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EFFA 8 - Alive and Kicking PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Steen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Steen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Myers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steen.
Steen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Steen wants to clinch.
Steen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Myers.
Myers scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers lands with a shot to the body.
Myers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Myers.
Myers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Myers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Steen's front leg but catches the back leg as Steen tries to avoid it.
Steen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Myers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steen scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Rick Steen has been cut.
Jacob Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers thuds a left hand into Steen's body.
Myers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steen drops his hands momentarily and Myers needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Steen just on the top of the head. Steen drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Steen - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jacob Myers!
A relieved looking Jacob Myers 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pirkka First Choice Cola - "Jano ku talkkarilla". 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tor!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor misses with a left hand
and Price counters with a three punch combo that has Tor backing up. Tor nods at Price to acknowledge the strikes.
Price throws a low kick, looking for Tor's leg but Tor calmly moves out of range.
Price wants to land a leg kick but Tor is out of range.
Tor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Price slips a jab from Tor.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tor scores with a jab.
Good work by Tor as he checks the leg kick.
Price looks to land a combination but Tor avoids it well.
Tor closes the distance and clinches.
Price creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Tor.
Price is rocked!
Tor creates a bit of distance and cracks Price with a big uppercut! Price goes down! The referee pushes Tor away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Price make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tor takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jani Tor!
A victorious Jani Tor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maze Maradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maze Maradon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane is looking to land body kicks.
Maradon connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
Maradon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Maradon misses the shot to the body.
Crane throws a one two combo.
Maradon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Maradon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maze Maradon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maradon misses with a hook. Crane ducked under it nicely.
Maradon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maradon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crane counters with a good low kick that Maradon was not able to check.
Maradon misses with a left hand
and Crane counters by clinching up.
Maradon wants to get back to striking at distance but Crane won't allow it.
Crane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradon lands a lovely overhand right.
Maradon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maradon punishes Crane's body with a nice straight punch.
Maradon tries to clinch there but Crane circles away.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maradon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane misses with a low kick as Maradon jumps back.
Maradon misses with a looping left.
Maradon throws a series of strikes that have Crane backpedaling.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane connects with a solid leg kick.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradon.
The referee calls for Crane to work.
Maradon taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maradon lands the left hand.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maradon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Maradon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maradon.
Maradon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crane was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradon.
Nice straight punches there by Maradon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maradon.
Maradon misses with a hook.
Crane drives through and clinches with Maradon against the ropes.
Maradon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maradon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Maradon slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
Maradon throws a hook but Crane avoids it easily.
Crane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maradon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maradon throws a body kick that misses.
Crane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maradon. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crane is rocked!
BAM! Maradon delivers a spinning backfist that drops Crane like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Maze Maradon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korbin Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korbin Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Dallas.
Dallas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dallas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korbin Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dallas lands with a nice combination. Aldo backs away looking to recover.
Dallas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo cracks a nice hook into Dallas's ribs.
Good leg kick by Dallas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Dallas scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dallas. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo just leaning against Dallas, taking a breather.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the ropes.
Dallas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dallas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dallas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Dallas keeps it at a distance.
Dallas tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dallas. Aldo shrugs it off though.
Dallas scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and Dallas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Dallas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo has Dallas pressed against the ropes, preventing Dallas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dallas working aggressively here.
Dallas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Aldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Dallas into the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dallas.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dallas avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the ropes.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dallas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dallas is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Dallas avoids a wild elbow strike from Aldo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dallas as Aldo tries to tie him up.
Dallas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dallas is defending well for now.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dallas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dallas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dallas connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Dallas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Dallas is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korbin Dallas dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Nice body punch from Dallas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dallas, right into the meat.
Dallas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Aldo.
Dallas stalks Aldo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aldo's face. Aldo staggers backwards, shaken.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dallas lands a nice shot to the body.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo clinches up with Dallas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Dallas had a free shot at his head there.
Dallas throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Dallas darts in trying to clinch
and Aldo counters by clinching up.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aldo is keeping busy.
Dallas avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Dallas is looking to control Aldo's arms but Aldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dallas has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Dallas.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo prevents Dallas from breaking the clinch.
Aldo stalling in the clinch.
Aldo is looking to control Dallas's arms but Dallas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aldo has his back to the ropes.
The referee calls for Aldo to work.
Aldo misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Aldo.
Aldo pushes Dallas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dallas tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dallas misses with a body kick.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
No joy there for Dallas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo tries to clinch but Dallas is having none of it.
