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EFFA 34 - Power and Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Eurburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Bruce Eurburn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bruce Eurburn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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209 cm
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285 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
Decent elbows
Cuts easily
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Knockout power
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Eurburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eurburn throws a series of strikes that have Edwards backpedaling.
Eurburn is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Edwards.
Edwards drives through and clinches with Eurburn against the ropes.
Eurburn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Eurburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Edwards as Eurburn tries to tie him up.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Eurburn tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Edwards clinches up against the ropes.
Eurburn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edwards has Eurburn pressed against the ropes, preventing Eurburn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eurburn scores with a jab. Edwards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eurburn tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eurburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eurburn misses with a knee strike.
Eurburn working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eurburn connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eurburn tries to clinch but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards darts in and clinches Eurburn up against the ropes.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eurburn scores with a jab. Edwards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eurburn tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eurburn moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Eurburn throws a body kick that misses.
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Eurburn managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards pushes Eurburn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Edwards.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Bruce Eurburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards throws a hook but Eurburn blocks it.
Eurburn cracks the inside of Edwards's front leg.
Eurburn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eurburn pushes Edwards up against the ropes in a clinch.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
Eurburn managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Eurburn blocks the body kick.
Edwards rushes Eurburn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards with a nice cross.
Edwards slips a straight right by Eurburn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eurburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eurburn cracks Edwards with a good jab.
Eurburn dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eurburn.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Eurburn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Eurburn tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edwards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eurburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Eurburn misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eurburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Eurburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Edwards will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Edwards has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eurburn.
Eurburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Eurburn.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
A big left from Edwards misses.
Eurburn lands a jab-cross combination.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Eurburn back into the ropes.
Dave Edwards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eurburn looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Eurburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Eurburn forces Edwards back against the ropes and clinches.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eurburn can't break the clinch.
Eurburn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Eurburn sizes up Edwards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eurburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eurburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Eurburn misses with a leg kick.
Eurburn fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eurburn is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Eurburn lands a good knee to the midsection. Edwards won't want to take too many of those.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Bruce Eurburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards clinches up against the ropes.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eurburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Bruce Eurburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards avoids the head kick by Eurburn.
Edwards circles away from the clinch attempt
and Edwards moves into the clinch.
Eurburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike from Eurburn.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Eurburn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards takes the fight into the clinch.
Eurburn trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eurburn scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Eurburn.
Edwards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eurburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards has managed to clinch.
Edwards keeps control of Eurburn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Eurburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eurburn with a jab.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Eurburn avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards gets a clinch.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eurburn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eurburn. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Eurburn wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eurburn manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Edwards will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Eurburn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eurburn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bruce Eurburn has been cut.
Eurburn is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards instigates a clinch.
Eurburn tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the ropes.
Eurburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eurburn is trying to break free.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Eurburn lands a knee to the body.
Edwards slowing the pace effectively.
Eurburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edwards in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Nice elbow from Eurburn.
Eurburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edwards has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eurburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Eurburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eurburn misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards throws a hook but Eurburn avoids it easily.
Eurburn looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Eurburn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Eurburn's head but Eurburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eurburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Edwards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eurburn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Eurburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edwards's defenses.
Eurburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Eurburn is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the ropes.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards avoiding damage as Eurburn throws knees to the body.
Eurburn misses with a knee strike.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eurburn. That's going to slow Edwards down.
Eurburn misses the shot to the body.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Eurburn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards.
Eurburn swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eurburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eurburn misses with a kick to the body.
Eurburn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eurburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Edwards avoids the damage to the body.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.
Eurburn landing knees to the body.
Eurburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edwards.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Eurburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eurburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards swats away the attempt to clinch by Eurburn.
Eurburn throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce Eurburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards rushes Eurburn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bruce Eurburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Eurburn.
Eurburn landing knees to the body.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eurburn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eurburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Edwards.
A jab from Eurburn misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eurburn cracks Edwards with an open hand slap.
Dave Edwards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Eurburn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Edwards!
Dave Edwards was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sandis Nilenders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Standup Guy One (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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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Counter fighter
Experienced
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Granite chin
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sandis Nilenders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Standup Guy One!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One throws a big shot that misses.
One throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nilenders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nilenders.
One on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nilenders missing with knees to the body.
One can't break the clinch.
One wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
Nilenders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from One.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nilenders as One tries to tie him up.
One is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Nilenders has denied him.
Nilenders landing some nice looking knees to the body.
