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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorne Malvo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Pickman's chin.
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138 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Pickman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickman misses with a low kick.
Malvo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pickman.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pickman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malvo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malvo tries to land a front kick but Pickman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malvo checks a leg kick nicely.
Malvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pickman tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malvo walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malvo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pickman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Malvo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pickman doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo looks to land a body kick but Pickman moved away.
Malvo wants to clinch up but Pickman keeps it at a distance.
Malvo closes the distance and clinches.
Pickman avoiding damage as Malvo throws knees to the body.
Pickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickman misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Malvo.
Malvo keeps control of Pickman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pickman blocking some punches.
Pickman tries to break the clinch but Malvo is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Pickman.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Malvo misses with a body punch.
Pickman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pickman misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malvo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pickman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Malvo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pickman can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Pickman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickman's elbow.
Malvo tries to work over Pickman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pickman cracks Malvo with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo stuns Pickman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malvo throws a head kick but Pickman moves out of range.
Pickman misses with a leg kick.
Pickman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malvo.
Malvo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pickman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Malvo misses the target.
Pickman lands a nice shot that snaps Malvo's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
Pickman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malvo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malvo digs a good hook to Pickman's body.
Pickman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pickman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malvo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malvo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pickman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pickman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pickman is rocked!
Pickman scores with a leg kick.
Pickman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malvo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malvo.
Pickman blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickman scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Malvo.
Malvo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo lands with a light punch inside.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Malvo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Malvo.
Pickman is still on wobbly legs! Can Malvo finish him?
Malvo lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
Pickman seems to have recovered his senses.
Malvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pickman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pickman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malvo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pickman throws a punch but it's blocked by Malvo.
A head punch on the inside from Pickman fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman can't find room to land a body shot as Malvo controls the action.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pickman controls his hands.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Pickman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pickman tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Pickman prevents a body shot from Malvo.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Pickman.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Pickman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Malvo.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pickman is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malvo managing to block the knees to the body from Pickman.
Malvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pickman backwards.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malvo throws a sloppy head kick and Pickman moves out of range easily.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pickman.
Malvo throws a chopping leg kick but Pickman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pickman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malvo misses with a two punch combination.
Lorne Malvo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pickman takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Malvo wants to clinch.
Pickman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malvo.
Malvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pickman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickman lands a jab to Malvo's midsection.
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pickman throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Malvo.
Pickman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malvo. That did some damage!
Malvo throws a low kick, looking for Pickman's leg but Pickman calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Pickman as he checks the leg kick.
Pickman feints and then cracks Malvo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malvo down.
Malvo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malvo tries to bum rush Pickman with a series of wild strikes but Pickman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malvo lands an overhand right.
Malvo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pickman at a distance.
Malvo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but Pickman avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the ropes.
Pickman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pickman lands a left hand.
Lorne Malvo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pickman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pickman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pickman working aggressively here.
Malvo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pickman or not.
Pickman tries to land knees in the clinch but Malvo avoids the damage to the body.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pickman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pickman tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malvo cracks Pickman with a nice body shot.
Pickman prevents a body shot from Malvo.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pickman managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malvo throws an overhand right that lands on Pickman's shoulder, as Pickman tries to avoid the shot.
Malvo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malvo moves out of range of the strikes.
Malvo tries to clinch there but Pickman circles away.
Malvo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pickman slips a straight right by Malvo.
Malvo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pickman's head backwards.
Pickman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malvo clinches with his opponent.
Pickman has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Malvo lands a right hand.
Malvo blocks a body shot from Pickman.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickman's elbow.
Pickman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pickman misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Malvo.
Pickman misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pickman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malvo's elbow.
Malvo lands with a right to the head.
Malvo lands a left hand.
Pickman tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pickman tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo taking a breather.
Pickman tries to break free but Malvo pushes him back against the ropes.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Pickman lands a hook that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Malvo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pickman misses with a punch to the body.
Pickman takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pickman.
Pickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Pickman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malvo.
Pickman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malvo managing to block the knees to the body from Pickman.
Pickman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malvo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickman misses with a punch on the inside.
Pickman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malvo's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malvo lands a left hand.
Malvo lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Malvo.
Pickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo had his way with Jesse Pickman in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malvo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pickman throws a head kick but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickman.
Malvo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malvo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jesse Pickman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Malvo misses.
Malvo tests Pickman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pickman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pickman tries to clinch up but Malvo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pickman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pickman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pickman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Pickman.
Nice shot lands for Malvo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo closes the distance and catches Pickman with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Pickman is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Pickman is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Pickman is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Malvo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lorne Malvo!
Lorne Malvo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There are no saints in the animal kingdom. Only breakfast and dinner. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Gunther Pleasureman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pleasureman comes into the arena with Pleasureman blaring out of the sound system. Ramon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Say hello to the Bad Guy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunther Pleasureman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasureman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramon looks to clinch
and Pleasureman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramon wants to clinch but Pleasureman slips to the side
and Pleasureman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramon moves in looking to clinch but Pleasureman pushes him off.
Pleasureman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pleasureman misses with a hook.
Pleasureman catches Ramon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pleasureman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pleasureman cracks Ramon with a nice body shot.
Pleasureman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramon keeps control of Pleasureman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramon misses with an elbow strike.
Pleasureman blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleasureman.
Pleasureman blocks the elbow strike.
Ramon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pleasureman's defenses.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon lands an elbow just above Pleasureman 's eye.
It looks like Gunther Pleasureman has been cut.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasureman blocks the elbow strike.
Ramon 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.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pleasureman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pleasureman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramon.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pleasureman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pleasureman blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Pleasureman digs a right hand into Ramon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramon's gas tank.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Pleasureman tries to break the clinch but Ramon is controlling the position.
Pleasureman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasureman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleasureman misses with a body shot.
Pleasureman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pleasureman.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Pleasureman is avoiding it.
Ramon moves into range and clinches up with Pleasureman.
Pleasureman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramon blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pleasureman.
Pleasureman holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
A frustrated look appears on Pleasureman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Razor Ramon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunther Pleasureman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramon, right into the meat.
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pleasureman tries a low kick but Ramon avoids it.
Ramon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pleasureman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ramon lands an elbow just above Pleasureman 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Razor Ramon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pleasureman lands a left hand.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasureman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pleasureman lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pleasureman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasureman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Razor Ramon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pleasureman moves away
and Pleasureman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pleasureman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pleasureman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.
Ramon wants to clinch
and Pleasureman counters with a body kick.
Ramon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pleasureman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Pleasureman counter with a right hand.
Pleasureman misses with a body shot.
Pleasureman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasureman throws a hook but Ramon avoids it easily.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch but Pleasureman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramon has closed the distance and engaged Pleasureman in a clinch.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Pleasureman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Ramon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pleasureman's brow.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasureman trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Ramon.
Ramon lands an elbow inside.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pleasureman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramon lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunther Pleasureman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pleasureman gets tackled into the ropes by Ramon. Ramon maintains the clinch.
Pleasureman misses with the head strike.
Pleasureman pushes Ramon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pleasureman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramon lands an elbow that stopped Pleasureman in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Pleasureman.
Pleasureman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Ramon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pleasureman misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pleasureman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pleasureman can't break the clinch.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleasureman tries to work over Ramon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pleasureman fails to land.
Ramon lands an elbow inside that Pleasureman shrugs off.
Ramon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pleasureman misses with a punch to the body.
Pleasureman is trying to push Ramon away but Ramon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pleasureman blocks the elbow strike.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short left from Pleasureman.
Ramon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pleasureman's defenses.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pleasureman.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Pleasureman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasureman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pleasureman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramons head.
Pleasureman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pleasureman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
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!
Pleasureman blocks the elbow strike.