Dallas works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo tries to clinch but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas wants to clinch.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dallas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dallas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dallas jabs at Aldo's body.
Dallas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dallas throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Korbin Dallas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Dallas.
Dallas stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dallas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korbin Dallas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dallas scores with a nice right hand.
Dallas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dallas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dallas.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dallas can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dallas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo taking a breather.
Aldo trying to stall but Dallas improves his position.
Aldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dallas avoids it.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dallas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dallas, as that shot connected.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dallas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dallas lands a body shot.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dallas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Dallas counters with a nice body kick.
Dallas doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Dallas gets tackled into the ropes by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Aldo.
Dallas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Dallas's ribcage.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dallas blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Korbin Dallas has been cut.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldo.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Korbin Dallas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dallas throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dallas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Dallas circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas throws a head kick that misses.
Dallas misses with a few strikes there.
Dallas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dallas scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dallas is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dallas tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Dallas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dallas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korbin Dallas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between New Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casob Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blood's entrance music is no worries. A fine choice. New Blood had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Casob Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with New Blood's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, New Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Casob Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blood looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis throws a head kick that Blood semi-blocks.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Blood circles away.
Blood rushes Davis and presses him up against the ropes.
Blood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blood looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Blood tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the ropes.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Blood tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the ropes.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blood is rocked!
It looks like New Blood has been cut.
Blood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blood, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Blood's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Blood, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Casob Davis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henry Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner has chosen Carmina Burana as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Henry Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitter throws a right and a left that Le Banner avoids nicely.
Hitter misses with an uppercut
and Le Banner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hitter cracks Le Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
Hitter throws a lazy uppercut
letting Le Banner counter with a right hand.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Le Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Le Banner.
Hitter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitter misses with a combination
and Le Banner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hitter looks to land a combination but Le Banner avoids it well.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Le Banner to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry Hitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter throws an off balance right hand
and Le Banner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Banner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Le Banner!
Hitter misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Banner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hitter is breathing heavily.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Hitter misses.
Le Banner clinches with his opponent.
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!
Hitter breaks the clinch.
Hitter takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Banner.
Some wild striking there from Le Banner.
Hitter throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitter misses with a combination
and Le Banner counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le Banner.
Hitter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Le Banner counters with a one-two to the body.
Le Banner dodges the punch combination from Hitter.
Le Banner wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter walks into a left hand.
Hitter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Hitter misses its intended target.
Hitter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le Banner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitter misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitter looks to land a combination but Le Banner avoids it well.
Le Banner clinches with his opponent.
Le Banner blocks an elbow strike.
Hitter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Le Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Le Banner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Le Banner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Le Banner working hard to break the clinch.
Le Banner breaks from the clinch.
Hitter scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Banner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Banner tries to clinch there but Hitter circles away.
Le Banner tries to clinch there but Hitter circles away.
Le Banner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hitter throws a right and a left that Le Banner avoids nicely.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner checks a leg kick.
Hitter throws a lazy right hand but Le Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitter misses with an uppercut. Le Banner saw that one coming.
Hitter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Le Banner avoids them all with ease.
Le Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hitter momentarily.
Hitter throws a shot from downtown. Le Banner moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Hitter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Banner delivers a nice body kick.
Hitter throws out a loose jab but Le Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Le Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitter misses with a looping left.
Le Banner connects with a jab.
Le Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Banner.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
letting Le Banner counter with a right hand.
Le Banner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry Hitter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitter misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Banner has managed to clinch.
Hitter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Banner clinches with his opponent.
Le Banner avoiding damage.
Le Banner wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le Banner.
Le Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner closes the distance and pushes Hitter back into the ropes.
Le Banner lands an elbow inside that Hitter shrugs off.
Hitter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Le Banner's efforts to push away.
Hitter looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Banner wants to clinch up but Hitter keeps it at a distance.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hitter is having none of it.
Le Banner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Le Banner lands.
Le Banner dodges the punch combination from Hitter.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Hitter moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hitter. Those never looked like landing.
Hitter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Banner tries to land a front kick but Hitter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Le Banner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hitter has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitter.
Decent striking displayed by Le Banner there.
Hitter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le Banner.
Hitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Banner checks a low kick from Hitter.
Le Banner scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Banner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hitter under the eye.
Hitter walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jerome Le Banner!
After winning the bout, Jerome Le Banner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brad Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wil Harrdison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wil Harrdison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wil Harrdison!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrdison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Harrdison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Harrdison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrdison moves away.