One working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One is trying to break the clinch but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
One can't break the clinch.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One is trying to break the clinch but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
Nilenders missing with knees to the body.
One managing to block the knees to the body from Nilenders.
One tries to break the clinch but Nilenders is controlling the position.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
One is trying to maintain a safe position but Nilenders gets an underhook and turns One into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from One.
A frustrated look appears on One's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nilenders missing with knees to the body.
Nilenders unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
One is trying to push Nilenders away but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One is trying to break the clinch but Nilenders is controlling him.
One is trying to push Nilenders away but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nilenders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has One in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nilenders prevents One from breaking the clinch.
One tries to break the clinch but Nilenders is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One has had enough of the clinch but Nilenders keeps him there for the moment.
One wants to break the clinch but can't.
One is trying to break the clinch but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
One tries to circle away but Nilenders has him pinned against the ropes.
Nilenders missing with knees to the body.
One tries to break the clinch but Nilenders is controlling the position.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Nilenders.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
Nilenders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One managing to block the knees to the body from Nilenders.
Nilenders trying to land knees to the body.
One tries to circle away but Nilenders has him pinned against the ropes.
One is trying to push Nilenders away but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nilenders obliges.
Nilenders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and One avoids it.
One tries to stall but Nilenders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilenders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Standup Guy One will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
One misses with a looping left.
Nilenders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
One throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
One throws a body punch but Nilenders moves out of range.
One pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
One fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nilenders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilenders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
One lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
One lands a body shot.
One thows a body shot but no joy.
Nilenders takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from One finds it's way through Nilenders's defenses.
One throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nilenders.
Nilenders ducks under a wild hook from One.
One lands with a shot to the body.
One slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Standup Guy One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilenders blocks a jab.
One looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilenders is just out of range.
One misses with a wild body shot.
One digs a good hook to Nilenders's body.
Jab from One.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from One. Nilenders does a little dance to reset his feet.
One loads up on a big right hand but Nilenders slips the punch.
One misses with a double jab
and Nilenders counters by clinching up.
One wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
One avoiding damage as Nilenders throws knees to the body.
Nilenders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. One is defending well for now.
One is trying to stall.
One has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilenders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nilenders trying to land knees to the body.
One tries to circle away but Nilenders has him pinned against the ropes.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on One's face as he tries to break the clinch.
One wants to break free but Nilenders has control.
One is trying to break the clinch but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
One blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilenders has double underhooks.
One is trying to break free.
One is trying to break free.
One looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nilenders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and One avoids it.
One is trying to push Nilenders away but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nilenders unloads a knee to the mid-section. One lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
One is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilenders has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nilenders is keeping busy.
One is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Standup Guy One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by One.
One swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nilenders counters by clinching up.
Nilenders trying to land knees to the body.
One tries to circle away but Nilenders has him pinned against the ropes.
One blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
One avoiding damage as Nilenders throws knees to the body.
One working hard to break the clinch.
Nilenders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and One avoids it.
One is trying to force a seperation but Nilenders has the dominant position.
One looking to stall.
One is trying to push Nilenders away but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is trying to break free.
One can't break the clinch.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One is trying to break the clinch but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One avoiding damage as Nilenders throws knees to the body.
One on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nilenders has One pressed against the ropes, preventing One from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
One has had enough of the clinch but Nilenders keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders keeps control of One as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nilenders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from One.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
One working hard to break the clinch.
One wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilenders has him pressed against the ropes.
Nilenders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. One is defending well for now.
One stalling in the clinch but Nilenders improves position.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One tries to break free but Nilenders pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.
One is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
One has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
Nilenders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. One is defending well for now.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilenders won't allow it.
One wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
One avoiding damage as Nilenders throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One breaks from the clinch.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One throws a hook but Nilenders blocks it.
One throws a hook but Nilenders avoids it easily.
One throws a series of punches but Nilenders moves out of range.
Nilenders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Standup Guy One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One throws a combination that misses
and Nilenders counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nilenders crunches a lovely knee into One's ribcage.
Nilenders keeps control of One as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
One misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Standup Guy One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well One 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Standup Guy One!
A very excited looking Standup Guy One rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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FIGHT
RATING
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alan Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Karaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thadani 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 Karaev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karaev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thadani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karaev lands a jab-cross combination.
Karaev misses with the combination.
Karaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karaev is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thadani.
Thadani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karaev checks a low kick from Thadani.
Karaev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thadani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thadani can pounce on him.
Alan Karaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thadani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thadani lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thadani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thadani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thadani thumps Karaev with a low kick.
