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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Mcdonald (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rumble.
Mcdonald clinches.
Rumble working hard to break the clinch.
Mcdonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rumble is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rumble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcdonald has him pressed against the ropes.
Rumble wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rumble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble keeps control of Mcdonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcdonald blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mcdonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rumble has Mcdonald pressed against the ropes, preventing Mcdonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumble tries to circle away but Mcdonald has him pinned against the ropes.
Rumble can't break the clinch.
Mcdonald breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Rumble.
Rumble tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcdonald throws a head kick but Rumble moves out of range.
Mcdonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcdonald drives through and clinches with Rumble against the ropes.
Mcdonald tries to circle away but Rumble has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rumble is trying to force a seperation but Mcdonald has the dominant position.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Mcdonald keeps control of Rumble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rumble avoiding damage as Mcdonald throws knees to the body.
Rumble being controlled against the ropes.
Mcdonald is trying to push Rumble away but Rumble has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mcdonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rumble has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Rumble tries to keep at a distance but Mcdonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Rumble throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rumble checks a leg kick.
Rumble wants to clinch up but Mcdonald keeps it at a distance.
Mcdonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcdonald leaning against his opponent.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rumble can't break the clinch.
Rumble wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcdonald won't allow it.
Rumble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcdonald pushes Rumble up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcdonald lands a shot to the body.
Mcdonald has Rumble pressed against the ropes, preventing Rumble from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald is leaning against Rumble and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rumble keeps control of Mcdonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcdonald is stalling here.
Rumble with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald rushes Rumble and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mcdonald stalls.
Mcdonald breaks from the clinch.
Rumble tries to clinch but Mcdonald is having none of it.
Rumble throws a right and a left that Mcdonald avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald gets a clinch.
Rumble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rumble is trying to break the clinch but Mcdonald is controlling him.
Mcdonald lands a body shot.
Rumble is trying to break free.
Mcdonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mcdonald.
Mack Mcdonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcdonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mcdonald.
Rumble misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mcdonald.
Rumble really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rumble throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rumble wants to clinch up but Mcdonald keeps it at a distance.
Mcdonald clinches.
Rumble struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcdonald controls his hands.
Mcdonald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rumble up against the ropes.
Rumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcdonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rumble is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcdonald is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rumble is trying to break the clinch but Mcdonald is controlling him.
Rumble is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcdonald is keeping busy.
Mcdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcdonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcdonald gets a clinch.
Rumble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald misses with a body kick.
Rumble gets tackled into the ropes by Mcdonald. Mcdonald maintains the clinch.
Mcdonald controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald rushes Rumble and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mcdonald is pushing Rumble up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rumble wants to break free but Mcdonald has control.
Mcdonald lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumble has Mcdonald pressed against the ropes, preventing Mcdonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcdonald darts in and clinches Rumble up against the ropes.
Mcdonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rumble has him pressed against the ropes.
Rumble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rumble throws a combination that misses
and Mcdonald counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Mcdonald has closed the distance and engaged Rumble in a clinch.
Rumble wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rumble working hard to break the clinch.
Mcdonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mcdonald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcdonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcdonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rumble circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcdonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Rumble circles away.
Rumble fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble blocks a head kick by Mcdonald.
Rumble tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mcdonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcdonald clinches up against the ropes.
Mcdonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rumble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rumble stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Rumble's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rumble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rumble's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcdonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rumble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Billy Rumble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Mcdonald counter with a right hand.
Mcdonald throws a head kick that misses
and Rumble counters with a series of strikes. Mcdonald will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdonald has closed the distance and engaged Rumble in a clinch.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald clinches up with Rumble and pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcdonald lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rumble's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mcdonald rushes Rumble and presses him up against the ropes.
Rumble is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcdonald avoids it.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Mcdonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumble.
Rumble misses with a low kick.
Rumble avoids the head kick by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald looks to land a combination but Rumble avoids it well.
Mcdonald clinches up against the ropes.
Mcdonald misses with a knee strike.
Mcdonald avoids a wild elbow strike from Rumble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcdonald has him pressed against the ropes.
Mcdonald has Rumble pressed against the ropes, preventing Rumble from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcdonald avoiding damage.
Rumble keeps control of Mcdonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcdonald moves into the clinch.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Mcdonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rumble on the side of the head.
Mcdonald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcdonald duly obliges.
Mcdonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mcdonald has Rumble up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mcdonald as the two fighters clinch.
Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcdonald throws a wild body kick that Rumble sees coming a mile off.
Rumble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcdonald counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdonald.
Rumble keeps control of Mcdonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rumble looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald stalling.
Rumble is trying to break the clinch but Mcdonald is controlling him.
