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EFFA 67 - Two Giants PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rico Hoekstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen When the Shit Goes Down as his entrance music. Rico Hoekstra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Hoekstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries to clinch there but Hoekstra circles away.
Torres has managed to clinch.
Torres landing knees to the head.
Hoekstra is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Hoekstra tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the ropes.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Torres lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoekstra stalling against the ropes.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoekstra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Hoekstra.
Torres tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hoekstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoekstra wants to clinch.
Hoekstra misses with a double jab.
Torres works the jab nicely.
It looks like Rico Hoekstra has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoekstra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Hoekstra.
Hoekstra moves out of range of the body kick.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Hoekstra looks to clinch
and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Torres tries to clinch but Hoekstra moves out of range.
Hoekstra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Torres told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hoekstra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoekstra misses with the head strike.
Torres blocks an elbow strike from Hoekstra.
Hoekstra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hoekstra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoekstra doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres moves out of range as Hoekstra throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres forces Hoekstra back against the ropes and clinches.
Hoekstra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoekstra can't break the clinch.
Torres has Hoekstra pressed against the ropes, preventing Hoekstra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoekstra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoekstra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres tries to clinch up.
A big right from Torres misses.
Rico Hoekstra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoekstra pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Hoekstra controls the action.
Hoekstra swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hoekstra fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoekstra breaks the clinch.
Hoekstra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres closes the distance and pushes Hoekstra back into the ropes.
Hoekstra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoekstra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hoekstra blocks a head kick by Torres.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jose Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoekstra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoekstra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoekstra tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres clinches up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoekstra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoekstra working aggressively here.
Torres blocking some punches.
Hoekstra takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Hoekstra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoekstra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Hoekstra struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Hoekstra avoids a wild elbow strike from Torres.
Hoekstra tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Hoekstra back against the ropes.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoekstra's elbow.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoekstra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres instigates a clinch.
Hoekstra missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hoekstra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Hoekstra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Torres sizes up Hoekstra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoekstra wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Hoekstra tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Hoekstra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres lands a slapping body shot.
Jose Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Hoekstra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoekstra obliges.
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!
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoekstra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Torres lands a body shot.
Hoekstra misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torres scores with a hook to the body.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Hoekstra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoekstra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoekstra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres avoiding damage as Hoekstra throws knees to the body.
Hoekstra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoekstra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoekstra swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Rico Hoekstra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoekstra avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Hoekstra's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Hoekstra - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jose Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Michal Mocny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mocny comes to the ring accompanied by Disturbed- Warrior. Dokken has chosen Cherry Pie "Warrant" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Mocny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokken throws a body punch but Mocny moves out of range.
A punch combination from Mocny misses.
A shot to the liver by Dokken. Beautiful body shot.
Mocny misses with a double jab.
Mocny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dokken.
Dokken lands with a shot to the body.
Dokken closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mocny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mocny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mocny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mocny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Dokken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dokken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dokken avoiding damage.
Mocny misses with a knee to the head.
Mocny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mocny misses with a knee to the head.
Mocny tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Mocny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mocny tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mocny misses with a knee to the head.
Dokken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mocny looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
Mocny looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
Mocny is breathing heavily.
Mocny misses with a knee to the head.
Dokken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mocny.
Dokken crunches a lovely knee into Mocny's ribcage.
Mocny tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Dokken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mocny.
Mocny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dokken leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dokken manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dokken.
Dokken has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
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!
Dokken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mocny misses with a knee strike.
Dokken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokken moves into the clinch.
Dokken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
I was talking to Mocny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mocny tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Mocny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dokken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mocny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dokken catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Mocny stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Mocny walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Dokken clinches up with Mocny and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mocny tries a knee to the head but Dokken blocks it.
Mocny misses with a knee to the head.
Mocny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mocny with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mocny looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
Mocny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dokken lands a left hand.
Dokken lands a left hand.
Dokken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mocny.
Mocny with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dokken digs a right hand into Mocny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mocny's gas tank.
Mocny throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dokken blocks it with crossed arms.
Dokken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mocny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dokken plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Mocny's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Mocny, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Axl Dokken!
After winning the bout, Axl Dokken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Mooney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo forces Mooney back against the ropes and clinches.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Mooney's head.
