EFFA 35 - Bad Boys PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Larsonn
vs
Gaara

198 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronan Gaara!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsonn checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsonn throws a good cross that connects.
Larsonn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaara counters with a thumping low kick.
Larsonn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsonn throws a hook but Gaara avoids it easily.
Gaara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larsonn throws a head kick that Gaara semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsonn. Gaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaara moves away from the strike by Larsonn.

Gaara gets tackled into the ropes by Larsonn. Larsonn maintains the clinch.
Larsonn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Larsonn takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gaara's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaara lands a knee to the body.
Larsonn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Gaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Larsonn.
Gaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsonn avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Ulf Larsonn has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gaara as Larsonn tries to tie him up.
Larsonn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaara backwards.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
Gaara looking to stall.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Gaara crunches a lovely knee into Larsonn's ribcage.
Gaara scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Larsonn managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands an elbow inside that Larsonn shrugs off.
Larsonn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaara is leaning against Larsonn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara looking to stall.
Gaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larsonn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaara lands a knee to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn throws an elbow that misses.
Larsonn blocks an elbow strike from Gaara.
Larsonn managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara landing knees to the body.
Gaara lands an elbow inside.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaara avoids it.
Gaara trying to control the position but instead, Larsonn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaara into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaara tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Gaara blocks the elbow strike.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
Gaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara connects with a knee to the head.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Larsonn takes a knee right on the jaw!
A hook to the body from Gaara.
Gaara wants to break free but Larsonn has control.
Gaara landing knees to the body.
Gaara tries a knee to the head but Larsonn blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsonn blocks an uppercut.
Larsonn has a couple of punches blocked by Gaara.
Gaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsonn has him pressed against the ropes.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but Gaara blocks with his arms.
Larsonn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaara lands a body punch.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Larsonn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaara gets an underhook and turns Larsonn into the ropes.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Larsonn misses with an elbow strike.
Gaara digs a right hand into Larsonn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsonn's gas tank.
Gaara lands an elbow just above Larsonn 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulf Larsonn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice defenses there by Gaara.
Nice defenses there by Gaara.
Larsonn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaara.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsonn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsonn tries to clinch there but Gaara circles away.
Gaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsonn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Larsonn gets a clinch.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaaras head.
Gaara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larsonn pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Larsonn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaara up against the ropes.
Ronan Gaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larsonn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Gaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsonn trying to control the position but instead, Gaara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsonn into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gaara obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larsonn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaara avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Gaara can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.
Gaara wants to stall.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larsonn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Gaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaara lands a shot to the body.
Gaara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsonn avoids the elbow strike from Gaara, against the ropes.
Larsonn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaara.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsonn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Gaara.
Gaara is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsonn has double underhooks.
Larsonn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara tries to break the clinch but Larsonn is controlling the position.
Larsonn throws a head punch that misses.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaara crunches a lovely knee into Larsonn's ribcage.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the ropes.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsonn is defending well for now.
Gaara misses with a punch to the body.
Gaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Gaara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsonn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gaara is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara lands an elbow that stopped Larsonn in his tracks for a moment.
Larsonn lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsonn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larsonn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Larsonn avoids the damage to the body.
Larsonn lands a nice uppercut.
Larsonn wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsonn.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larsonn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsonn blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaara's efforts to push away.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larsonn looking to throw knees to the head but Gaara is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulf Larsonn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gaara slips a straight right by Larsonn.
Larsonn throws a wild body kick that Gaara sees coming a mile off.
Larsonn throws the left hand but Gaara avoids the punch easily.
Gaara throws a leg kick but Larsonn checks it.
Larsonn misses with a body shot
and Gaara counters with an outside leg kick.
Larsonn loads up on a big right hand but Gaara slips the punch.
Larsonn motions for Gaara to come forward. Larsonn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsonn lands a really nice looking cross but Gaara seems unphased.
Larsonn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsonn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaara.
Larsonn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Larsonn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gaara misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsonn throws a looping overhand right but Gaara ducks down to avoid it.
Larsonn misses with a looping left.
Larsonn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsonn was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaara.
Larsonn tries to work over Gaara's front leg with a kick but Gaara checks it.
Larsonn throws a big shot that misses.
Larsonn scores with the left hand. Gaara knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ulf Larsonn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaara tries to clinch up.
Larsonn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsonn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsonn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larsonn moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
Larsonn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaara.
Gaara moves out of range as Larsonn strikes.
A swing and a miss from Larsonn.
Ronan Gaara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara slips under a jab.
Gaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsonn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsonn tries to score with a low kick but Gaara moves his leg out of the way.