Billy Rumble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack Mcdonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rumble tries to throw a body punch but Mcdonald avoids it by throwing Rumble back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Mcdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcdonald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Mcdonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ed Rollack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollack's entrance music is Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More . A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Rollack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacare Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Sobral coming out on top.
Rollack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollack.
Rollack tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jacare Sobral has been cut.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollack circles away.
Rollack throws a big shot that misses.
Rollack avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Sobral gets tackled into the ropes by Rollack. Rollack maintains the clinch.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollack throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacare Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollack scores with a body shot.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Rollack avoids them all with ease.
Rollack misses with a straight left.
Rollack connects with a single shot there.
Rollack tries to clinch up but Sobral circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollack tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Sobral lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollack off the ropes and back into range.
Sobral wants to clinch up but Rollack keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollack misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rollack closes the distance and clinches.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Rollack lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollack scores with a jab to the head.
Rollack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sobral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rollack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rollack clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Rollack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rollack gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Rollack misses the shot to the body.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral connects with a nice looking jab.
Rollack looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Rollack throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rollack avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Rollack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobral counters with a series of strikes. Rollack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sobral misses with a double jab
and Rollack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollack is leaning against Sobral and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobral.
Rollack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Rollack is avoiding it.
Rollack throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobral counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rollack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rollack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Sobral lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacare Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rollack scores with a hook to the body. Sobral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rollack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobral avoids the body shot from Rollack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Rollack.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacare Sobral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rollack gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollack has managed to clinch.
Sobral scores with a hook to the body.
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral gets tackled into the ropes by Rollack. Rollack maintains the clinch.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Rollack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollack moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollack.
Sobral presses Rollack against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Rollack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral has Rollack up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rollack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rollack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Rollack does it's job there.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobral throws a leg kick but Rollack moved away.
Sobral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Rollack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sobral doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollack closes the distance and clinches.
Rollack is looking to break free of the clinch but Sobral has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral looking to slow down the pace here.
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Rollack clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobral tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rollack moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rollack.
Sobral looking to slow down the pace here.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Rollack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollack is looking to clinch.
Rollack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Rollack throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Sobral gets tackled into the ropes by Rollack. Rollack maintains the clinch.
Rollack breaks from the clinch.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Rollack is avoiding it.
Rollack has closed the distance and engaged Sobral in a clinch.
Sobral wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollack is trying to break the clinch but Sobral has him pressed against the ropes.
Rollack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sobral has Rollack pressed against the ropes, preventing Rollack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rollack blocks an elbow strike from Sobral.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rollack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Sobral tries to clinch but Rollack moves out of range.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Rollack is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacare Sobral will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacare Sobral's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobral tries to land a front kick but Rollack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rollack is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Sobral throws a one two combo.
Rollack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
Rollack has managed to clinch.
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollack forces Sobral back against the ropes and clinches.
Rollack manages to break the clinch.
Rollack just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobral.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollack circles away.
Rollack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rollack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobral at a distance.
Rollack throws a shot to the body.
Rollack is looking to wear down Sobral with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sobral closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollack clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Rollack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head.
Rollack is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.
Sobral trying to control the position but instead, Rollack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobral into the ropes.
Rollack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral throws a head kick that misses.
Rollack throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobral.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Rollack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rollack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Rollack!
Ed Rollack bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cuvaj Glavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Cruyff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glavu comes to the ring accompanied by Born to be Wild. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cruyff's choice of entrance music: Hardwell - Spaceman. Dennis Cruyff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cuvaj Glavu's chin.
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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuvaj Glavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Cruyff!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruyff throws a right and a left that Glavu avoids nicely.
Glavu lands a leg kick that knocks Cruyff off balance momentarily.
Cruyff slips a jab and a cross from Glavu.
Glavu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruyff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glavu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruyff slips under a jab from Glavu.
Cruyff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruyff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glavu avoids the head kick by Cruyff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glavu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruyff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Glavu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruyff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glavu misses with a looping right.
Glavu looks to land a combination but Cruyff avoids it well.
No joy there for Cruyff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruyff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glavu.
Cruyff throws a head kick but Glavu moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruyff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glavu slips under a jab from Cruyff.
Glavu misses with a double jab.
Glavu tries to clinch but Cruyff moves out of range.
Glavu motions for Cruyff to come forward. Glavu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glavu grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cruyff takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Glavu cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cuvaj Glavu!
Our winner, Cuvaj Glavu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans comes to the ring accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Put your hands where my eyes can see. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erick Rootmans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee pushes Rootmans away with a front kick.