Pleasureman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pleasureman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pleasureman scores with a shot to the side of Ramon's head.
Pleasureman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pleasureman throws a head punch that misses.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gunther Pleasureman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Gunther Pleasureman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramon takes the fight into the clinch.
Pleasureman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
A body shot lands from Pleasureman.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pleasureman is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Pleasureman.
Ramon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pleasureman throws a head punch that misses.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Ramon misses with an elbow strike.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pleasureman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon lands a damaging elbow.
Ramon misses with an elbow strike.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Pleasureman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramons head.
Ramon lands an elbow that stopped Pleasureman in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleasureman.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pleasureman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pleasureman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleasureman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pleasureman misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon blocks an uppercut.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Pleasureman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pleasureman trying to control the position but instead, Ramon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pleasureman into the ropes.
Pleasureman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Pleasureman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pleasureman is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pleasureman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow.
Pleasureman is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramon has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pleasureman's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasureman looking to stall.
Ramon misses with an elbow strike.
Pleasureman blocks an elbow strike.
Pleasureman lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Razor Ramon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunther Pleasureman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch but Pleasureman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunther Pleasureman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pleasureman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pleasureman throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Pleasureman is avoiding it.
Ramon tries to clinch there but Pleasureman circles away.
Pleasureman keeps the fight on the outside.
Pleasureman connects with the punch.
Ramon looks to clinch
and Pleasureman counters with an outside leg kick.
Pleasureman throws a front kick aimed at Ramon's knee but Ramon avoids it well.
Ramon tries to clinch there but Pleasureman circles away.
Ramon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pleasureman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Pleasureman circles away.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pleasureman moves out of range.
Pleasureman circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pleasureman is having none of it.
Razor Ramon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramon moves to clinch but Pleasureman breaks away
and Pleasureman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramon darts in trying to clinch
and Pleasureman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramon wants to clinch up but Pleasureman keeps it at a distance.
Pleasureman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ramon walks into a jab.
Ramon closes the distance but Pleasureman moves to the side
and Pleasureman counters with a thumping low kick.
Pleasureman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pleasureman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramon has Pleasureman pressed against the ropes, preventing Pleasureman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Pleasureman.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasureman can't find room to land a body shot as Ramon controls the action.
Ramon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pleasureman lands a shot to the body.
Pleasureman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Pleasureman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleasureman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pleasureman is trying to stall.
Pleasureman tries to work over Ramon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasureman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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 Gunther Pleasureman.
I think Ramon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Razor Ramon!
After winning the bout, Razor Ramon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Yoshimitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Yoshimitsu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga throws a head kick that half lands.
Tonga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonga.
Tonga moves out of range as Yoshimitsu strikes.
Tonga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tonga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Yoshimitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonga.
Tonga misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tonga.
Yoshimitsu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonga moves away.
Yoshimitsu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yoshimitsu misses the jab.
Tonga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tonga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshimitsu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonga clinches up with Yoshimitsu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tonga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga digs a right hand into Yoshimitsu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshimitsu's gas tank.
Yoshimitsu tries to break free but Tonga pushes him back against the ropes.
Tonga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshimitsu or not.
Nice body punch from Tonga - that landed with a thud.
Tonga is working Yoshimitsu over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tonga presses Yoshimitsu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tonga lands a nice uppercut.
Tonga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonga lands a nice uppercut.
Tonga gets through Yoshimitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshimitsu's efforts to push away.
Yoshimitsu is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tonga.
Tonga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshimitsu is rocked!
Tonga is leaning against Yoshimitsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yoshimitsu wants to get back to striking at distance but Tonga won't allow it.
Tonga lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga has Yoshimitsu pressed against the ropes, preventing Yoshimitsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tonga lands a shot to the body.
Yoshimitsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tonga lands with a right to the head.
Yoshimitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshimitsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonga finish him?
Still in the clinch, Tonga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshimitsu can't break the clinch.
Tonga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonga gets through Yoshimitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonga digs a right hand into Yoshimitsu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshimitsu's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonga.
