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EFFA 77 - Barn Burner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Allen Snapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snapp comes to the ring accompanied by Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit. Allen Snapp had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Snapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Hug!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug thuds a left hand into Snapp's body.
Hug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
Hug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Hug there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Hug throws a combination. Snapp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Allen Snapp has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snapp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hug thumps Snapp with a low kick.
Hug fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snapp.
Hug throws a right and a left that Snapp avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hug, right into the meat.
Hug fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hug lands a nice looking body shot.
Hug moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snapp is breathing heavily.
Hug throws a head kick but Snapp moves out of range.
Hug dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug jabs at Snapp's body.
Hug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Hug throws a series of punches but Snapp avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hug's coach down at Titan Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hug's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hug tries to bum rush Snapp with a series of wild strikes but Snapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snapp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snapp.
Snapp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hug.
Hug lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snapp at a distance.
Hug scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hug.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Hug misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allen Snapp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hug tries to bum rush Snapp with a series of wild strikes but Snapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snapp avoids the head kick by Hug.
Snapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Hug throws a shot to the body.
Hug lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hug will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Hug swinging wildly here.
Andy Hug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hug throws a combination that misses
and Snapp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hug is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snapp rather than just go for the knockout.
Snapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hug. Those never looked like landing.
Hug throws a head kick but Snapp moves out of range.
Hug misses with a two punch combination.
Hug throws a head kick but Snapp moves out of range.
Snapp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands a nice looking body shot.
Hug will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hug has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snapp avoids the head kick by Hug.
Hug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Snapp moves out of range easily.
Snapp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Hug tenderised Snapp's leg. Snapp is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Allen Snapp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Snapp moves out of range easily.
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks Snapp off balance momentarily.
Hug chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hug scores with a jab to the head.
Snapp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hug throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Hug fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
Hug jabs at Snapp's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hug. Snapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hug throws a series of punches but Snapp moves out of range.
Hug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen Snapp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snapp slips a jab and a cross from Hug.
Hug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Hug tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a nice looking combination but Snapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hug lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hug tries a head kick but it misses.
Hug missing with a left hand there. Snapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hug feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snapp's calf.
Hug connects with a jab.
Hug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug misses with a series of wild punches.
Hug throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allen Snapp's cut.
That's time! Snapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Hug misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hug stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Snapp blocks the leg kick.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hug closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug takes a swing at Snapp's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Hug throws a hook but Snapp blocks it.
Hug swinging wildly here.
Hug is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hug misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Hug misses
and Snapp counters with a two punch combo.
Hug lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Snapp backs up against the ropes.
Snapp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hug.
Hug misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hug, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Snapp moves out of range easily.
Snapp avoids the head kick by Hug.
Hug fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snapp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hug fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hug misses the body punch
and Snapp counters with a series of strikes. Hug will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hug lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug throws a poor cross that misses
and Snapp counters with a one-two to the body.
Hug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snapp circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Allen Snapp'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!
Hug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hug does no damage.
Hug rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snapp counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Hug. Beautiful body shot.
Hug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hug feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snapp's calf.
Hug with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hug throws a right hand that Snapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Snapp also avoids with ease.
Hug swinging wildly here.
Hug is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hug throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snapp's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug tests Snapp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Snapp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hug dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hug tries to bum rush Snapp with a series of wild strikes but Snapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hug closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hug fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hug. Snapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Hug misses.
Snapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Hug will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen Snapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snapp blocks a head kick by Hug.
Andy Hug is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug misses with a low kick as Snapp jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Hug comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hug 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 43:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 43:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Hug!
A very excited looking Andy Hug 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.
The defeated Allen Snapp had this to say: 'I would like to thank my fans first and for most and i will come back stronger and better'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddard Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddard Maxiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Villa!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxiq.
Maxiq throws a big shot that misses.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxiq clobbers Villa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Villa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maxiq takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Maxiq throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maxiq throws a jab but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Villa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maxiq.
Eddard Maxiq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa pushes Maxiq away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxiq sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maxiq is breathing heavily.
Maxiq throws a jab but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maxiq, pushing him back against the ropes.
Villa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Villa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxiq's face.
Villa crunches a lovely knee into Maxiq's ribcage.
Villa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Villa.
It looks like Eddard Maxiq has been cut.
Villa lands a damaging elbow.