Larsonn pushes Gaara up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaara throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Larsonn tries to stall but Gaara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsonn.
Larsonn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larsonn avoids it.
Gaara blocks an elbow strike from Larsonn.
Gaara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn managing to block the knees to the body from Gaara.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gaara throws an elbow but misses.
Larsonn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larsonn is trying to stall.
Larsonn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsonn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Gaara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaara tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larsonn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gaara.
Ulf Larsonn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Larsonn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Larsonn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaara 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Gaara!
Ronan Gaara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Olaf Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korbin Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas has chosen Counting "Volbeat" as his entrance music. Korbin Dallas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Anderson
vs
Dallas

170 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
28
181 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good kicks
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Anderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korbin Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Dallas ducks under a wild hook from Anderson .

Dallas moves into the clinch.
Dallas tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Dallas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Dallas is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dallas or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Dallas's coach down at Academy of Combat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dallas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Dallas is working Anderson over against the ropes.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson keeps control of Dallas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Dallas taking a breather.
Dallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dallas crunches a lovely knee into Anderson 's ribcage.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Anderson tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dallas lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Dallas's head.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Dallas.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Dallas.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson .
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dallas taking a breather.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Anderson dominated that round.
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.

Anderson tries to clinch up but Dallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Dallas pushes Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Anderson is leaning against Dallas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olaf Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dallas blocking some punches.
Dallas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Anderson is working Dallas over against the ropes.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dallas struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dallas.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dallas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dallas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Anderson .
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Dallas's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dallas misses the shot to the body.
Dallas misses with a looping left.

Dallas moves into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Dallas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dallas tries to work over Anderson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Anderson .
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands a body shot.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Anderson .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dallas.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dallas can do to turn this around?
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Anderson .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson .
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dallas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dallas.
Dallas lands with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dallas counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dallas.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Dallas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dallas misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Anderson tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Dallas lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Dallas blocks a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.

Dallas breaks the clinch.

Dallas darts in and clinches Anderson up against the ropes.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dallas's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Anderson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dallas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to work over Dallas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korbin Dallas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dallas prevents a body shot from Anderson .
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Anderson keeps control of Dallas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Anderson gets through Dallas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dallas is trying to stall.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Dallas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the ropes.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.

Dallas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Dallas clinches with his opponent.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Dallas fails to land.
Anderson digs a right hand into Dallas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dallas's gas tank.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dallas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Korbin Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dallas instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Anderson .
Dallas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dallas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Anderson .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dallas controls the action.
Olaf Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Anderson !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Justin Bieber has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Justin Bieber seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bieber
vs
Norris Jr