Mooney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Drogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Drogo tries a body shot but Mooney blocks it.
Mooney crunches a lovely knee into Drogo's ribcage.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mooney tries to circle away but Drogo has him pinned against the ropes.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
Mooney breaks the clinch.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mooney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogo. That's going to slow Mooney down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mooney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mooney throws a head kick that misses
and Drogo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mooney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mooney gets tackled into the ropes by Drogo. Drogo maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mooney missing with knees to the body.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mooney looks winded!
Drogo landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mooneys head.
Mooney misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo working Mooney over with knees to the body.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Mooney's ribcage.
Mooney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Drogo.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mooney or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mooney won't want to take too many of those.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo is working Mooney over against the ropes.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Drogo working Mooney over with knees to the body.
Drogo misses with a knee to the head.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Drogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Drogo landing knees to the head.
Drogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drogo lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo lands a right hand.
Mooney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo cracks Mooney with a nice body shot.
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mooney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drogo moves into range and clinches up with Mooney.
Drogo trying to land knees to the body.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
Mooney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Mooney's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mooney can do to turn this around?
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Drogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Drogo.
Drogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drogo working Mooney over with knees to the body.
Mooney is breathing heavily.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogo lands with a right to the head.
Mooney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mooney backwards.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mooney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mooney's face.
Mooney is rocked!
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mooney is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Mooney off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Mooney is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Drogo is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Karl Drogo!
Karl Drogo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JT Redman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orton throws a lazy right hand but Redman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redman moves out of range of the strikes.
Redman gets tackled into the ropes by Orton. Orton maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton.
Redman dodges an elbow strike from Orton.
Orton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Orton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Redman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orton slows down the pace here.
Redman blocks a body shot from Orton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Orton - that landed with a thud.
Orton tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
Orton lands an elbow that stopped Redman in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman takes a shot to the head.
Redman dodges an elbow strike from Orton.
Orton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Redman prevents a body shot from Orton.
Redman blocks the elbow strike.
Orton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Redman takes an elbow to the temple.
Orton has Redman pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton.
Orton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Orton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Redman up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Orton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Orton, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Redman prevents a body shot from Orton.
Orton lands an elbow just above Redman 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Orton.
Orton pushes off an throws an elbow but Redman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Orton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redman.
Redman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orton misses with a body punch.
Redman taking a breather.
Orton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman avoids a wild elbow strike from Orton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton misses with a body punch.
Orton throws an elbow that misses.
Orton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redman or not.
Orton is stalling here.
Redman pushes off an throws an elbow but Orton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orton digs a right hand underneath Redman's ribcage. Redman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redman blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Orton lands a shot to the body.
Orton slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Orton missing with a left hand there. Redman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orton clinches.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Randy Orton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Orton.
Redman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Orton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Orton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orton misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Orton as the two fighters clinch.
Redman working hard to break the clinch.
Orton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Redman blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orton tries to throw a body punch but Redman avoids it by throwing Orton back against the ropes.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orton lands an elbow inside that Redman shrugs off.
Redman wants to stall.
Redman blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman working aggressively here.
Orton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redman tries to stall but Orton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orton misses with a body punch.
Orton slowing the pace effectively.
Orton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redman's elbow.
Orton misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redman takes an elbow to the temple.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Orton, against the ropes.
Orton misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman wants to stall.
Redman blocks an elbow strike from Orton.
Orton can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Redman takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Orton.
Orton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redman or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Redman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Redman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orton misses with a punch on the inside.
Orton can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Redman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orton is keeping busy.
Orton digs a right hand into Redman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Redman's gas tank.
Orton lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton pushes off an throws an elbow but Redman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Redman tries to circle away but Orton has him pinned against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orton holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Orton has a couple of punches blocked by Redman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Orton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orton tries to clinch up but Redman circles away and keeps his distance.
Orton is looking to clinch.
Redman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orton.
Orton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redman can do to turn this around?
Redman slips a jab from Orton.
Orton takes one on the button.
Orton is rocked!
Orton wants to clinch.
Oh Orton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Redman.
Orton seems to have got his legs back now.
Redman knocks out Orton with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Redman before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Redman picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JT Redman!
JT Redman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pakon Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Azuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajanont comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - That Was Just Your Life. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pakon Rajanont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Azuma!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajanont throws a lazy head kick
and Azuma counters with a right hand to the body.
