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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joachim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joachim Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansen.
Hansen walks into a jab.
It looks like Joachim Hansen has been cut.
Hansen clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva staying out of range there.
Hansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Silva engages and cracks Hansen with a massive lead left hook - Hansen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Silva is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Silva!
A relieved looking Anderson Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lavar Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Till I Collapse. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Lavar Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Cruz's 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lavar Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Cruz throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Lavar Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz clinches.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Cruz.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alexander Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Cruz lands a right and a left and another right! Johnson goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Walker with a hook.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor rushes Walker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shawn Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker gets tackled into the ropes by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a head shot.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor slips a straight right by Walker.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Taylor tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the ropes.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor pushes Walker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Walker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker with a hook.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Walker.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker avoids the body shot from Taylor.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Taylor darts in and clinches Walker up against the ropes.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker lands with a cross.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Daniel Walker has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Walker'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.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Shawn Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Walker.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Daniel Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Walker scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Walker catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the ropes. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor clinches.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor clinches up against the ropes.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor slips a jab from Walker.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor forces Walker back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walker looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Taylor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Taylor clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Walker tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker misses with a body punch.
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!
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor slips a jab from Walker.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Walker.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker gets tackled into the ropes by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor clinches up against the ropes.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Walker.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the ropes.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakurai misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Sakurai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakurai moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Sakurai misses the jab.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Sakurai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lunges at Sakurai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakurai's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Emelianenko tests Sakurai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Sakurai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakurai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai lands a jab to the nose.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Sakurai looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Sakurai misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakurai scores with a nice head shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Sakurai saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakurai blocks it.
Sakurai lands with a right hand.
Sakurai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakurai misses the target.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Sakurai slips under a jab.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakurai.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko defending well as Sakurai loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko catches Sakurai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakurai's head.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
A jab from Sakurai misses.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Sakurai looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sakurai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Sakurai with an uppercut!
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakurai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakurai's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Sakurai looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Sakurai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Sakurai ducks down to avoid it.
Sakurai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko tests Sakurai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakurais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Sakurai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Sakurai right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
Sakurai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Sakurai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sakurai misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Sakurai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Sakurai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sakurai.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Sakurai misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakurai finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakurai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Sakurai.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Sakurai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko thuds his right hand into Sakurai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Sakurai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sakurai scores with a decent looking hook.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakurai misses the target.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakurai on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakurai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakurai moves forwards but Emelianenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakurai staying out of range there.
Sakurai looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakurai throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
The fighters circling - Sakurai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Sakurai throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai misses with a looping right.
Sakurai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Sakurai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Sakurai lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the ropes and back into range.
Jab, jab by Sakurai - just one landing.
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!
Sakurai misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Sakurai misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Sakurai throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Sakurai slips the punch.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Sakurai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Sakurai moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Sakurai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Sakurai throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakurai blocks it.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakurai throws out the jab.
Sakurai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sakurai missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Sakurai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakurai throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sakurai throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakurai. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Sakurai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakurai moves forwards but Emelianenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
Sakurai with a jab.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Sakurai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakurai scores with a jab.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Sakurai misses its intended target.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Sakurai blocks it.
Sakurai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakurai.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Sakurai strikes.
A big left from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakurai throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakurai doesn't seem phased though.
Roman Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Sakurai is out of range.
Sakurai misses the jab.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Sakurai moved out of range.
Hayato Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Emelianenko.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelist Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evangelist Santos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Santos wants to clinch.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos throws a right and a left that Gomi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos jabs Gomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos has Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomi lands a head shot.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Santos throws a series of punches but Gomi avoids them all with ease.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanori Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
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!
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Gomi in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomi rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos forces Gomi back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos has Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Gomi has the dominant position.
Gomi tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelist Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos throws a series of punches but Gomi avoids them all with ease.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Evangelist Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomi can't break the clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomi. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Evangelist Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi gets tackled into the ropes by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos pushes Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Gomi tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the ropes.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Gomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelist Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santos tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Santos lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Gomi goes down! The ref sends Santos to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Gomi is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Evangelist Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Evangelist Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Santos drives through and clinches with Gomi against the ropes.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Gomi has the dominant position.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Gomi in a clinch.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos jabs Gomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evangelist Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evangelist Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cuts easily
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard misses with a right hand
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard misses with a hook
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Liddell staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howard.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Howard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liddell counters by clinching up.
Howard avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Howard keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Howard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liddell up against the ropes.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Howard checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Howard.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dwight Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell slips a jab from Howard.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Liddell slips a jab from Howard.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Howard is rocked!
Howard misses with a left hand
and as Howard takes a moment to reset, Liddell counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Howard goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Liddell is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Liddell!
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