169 cm
21
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Bieber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norris Jr tries to bum rush Bieber with a series of wild strikes but Bieber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris Jr pushes Bieber away with a front kick.
Bieber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bieber lands a nice looking body shot.
Bieber takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Bieber.
Norris Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Bieber in the body.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris Jr missing with a left hand there. Bieber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bieber has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Bieber throws an overhand right that lands on Norris Jr's shoulder, as Norris Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Bieber works the jab nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
Bieber jabs Norris Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bieber just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bieber throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Norris Jr motions for Bieber to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr walks into a straight right hand from Bieber.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Bieber jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norris Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Bieber as he connects with a hook.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Bieber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bieber misses with a head kick.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr misses with a looping right.
Bieber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bieber thows a body shot but no joy.
Bieber scores with a jab. Norris Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Bieber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bieber lands a jab to the nose.
Bieber lands a nice hook to Norris Jr's body. Norris Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norris Jr tries to work over Bieber's front leg with a kick but Bieber checks it.
Norris Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bieber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber misses with a body shot.
Bieber throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
Norris Jr throws a low kick, looking for Bieber's leg but Bieber calmly moves out of range.
Bieber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bieber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bieber scores with a nice head shot.
Bieber looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
Bieber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bieber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Norris Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bieber is able to avoid easily.
Bieber lands with a cross.
Bieber checks a leg kick.
Bieber checks the leg kick.
Bieber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bieber misses with a low kick.
Bieber blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris Jr 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 Bieber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bieber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr moves forwards but Bieber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Bieber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norris Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Bieber connects with a body shot that sends Norris Jr's belly button to the back.
Norris Jr tests Bieber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bieber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bieber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bieber takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Bieber.
Norris Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bieber counters with a nice body shot.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Bieber moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Norris Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bieber doesn't seem phased though.
Bieber 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justin Bieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr walks into a left hand.
Norris Jr throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bieber to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bieber finds it's way through Norris Jr's defenses.
Norris Jr slips a jab from Bieber.
Norris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bieber.
Bieber works the jab nicely.
Bieber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bieber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Norris Jr tries to land a leg kick but Bieber saw it coming and moves away.
Bieber swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Bieber avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bieber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Norris Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bieber counters with a two punch combo.
Bieber moves out of range as Norris Jr throws a body kick.
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 Justin Bieber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bieber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bieber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bieber.
Bieber cracks Norris Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Justin Bieber is winning the standup battle so far.
Bieber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris Jr.
Nice defenses there by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bieber.
Bieber checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
Bieber blocks a head kick by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr wants to clinch up but Bieber keeps it at a distance.
Bieber misses with a wild body shot.
Bieber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bieber cracks a nice hook into Norris Jr's ribs.
Norris Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Bieber moves out of range easily.
Norris Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bieber lunges at Norris Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norris Jr's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bieber.
Bieber slips a jab and a cross from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber ducks under a wild hook from Norris Jr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Bieber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bieber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bieber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bieber misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bieber.
A telegraphed right hand from Bieber misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bieber, right into the meat.
Norris Jr misses the jab.
Bieber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bieber avoids a kick to the body.
Bieber takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bieber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Norris Jr back to the ropes. Bieber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris Jr throws the kick towards the body but Bieber avoids it.
Bieber looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norris Jr looks for the body kick but Bieber saw that one coming.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bieber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Bieber.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norris Jr. Bieber shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Bieber.
Nice body punch from Bieber.
Norris Jr wants to clinch.
Bieber thows a body shot but no joy.
Bieber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Norris Jr slips a jab from Bieber.
Bieber lands with a straight right. Norris Jr didn't see that one coming.
Norris Jr misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr tries to clinch up.
Bieber throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Bieber moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Bieber throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Bieber avoids it easily.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Norris Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bieber misses with the combination.
Bieber takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bieber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norris Jr tries to land a front kick but Bieber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bieber ducks under a wild hook from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick as Bieber jumps back.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Bieber.
Bieber scores with a jab.
Bieber cracks Norris Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bieber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bieber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norris Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bieber moves out of range of the strikes.
Bieber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris Jr thows a leg kick but Bieber checks it
and Bieber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bieber checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Bieber as he checks the leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Bieber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Bieber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Norris Jr is looking to clinch but Bieber is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Norris Jr.
Bieber thows a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bieber blocks the body kick.
Norris Jr dodges the punch combination from Bieber.
Bieber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bieber moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris Jr.
Bieber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bieber connects with a looping right hand.
Bieber throws a solid leg kick but Norris Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bieber.
Bieber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bieber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norris Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Bieber as he connects with a hook.
Bieber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a body kick.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Bieber down with leg kicks.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick.
Bieber cracks Norris Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Norris Jr tried to score with a low kick but Bieber checks it.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Bieber slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the liver by Bieber. Beautiful body shot.
Bieber lands a head shot.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Bieber moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
Bieber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bieber works the jab nicely.
Bieber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr tries to work over Bieber's front leg with a kick but Bieber checks it.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norris Jr throws out a loose jab but Bieber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bieber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bieber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Norris Jr throws a low kick, looking for Bieber's leg but Bieber calmly moves out of range.
Bieber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber scores with the left hand. Norris Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Bieber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bieber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bieber misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bieber.
Norris Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bieber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bieber.
That kick from Norris Jr tenderised Bieber's leg. Bieber is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Bieber.
Norris Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bieber throws a good cross that connects.
Bieber throws a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Bieber's legs.
Norris Jr moves forwards but Bieber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bieber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bieber.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by Bieber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Norris Jr tenderised Bieber's leg. Bieber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris Jr blocks a leg kick.
Norris Jr tries to bum rush Bieber with a series of wild strikes but Bieber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bieber digs a good body shot into Norris Jr's ribs.
Bieber lunges at Norris Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norris Jr's hand.
Bieber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bieber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris Jr. Norris Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norris Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Bieber misses its intended target.
Bieber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bieber.
Norris Jr cracks Bieber with an open hand slap.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Bieber looks to land a left hand but Norris Jr moved out of range nicely.
Norris Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr tries to clinch up but Bieber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bieber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chuck Norris Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bieber throws a jab when Norris Jr was well out of range.
Norris Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bieber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Bieber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bieber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr misses with the body kick
and Bieber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris Jr 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 Bieber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bieber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Bieber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norris Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bieber lands with an overhand left.
Norris Jr tries to clinch there but Bieber circles away.
Bieber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Bieber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bieber 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Bieber!
Justin Bieber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorgen Hymmf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hymmf
vs
Kornev

187 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Solid boxing
Self confident

Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorgen Hymmf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kornev!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymmf fails to land with a series of punches.
Kornev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hymmf finds it's way round the side to connect with Kornev's head.
Kornev tries to clinch but Hymmf is having none of it.
Kornev tries to clinch but Hymmf moves out of range.
Hymmf circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kornev tries to keep at a distance but Hymmf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hymmf stalling in the clinch but Kornev improves position.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Hymmf wants to break free but Kornev has control.
Hymmf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hymmf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev blocking some punches.
Kornev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.