Tonga digs a right hand into Yoshimitsu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshimitsu's gas tank.
Yoshimitsu looks winded!
Tonga creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Yoshimitsu crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonga drives through and clinches with Yoshimitsu against the ropes.
Tonga breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Yoshimitsu with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Yoshimitsu looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Yoshimitsu get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Tonga thumps Yoshimitsu with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kukulcan Tonga takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Ryo Yoshimitsu was lucky to get out of the first round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshimitsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoshimitsu misses with an uppercut. Tonga saw that one coming.
Yoshimitsu checks a leg kick.
Yoshimitsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshimitsu connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshimitsu throws an off balance right hand
and Tonga counters with a solid body kick.
Yoshimitsu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshimitsu throws a hook but Tonga avoids it easily.
Yoshimitsu throws a looping overhand right but Tonga ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshimitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonga counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Yoshimitsu misses.
Yoshimitsu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonga. That's going to slow Yoshimitsu down.
Tonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshimitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimitsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshimitsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshimitsu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshimitsu throws a hook to the side of Tonga's head but Tonga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshimitsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tonga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshimitsu misses with a knee to the head.
Tonga works on Yoshimitsu's body with a couple of short punches.
Yoshimitsu is breathing heavily.
Tonga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshimitsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tonga lands a 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!
Tonga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Tonga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tonga as the two fighters clinch.
Tonga lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tonga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonga creates a bit of space and cracks Yoshimitsu with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Yoshimitsu is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Yoshimitsu walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Tonga and drops face first to the floor! Yoshimitsu's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Yoshimitsu in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kukulcan Tonga!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Erick Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ernie The Giant enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erick Rowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Giant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rowan misses with a lunging right hand
and The Giant counters by clinching up.
Rowan wants to get back to striking at distance but The Giant won't allow it.
Rowan is trying to break free.
The Giant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rowan's efforts to push away.
The Giant tries a body shot but Rowan blocks it.
Rowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Giant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Giant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Giant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rowan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Giant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Giant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rowan tries to break the clinch but The Giant is controlling the position.
Rowan is looking to break free of the clinch but The Giant has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Giant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rowan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from The Giant on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Giant.
The Giant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rowan.
Rowan is looking to break free of the clinch but The Giant has double underhooks.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but The Giant has him pressed against the ropes.
Rowan is trying to break free.
The Giant stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from The Giant.
Rowan working hard to break the clinch.
Rowan misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan is looking to break free of the clinch but The Giant has double underhooks.
Rowan tries a body shot but The Giant blocks it.
The Giant landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from The Giant.
The Giant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
The Giant pushes Rowan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rowan tries to break free but The Giant pushes him back against the ropes.
The Giant is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rowan avoids it.
The Giant lands a shoulder strike.
The Giant lands a shoulder strike.
Rowan being controlled against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Giant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Giant obliges.
The Giant lands a left hand.
The Giant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rowan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Giant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rowan is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Giant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowan.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but The Giant is controlling him.
Knees to the body from The Giant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie The Giant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Giant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Giant dodges the punch combination from Rowan.
Erick Rowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Rowan there.
The Giant ducks under a wild hook from Rowan.
The Giant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rowan thows a body shot but no joy.
Rowan lands with a good body shot.
Rowan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Giant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Giant.
The Giant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Giant rushes Rowan and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Giant working Rowan over with knees to the body.
The Giant looking to throw knees to the head but Rowan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rowan's efforts to push away.
Rowan can't break the clinch.
The Giant missing with knees to the body.
The Giant lands with a right to the head.
The Giant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rowan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rowan can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rowan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Giant lands a right hand.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch but The Giant keeps him there for the moment.
The Giant misses with a knee strike.
Rowan is trying to force a seperation but The Giant has the dominant position.
The Giant holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The Giant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rowan avoids it.
The Giant lands a shot to the body.
Rowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Giant works on Rowan's body with a couple of short punches.
The Giant scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Giant lands with a short shot to the head.