Rajanont wants to clinch
and Azuma counters with a straight right hand.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azuma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rajanont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azuma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Azuma misses its intended target.
Rajanont scores with a head kick. Azuma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Akira Azuma has been cut.
Rajanont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rajanont looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azuma throws a shot from downtown. Rajanont moves away and avoids it.
Rajanont lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajanont misses the body punch
and Azuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Azuma misses its intended target.
Rajanont chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rajanont.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Azuma moves away
and Azuma counters with a left to the body.
Azuma ducks right into an uppercut from Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rajanont misses with a body kick.
Rajanont throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rajanont connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Azuma misses
and Rajanont counters with a body kick that stops Azuma in his tracks momentarily.
Rajanont tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azuma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajanont throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azuma throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
Rajanont lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rajanont connects with a body shot.
Azuma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rajanont misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rajanont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azuma avoids the body shot from Rajanont.
Rajanont tries to clinch up but Azuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajanont is looking to wear down Azuma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Rajanont.
A low kick from Rajanont is predictable there
and Azuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rajanont!
Rajanont throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azuma misses with a double jab.
Rajanont swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azuma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rajanont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rajanont chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rajanont avoids the body shot from Azuma.
Rajanont misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajanont.
Rajanont misses with a body shot.
Rajanont lands a nice looking body kick.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azuma misses with a jab to the body
and Rajanont counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rajanont backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rajanont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rajanont tries to work over Azuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azuma blocking some punches.
Rajanont misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azuma avoids the elbow strike from Rajanont, against the ropes.
Azuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rajanont backwards.
Azuma manages to break the clinch.
Pakon Rajanont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajanont darts in trying to clinch
enabling Azuma to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rajanont just misses with a punch to the body.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
Azuma digs a good body shot into Rajanont's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pakon Rajanont dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Azuma's cut.
That's time! Rajanont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rajanont stuns Azuma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rajanont throws a push kick but Azuma slaps the foot to one side.
Azuma slips a jab from Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rajanont moves to clinch but Azuma breaks away
and Azuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azuma avoids the head kick by Rajanont.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
Rajanont throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rajanont wants to land a leg kick but Azuma is out of range.
Azuma misses with a straight right.
Rajanont is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rajanont ducks right into an uppercut from Azuma.
Rajanont lands an overhand right.
Azuma blocks a head kick by Rajanont.
Azuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rajanont moves out of range of the strikes.
Azuma swings for the body but Rajanont moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a low kick but Azuma avoids it.
Azuma lands a nice shot to the body.
Rajanont looks to land a right hand but Azuma moved out of range.
Azuma misses with a low kick.
Rajanont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajanont throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azuma digs a good body shot into Rajanont's ribs.
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!
Rajanont throws a series of punches but Azuma moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Azuma moves out of range.
Rajanont scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajanont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajanont misses with a body kick.
Azuma throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a chopping leg kick but Azuma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azuma throws a hook but Rajanont blocks it.
Rajanont fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azuma checks it well.
Rajanont staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont misses with a shot to the body
and Azuma counters with a three punch combo that has Rajanont backing up. Rajanont nods at Azuma to acknowledge the strikes.
Rajanont lands with a nice body kick.
Azuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Rajanont.
Pakon Rajanont is winning the standup battle so far.
Azuma misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Rajanont.
Azuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajanont looks to clinch
and Azuma counters with a stiff right hand.
Azuma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses
and Azuma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Azuma moves away
and Azuma counters with a stiff right hand.
Rajanont is rocked!
Rajanont fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azuma checks it well.
Oh Rajanont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch but Azuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azuma thuds a left hand into Rajanont's body.
Rajanont seems to have got his legs back now.
Rajanont attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azuma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rajanont throws a sloppy head kick and Azuma moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rajanont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azuma with a jab.
Azuma slips under a jab from Rajanont.
Azuma thuds a left hand into Rajanont's body.
A head kick misses from Rajanont.
Azuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azuma throws out a loose jab but Rajanont uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azuma moves out of range as Rajanont throws a body kick.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Azuma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Azuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Azuma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Azuma connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Rajanont onto his butt! Rajanont bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajanont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azuma scores with a sloppy right hand. Rajanont should have avoided that one.