Hymmf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Hymmf.
Hymmf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kornev tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hymmf counters by moving into the clinch.
Hymmf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hymmf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev managing to block the knees to the body from Hymmf.
Hymmf misses with some punches.
Hymmf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kornev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hymmf is breathing heavily.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymmf.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Hymmf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymmf.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Hymmf is trying to break the clinch but Kornev has him pressed against the ropes.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Hymmf tries to break free but Kornev pushes him back against the ropes.
Hymmf is looking to control Kornev's arms but Kornev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hymmf has his back to the ropes.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hymmf avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymmf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kornev is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kornev lands a good knee to the midsection. Hymmf won't want to take too many of those.
Hymmf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hymmf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hymmf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kornev scores a nice knee to the body.
Hymmf has had enough of the clinch but Kornev keeps him there for the moment.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Hymmf taking a breather.
Hymmf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kornev has him pressed against the ropes.
Hymmf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hymmf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Hymmf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hymmf manages to break the clinch.
Hymmf keeps the fight on the outside.
Hymmf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kornev wants to clinch but Hymmf slips to the side
and Hymmf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Kornev.
Kornev tries to clinch up but Hymmf circles away and keeps his distance.
Hymmf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hymmf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hymmf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kornev is looking to clinch.

Kornev moves into range and clinches up with Hymmf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Hymmf wants to get back to striking at distance but Kornev won't allow it.
Hymmf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kornev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kornev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kornev darts in trying to clinch
and Hymmf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kornev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kornev tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Kornev wants to clinch up but Hymmf keeps it at a distance.
Jorgen Hymmf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hymmf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kornev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kornev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kornev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hymmf swinging wildly here.
Kornev fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kornev drives through and clinches with Hymmf against the ropes.
Hymmf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymmf has had enough of the clinch but Kornev keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kornev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hymmf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Hymmf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kornev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Ivan Kornev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hymmf looking to stall.

Hymmf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymmf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kornev tries to clinch there but Hymmf circles away.
Kornev doesn't manage to clinch there - Hymmf circles away.

Kornev clinches up with Hymmf and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kornev prevents a body shot from Hymmf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kornev obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hymmf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hymmf is trying to push Kornev away but Kornev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hymmf missing with knees to the body.

Hymmf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kornev moves to clinch but Hymmf breaks away
and Hymmf counters with a head kick.
Kornev wants to clinch.
Kornev tries to clinch but Hymmf is having none of it.
Kornev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymmf is trying to force a seperation but Kornev has the dominant position.
Kornev takes a shot to the head.
Hymmf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kornev.
Hymmf is looking to break free of the clinch but Kornev has double underhooks.
Kornev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hymmf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kornev obliges.
Kornev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hymmf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hymmf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kornev avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Kornev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kornev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hymmf avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.

Hymmf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kornev gets a clinch.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hymmf tries to break free but Kornev pushes him back against the ropes.

Hymmf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hymmf has Kornev up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kornev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kornev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hymmf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kornev is looking to clinch.
Kornev wants to clinch up but Hymmf keeps it at a distance.
Kornev is looking to clinch.
Kornev darts in trying to clinch

and Hymmf counters by moving into the clinch.
Hymmf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kornev.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Hymmf wants to stall.
Hymmf avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Hymmf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hymmf will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kornev up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hymmf avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev managing to block the knees to the body from Hymmf.
Hymmf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hymmf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kornev fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kornev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hymmf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kornev is looking to clinch.
Kornev wants to clinch

and Hymmf counters by moving into the clinch.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Hymmf is trying to stall.
Hymmf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hymmf stalling in the clinch but Kornev improves position.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Hymmf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Hymmf managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Hymmf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kornevs head.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Hymmf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kornev obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kornev.
Hymmf tries to stall but Kornev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hymmf pushes off an throws an elbow but Kornev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hymmf tries to circle away but Kornev has him pinned against the ropes.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hymmf avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymmf.
Hymmf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymmf.
Kornev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Hymmf avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Ivan Kornev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymmf is defending well for now.
Hymmf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymmf avoids it.
Hymmf tries to land a knee to the head but Kornev blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymmf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kornev is keeping busy.
Hymmf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kornev is defending well for now.
Hymmf working hard to break the clinch.

Hymmf breaks the clinch.
Kornev tries to clinch up but Hymmf circles away and keeps his distance.
Hymmf keeps the fight on the outside.
Kornev moves in looking to clinch but Hymmf pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hymmf swats away the attempt to clinch by Kornev.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kornev, right into the meat.
Jorgen Hymmf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kornev closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kornev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kornev 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kornev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superstar. Milan Simon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dane
vs
Simon

170 cm
17
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent elbows
Big heart