Donk. Lee catches Rootmans right on the button with a cross.
Rootmans closes the distance and clinches.
Rootmans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a hook
and Rootmans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Rootmans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rootmans avoids it.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee misses with the combination.
Rootmans tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rootmans is able to avoid easily.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Rootmans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rootmans has managed to clinch.
Rootmans managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rootmans.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Rootmans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Rootmans sees coming a mile off.
Rootmans is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head kick from Lee lands but Rootmans takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rootmans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans trying to land knees to the body.
Rootmans trying to land knees to the body.
Rootmans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rootmans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Rootmans.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Rootmans slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Rootmans.
Lee throws a lazy body kick
and Rootmans counters with a leg kick.
Rootmans blocks a head kick by Lee.
Cung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rootmans's sensitive parts.
Rootmans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Rootmans moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee misses the jab.
Lee cracks the inside of Rootmans's front leg.
Rootmans clinches up against the ropes.
Rootmans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Rootmans.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Rootmans moved away.
Lee misses the jab.
Cung Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Rootmans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee tests Rootmans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Rootmans's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Rootmans sees coming a mile off.
Rootmans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Rootmans takes the fight into the clinch.
Rootmans landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rootmans putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rootmans.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Cung Lee has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Rootmans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rootmans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rootmans breaks from the clinch.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Rootmans saw that one coming.
Rootmans moves out of range of the strikes.
Rootmans closes the distance and clinches.
Rootmans unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rootmans trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rootmans obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cung Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Rootmans. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rootmans breaks from the clinch.
Rootmans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rootmans holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rootmans utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rootmans.
Rootmans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a leg kick but Rootmans moved away.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Rootmans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rootmans throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Rootmans misses with a head kick.
Rootmans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee throws a low kick but Rootmans avoids it.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rootmans pushes Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rootmans.
Rootmans blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a combination
and Rootmans counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Rootmans cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rootmans gets a clinch.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rootmans with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Lee's cut.
That's time! Rootmans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rootmans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Rootmans moves into the clinch successfully.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Lee.
Rootmans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Rootmans counters by moving into the clinch.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Rootmans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rootmans landing knees to the head.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Rootmans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee cracks the inside of Rootmans's front leg.
Rootmans darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Rootmans avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Rootmans moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Rootmans avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Rootmans managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Rootmans counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rootmans ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Rootmans misses with a double jab.
Rootmans throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans had his way with Cung Lee in that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Lee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Rootmans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rootmans in his tracks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee is looking to chop away at Rootmans's legs.
Rootmans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Rootmans counters with a head kick.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Rootmans counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Rootmans moves out of range easily.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rootmans rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Rootmans avoids the damage to the body.
Rootmans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Rootmans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
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.
Rootmans wants to break free but Lee has control.
Rootmans managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Rootmans managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Rootmans managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Rootmans breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rootmans moves into the clinch.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cung Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Rootmans avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cung Lee.
I think Rootmans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Rootmans!
A very excited looking Erick Rootmans rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the ring accompanied by smoke weed. This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo thuds his right hand into Snuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harunodo lands the left hand.
Harunodo throws an off balance right hand
and Snuka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harunodo's knee momentarily.
Snuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Harunodo.
Harunodo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Harunodo. Those never looked like landing.
Harunodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snuka manages to avoid it.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harunodo needs to keep his hands up - Snuka had a free shot at his head there.
Snuka walks into a stiff left hand from Harunodo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harunodo thows a leg kick but Snuka checks it
and Snuka counters with a leg kick.
Snuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snuka staying out of range there.
Harunodo thuds his shin into the meat of Snuka's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo throws a leg kick but Snuka checks it.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snuka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harunodo's head.
Snuka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harunodo is out of range.
Snuka is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Snuka misses.
Snuka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harunodo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harunodo throws a sloppy head kick
and Harunodo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harunodo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snuka.
Snuka misses with a body kick.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harunodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harunodo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Harunodo. Those never looked like landing.
Snuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
Snuka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harunodo scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harunodo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snuka cracks Harunodo with a good jab.
Harunodo tries to land a front kick but Snuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harunodo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harunodo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harunodo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harunodo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka has closed the distance and engaged Harunodo in a clinch.
Harunodo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harunodo is trying to force a seperation but Snuka has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Harunodo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miles Harunodo'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.
Harunodo throws a big shot that misses.
Harunodo scores with a spinning back kick!
Snuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Snuka slips a jab and a cross from Harunodo.
Snuka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Harunodo is just out of range.
Harunodo tries a head kick but it misses.
Harunodo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harunodo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harunodo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Harunodo lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harunodo thuds his shin into the meat of Snuka's side.