The Giant presses Rowan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Giant is leaning against Rowan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Giant works on Rowan's body with a couple of short punches.
The Giant pushes Rowan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from The Giant.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Giant lands a shot to the body.
The Giant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
The Giant has Rowan pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Giant is pushing Rowan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie The Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rowan throws a jab when The Giant was well out of range.
Rowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Giant.
Rowan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Ernie The Giant has been cut.
The Giant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rowan misses with a hook.
The Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rowan.
Rowan lands with an overhand left.
Rowan misses with a left hand
and The Giant counters by moving into the clinch.
The Giant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Giant struggles to land a body shot inside as Rowan controls his hands.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but The Giant has him pressed against the ropes.
Rowan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rowan wants to break free but The Giant has control.
Ernie The Giant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Giant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but The Giant has him pressed against the ropes.
The Giant lands a good knee to the midsection. Rowan won't want to take too many of those.
The Giant has Rowan pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from The Giant.
The Giant trying to land knees to the body.
Rowan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Giant scores a nice knee to the body.
The Giant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rowan tries to circle away but The Giant has him pinned against the ropes.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Giant lands a nice knee to the body.
The Giant is leaning against Rowan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan tries to break free but The Giant pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowan wants to break free but The Giant has control.
Nice body punch from The Giant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Giant stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Giant lands a body punch.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rowan avoiding damage as The Giant throws knees to the body.
The Giant lands a hook that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Rowan prevents a body shot from The Giant.
Rowan tries to break free but The Giant pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Giant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Giant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie The Giant really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernie The Giant's cut.
That's time! Rowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rowan throws a body punch but The Giant moves out of range.
Rowan tries to bum rush The Giant with a series of wild strikes but The Giant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Giant throws a right hand that Rowan ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowan also avoids with ease.
Rowan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Giant moves out of range as Rowan strikes.
The Giant slips a straight right by Rowan.
Nice body punch from Rowan.
Rowan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rowan swings for the body but The Giant moves out of range.
Rowan throws a body punch but The Giant moves out of range.
Rowan works the jab nicely.
The Giant slips a jab from Rowan.
Rowan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rowan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rowan throws a jab but it's blocked by The Giant.
A left lands for The Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan swings for the body but The Giant moves out of range.
The Giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Rowan circles away.
Rowan misses with a body shot
and The Giant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Giant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Giant scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Giant lands a hook that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
The Giant slowing the pace effectively.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but The Giant has him pressed against the ropes.
Rowan is trying to break free.
The Giant lands with a left to the head.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch but The Giant keeps him there for the moment.
The Giant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but The Giant has him pressed against the ropes.
The Giant stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rowan is looking to break free of the clinch but The Giant has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from The Giant - that landed with a thud.
The Giant pushes Rowan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Giant lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Giant lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Giant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rowan is defending well for now.
The Giant lands a hook that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Giant keeps control of Rowan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Giant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rowan up against the ropes.
The Giant continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie The Giant dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ernie The Giant's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rowan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Giant.
Ernie The Giant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rowan misses with a hook. The Giant ducked under it nicely.
Rowan misses with a two punch combination.
The Giant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Giant moves out of range as Rowan strikes.
The Giant moves into the clinch.
Rowan is trying to push The Giant away but The Giant has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The Giant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Rowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rowan wants to break free but The Giant has control.
The Giant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
The Giant prevents Rowan from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from The Giant.
The Giant pushes Rowan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The Giant lands a body punch.
Rowan misses with a punch on the inside.
The Giant tries to land a knee to the head but Rowan blocks with his arms.
The Giant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Rowan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rowan is trying to force a seperation but The Giant has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Rowan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from The Giant.
The Giant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowan.
The Giant lands a good knee to the midsection. Rowan won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for The Giant.
The Giant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rowan up against the ropes.
The Giant prevents Rowan from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Giant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rowan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Erick Rowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Giant.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie The Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Giant 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie The Giant!
Ernie The Giant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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