Thadani pushes Karaev up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
Thadani has Karaev pushed against the ropes.
Thadani scores a nice knee to the body.
Thadani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thadani lands a nice elbow.
We've been informed that Thadani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thadani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thadani.
Thadani scores a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Karaev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani landing knees to the body.
Thadani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thadani lands a damaging elbow.
Thadani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karaev's defenses.
Karaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thadani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karaev up against the ropes.
Thadani lands an elbow just above Karaev 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
Thadani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Karaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thadani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karaev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karaev is rocked!
It looks like Alan Karaev has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thadani lands a knee to the body.
Oh Karaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thadani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karaev's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
Thadani has control of Karaev and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Karaev crashing to the mat! Karaev looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Thadani looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Tom Thadani!
Tom Thadani seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Martin Hegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Asikainen (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Hegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Asikainen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hegel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asikainen throws the left hand but Hegel avoids the punch easily.
Asikainen misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Asikainen lands but Hegel takes it in his stride.
It looks like Martin Hegel has been cut.
Asikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Asikainen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hegel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Asikainen moves to clinch but Hegel breaks away
and Hegel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asikainen tries to clinch but Hegel moves away
and Asikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tommy Asikainen 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!
Asikainen tries to clinch up
and Hegel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asikainen is looking to chop away at Hegel's legs.
Asikainen closes the distance but Hegel moves to the side
and Hegel counters with a left and a right that stings Asikainen.
Hegel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asikainen wants to clinch
and Hegel counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Asikainen crashing to the mat! Asikainen is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Hegel screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martin Hegel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bolo Yeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang Shi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolo Yeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiang Shi!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeong connects with a single shot there.
Shi misses with a body kick.
Shi misses with a head kick.
Shi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yeong scores with a nice right hand.
Yeong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Shi.
Yeong tries to clinch up.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Shi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeong.
Bolo Yeong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shi.
Yeong connects with a right hand. Shi shakes it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Yeong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Yeong there.
Yeong throws the left hand but Shi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yeong moves into the clinch.
Yeong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeong.
Shi has a couple of punches blocked by Yeong.
Shi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Shi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shi missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yeong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yeong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeong has Shi pushed against the ropes.
Shi tries a knee to the head but Yeong blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeong moves to clinch but Shi breaks away
and Shi counters with a low kick, right behind Yeong 's knee.
Yeong connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shi throws a head kick that misses.
Shi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yeong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeong rushes Shi and presses him up against the ropes.
Shi prevents a body shot from Yeong.
Shi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yeong's head.
Yeong is looking to clinch.
Yeong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeong throws a sloppy head kick
and Shi counters with a series of strikes. Yeong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shi drops his hands momentarily and Yeong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yeong moves in looking to clinch but Shi pushes him off.
Shi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeong blocks a low kick nicely.
Yeong cracks Shi with a good jab.
Yeong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeong looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shi lands a head kick!
It looks like Bolo Yeong has been cut.
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!
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Shi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeong throws a right hand that misses
and Shi counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Yeong misses.
Shi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeong.
Shi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yeong to score with a decent uppercut.
Yeong connects with a looping right hand.
Yeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shi moves away from the strike by Yeong.
Yeong scores with a jab.
Shi slips under a jab.
Shi is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yeong throws a shot from downtown. Shi moves away and avoids it.
Yeong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yeong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bolo Yeong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bolo Yeong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yeong misses with a head kick.
Shi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yeong misses with a left hand
and Shi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shi slips under a jab.
Yeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Shi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shi scores with a sloppy right hand. Yeong should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shi. Shi obviously looking to wear him down.
Yeong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yeong throws a head kick but Shi moves out of range.
Yeong tries to clinch but Shi moves away
and Shi counters with a straight right hand.
Shi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yeong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shi looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Shi backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Yeong's temple! It sends Yeong violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Shi celebrates and the doctors try to help Yeong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jiang Shi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Broyeur deRobinet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chancelor Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). deRobinet comes to the ring accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Bennett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smoke Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Broyeur deRobinet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chancelor Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deRobinet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
deRobinet walks into a stiff left hand from Bennett.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
deRobinet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
deRobinet misses with a head kick.
deRobinet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennett as he connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Bennett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennett blocks the leg kick.
deRobinet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
deRobinet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
deRobinet misses with a straight right.
Bennett connects with a single shot there.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deRobinet misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. deRobinet moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from deRobinet.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bennett cracks deRobinet with an open hand slap.
deRobinet lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Chancelor Bennett has been cut.
Bennett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
deRobinet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab lands there for Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennett.