Harrdison wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab.
Fitzgerald lands a two punch combo.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrdison tries to score with a low kick but Fitzgerald moves his leg out of the way.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Harrdison rushes Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrdison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzgerald stalks Harrdison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrdison's face. Harrdison staggers backwards, shaken.
Brad Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrdison counters with an outside leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.
Harrdison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzgerald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrdison.
Fitzgerald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harrdison counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrdison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrdison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzgerald throws a nice looking combination but Harrdison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgerald. Those never looked like landing.
Harrdison moves into the clinch.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrdison breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Harrdison takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison clinches up against the ropes.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzgerald falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrdison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Harrdison.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Harrdison scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrdison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrdison throws a head kick but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrdison to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgerald. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrdison clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wil Harrdison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrdison drives through and clinches with Fitzgerald against the ropes.
Harrdison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Fitzgerald misses
and Fitzgerald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch
and Harrdison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Fitzgerald.
Brad Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Harrdison avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgerald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Harrdison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrdison also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrdison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harrdison lands a knee to the body.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald avoids the head kick by Harrdison.
Fitzgerald misses with a combination
and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald is trying to push Harrdison away but Harrdison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison scores with a push kick.
Harrdison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Harrdison instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Fitzgerald is predictable there
and Harrdison counters by clinching up.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Fitzgerald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Fitzgerald both land. Nice combination.
Harrdison moves into the clinch.
Harrdison keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Harrdison has control.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrdison manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Fitzgerald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrdison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab
and Harrdison counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrdison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrdison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzgerald, pushing him back against the ropes.
Harrdison crunches a lovely knee into Fitzgerald's ribcage.
Harrdison breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrdison counters with an inside leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Harrdison lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab
and Harrdison counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrdison keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrdison has managed to clinch.
Harrdison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrdison.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Harrdison avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wil Harrdison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Fitzgerald throws a combination that misses
and Harrdison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrdison misses with a head kick.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses
and Harrdison counters with a thumping low kick.
Fitzgerald throws a push kick but Harrdison slaps the foot to one side.
Fitzgerald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrdison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Harrdison counter with a right hand.
Wil Harrdison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzgerald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzgerald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitzgerald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrdison in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald throws a shot from downtown. Harrdison moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a leg kick
and Harrdison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrdison sizes up Fitzgerald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fitzgerald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harrdison slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgerald.
Harrdison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrdison gets a clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to break the clinch but Harrdison is controlling the position.
Harrdison manages to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to keep at a distance but Harrdison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harrdison lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzgerald controls his hands.
Harrdison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrdison dodges the punch combination from Fitzgerald.
Harrdison closes the distance and pushes Fitzgerald back into the ropes.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Harrdison pushes him back against the ropes.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Harrdison is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald can't break the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Harrdison pushes him back against the ropes.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that Harrdison avoids nicely.
Fitzgerald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fitzgerald throws an overhand right that lands on Harrdison's shoulder, as Harrdison tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrdison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fitzgerald tries to bum rush Harrdison with a series of wild strikes but Harrdison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrdison.
Harrdison pushes Fitzgerald up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrdison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrdison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab
and Harrdison counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrdison clinches.
Harrdison breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgerald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harrdison. Fitzgerald shrugs it off though.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Harrdison moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrdison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fitzgerald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fitzgerald misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Fitzgerald does no damage.
Harrdison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brad Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wil Harrdison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrdison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wil Harrdison.
Well Harrdison 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wil Harrdison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synteettinen Steroidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Kato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Synteettinen Steroidi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steroidi dodges the punch combination from Kato.
Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steroidi.
Steroidi slips under a jab.
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steroidi is out of range and Kato settles back down.
Steroidi thuds his right hand into Kato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses.
Kato avoids the head kick by Steroidi.
Steroidi ducks under a wild hook from Kato.
Steroidi misses with a hook.
Steroidi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kato throws a chopping leg kick but Steroidi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Steroidi misses the target.
Steroidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kato scores with a jab to the body.
Kato moves away from the strike by Steroidi.
Kato looks to land a right hand but Steroidi moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Steroidi misses.
Kato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steroidi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kato takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kato delivers a nice body kick.
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses.
Kato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steroidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steroidi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steroidi throws a push kick but Kato slaps the foot to one side.
Kato is looking to slow Steroidi down with leg kicks.