Maxiq takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Villa.
Villa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maxiq lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've been informed that Villa 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.
Villa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxiq's face.
Maxiq is rocked!
A fake to the body and Villa gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Maxiq! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Maxiq falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jakob Villa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Ukkeli has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli misses with the combination.
Frost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ukkeli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frost takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ukkeli has closed the distance and engaged Frost in a clinch.
Ukkeli digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that Ukkeli has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Frost looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ukkeli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Ukkeli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ukkeli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Ukkeli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ukkeli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ukkeli landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ukkeli.
Frost is rocked!
Ukkeli breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Frost with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Frost looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Frost get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maximus Ukkeli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Kostov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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184 lbs
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov clinches up with Nichols and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nichols.
Our sources have told us that Nichols has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kostov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nichols or not.
Kostov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nichols is trying to push Kostov away but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
We've been informed that Kostov 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.
Kostov prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Nichols controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichols can't break the clinch.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov has Nichols pressed against the ropes, preventing Nichols from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nichols wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Nichols's head.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov lands with a left to the head.
Nichols struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Nichols blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Nichols tries to break free but Kostov pushes him back against the ropes.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nichols looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nichols manages to break the clinch.
Nichols throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nichols misses with a series of wild punches.
Nichols loads up on a big right hand but Kostov slips the punch.
Kostov instigates a clinch.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov gets through Nichols's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nichols wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kostov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kostov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nichols wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Nichols's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nichols's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov is leaning against Nichols and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichols'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.
Paco Kostov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nichols circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Kostov scores with a shot to the body.
Kostov lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nichols.
Kostov throws a right hand that Nichols ducks under and follows up with a left that Nichols also avoids with ease.
Kostov tries to clinch but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kostov.
Nichols clinches.
Nichols is trying to push Kostov away but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Nichols controls the action.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kostov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Nichols wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
A nice left hand lands by Kostov.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov keeps control of Nichols as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostov is leaning against Nichols and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Nichols avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the ropes.
Kostov has Nichols pressed against the ropes, preventing Nichols from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nichols tries to circle away but Kostov has him pinned against the ropes.
Nichols can't break the clinch.
Nichols wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nichols blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nichols is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kostov lands a body punch.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nichols wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nichols tries to circle away but Kostov has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Kostov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nichols takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nichols connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kostov. Kostov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kostov clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nichols's elbow.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nichols.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nichols wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nichols tries to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Kostov prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch.
Nichols wants to get back to striking at distance but Kostov won't allow it.
Nichols prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicholss head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nichols swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nichols blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kostov.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nichols controls his hands.
Kostov tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nichols wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov pushes Nichols back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichols can't break the clinch.
Nichols is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kostov scores with a hook to the body.
Nichols working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Kostov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nichols wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nichols.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Nichols is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostov has double underhooks.
Kostov gets through Nichols's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nichols wants to break free but Kostov has control.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Paco Kostov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Kostov really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kostov cracks a nice hook into Nichols's ribs.
Kostov closes the distance and clinches.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nichols uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kostov.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nichols controls his hands.
Kostov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nichols controls his hands.
Kostov tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov tries a body shot but Nichols blocks it.
Nichols working aggressively here.
Nichols cracks Kostov with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Nichols's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nichols blocking some punches.
Kostov tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Kostov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kostov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Nichols is trying to break free.
Kostov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Nichols tries to break free but Kostov pushes him back against the ropes.
Kostov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov prevents Nichols from breaking the clinch.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kostov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nichols's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nichols wants to break free but Kostov has control.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kostov keeps control of Nichols as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nichols.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Nichols avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the ropes.
Kostov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nichols's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Kostov dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kostov misses with a few strikes there.
Scott Nichols has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nichols manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Nichols throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nichols lands with a nice combination. Kostov backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Paco Kostov has been cut.
Kostov scores with a shot to the body.
Kostov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nichols takes a swing at Kostov's ribcage but misses.
Nichols throws a looping overhand right but Kostov ducks down to avoid it.
Kostov clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Nichols's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Kostov.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Paco Kostov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kostov - that landed with a thud.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nichols's efforts to push away.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov has a couple of punches blocked by Nichols.
Nichols is trying to break the clinch but Kostov has him pressed against the ropes.
Nichols prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nichols's efforts to push away.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nichols controls his hands.