Rajanont moves to clinch but Azuma breaks away
and Azuma counters with a straight right hand.
Rajanont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajanont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rajanont dodges the punch combination from Azuma.
Azuma scores with a jab to the head.
Azuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajanont.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajanont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azuma counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rajanont.
Azuma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rajanont.
Rajanont misses with a body shot.
Azuma plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Rajanont swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Rajanont face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Azuma!
Akira Azuma thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dakota Brooks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norris Jr breaks the clinch.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Norris Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Norris Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr tries to land a front kick but Brooks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris Jr circles away.
Norris Jr swinging wildly here.
Brooks throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Norris Jr is avoiding it.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris Jr misses the target.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norris Jr, as that shot connected.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Norris Jr circles away.
Brooks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks lands a nice looking body shot.
Brooks tries to clinch but Norris Jr is having none of it.
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!
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Norris Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr catches Brooks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Norris Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brooks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Norris Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Norris Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dakota Brooks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Norris Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Norris Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Brooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris Jr should have avoided that one.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Brooks moves out of range as Norris Jr strikes.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris Jr throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that Brooks semi-blocks.
Norris Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris Jr circles away.
Nice shot lands for Norris Jr.
Brooks looks to clinch
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Norris Jr circles away.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Norris Jr saw that one coming.
Brooks scores with a body shot.
Chuck Norris Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris Jr misses with a wild combination.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr misses with a body kick.
Norris Jr throws a solid leg kick but Brooks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris Jr.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks taking a breather.
The referee calls for Norris Jr to work.
Norris Jr manages to break the clinch.
Norris Jr tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norris Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks wants to clinch up but Norris Jr keeps it at a distance.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Norris Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Norris Jr misses its intended target.
Norris Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks wants to clinch but Norris Jr slips to the side
and Norris Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Brooks backing up. Brooks nods at Norris Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Norris Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Chuck Norris Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Norris Jr defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Dakota Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks lands with a nice body punch.
Brooks clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dakota Brooks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris Jr circles away.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Norris Jr avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Dakota Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Norris Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Norris Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris Jr lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Norris Jr stalks Brooks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brooks's face. Brooks staggers backwards, shaken.
Norris Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Norris Jr tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Norris Jr pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Brooks blocks the low kick.
Norris Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Norris Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a straight left.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norris Jr wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
Norris Jr tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to stall but Norris Jr improves his position.
Norris Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr can't break the clinch.
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Norris Jr keeps it at a distance.
Brooks scores with a jab to the head.
Norris Jr with a nice cross.
Norris Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Brooks misses with the combination.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dakota Brooks just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris Jr throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
Brooks tries to clinch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Norris Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr breaks from the clinch.
Brooks tries to clinch
and Norris Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooks misses the body punch
and Norris Jr counters with a leg kick.
Norris Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Norris Jr looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Norris Jr.
Brooks works Norris Jr's body with a nice hook.
Norris Jr looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Norris Jr throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Norris Jr jabs at Brooks's body.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooks throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Brooks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brooks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Brooks moves out of range easily.
Norris Jr lands a front kick.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Norris Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Norris Jr is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris Jr.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Norris Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Brooks lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris Jr misses the target.
Norris Jr misses with a wild combination.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris Jr circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Norris Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brooks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Norris Jr - the referee stops the clock and Brooks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Norris Jr. Brooks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris Jr.
Brooks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norris Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris Jr.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Norris Jr breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Brooks catches Norris Jr right on the button with a cross.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norris Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norris Jr.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Norris Jr circles away.
Brooks throws the kick towards the body but Norris Jr avoids it.
Brooks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norris Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Norris Jr.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chuck Norris Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norris Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Norris Jr is avoiding it.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Brooks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris Jr.
Brooks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris Jr. That one must have hurt.
Norris Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Brooks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris Jr.
Brooks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Brooks off balance momentarily.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Norris Jr is avoiding it.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Norris Jr thumps Brooks with a low kick.
Norris Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Norris Jr in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norris Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norris Jr working aggressively here.
Norris Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with some punches.
Norris Jr has Brooks pressed against the ropes.
Norris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Dakota Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norris Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 Chuck Norris Jr.
I think Brooks 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dakota Brooks!