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milan Simon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simon takes the fight into the clinch.
Dane tries to land a knee to the head but Simon blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Dane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon landing knees to the body.
Simon avoids a wild elbow strike from Dane.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Dane misses with a knee to the head.
Simon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dane won't want to take too many of those.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Simon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dane is breathing heavily.
Simon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simon obliges.
Simon lands a hook that snaps the head of Dane backwards.
Simon connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simon working Dane over with knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon is stalling here.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simon scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simon.
Simon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simon blocks a body shot from Dane.
Simon landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon looking to throw knees to the head but Dane is blocking nicely.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon crunches a lovely knee into Dane's ribcage.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simon landing knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Simon is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simon.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simon crunches a lovely knee into Dane's ribcage.
Dane misses with an elbow over the top.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon keeps control of Dane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Simon is blocking nicely.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon crunches a lovely knee into Dane's ribcage.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane misses with a knee strike.
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!
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon stalls.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Simon landing knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
A head punch on the inside from Dane fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milan Simon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Simon has Dane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Simon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Simon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dane won't want to take too many of those.
Simon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dane swings wildly with an uppercut but Simon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Simon.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Simon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simon blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simon stalling against the ropes.
Simon tries to land a knee to the head but Dane blocks with his arms.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Simon.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Simon to work.
Milan Simon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Dane fails to land.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Simon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dane scores a nice knee to the body.
Simon managing to block the knees to the body from Dane.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Simon has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane lands an elbow just above Simon 's eye.
Dane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dane tries a body shot but Simon blocks it.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane misses with an elbow strike.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane is leaning against Simon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.
Dane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simon.
Dane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane working Simon over with knees to the body.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dane misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon missing with knees to the body.
Simon misses with a knee strike.
Dane misses with a punch to the body.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Simon misses with a knee to the head.
Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Simon is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Dane dodges an elbow strike from Simon.
Simon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dane.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Milan Simon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Dane with a hook.
Dane throws a body kick that misses.

Simon clinches with his opponent.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane struggles to land a body shot inside as Simon controls his hands.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Simon lands a damaging elbow.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Simon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dane avoids it.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Simon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dane's face.
Dane is trying to break the clinch but Simon has him pressed against the ropes.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane misses with an elbow over the top.
Dane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simon trying to land knees to the body.
Dane digs a right hand into Simon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simon's gas tank.
Simon avoiding damage as Dane throws knees to the body.
Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane avoiding damage as Simon throws knees to the body.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harry Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane tries to land knees in the clinch but Simon avoids the damage to the body.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dane blocks it with crossed arms.
Dane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simon avoids it.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dane throws an elbow but misses.
Simon missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane missing with knees to the body.
Dane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simon's elbow.
Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Simon tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Dane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane can't find room to land a body shot as Simon controls the action.
Milan Simon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dane can't find room to land a body shot as Simon controls the action.
Simon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simon is defending well for now.
Dane managing to block the knees to the body from Simon.
Dane misses with an elbow over the top.
Dane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dane won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simon is defending well for now.
Simon landing knees to the head.
Dane is looking to break free of the clinch but Simon has double underhooks.
Simon scores with a knee to the head.
Dane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dane.
Dane misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dane is defending well for now.

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 Harry Dane.
I think Simon 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Simon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stuey Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Ungar
vs
Crane

195 cm
22
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
206 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

GREEN!160

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuey Ungar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Crane.
Ungar lands a glancing blow to the side of Crane's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ungar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Crane tries to circle away but Ungar has him pinned against the ropes.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ungar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane counters with a three punch combo that has Ungar backing up. Ungar nods at Crane to acknowledge the strikes.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ungar misses with a low kick as Crane jumps back.

Crane clinches with his opponent.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Ungar is controlling him.
Ungar is working Crane over against the ropes.
Ungar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ungar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ungar tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane is trying to push Ungar away but Ungar has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ungar avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Ungar struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ungar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crane in his tracks.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Ungar moved out of range.
Ungar scores with a shot to the body.
Ungar moves out of range as Crane throws a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crane working hard to break the clinch.
Ungar misses with a body punch.
Crane can't break the clinch.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ungar misses with a hook. Crane ducked under it nicely.
Ungar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ungar . Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ungar scores with a nice head shot.
Ungar tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Crane is predictable there

and Ungar counters by clinching up.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ungar .
Ungar avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Ungar avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ungar is defending well for now.
Ungar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ungar .
Crane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ungar gets through Crane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Ungar is controlling him.
Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ungar digs a right hand into Crane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crane's gas tank.
Ungar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ungar tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.
Ungar lands a body shot.
Ungar struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
Ungar scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Ungar tries to throw a body punch but Crane avoids it by throwing Ungar back against the ropes.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane blocks a body shot from Ungar .
Still in the clinch, Ungar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Ungar blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Ungar .
Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane looks winded!
Ungar gets through Crane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crane tries to break the clinch but Ungar is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ungar .
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ungar avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ungar .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuey Ungar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ungar throws a jab but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane tried to score with a low kick but Ungar checks it.
Ungar tries to bum rush Crane with a series of wild strikes but Crane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ungar thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Ungar blocks the low kick.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick from Ungar .
Ungar stuns Crane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crane looks to land a combination but Ungar avoids it well.
Crane misses with a looping left.