Harunodo loads up on a big right hand but Snuka slips the punch.
Harunodo throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo connects with a single shot there.
Snuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harunodo looks for the body kick but Snuka saw that one coming.
Harunodo throws a wild body kick that Snuka sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Harunodo misses.
Snuka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harunodo's sensitive parts.
Harunodo misses with a head kick.
Harunodo throws a big shot that misses.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Harunodo.
Snuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snuka dodges the punch combination from Harunodo.
Harunodo takes a swing at Snuka's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snuka!
Snuka drives through and clinches with Harunodo against the ropes.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Harunodo blocks with his arms.
Harunodo swings wildly with an uppercut but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harunodo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harunodo is trying to push Snuka away but Snuka has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Harunodo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harunodo.
Harunodo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harunodo is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Harunodo misses.
Snuka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snuka blocks a head kick by Harunodo.
Snuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Harunodo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miles Harunodo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Snuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses.
Snuka cracks a nice hook into Harunodo's ribs.
Harunodo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Snuka slips under a jab from Harunodo.
Harunodo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snuka looks to clinch
and Harunodo counters with a big head kick but Snuka shrugs it off.
Harunodo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Snuka.
Snuka wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Harunodo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harunodo misses with a wild body shot.
Harunodo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harunodo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Snuka misses its intended target.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Harunodo circles away and keeps his distance.
Harunodo throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harunodo lands a nice shot to the body.
Snuka wants to clinch
and Harunodo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot by Harunodo.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses.
Snuka looks for the body kick but Harunodo saw that one coming.
Miles Harunodo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harunodo misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harunodo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harunodo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snuka lands with an overhand left.
Snuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harunodo.
Harunodo misses with a body shot.
Harunodo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snuka misses with a looping left.
Harunodo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harunodo stalks Snuka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snuka's face. Snuka staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Harunodo misses the target.
Snuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harunodo throws out the jab.
Harunodo scores with a big combo that sends Snuka crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Snuka flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Harunodo jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Harunodo!
Miles Harunodo 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Imushagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dokken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cherry Pie "Warrant". Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Imushagh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imushagh closes the distance and pushes Dokken back into the ropes.
Imushagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Imushagh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Imushagh has Dokken pressed against the ropes.
Imushagh tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Imushagh back against the ropes.
Imushagh wants to get back to striking at distance but Dokken won't allow it.
Imushagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Imushagh looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Imushagh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dokken's brow.
Imushagh pushes Dokken back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Imushagh trying to land knees to the body.
Imushagh struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokken controls his hands.
Imushagh avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imushagh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dokken backwards.
Imushagh trying to land knees to the body.
Dokken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Imushagh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dokken backwards.
A short uppercut from Imushagh.
Imushagh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Imushagh misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imushagh.
Imushagh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Imushagh lands a nice shot 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!
Imushagh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imushagh closes the distance and clinches.
Imushagh is looking to control Dokken's arms but Dokken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Imushagh has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Imushagh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken blocking some punches.
Imushagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imushagh swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Dokken.
Imushagh working aggressively here.
Dokken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Imushagh has him pressed against the ropes.
Dokken looking to slow down the pace here.
Imushagh digs a right hand into Dokken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dokken's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Imushagh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dokken can't find room to land a body shot as Imushagh controls the action.
Imushagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Imushagh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Imushagh slips a straight right by Dokken.
Imushagh throws a nice looking combination but Dokken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dokken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Imushagh throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dokken.
Imushagh landing knees to the body.
Imushagh breaks from the clinch.
Imushagh blocks a head kick by Dokken.
Imushagh moves in looking to clinch but Dokken pushes him off.
Dokken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Imushagh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dokken, pushing him back against the ropes.
Imushagh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dokken trying to land knees to the body.
Imushagh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imushagh working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imushagh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imushagh closes the distance and pushes Dokken back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Imushagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dokken tries a body shot but Imushagh blocks it.
Imushagh can't find room to land a body shot as Dokken controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Imushagh obliges.
Dokken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imushagh pushes Dokken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dokken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dokken throws an elbow but misses.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imushagh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imushagh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Imushagh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imushagh misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imushagh tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Imushagh back against the ropes.
Imushagh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dokken misses with a body shot.
Imushagh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dokken blocks a head kick by Imushagh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Imushagh slips under a jab from Dokken.
Imushagh rushes Dokken and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Imushagh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dokken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Imushagh missing with knees to the body.
Imushagh throws a head punch that misses.
Imushagh scores with a shot to the side of Dokken's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Imushagh.
Imushagh tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Dokken avoiding damage as Imushagh throws knees to the body.