Dakota Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Chuck Norris Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maciej Borukiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borukiewicz comes to the ring accompanied by Eripe & Kiju - Grupa śmierci . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Borukiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borukiewicz misses with a wild combination.
Borukiewicz misses with a looping right.
Borukiewicz jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borukiewicz throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wayne tries to clinch but Borukiewicz is having none of it.
Borukiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Borukiewicz tries to clinch up.
Wayne tries to work over Borukiewicz's front leg with a kick but Borukiewicz checks it.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borukiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Borukiewicz slips a jab from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne closes the distance but Borukiewicz moves to the side
and Borukiewicz counters by moving into the clinch.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
Borukiewicz misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borukiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a knee strike.
Wayne tries to circle away but Borukiewicz has him pinned against the ropes.
Borukiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Borukiewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borukiewicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Borukiewicz with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Wayne has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wayne tries to circle away but Borukiewicz has him pinned against the ropes.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Borukiewicz is controlling him.
Borukiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borukiewicz lands an uppercut.
Wayne is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Borukiewicz finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne tries to break free but Borukiewicz pushes him back against the ropes.
Wayne is trying to break free.
Borukiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Borukiewicz avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the ropes.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
Borukiewicz misses with a knee strike.
Borukiewicz cracks Wayne on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Wayne crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Maciej Borukiewicz!
A relieved looking Maciej Borukiewicz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Oosthuizen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen thuds a left hand into Treimanis's body.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen drops his hands momentarily and Treimanis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Treimanis moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
Oosthuizen moves out of range of the strikes.
Treimanis connects with a leg kick. Oosthuizen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Treimanis looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Oosthuizen blocks the leg kick.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Treimanis moves out of range.
Oosthuizen cracks Treimanis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Treimanis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Tommy Oosthuizen has been cut.
Treimanis throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Oosthuizen throws a shot to the body.
Treimanis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oosthuizen lands a nice shot to the body.
Treimanis throws out a powerful jab.
Oosthuizen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oosthuizen throws out a powerful jab.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Treimanis rather than just go for the knockout.
Treimanis catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Oosthuizen stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Oosthuizen walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Oosthuizen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot.
Oosthuizen is still on wobbly legs! Can Treimanis finish him?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Treimanis.
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that lands on Treimanis's shoulder, as Treimanis tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen seems to have recovered his senses.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Treimanis is just out of range.
Oosthuizen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Treimanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Treimanis!
Treimanis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oosthuizen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oosthuizen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
It looks like Treimanis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A slow jab from Treimanis misses its intended target.
Treimanis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oosthuizen works Treimanis's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Treimanis throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen.
Treimanis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Treimanis scores with a nice head shot.
Treimanis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oosthuizen looks to land a combination but Treimanis avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oosthuizen jabs at Treimanis's body.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Treimanis ducks right into an uppercut from Oosthuizen.
It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Treimanis avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen 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.
Treimanis throws a leg kick that misses.
Treimanis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Treimanis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Treimanis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Treimanis throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
A big left from Treimanis misses.
Treimanis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Treimanis misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Treimanis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Treimanis is looking to chop away at Oosthuizen's legs.
Oosthuizen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oosthuizen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskars Treimanis should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Treimanis.
Treimanis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Treimanis. That snapped Oosthuizen's head back.
Oosthuizen blocks the body kick.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a series of punches.
Treimanis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Oosthuizen as he connects with a hook.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Treimanis blocks it.
Oosthuizen lunges at Treimanis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Treimanis's hand.
A head kick misses from Treimanis.
Treimanis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen.
Treimanis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen dips to his left and cracks Treimanis with an uppercut!
Oosthuizen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Treimanis.
Nice shot lands for Oosthuizen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Treimanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen.
Treimanis lands with a hook. Oosthuizen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oosthuizen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Treimanis throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands with a nice body punch.
Treimanis missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Treimanis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Treimanis lands an overhand right.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen swinging wildly here.
Oosthuizen fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Oosthuizen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Treimanis throws a big shot that misses.
Oosthuizen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Treimanis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Treimanis looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
Treimanis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Treimanis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oosthuizen connects with a right hand. Treimanis shakes it off.
Treimanis is rocked!
Oosthuizen scores with a body shot.