Crane closes the distance and pushes Ungar back into the ropes.
Ungar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Ungar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ungar misses with a body punch.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ungar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Crane.
Crane missing with knees to the body.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Crane sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Crane takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ungar .
Ungar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Ungar .
Ungar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ungar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ungar misses.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ungar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a 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!
Ungar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Crane is rocked!
It looks like Ungar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ungar closes the distance and catches Crane with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Crane is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Crane is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Crane is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Ungar takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stuey Ungar !
A very excited looking Stuey Ungar 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitsusuke Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Harada
vs
Taggart

160 cm
21
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsusuke Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
Harada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taggart throws an off balance right hand
and Harada counters with a leg kick.
A left lands for Taggart.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taggart has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taggart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taggart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taggart throws a sloppy head kick and Harada moves out of range easily.
Harada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Harada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
Mitsusuke Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taggart scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Taggart misses
and Harada counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taggart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taggart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Harada's knee but Harada avoids it well.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taggart to score with a decent uppercut.
Harada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taggart.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Harada avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Harada.
Harada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taggart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harada defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harada lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taggart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harada misses with a hook
and Taggart counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart misses with a hook
and Harada counters with a low kick, right behind Taggart 's knee.
Harada looks to land a body kick but Taggart moved away.
Taggart throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Taggart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harada is able to avoid easily.
Harada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taggart misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada throws a head kick that misses.
Taggart slips a jab from Harada.
Harada wants to slow Taggart down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada is looking to slow Taggart down with leg kicks.
Taggart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taggart tries to clinch but Harada moves out of range.
Harada throws a leg kick
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada throws a head kick that misses.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Harada throws a leg kick which misses Taggart's front leg but catches the back leg as Taggart tries to avoid it.
Taggart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harada tries a head kick but it misses.
Harada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taggart drops his hands momentarily and Harada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taggart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Taggart as he checks the leg kick.
Taggart throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart misses with a lunging right hand
and Harada counters with a head kick.
Harada slips a jab from Taggart.
Taggart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taggart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada staying out of range there.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taggart looks for the body kick but Harada saw that one coming.
A head kick by Harada misses
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada connects with a body shot that sends Taggart's belly button to the back.
Taggart throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Harada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taggart in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart throws a good cross that connects.
Taggart swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Taggart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harada's hands.

Taggart moves into range and clinches up with Harada.
Taggart lands with a light punch inside.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
Harada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada blocking some punches.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
Harada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harada lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Harada's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taggart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harada tries to circle away but Taggart has him pinned against the ropes.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harada connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Harada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taggart throws out the jab.
Taggart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taggart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taggart misses with a hook
and Taggart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Nice straight punches there by Taggart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taggart.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taggart scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Harada looks to land a body kick but Taggart moved away.
Taggart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taggart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harada checks it well.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Harada misses.
Taggart misses with a double jab.
Taggart throws a series of punches but Harada moves out of range.
Taggart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Taggart's leg but Taggart calmly moves out of range.
Taggart misses with a hook.
Taggart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taggart avoids the body shot from Harada.
Harada checks a low kick from Taggart.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
Taggart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Harada.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taggart on the side of the head.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body.
Taggart tries to clinch there but Harada circles away.
Mitsusuke Harada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harada wants to land a leg kick but Taggart is out of range.

Taggart moves into the clinch successfully.
Taggart lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada wants to break free but Taggart has control.
Taggart tries to work over Harada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taggart is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada misses with a head kick.
Harada 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.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Harada counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taggart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Taggart scores with a jab to the head.
Taggart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harada throws a leg kick which misses Taggart's front leg but catches the back leg as Taggart tries to avoid it.
Taggart throws a leg kick that misses.
Taggart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harada misses with a hook.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Taggart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harada throws a hook but Taggart blocks it.
Taggart throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Taggart takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taggart.
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harada tries a head kick but it misses.
Harada throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
Taggart lands the left hand.
Taggart takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Harada moves out of range as Taggart strikes.
Taggart scores with a jab.
Taggart misses with a leg kick.
Harada lands a really nice looking cross but Taggart seems unphased.
Taggart throws a head kick but Harada moves out of range.
Harada misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harada throws a head kick but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Harada.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harada.
Harada takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Harada lands a leg kick that knocks Taggart off balance momentarily.
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
Harada staying out of range there.
Taggart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Harada blocks the leg kick.
Harada is looking to chop away at Taggart's legs.
Mitsusuke Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Harada.
Taggart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taggart.
Harada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harada throws a leg kick but Taggart moved away.
Harada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taggart swinging wildly here.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taggart.
Harada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Harada misses
letting Taggart counter with a right hand.
Taggart scores with a head kick.

Taggart clinches up with Harada and pushes him back against the ropes.
Harada blocking some punches.

Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick from Harada misses.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Taggart's leg but Taggart calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada takes one on the button.
Harada takes one to the chin there.
Harada throws a head kick but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart throws a nice looking combination but Harada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Harada lands a front kick.
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Taggart tries a low kick but Harada avoids it.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taggart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taggart is out of range and Harada settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole Taggart.
Well Taggart 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
A relieved looking Cole Taggart 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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FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Braves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temppa Turkulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want War by Pastor Troy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Turkulainen's choice of entrance music: Xilent - Clear your mind. Temppa Turkulainen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Braves
vs
Turkulainen

187 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
225 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Braves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temppa Turkulainen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkulainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braves counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turkulainen.
Turkulainen misses the shot to the body.
Braves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turkulainen cracks Braves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Jimmy Braves has been cut.
Turkulainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Braves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turkulainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkulainen misses with a body shot.
Turkulainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkulainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temppa Turkulainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Turkulainen.
Braves tries a head kick but it misses.
Turkulainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkulainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braves.
A slow jab from Turkulainen misses its intended target.
Braves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turkulainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Braves counters with an outside leg kick.
Turkulainen looks winded!
Braves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turkulainen lands with a nice body punch.
Braves wants to clinch up but Turkulainen keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Braves, right into the meat.
Braves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkulainen misses with a combination
and Braves counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Turkulainen off his feet! Turkulainen crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Turkulainen isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Braves screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jimmy Braves!
Jimmy Braves 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Krizbaduhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes into the arena with Five Finger Death Punch - "Lift Me Up" blaring out of the sound system. Judah Krizbaduhl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cirkovic
vs
Krizbaduhl

193 cm
23
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
203 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 London, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judah Krizbaduhl!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krizbaduhl misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick.
Krizbaduhl lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl is out of range.
Krizbaduhl checks a low kick from Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krizbaduhl checks it well.
Krizbaduhl connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krizbaduhl thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it
and Cirkovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krizbaduhl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krizbaduhl scores with a jab to the body.
Krizbaduhl lands with a hook. Cirkovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krizbaduhl manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krizbaduhl misses with a head kick.
Krizbaduhl tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Krizbaduhl 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Krizbaduhl lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Krizbaduhl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cirkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krizbaduhl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Krizbaduhl has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krizbaduhl feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic catches Krizbaduhl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cirkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krizbaduhl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Krizbaduhl wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick but Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick which misses Cirkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Cirkovic tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Krizbaduhl misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic misses the jab.
Krizbaduhl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. Krizbaduhl obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic with a nice cross.
Cirkovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krizbaduhl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Krizbaduhl moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cirkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krizbaduhl feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krizbaduhl 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.
Krizbaduhl throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krizbaduhl just misses with a punch to the body.
Krizbaduhl is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Krizbaduhl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krizbaduhl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krizbaduhl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Krizbaduhl moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Cirkovic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Krizbaduhl lands with a kick to the temple. Cirkovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krizbaduhl tries to score with a low kick but Cirkovic moves his leg out of the way.
Krizbaduhl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krizbaduhl lands with a right hand.
Cirkovic wants to slow Krizbaduhl down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Krizbaduhl's defenses.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Krizbaduhl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizbaduhl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Krizbaduhl is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Krizbaduhl lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Krizbaduhl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Krizbaduhl throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krizbaduhl. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Krizbaduhl as he checks the leg kick.

Cirkovic clinches up against the ropes.
Krizbaduhl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl looking to stall.
Krizbaduhl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Krizbaduhl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krizbaduhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krizbaduhl avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Krizbaduhl's ribcage but misses.
Krizbaduhl tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Krizbaduhl is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Krizbaduhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Krizbaduhl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl lands a lovely overhand right.
Krizbaduhl scores with a head kick.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Krizbaduhl down.
Judah Krizbaduhl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Krizbaduhl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Krizbaduhl's knee but Krizbaduhl avoids it well.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Krizbaduhl strikes.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krizbaduhl misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krizbaduhl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cirkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krizbaduhl blocks a head kick by Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl thuds his shin into the meat of Cirkovic's side.
Krizbaduhl throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
Cirkovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krizbaduhl tries to land a body kick

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Krizbaduhl blocking some punches.
Cirkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krizbaduhl prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Krizbaduhl controls his hands.
Krizbaduhl wants to break free but Cirkovic has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krizbaduhl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krizbaduhl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krizbaduhl cracks the inside of Cirkovic's front leg.
Krizbaduhl misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krizbaduhl 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 Cirkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cirkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick that misses.
Krizbaduhl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range and Krizbaduhl settles back down.
A lazy body kick from Krizbaduhl
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krizbaduhl tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Krizbaduhl looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
That kick from Krizbaduhl tenderised Cirkovic's leg. Cirkovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Krizbaduhl circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Krizbaduhl misses

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl blocking some punches.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic tries to work over Krizbaduhl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Krizbaduhl's ribcage.
Cirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Krizbaduhl avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Krizbaduhl 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!