Steroidi instigates a clinch.
Steroidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi trying to land knees to the body.
Steroidi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Steroidi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kato working Steroidi over with knees to the body.
Kato missing with knees to the body.
Kato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steroidi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steroidi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steroidi checks the leg kick.
Steroidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kato works the jab nicely.
Steroidi slips under a jab from Kato.
Steroidi moves out of range as Kato throws a body kick.
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
Kato misses with a body kick.
Steroidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kato misses with a right hand
and Steroidi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kato lands with a nice body kick.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato connects with an inside leg kick.
Kato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steroidi.
Kato misses with a body punch
and Steroidi counters with a good low kick that Kato was not able to check.
Steroidi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steroidi at a distance.
Kato throws a series of punches but Steroidi moves out of range.
Kato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato throws a looping overhand right but Steroidi ducks down to avoid it.
Kato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steroidi.
Steroidi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
Kato looks for the body kick but Steroidi saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Steroidi.
Kato lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Kato misses.
Steroidi tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato avoids the head kick by Steroidi.
Kato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steroidi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steroidi throws a leg kick but Kato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steroidi scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kato misses with the combination.
Steroidi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Kato blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steroidi, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Steroidi tries to clinch up but Kato circles away and keeps his distance.
Kato checks a low kick from Steroidi.
Kato throws a body punch but Steroidi moves out of range.
Steroidi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kato to score with a decent uppercut.
Kato blocks a head kick by Steroidi.
Kato scores with a nice strike.
Kato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steroidi checks a leg kick.
Steroidi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Kato misses.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Steroidi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato moves forwards but Steroidi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steroidi checks a low kick from Kato.
Kato motions for Steroidi to come forward. Kato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kato throws a head kick that misses.
Steroidi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kato. Kato obviously looking to wear him down.
Kato misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Kato.
Kato connects with the punch.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steroidi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kato.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenji Kato is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato throws a hook to the side of Steroidi's head but Steroidi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steroidi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steroidi misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Kato slams his shin into Steroidi's torso.
Kato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steroidi.
Kato throws out a loose jab but Steroidi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steroidi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kato backs up against the ropes.
A jab from Kato misses.
Steroidi staying out of range there.
Steroidi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steroidi moves out of range of the leg kick from Kato.
Steroidi takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Steroidi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Steroidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kato misses with a double jab.
Good work by Kato as he checks the leg kick.
Steroidi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kato checks a leg kick nicely.
Steroidi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kato counters with a stiff right hand.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steroidi manages to avoid it.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Steroidi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steroidi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kato. That did some damage!
Kato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kato throws a hook but Steroidi avoids it easily.
Kato connects with a right hand. Steroidi shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kato's sensitive parts.
Kato misses with a hook to the body
and Steroidi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kato's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steroidi throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steroidi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steroidi throws a low kick but Kato avoids it.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steroidi.
Steroidi lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kato. Steroidi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steroidi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kato connects with a high kick.
Kato misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kato looks to land a combination but Steroidi avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Steroidi down.
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kato keeps Steroidi at a distance using the push kick.
Kato blocks a head kick by Steroidi.
Steroidi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Kato.
Steroidi throws a push kick but Kato slaps the foot to one side.
Kato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steroidi catches Kato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Steroidi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kato counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi misses with a looping right.
Steroidi slips under a jab from Kato.
A head kick misses from Steroidi.
Steroidi lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steroidi. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steroidi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kato throws a shot to the body.
Steroidi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kato, as that shot connected.
Kato misses the shot to the body.
Steroidi tries to land a front kick but Kato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steroidi checks a leg kick.
Kato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steroidi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi moves in looking to clinch but Kato pushes him off.
Kato misses with a looping right.
Kato throws an overhand right that lands on Steroidi's shoulder, as Steroidi tries to avoid the shot.
Steroidi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steroidi lands a leg kick that knocks Kato off balance momentarily.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Steroidi moves out of range easily.
Steroidi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steroidi dodges the punch combination from Kato.
Steroidi digs a good body shot into Kato's ribs.
Kato throws a hook but Steroidi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato thows a body shot but no joy.
Steroidi misses the shot to the body.
Kato lands a body shot.
Kato tried to score with a low kick but Steroidi checks it.
Steroidi tries to score with a low kick but Kato moves his leg out of the way.
Steroidi thumps Kato with a low kick.
Kato lands a right hook to the body.