Oh Treimanis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Treimanis throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Treimanis seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Treimanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Treimanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen avoids the body shot from Treimanis.
Oosthuizen lands a right and a left and another right! Treimanis goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Oosthuizen!
A relieved looking Tommy Oosthuizen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Murphy thumps Eckstein with a low kick.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eckstein misses with a hook.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Eckstein misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Eckstein throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eckstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eckstein scores with a leg kick.
Murphy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Eckstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Eckstein blocks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Eckstein moves away and avoids it.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Eckstein defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Eckstein instigates a clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eckstein.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eckstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eckstein misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.
Good shot there by Eckstein.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Eckstein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eckstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
A solid body kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eckstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eckstein lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the ropes and back into range.
Eckstein lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eckstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Eckstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Eckstein punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Eckstein moved out of range.
Murphy misses with a leg kick.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Eckstein has Murphy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eckstein's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein blocking some punches.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Eckstein avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the ropes.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Eckstein digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eckstein blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Eckstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
A short left from Eckstein.
Murphy takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eckstein.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Eckstein is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eckstein has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Eckstein - that landed with a thud.
Eckstein cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eckstein misses with the head strike.
Eckstein lands an elbow inside that Murphy shrugs off.
Cedric Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eckstein.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eckstein.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Eckstein.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein lands an elbow just above Murphy 's eye.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head.
Murphy is rocked!
Cedric Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Eckstein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eckstein digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eckstein connects with a knee to the head.
Eckstein breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Murphy with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Murphy looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Murphy get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Eckstein! Jason Eckstein retains his light heavyweight title!
Jason Eckstein was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alfred E Neuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). E Neuman comes to the ring accompanied by The King of Swing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfred E Neuman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from E Neuman.
Thadani is looking to score with low kicks.
Thadani 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.
E Neuman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thadani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
E Neuman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thadani.
Thadani ducks under a wild hook from E Neuman.
Thadani tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thadani has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by E Neuman.
Thadani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thadani slips under a jab.
E Neuman misses with a leg kick
and Thadani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. E Neuman 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!
E Neuman throws a hook but Thadani avoids it easily.
E Neuman cracks Thadani with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman lands with a nice combination. Thadani backs away looking to recover.
E Neuman blocks a jab.
Thadani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
E Neuman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
E Neuman wants to land a leg kick but Thadani is out of range.
E Neuman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
E Neuman throws a body kick that misses.
E Neuman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Thadani.
E Neuman throws a shot from downtown. Thadani moves away and avoids it.
E Neuman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
E Neuman throws a low kick but Thadani avoids it.
E Neuman clobbers Thadani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thadani throws the kick towards the body but E Neuman avoids it.
Alfred E Neuman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thadani walks into a stiff left hand from E Neuman.
E Neuman swings for the body but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani tries to land a front kick but E Neuman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thadani cracks the inside of E Neuman's front leg.
Thadani fakes the leg kick and cracks E Neuman in the body.
Thadani moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thadani misses with an uppercut.
Thadani connects with a body shot that sends E Neuman's belly button to the back.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
Thadani instigates a clinch.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thadani lands an elbow inside that E Neuman shrugs off.
It looks like Alfred E Neuman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman misses with a short punch on the inside.
E Neuman missing with knees to the body.
E Neuman misses with an elbow strike.
Thadani looking to stall.
E Neuman throws an elbow that misses.
E Neuman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thadani misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
E Neuman tries a knee to the head but Thadani blocks it.
E Neuman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thadani tries a knee to the head but E Neuman blocks it.
Thadani looking to throw knees to the head but E Neuman is blocking nicely.
Thadani avoiding damage as E Neuman throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani misses with an elbow over the top.
E Neuman is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Thadani.
E Neuman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thadani backwards.
Thadani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
E Neuman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
E Neuman misses with some punches.
Thadani trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thadani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thadani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. E Neuman is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani avoiding damage as E Neuman throws knees to the body.
Thadani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thadani blocks the elbow strike.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Alfred E Neuman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from E Neuman.
E Neuman misses with a wild body shot.
E Neuman throws a shot from downtown. Thadani moves away and avoids it.
E Neuman misses with a straight right.
Donk. E Neuman catches Thadani right on the button with a cross.