Krizbaduhl lands with a nice combination. Cirkovic backs away looking to recover.
Krizbaduhl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. Krizbaduhl obviously looking to wear him down.
Krizbaduhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krizbaduhl stalks Cirkovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cirkovic's face. Cirkovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Krizbaduhl thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krizbaduhl's knee momentarily.
Krizbaduhl scores with a shot to the body.
Krizbaduhl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic thuds his right hand into Krizbaduhl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krizbaduhl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krizbaduhl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krizbaduhl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl misses with a two punch combination.
Krizbaduhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Krizbaduhl down.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Krizbaduhl moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cirkovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Krizbaduhl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick.
Krizbaduhl misses with a lunging right hand

and Cirkovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Krizbaduhl avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krizbaduhl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cirkovic looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Krizbaduhl is blocking nicely.
Krizbaduhl has Cirkovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Cirkovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krizbaduhl's elbow.
Cirkovic working Krizbaduhl over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krizbaduhl controlling the action here for a moment.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Krizbaduhl blocks it.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Krizbaduhl controls the action.
Cirkovic tries a knee to the head but Krizbaduhl blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl looking to stall.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Krizbaduhl avoids the damage to the body.

Krizbaduhl breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic scores with a nice strike.
Milovan Cirkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Krizbaduhl is predictable there
and Cirkovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krizbaduhl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krizbaduhl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krizbaduhl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Krizbaduhl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krizbaduhl thuds his shin into the meat of Cirkovic's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krizbaduhl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Krizbaduhl's ribcage but misses.
Krizbaduhl misses with a double jab.
Krizbaduhl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krizbaduhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krizbaduhl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl is out of range.
Krizbaduhl connects with a solid leg kick.
Krizbaduhl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizbaduhl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick
and Cirkovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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 Milovan Cirkovic.
I think Krizbaduhl 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judah Krizbaduhl!
After winning the bout, Judah Krizbaduhl 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith has chosen Thunderhorse as his entrance music. Tommy Grunge had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Grunge
vs
Hammersmith

184 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Hammersmith!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammersmith takes a swing at Grunge's ribcage but misses.
Hammersmith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grunge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammersmith throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammersmith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hammersmith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Grunge.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunge. Hammersmith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammersmith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grunge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammersmith lands with a good body shot.
Hammersmith throws a head kick that misses
and Grunge counters with a leg kick.
Hammersmith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammersmith misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hammersmith checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunge throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammersmith.
Grunge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grunge scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grunge lands a nice shot that snaps Hammersmith's head back.
Grunge tries to score with a low kick but Hammersmith moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunge. Hammersmith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Hammersmith there.
Grunge throws a nice head kick!
Grunge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grunge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammersmith feints and then cracks Grunge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grunge down.
Hammersmith punishes Grunge's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammersmith lands the left hand.

Hammersmith moves into the clinch.
Grunge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hammersmith fails to land.
Hammersmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammersmith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grunge.
A right handed body shot lands from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grunge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammersmith blocks a body shot from Grunge.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammersmith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grunge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammersmith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grunge as Hammersmith tries to tie him up.
Grunge keeps control of Hammersmith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammersmith controlling the action here for a moment.
Hammersmith wants to break free but Grunge has control.
Hammersmith avoids the elbow strike from Grunge, against the ropes.
Hammersmith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammersmith dodges an elbow strike from Grunge.
Grunge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hammersmith can't find room to land a body shot as Grunge controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Grunge fails to land.
Grunge lands a nice elbow.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith tries to break free but Grunge pushes him back against the ropes.

Hammersmith manages to break the clinch.
Hammersmith throws a leg kick but Grunge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grunge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammersmith on the side of the head.
Hammersmith staying out of range there.
Grunge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Grunge.
Hammersmith defending well as Grunge loads up on a big left hand.
Grunge looks to throw a body kick
and Hammersmith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grunge's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammersmith checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammersmith throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Hammersmith throws a hook but Grunge blocks it.
Hammersmith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grunge tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hammersmith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grunge wants to clinch.
Hammersmith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammersmith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grunge, right into the meat.
Hammersmith misses with a double jab.
Grunge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammersmith throws a body punch but Grunge moves out of range.
Grunge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Tommy Grunge will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hammersmith throws a right and a left that Grunge avoids nicely.
Grunge lands a head shot.
Hammersmith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grunge is out of range and Hammersmith settles back down.
Grunge misses with an uppercut.
Grunge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammersmith.
Hammersmith throws a body punch but Grunge moves out of range.
Hammersmith thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grunge, right into the meat.
Grunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hammersmiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grunge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Hammersmith is rocked!

Grunge closes the distance and clinches.
Hammersmith is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunge finish him?
Grunge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunge has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Hammersmith to the canvas! Can Hammersmith beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Hammersmith was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Grunge is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tommy Grunge!
Tommy Grunge retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Tommy Grunge was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Magnus Hammersmith had this to say: 'You'll never read this, it doesn't matter what it says'.

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