius blocks with his arms.
Holzken tries to throw a body punch but Sestius avoids it by throwing Holzken back against the ropes.
Sestius tries to land knees in the clinch but Holzken avoids the damage to the body.
Sestius struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Publius Sestius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Sestius lands a nice knee to the body.
Sestius prevents a body shot from Holzken.
Holzken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sestius lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sestius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holzken takes an elbow to the temple.
Sestius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sestius cracks Holzken with a nice body shot.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Sestius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sestius lands a hook that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Sestius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sestius lands an uppercut.
Sestius misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holzken.
Sestius landing knees to the body.
Holzken takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nieky Holzken's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Sestius moves into the clinch.
Sestius digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Holzken taking a breather.
Sestius lands with a left to the head.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Sestius.
A short uppercut from Holzken.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestius blocks it with crossed arms.
Holzken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holzken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sestius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sestius.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holzkens head.
Holzken misses with a body punch.
Sestius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Holzken is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Sestius.
A right hook to the body lands for Sestius.
Sestius lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Holzken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sestius cracks Holzken with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Holzken goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Holzken wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Publius Sestius!
Publius Sestius bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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