Thadani moves in looking to clinch but E Neuman pushes him off.
Thadani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thadani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from E Neuman.
E Neuman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thadani avoiding damage as E Neuman throws knees to the body.
Thadani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
E Neuman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from E Neuman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by E Neuman as Thadani tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
E Neuman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thadani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has E Neuman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thadani tries to land knees in the clinch but E Neuman avoids the damage to the body.
Thadani misses with a short punch on the inside.
E Neuman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thadani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from E Neuman.
E Neuman misses with a leg kick.
E Neuman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thadani throws a head kick that E Neuman semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thadani moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman loads up on a big right hand but Thadani slips the punch.
E Neuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
E Neuman misses with an uppercut
and Thadani counters with a thumping low kick.
Thadani lands with a thumping leg kick.
E Neuman misses with an uppercut
enabling Thadani to counter with a crisp jab.
Thadani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and E Neuman counters with a three punch combo that has Thadani backing up. Thadani nods at E Neuman to acknowledge the strikes.
Thadani moves out of range of the strikes.
E Neuman throws a combination. Thadani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thadani is rocked!
Thadani throws a nice outside leg kick.
E Neuman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thadani moves away.
Thadani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Thadani misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman avoids a kick to the body.
E Neuman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thadani was well out of range. Poor timing from E Neuman.
E Neuman takes a swing at Thadani's ribcage but misses.
Alfred E Neuman is winning the standup battle so far.
E Neuman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thadani misses with the body kick
and E Neuman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Thadani.
Thadani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thadani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as E Neuman throws out the jab.
Thadani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
E Neuman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
E Neuman thows a body shot but no joy.
E Neuman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
E Neuman thuds his shin into the meat of Thadani's side.
Thadani throws a leg kick
and E Neuman counters with a big head kick but Thadani shrugs it off.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by E Neuman as he connects with a hook.
Thadani is still on wobbly legs! Can E Neuman finish him?
Thadani lands a leg kick that knocks E Neuman off balance momentarily.
E Neuman throws a right hand that misses
and Thadani counters with a solid body kick.
E Neuman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thadani lands a nice looking kick to the body. E Neuman takes a step back to recover.
Thadani seems to have recovered his senses.
Thadani throws a head kick that E Neuman semi-blocks.
E Neuman blocks a head kick by Thadani.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani moves into range and clinches up with E Neuman.
E Neuman lands a damaging elbow.
Thadani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Thadani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
E Neuman avoids the head kick by Thadani.
E Neuman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thadani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from E Neuman.
E Neuman throws an off balance right hand
and Thadani counters with a leg kick.
Thadani has managed to clinch.
Thadani blocks an elbow strike.
Thadani misses with a knee to the head.
Thadani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
E Neuman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thadani looking to slow down the pace here.
Thadani looking to throw knees to the head but E Neuman is blocking nicely.
Thadani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tom Thadani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani taking a breather.
Thadani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thadani lands a nice knee to the body.
Thadani trying to stall but E Neuman improves his position.
E Neuman looking to slow down the pace here.
E Neuman tries to break free but Thadani pushes him back against the ropes.
Thadani managing to block the knees to the body from E Neuman.
E Neuman trying to control the position but instead, Thadani has worked for underhooks and has pushed E Neuman into the ropes.
Thadani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
E Neuman takes a knee right on the jaw!
E Neuman trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws an elbow but it misses.
E Neuman takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thadani connects with a nasty looking knee right to E Neuman's face.
Thadani looking to slow down the pace here.
E Neuman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Thadani.
Thadani pushes off an throws an elbow but E Neuman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
E Neuman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
E Neuman manages to break the clinch.
A jab from E Neuman misses.
E Neuman scores with a jab to the body.
E Neuman throws a body kick that misses.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
E Neuman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from E Neuman. Thadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thadani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt E Neuman.
E Neuman misses with a hook. Thadani ducked under it nicely.
Thadani darts in and clinches E Neuman up against the ropes.
Thadani unloads a knee to the mid-section. E Neuman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thadani looking to stall.
Thadani prevents E Neuman from breaking the clinch.
Thadani tries a knee to the head but E Neuman blocks it.
Thadani working E Neuman over with knees to the body.
E Neuman is looking to break free of the clinch but Thadani has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thadani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
E Neuman missing with knees to the body.