Kato misses with a straight left.
Steroidi slips a straight right by Kato.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Steroidi's ribs.
Kato blocks a head kick by Steroidi.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steroidi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kato throws a jab when Steroidi was well out of range.
Kato throws a leg kick but Steroidi checks it.
Kato throws a head kick that misses.
Steroidi scores with a body shot.
Kato misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato throws a right hand that Steroidi ducks under and follows up with a left that Steroidi also avoids with ease.
Kato wants to land a leg kick but Steroidi is out of range.
Steroidi connects with a leg kick. Kato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steroidi blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steroidi scores with a push kick.
Steroidi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steroidi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kato throws a chopping leg kick but Steroidi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steroidi can pounce on him.
Steroidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steroidi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kato. Steroidi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kato misses with a lunging right hand
and Steroidi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Steroidi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steroidi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steroidi throws a leg kick that misses.
Steroidi scores with a push kick.
Kato checks a leg kick.
Steroidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steroidi throws a leg kick which misses Kato's front leg but catches the back leg as Kato tries to avoid it.
Steroidi feints and then cracks Kato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kato down.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Kato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steroidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steroidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Kato misses.
Kato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steroidi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kato blocks a head kick by Steroidi.
Kato throws a low kick but Steroidi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steroidi doesn't seem phased though.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steroidi has time to react.
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!
Steroidi throws a chopping leg kick but Kato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kato's calf.
Crunch! Steroidi slams his shin into Kato's torso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Steroidi swings for the body but Kato moves out of range.
Steroidi feints and then cracks Kato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kato down.
Kato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steroidi. That one must have hurt.
Steroidi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kato as he checks the leg kick.
Steroidi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steroidi scrambles back to his feet.
Steroidi lands a high kick!
Steroidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steroidi is looking to clinch.
Steroidi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steroidi wants to clinch.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steroidi's sensitive parts.
Steroidi misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
Steroidi cracks the inside of Kato's front leg.
Steroidi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steroidi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steroidi throws a front kick aimed at Kato's knee but Kato avoids it well.
Kato looks for the body kick but Steroidi saw that one coming.
Kato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steroidi throws a chopping leg kick but Kato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Steroidi's front leg but catches the back leg as Steroidi tries to avoid it.
Kato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steroidi finds it's way round the side to connect with Kato's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steroidi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kato is out of range and Steroidi settles back down.
Steroidi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Kato misses.
Steroidi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steroidi can pounce on him.
Steroidi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steroidi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kato finds it's way round the side to connect with Steroidi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Synteettinen Steroidi dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steroidi throws a leg kick but Kato checks it.
Kato checks a low kick from Steroidi.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato swings for the body but Steroidi moves out of range.
Kato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steroidi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kato is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kato lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Kato tenderised Steroidi's leg. Steroidi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steroidi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steroidi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steroidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
Kato misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steroidi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steroidi lands with a straight right. Kato didn't see that one coming.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steroidi.
Steroidi misses with a leg kick.
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses.
Steroidi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato tries to work over Steroidi's front leg with a kick but Steroidi checks it.
Steroidi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Steroidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steroidi.
Steroidi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kato.
Steroidi staying out of range there.
Synteettinen Steroidi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is looking to slow Steroidi down with leg kicks.
Steroidi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kato throws a jab but it's blocked by Steroidi.
Steroidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steroidi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steroidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steroidi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steroidi's hands.
Nice defenses there by Steroidi.
Kato loads up on a big right hand but Steroidi slips the punch.
Steroidi digs a good body shot into Kato's ribs.
Steroidi misses with a body kick.
Kato throws out a leg kick but Steroidi moves out of range and Kato only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi misses with a low kick.
Kato tests Steroidi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steroidi misses with the body kick
and Kato counters with a straight right hand.
Steroidi scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Steroidi lands.
Kato throws a head kick but Steroidi moves out of range.
Kato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steroidi.
Steroidi cracks the inside of Kato's front leg.
Kato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Steroidi blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato works Steroidi's body with a nice hook.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Kato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steroidi takes a step back to recover.
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses.
Kato lands a nice hook to Steroidi's body. Steroidi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Kato looks to land a combination but Steroidi avoids it well.
Kato throws out a loose jab but Steroidi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steroidi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Steroidi down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Steroidi as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Kato as he checks the leg kick.
Kenji Kato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steroidi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kato.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steroidi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Kato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Kato!
Kenji Kato retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Kenji Kato thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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