Dokken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Imushagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dokken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imushagh was well out of range. Poor timing from Dokken.
Imushagh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Imushagh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dokken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Imushagh backwards.
Imushagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dokken blocks an uppercut.
Imushagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokken.
Imushagh blocks the elbow strike.
Imushagh looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
Dokken slowing the pace effectively.
Imushagh lands with a right to the head.
Imushagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imushagh is trying to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling him.
Imushagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imushagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dokken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Imushagh swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokken.
Dokken jabs Imushagh right on the nose. Imushagh blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dokken. Imushagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dokken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Imushagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dokken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dokken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imushagh manages to avoid it.
Imushagh moves in looking to clinch but Dokken pushes him off.
Dokken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dokken connects with a looping right hand.
Imushagh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali Imushagh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imushagh moves in looking to clinch but Dokken pushes him off.
Dokken tries to keep at a distance but Imushagh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Imushagh has a couple of punches blocked by Dokken.
Imushagh is pushing Dokken up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Imushagh fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken avoids a wild elbow strike from Imushagh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imushagh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Imushagh misses with an elbow strike.
Imushagh crunches a lovely knee into Dokken's ribcage.
Imushagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imushagh.
Imushagh trying to land knees to the body.
Dokken prevents a body shot from Imushagh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imushagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imushagh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Imushagh really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Imushagh moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Imushagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Imushagh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imushagh.
Imushagh can't break the clinch.
Dokken blocking some punches.
Imushagh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dokken backwards.
Imushagh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dokken.
Imushagh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Imushagh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokken's elbow.
Dokken is trying to force a seperation but Imushagh has the dominant position.
Dokken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Imushagh working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imushagh tries to work over Dokken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imushagh tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Imushagh back against the ropes.
Imushagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokken.
Dokken tries a body shot but Imushagh blocks it.
Imushagh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dokkens head.
Imushagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dokken blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Imushagh.
Imushagh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imushagh trying to land knees to the body.
Dokken digs a right hand underneath Imushagh's ribcage. Imushagh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Imushagh trying to control the position but instead, Dokken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Imushagh into the ropes.
Imushagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imushagh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imushagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokken blocking some punches.
Imushagh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Imushagh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dokken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Imushagh misses with an elbow over the top.
Imushagh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dokken avoiding damage as Imushagh throws knees to the body.
Imushagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imushagh lands with a left to the head.
Imushagh works on Dokken's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Imushagh dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dokken takes a swing at Imushagh's ribcage but misses.
Imushagh tries to clinch but Dokken moves out of range.
Dokken tries to keep at a distance but Imushagh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Dokken.
Dokken can't find room to land a body shot as Imushagh controls the action.
Axl Dokken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of stalling here from Imushagh.
Imushagh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Imushagh landing knees to the body.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Imushagh.
Imushagh misses with some punches.
Imushagh is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
Imushagh missing with knees to the body.
Imushagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dokken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imushagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Imushagh tries to throw a body punch but Dokken avoids it by throwing Imushagh back against the ropes.
Imushagh misses with the head strike.
Imushagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imushagh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Imushagh has a couple of punches blocked by Dokken.
Imushagh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Imushagh has a couple of punches blocked by Dokken.
Dokken blocks an elbow strike from Imushagh.
Dokken tries to break the clinch but Imushagh is controlling the position.
Dokken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Imushagh misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Imushagh.
A short right from Dokken on the inside.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Imushagh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Imushagh or not.
Dokken blocks an uppercut.
Imushagh breaks from the clinch.
Imushagh wants to clinch up but Dokken keeps it at a distance.
Dokken takes a swing at Imushagh's ribcage but misses.
Dokken tries to clinch there but Imushagh circles away.
Imushagh tries to clinch there but Dokken circles away.
Dokken tries a head kick but it misses.
Dokken is looking to wear down Imushagh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imushagh tries to clinch there but Dokken circles away.
Dokken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Imushagh moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dokken.
Dokken stalling in the clinch but Imushagh improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Imushagh.
Nice body punch from Dokken - that landed with a thud.
Imushagh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ali Imushagh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Imushagh blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Imushagh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Imushagh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Imushagh!
During a confident post fight interview, Ali Imushagh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zach Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion doesn't manage to clinch there - Malavino circles away.
Malavino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Didion blocks a head kick by Malavino.
Malavino thows a leg kick but Didion checks it
and Didion counters with a leg kick.
Didion looks to land a right hand but Malavino moved out of range.
Malavino staying out of range there.
Malavino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malavino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malavino has Didion up against the ropes in a clinch.
Malavino misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Malavino misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Didion backwards.