Bennett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bennett connects with a nice looking jab.
deRobinet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
deRobinet throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
deRobinet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bennett scores with a four punch combination!
deRobinet is rocked!
deRobinet tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Oh deRobinet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bennett throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett avoids the head kick by deRobinet.
deRobinet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bennett jabs deRobinet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
deRobinet is breathing heavily.
Bennett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Bennett tenderised deRobinet's leg. deRobinet is trying to keep his angry face on.
deRobinet 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 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chancelor Bennett!
Chancelor Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Robert Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ever comes to the ring accompanied by Gateways. Best Ever could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaxon Robert Campbell's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaxon Robert Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ever catches Campbell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ever blocks a leg kick.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Ever counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Ever slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Campbell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ever.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Ever.
Ever ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Ever rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ever looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campbell as Ever tries to tie him up.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ever's elbow.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Campbell.
Ever throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Ever controls the action.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
Ever with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ever throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ever on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ever throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campbell blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body.
Campbell lands a body punch.
Ever tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ever landing knees to the body.
Ever lands a good knee to the midsection. Campbell won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ever is keeping busy.
Our sources have told us that Ever has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Ever managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell tries to stall but Ever uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ever misses with a body punch.
Ever working Campbell over with knees to the body.
Campbell looks winded!
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ever's elbow.
Ever displaying some good clinch control by pressing Campbell up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbell.
Ever is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell tries to work over Ever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ever landing knees to the head.
Campbell taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Campbell as the two fighters clinch.
Ever tries to stall but Campbell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ever blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Campbell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Campbell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ever is keeping busy.
Ever tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ever unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ever misses with a knee to the head.
Ever managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Ever lands a left hand.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ever with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbell taking a breather.
Ever is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ever is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ever on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ever putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Campbell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ever utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ever crunches a lovely knee into Campbell's ribcage.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Best Ever dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ever throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Jaxon Robert Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ever throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ever scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Ever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ever. Ever obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ever slips under a jab.
Ever on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Campbell lands a nice shot that snaps Ever's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ever swinging wildly here.
Campbell throws a front kick aimed at Ever's knee but Ever avoids it well.
Ever connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Campbell.
Campbell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ever 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.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
Ever instigates a clinch.
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campbell lands a shot to the body.
Best Ever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Ever.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ever holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Campbell taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ever tries a knee to the head but Campbell blocks it.
Ever looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Ever avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the ropes.
Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ever. Campbell shrugs it off though.
Ever tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ever lands with a slapping head kick.
Ever slips under a jab.
Ever pushes Campbell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Ever misses with a knee strike.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ever scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Campbell - that landed with a thud.
Campbell avoiding damage as Ever throws knees to the body.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
A short right from Campbell.
Ever is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Campbell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ever prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Ever avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the ropes.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell tries to work over Ever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campbell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Campbell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ever in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell is looking to control Ever's arms but Ever gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campbell has his back to the ropes.
Campbell is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ever landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Ever controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Campbell presses Ever against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ever misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaxon Robert Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campbell lands a head kick. Ever smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell is looking to slow Ever down with leg kicks.
Ever scoring well with a low kick there.
Ever lands a high kick!
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ever. Ever obviously looking to wear him down.
Ever attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ever tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell connects with a high kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ever throws a chopping leg kick but Campbell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Campbell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Campbell lands with an overhand left.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Ever.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ever checks a leg kick.
Ever tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses
and Ever counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ever checks a low kick from Campbell.
Ever blocks a leg kick.
Best Ever is winning the standup battle so far.
Ever checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Ever lands a right hook to the body.
Ever wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Ever counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ever blocks a low kick nicely.
Campbell motions for Ever to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ever clinches up with Campbell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ever can't find room to land a body shot as Campbell controls the action.
Campbell tries to work over Ever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ever misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Ever is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.
Campbell trying to control the position but instead, Ever has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campbell into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ever working Campbell over with knees to the body.
Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ever takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ever blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Ever lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ever misses with a knee strike.
Ever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Campbell.
Campbell tries to work over Ever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ever managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Ever blocks an uppercut.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ever with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell lands a left hand.
Ever tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ever using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ever using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ever managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Ever has the dominant position.
Campbell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ever.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ever missing with knees to the body.
Campbell tries to work over Ever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ever is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ever looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ever tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell tries to work over Ever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ever misses with a knee strike.
Ever is trying to maintain a safe position but Campbell gets an underhook and turns Ever into the ropes.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Best Ever.
Well Ever has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Best Ever!