Thadani has E Neuman pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for E Neuman.
Thadani taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
E Neuman tries a body shot but Thadani blocks it.
E Neuman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thadani has him pressed against the ropes.
E Neuman wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thadani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from E Neuman.
E Neuman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thadani is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thadani really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, jab by E Neuman - just one landing.
E Neuman thows a body shot but no joy.
Thadani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
E Neuman tries to land a leg kick but Thadani saw it coming and moves away.
E Neuman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
E Neuman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thadani's head backwards.
Thadani lands with a thumping leg kick.
E Neuman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
E Neuman misses with a looping right.
Thadani moves out of range of the strikes.
E Neuman throws a shot from downtown. Thadani moves away and avoids it.
Thadani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
E Neuman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman avoids the head kick by Thadani.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from E Neuman 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 Thadani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thadani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thadani misses with a body kick.
E Neuman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thadani moves away.
E Neuman throws a head kick that misses
and Thadani counters with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thadani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
E Neuman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thadani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
E Neuman misses the shot to the body.
Thadani tries to clinch up but E Neuman circles away and keeps his 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!
Thadani throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani scores with a spinning back kick!
E Neuman misses with a head kick.
E Neuman misses with an uppercut
and Thadani counters with a big head kick but E Neuman shrugs it off.
Thadani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thadani blocks a leg kick.
Thadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from E Neuman.
E Neuman lands with an uppercut that bounces Thadani off the ropes and back into range.
E Neuman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
E Neuman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
E Neuman lands a nice looking body kick.
Thadani scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from E Neuman misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman throws a chopping leg kick but Thadani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thadani.
E Neuman loads up on a big right hand but Thadani slips the punch.
Thadani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from E Neuman.
E Neuman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thadani throws a wild body kick that E Neuman sees coming a mile off.
E Neuman misses with a leg kick.
E Neuman checks a leg kick.
Thadani throws a nice outside leg kick.
E Neuman throws a low kick but Thadani moves out of range easily.
E Neuman connects with a looping right hand.
Thadani checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thadani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from E Neuman.
E Neuman avoids the head kick by Thadani.
Thadani moves away from the strike by E Neuman.
A slapping body kick lands there for E Neuman.
E Neuman throws a hook but Thadani blocks it.
Thadani keeps E Neuman at a distance using the push kick.
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!
E Neuman throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - E Neuman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from E Neuman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thadani dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alfred E Neuman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
E Neuman jabs Thadani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
E Neuman throws a head kick but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thadani blocks a jab.
E Neuman throws a half hearted mid kick.
E Neuman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thadani thumps E Neuman with a low kick.
E Neuman swings widly with a right hand
and Thadani counters with a good, hard body kick but E Neuman shrugs it off.
Thadani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by E Neuman.
E Neuman slips a jab from Thadani.
Thadani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman feints and then cracks Thadani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thadani down.
E Neuman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thadani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
E Neuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thadani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from E Neuman.
Thadani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thadani throws a low kick, looking for E Neuman's leg but E Neuman calmly moves out of range.
Thadani blocks a jab.
E Neuman just misses with a punch to the body.
E Neuman blocks a leg kick.
E Neuman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws a nice outside leg kick.
E Neuman throws a leg kick which misses Thadani's front leg but catches the back leg as Thadani tries to avoid it.
Thadani scores with a hook to the body. E Neuman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thadani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thadani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from E Neuman misses the target.
E Neuman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Thadani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thadani.
Thadani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract E Neuman.
Thadani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from E Neuman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman looks to score with a jab to the body but Thadani is just out of range.
Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
E Neuman throws a jab but it's blocked by Thadani.
Thadani wants to clinch up but E Neuman keeps it at a distance.
Thadani moves out of range as E Neuman throws a body kick.
Alfred E Neuman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thadani looks to land a body kick but E Neuman moved away.
E Neuman tests Thadani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
E Neuman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tom Thadani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
E Neuman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thadani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
E Neuman lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from E Neuman. Thadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thadani moves out of range as E Neuman throws a body kick.
E Neuman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
E Neuman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thadani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
E Neuman throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from E Neuman.
E Neuman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thadani counters with a straight right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
E Neuman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thadani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - E Neuman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred E Neuman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thadani 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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