Malavino tries to work over Didion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malavino tries to throw a body punch but Didion avoids it by throwing Malavino back against the ropes.
Malavino tries to land knees in the clinch but Didion avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malavino.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Malavino.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Malavino throws an elbow but misses.
Didion pushes Malavino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Didion has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Didion is trying to break the clinch but Malavino has him pressed against the ropes.
Malavino looking to stall.
Malavino tries a body shot but Didion blocks it.
Malavino lands with a left to the head.
Malavino misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino lands with a left to the head.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malavino has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Malavino is looking to control Didion's arms but Didion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malavino has his back to the ropes.
Malavino is leaning against Didion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malavinos head.
Malavino tries to land a knee to the head but Didion blocks with his arms.
A short left from Malavino.
Didion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malavino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Didion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Didion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
Didion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malavino blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malavino moves away from the strike by Didion.
Didion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Malavino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malavino thows a body shot but no joy.
Didion throws a hook but Malavino blocks it.
Didion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Didion avoids the body shot from Malavino.
Didion misses with a few strikes there.
Malavino throws a lazy body kick
and Didion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malavino swings for the body but Didion moves out of range.
Didion throws a right and a left that Malavino avoids nicely.
A cross from Malavino lands.
Didion walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malavino.
Didion scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino throws out a loose jab but Didion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Malavino.
Malavino connects with a solid leg kick.
Didion misses with a straight left.
Didion ducks under a wild hook from Malavino.
Didion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malavino can pounce on him.
Malavino throws a lazy head kick
enabling Didion to counter with a crisp jab.
Didion throws a series of punches but Malavino avoids them all with ease.
Malavino lands with a nice body punch.
Didion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Didion blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Malavino.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malavino throws a push kick but Didion slaps the foot to one side.
Malavino swings widly with a right hand
and Didion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malavino moves out of range as Didion strikes.
Malavino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malavino lands a nice shot that snaps Didion's head back.
Malavino throws an off balance right hand
and Didion counters by clinching up.
Malavino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Zach Didion has been cut.
Didion 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!
Malavino lands with a nice body punch.
Didion moves out of range of the body kick from Malavino.
Malavino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Didion. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zach Didion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malavino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malavino scores with a spinning back kick!
Malavino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malavino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Didion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Didion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Didion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malavino doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Didion.
The fighters circling - Didion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malavino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Didion misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malavino.
Malavino cracks Didion with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion moves out of range as Malavino throws a body kick.
Malavino tries to land a front kick but Didion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malavino scores with a nice body kick.
Malavino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malavino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malavino blocks a leg kick.
Malavino misses with a body kick.
Malavino gets a clinch.
Malavino misses with the head strike.
Malavino swings wildly with an uppercut but Didion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Didion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion avoids the elbow strike from Malavino, against the ropes.
Malavino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Malavino.
Didion scores with a shot to the side of Malavino's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malavino blocks an elbow strike from Didion.
Didion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malavino blocks an elbow strike.
Malavino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Didions head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Didion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Malavino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malavino lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Didion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Malavino catches Didion right on the button with a cross.
Malavino tries a head kick but it misses.
Malavino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Didion.
Malavino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Didion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Didion. Malavino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Didion tries to keep at a distance but Malavino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malavino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Didion avoids the elbow strike from Malavino, against the ropes.
Didion gets through Malavino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malavino lands a body shot.
Didion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malavino avoids it.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Didion swings wildly with an uppercut but Malavino uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion misses with the head strike.
Malavino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Didion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Didion is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Didion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malavino misses with a wild body shot.
Malavino throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Didion stuns Malavino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malavino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Didion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malavino scores with a punch to the head.
Didion is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino looks for the body kick but Didion saw that one coming.
Oh Didion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Didion has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malavino throws a looping overhand right but Didion ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Didion.
A leg kick checked by Didion.
Didion seems to have got his legs back now.
Didion takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino wants to slow Didion down by chopping away at his legs.
Malavino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Didion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malavino to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zach Didion's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Didion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malavino throws a wild body kick that Didion sees coming a mile off.
Malavino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malavino throws a body kick that misses.
Didion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Didion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Didion misses with a double jab.
Didion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malavino throws a head kick but Didion moves out of range.
Good work by Malavino as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Malavino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Malavino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malavino.
Malavino lands with a nice body punch.
Malavino throws a nice looking combination but Didion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malavino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malavino scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Malavino catches Didion right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Didion blocks the leg kick.
Malavino lands with a cross.
Malavino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zach Didion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Didion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malavino closes the distance and pushes Didion back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion tries to work over Malavino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Malavino.
Still in the clinch, Malavino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Didion lands with a left to the head.