Best Ever spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Rasmussen (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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175 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warren Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskisarja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rasmussen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rasmussen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warren Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskisarja gets a clinch.
Keskisarja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keskisarja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasmussen backwards.
Rasmussen blocks an uppercut.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keskisarja misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rasmussen tries to throw a body punch but Keskisarja avoids it by throwing Rasmussen back against the ropes.
Keskisarja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Keskisarja's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keskisarja throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskisarja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keskisarja pushes Rasmussen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keskisarja lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keskisarja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja trying to land knees to the body.
Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keskisarja.
Rasmussen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Keskisarja.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskisarja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskisarja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasmussen's elbow.
Keskisarja breaks from the clinch.
Keskisarja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasmussen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja avoids a kick to the body.
Keskisarja tries to keep at a distance but Rasmussen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasmussen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Keskisarja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Rasmussen.
Rasmussen misses with a straight left.
Keskisarja jabs Rasmussen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rasmussen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keskisarja is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rasmussen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rasmussen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rasmussen blocks a low kick nicely.
Rasmussen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja feints and then cracks Rasmussen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rasmussen down.
A jab lands there for Keskisarja.
Rasmussen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja blocks a jab.
Keskisarja throws a switch kick that catches Rasmussen on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Rasmussen looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Rasmussen flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kari Keskisarja!
A very excited looking Kari Keskisarja made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dallas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Yelawolf - Pop The Trunk. Jari Koskela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dallas Jones's chin.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dallas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Koskela!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Koskela.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Koskela tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones has Koskela pressed against the ropes, preventing Koskela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koskela managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Koskela is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Koskela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koskela wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koskela avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Koskela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koskela wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskela wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones keeps control of Koskela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jones prevents Koskela from breaking the clinch.
Koskela tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Koskela takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela can't break the clinch.
Koskela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones works on Koskela's body with a couple of short punches.
Koskela can't break the clinch.
Koskela tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jari Koskela has been cut.
Koskela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koskela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koskela is trying to break free.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Koskela shrugs off.
Koskela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Koskela in his tracks for a moment.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koskela's efforts to push away.
Jones has Koskela pressed against the ropes, preventing Koskela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Koskela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koskela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koskela managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koskela is trying to break free.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koskela's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koskela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Koskela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones slips a jab from Koskela.
Koskela lands with a cross.
Koskela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koskela walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Jones and drops face first to the floor! Koskela's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Koskela in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dallas Jones!
Our winner, Dallas Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jani Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pirkka First Choice Cola - . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tor.
Tor throws a right and a left that Tahuna avoids nicely.
Tahuna defending well as Tor loads up on a big left hand.
Tor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Putka in the buildup to the fight.
Tahuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tahuna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tor throws an overhand right that lands on Tahuna's shoulder, as Tahuna tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Tor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tahuna doesn't seem phased though.
Tahuna blocks a jab.
Tahuna slips a jab and a cross from Tor.
Tor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tahuna.
Tor throws a body punch but Tahuna moves out of range.
Tahuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tor throws the left hand but Tahuna avoids the punch easily.
Tor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tahuna's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tor.
Tor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tahuna loads up on a big right hand but Tor slips the punch.
Tor lands with an uppercut that bounces Tahuna off the ropes and back into range.
Tor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahuna.
Tahuna throws a head kick but Tor moves out of range.
Tor throws an overhand right that lands on Tahuna's shoulder, as Tahuna tries to avoid the shot.
Tahuna ducks right into an uppercut from Tor.
Tor misses with a series of wild punches.
Tahuna throws a sloppy head kick and Tor moves out of range easily.
Tor cracks Tahuna with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor swings for the body but Tahuna moves out of range.
Tahuna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tahuna moves out of range as Tor strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahuna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tor's head.
Tor lands a jab.
Tor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tor staying out of range there.
Tahuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tor loads up on a big right hand but Tahuna slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Tor.
Tahuna blocks a jab.
A big left from Tor misses.
Tor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tahuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tahuna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tahuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahuna.
Tor scores with the left hand. Tahuna knows he should have avoided that one.
Tor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tor slips a jab from Tahuna.
Tahuna loads up on a big right hand but Tor slips the punch.
Tor throws out a loose jab but Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahuna.
Tahuna misses with a hook
letting Tor counter with a right hand.
Tahuna is rocked!
Tor misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna needs to keep his hands up - Tor had a free shot at his head there.
Tahuna is still on wobbly legs! Can Tor finish him?
Tor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tahuna.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Tor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jani Tor!
Jani Tor retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Jani Tor took to the microphone: 'Just like sparring with a dummy but this guy couldn't take it.'.
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