Malavino blocks an uppercut.
Didion throws a punch but it's blocked by Malavino.
Didion tries to land knees in the clinch but Malavino avoids the damage to the body.
Didion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malavino misses with a punch to the body.
Malavino looking to stall.
Malavino has a couple of punches blocked by Didion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino dodges an elbow strike from Didion.
Didion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arroyo Malavino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Didion has a couple of punches blocked by Malavino.
A short left from Didion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arroyo Malavino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malavino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arroyo Malavino!
A very excited looking Arroyo Malavino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Zach Didion was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens, next time then.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the ring accompanied by Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. Benson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice Cooper - Schools Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrison gets tackled into the ropes by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Benson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harrison's brow.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Harrison is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Benson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Benson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Benson missing with knees to the body.
Benson has Harrison pushed against the ropes.
Benson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Harrison.
Benson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Harrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Benson gets an underhook and turns Harrison into the ropes.
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benson lands a good knee to the midsection. Harrison won't want to take too many of those.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Benson is controlling him.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Harrison taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Benson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benson prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Benson lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the ropes.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Benson with a knee to the head.
Benson working Harrison over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Harrison.
Benson just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Harrison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Benson lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Benson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Benson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Benson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson throws an elbow that misses.
Benson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.
Harrison avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Harrison trying to stall but Benson improves his position.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Harrison tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the ropes.
Benson pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Benson misses with some punches.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harrison throws an elbow but misses.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benson blocks an elbow strike.
Benson lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Benson dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harrison jabs at Benson's body.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Harrison seems unphased.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Harrison counters with a solid body kick.
Harrison lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Benson swinging wildly here.
Benson slips a jab from Harrison.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Harrison.
Benson connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson scores with a jab to the head.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benson lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike.
Benson throws an elbow but it misses.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Benson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Benson's corner calls for a 1-2. Benson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Benson.
Benson blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Benson counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrison throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Harrison defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison misses the jab.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Harrison checks it.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson pushes Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison misses with some punches.
Benson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Benson.
Harrison is looking to control Benson's arms but Benson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harrison has his back to the ropes.
Benson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Harrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Benson back against the ropes.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Benson as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benson gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harrison wants to stall.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrison avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Benson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Nice body punch from Benson.
Benson lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Benson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benson working Harrison over with knees to the body.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Benson throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benson lands with a cross.
Benson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the ropes.
Harrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Benson has double underhooks.
Benson blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Benson is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benson.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Benson.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson lands a nice elbow.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison digs a right hand into Benson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benson's gas tank.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Harrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benson throws an elbow but misses.
Liam Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Benson.
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 Liam Harrison.
Well Benson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - "Lift Me Up". Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein moves away from the strike by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
Eckstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch but Eckstein is avoiding it.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Eckstein is looking to clinch but Cirkovic is avoiding it.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up but Eckstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Eckstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic keeps Eckstein at a distance using the push kick.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eckstein has time to react.
Eckstein scores with a push kick.
Cirkovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eckstein.
Cirkovic misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cirkovic will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Cirkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cirkovic misses with a left hand
and Eckstein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cirkovic's knee momentarily.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Skaggs Training Facility *LOP* in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Eckstein is just out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eckstein.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Eckstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Eckstein moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Eckstein avoids it easily.
Eckstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eckstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the side of Eckstein's head but Eckstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Eckstein moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Cirkovic tries to move into range but Eckstein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eckstein. That one must have hurt.
Eckstein lunges at Cirkovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cirkovic's hand.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eckstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic with a nice cross.
Eckstein has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Eckstein scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Eckstein. That snapped Cirkovic's head back.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eckstein drives through and clinches with Cirkovic against the ropes.
Eckstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eckstein backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic is working Eckstein over against the ropes.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eckstein connects with a crisp jab.
Eckstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eckstein blocks a low kick nicely.
Cirkovic sizes up Eckstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eckstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Eckstein.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.
Cirkovic misses the shot to the body.
Eckstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Eckstein moved away.
Eckstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eckstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cirkovic slips under a jab from Eckstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Cirkovic misses.
Eckstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eckstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Eckstein's body. Eckstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cirkovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cirkovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cirkovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eckstein is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Eckstein moves out of range.
Cirkovic motions for Eckstein to come forward. Cirkovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eckstein throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eckstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab, jab by Eckstein - just one landing.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Cirkovic swings widly with a right hand
and Eckstein counters with a low kick, right behind Cirkovic 's knee.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Eckstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eckstein.
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eckstein moves away from the strike by Cirkovic.
Eckstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cirkovic throws out the jab.
Eckstein blocks a leg kick.
Cirkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Cirkovic blocks the leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eckstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cirkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Eckstein.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a series of punches but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Eckstein missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein is struggling to control the position.
Eckstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cirkovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein lands a shot to the body.
Eckstein effectively controlling the action here.
Eckstein digs a right hand underneath Cirkovic's ribcage. Cirkovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eckstein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cirkovic trying to stall but Eckstein improves his position.
A short uppercut from Eckstein.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirkovic avoids it.
Eckstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Eckstein avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eckstein is defending well for now.
Cirkovic is leaning against Eckstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eckstein.
Come on Eckstein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eckstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eckstein avoids it.
Cirkovic pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Eckstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic avoiding damage as Eckstein throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein.
Cirkovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eckstein is defending well for now.
Cirkovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Eckstein scores a nice knee to the body.
Eckstein digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
Eckstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eckstein lands an elbow inside.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein 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!
Eckstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Cirkovic.
Eckstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eckstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cirkovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eckstein lands with a right hand.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Eckstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cirkovic can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eckstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eckstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eckstein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
A low kick from Cirkovic is predictable there
and Eckstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eckstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eckstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Eckstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eckstein throws a hook but Cirkovic blocks it.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Eckstein's ribcage but misses.
Eckstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eckstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cirkovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cirkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Eckstein cracks Cirkovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eckstein tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Eckstein.
Cirkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a front kick aimed at Cirkovic's knee but Cirkovic avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eckstein.
Eckstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eckstein under the eye.
Eckstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eckstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirkovic's sensitive parts.
Eckstein lands an overhand right.
Cirkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eckstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eckstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a hook.
Eckstein closes the distance but Cirkovic moves to the side
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Eckstein's leg. Eckstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eckstein moves away.
Eckstein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eckstein clinches up with Cirkovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Eckstein digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eckstein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eckstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cirkovics head.
Eckstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein leaning against his opponent.
Eckstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eckstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein.
Jason Eckstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Eckstein trying to control the position but instead, Cirkovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eckstein into the ropes.
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Eckstein.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Eckstein controls his hands.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Eckstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein lands an elbow that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks for a moment.
Eckstein managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Eckstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Eckstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Eckstein.
Eckstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cirkovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Eckstein scores with a shot to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Eckstein lands an elbow inside.
Cirkovic tries to break the clinch but Eckstein is controlling the position.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic working aggressively here.
Eckstein lands a body shot.
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!
Eckstein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eckstein presses Cirkovic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eckstein lands with a left to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right hand to the body from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cirkovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Eckstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkovic's defenses.
It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
Cirkovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eckstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Eckstein misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic taking a breather.
Eckstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eckstein avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein landing knees to the body.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkovic's defenses.
Eckstein tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Eckstein.
Eckstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eckstein is defending well for now.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eckstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Cirkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Eckstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cirkovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Eckstein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cirkovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eckstein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Eckstein.
Cirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cirkovic dodges an elbow strike from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Eckstein managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Eckstein crunches a lovely knee into Cirkovic's ribcage.
Cirkovic connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason Eckstein has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eckstein swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cirkovic cracks the inside of Eckstein's front leg.
Eckstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirkovic's sensitive parts.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
A combination from Eckstein does no damage.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Eckstein.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eckstein walks into a left hand.
Eckstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic misses with a looping left.
Eckstein tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic is looking to chop away at Eckstein's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Eckstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eckstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eckstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cirkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Cirkovic looks to throw a body kick
and Eckstein counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a head kick!
Cirkovic scores with a body shot.
Cirkovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic has managed to clinch.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eckstein.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Eckstein controls the action.
Cirkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic misses with a knee strike.
Eckstein scores with a shot to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Eckstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eckstein is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the head but Cirkovic blocks with his arms.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Eckstein.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Eckstein controls his hands.
Eckstein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirkovic avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Eckstein fails to land.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eckstein misses with a wild body shot.
Eckstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eckstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eckstein is looking to clinch but Cirkovic is avoiding it.
Eckstein avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic closes the distance and pushes Eckstein back into the ropes.
Eckstein lands with a light punch inside.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eckstein blocks a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein misses with an elbow over the top.
Cirkovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Eckstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but Eckstein blocks with his arms.
Eckstein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eckstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eckstein lands with a left to the head.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eckstein working aggressively here.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eckstein counters with a head kick. That will keep Cirkovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to land a front kick but Cirkovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eckstein throws an elbow that misses.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cirkovic is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Eckstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Eckstein lands with a light punch inside.
Eckstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milovan Cirkovic.
Well Eckstein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Eckstein! Jason Eckstein retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jason Eckstein rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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