Nichols can't break the clinch.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kostov.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Nichols avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kostov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Nichols has had enough of the clinch but Kostov keeps him there for the moment.
Nichols looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nichols has had enough of the clinch but Kostov keeps him there for the moment.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nichols blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kostov.
A short right from Kostov.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nichols makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Kostov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kostov 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Kostov!
An out of breath Paco Kostov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Kanitz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marius Zaromskick's chin.
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz walks into a jab.
Kanitz avoids the body shot from Zaromskick.
Kanitz throws a low kick, looking for Zaromskick's leg but Zaromskick calmly moves out of range.
Kanitz needs to keep his hands up - Zaromskick had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Zaromskick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaromskick 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.
Zaromskick moves away from the strike by Kanitz.
Zaromskick feints a jab promting Kanitz to slip. Zaromskick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanitz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kanitz sizes up Zaromskick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Marius Zaromskick has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaromskick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaromskick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaromskick.
Kanitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaromskick counters by clinching up.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaromskick misses with a body punch.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz lands with a left to the head.
Zaromskick blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskick tries a body shot but Kanitz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaromskick.
A head punch on the inside from Zaromskick fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zaromskick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanitz's brow.
Kanitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Kanitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaromskick takes a shot to the head.
Zaromskick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanitz blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zaromskick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanitz's brow.
Zaromskick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Zaromskick.
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!
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaromskick controls his hands.
Kanitz scores with a hook to the body.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Zaromskick blocks it.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaromskick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaromskick throws a head punch that misses.
Kanitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zaromskick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kanitz's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaromskick.
Kanitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanitz lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanitz has Zaromskick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaromskick.
A body shot lands from Kanitz.
A head punch on the inside from Zaromskick fails to land.
Zaromskick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zaromskick tries to throw a body punch but Kanitz avoids it by throwing Zaromskick back against the ropes.
Zaromskick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaromskick misses with a body punch.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanitz blocks an elbow strike.
Zaromskick has a couple of punches blocked by Kanitz.
Kanitz cracks Zaromskick with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Kanitz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanitz lands an uppercut.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick misses with a body punch.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Zaromskick controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz gets through Zaromskick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kanitz.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Zaromskick avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the ropes.
Kanitz lands an uppercut.
Zaromskick is rocked!
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanitz finish him?
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanitz blocks a body shot from Zaromskick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simon Kanitz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskick.
Kanitz misses with some punches.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz blocks a body shot from Zaromskick.
Kanitz misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaromskick seems to have recovered his senses.
Kanitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaromskick or not.
Zaromskick throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaromskick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz gets through Zaromskick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskick throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick misses with some punches.
Zaromskick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz tries to work over Zaromskick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Kanitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaromskick.
Kanitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanitz lands a shot to the body.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaromskick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Zaromskick tries to work over Kanitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanitz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Kanitz misses.
Kanitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaromskick pushes Kanitz away with a front kick.
Kanitz tries to work over Zaromskick's front leg with a kick but Zaromskick checks it.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskick moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaromskick.
Kanitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaromskick cracks the inside of Kanitz's front leg.
Zaromskick swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
Marius Zaromskick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaromskick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanitz motions for Zaromskick to come forward. Kanitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaromskick misses with a hook. Kanitz ducked under it nicely.
Kanitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaromskick. Zaromskick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanitz misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz rushes Zaromskick and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskick misses with a body punch.
Kanitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaromskick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Zaromskick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Zaromskick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaromskick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Zaromskick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanitz is leaning against Zaromskick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaromskick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kanitz tries to work over Zaromskick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanitz.
Zaromskick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskick throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanitz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanitz cracks Zaromskick with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Zaromskick goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Zaromskick wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Simon Kanitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenochtitlan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tenochtitlan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tenochtitlan loads up on a big right hand but Samusiovas slips the punch.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samusiovas connects with a body shot that sends Tenochtitlan's belly button to the back.
Samusiovas throws a nice looking combination but Tenochtitlan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tenochtitlan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tenochtitlan scores with a sloppy right hand. Samusiovas should have avoided that one.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Tenochtitlan misses with a looping left.
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!
Samusiovas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan checks a low kick from Samusiovas.
Tenochtitlan 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.
Samusiovas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samusiovas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Samusiovas misses its intended target.
Tenochtitlan throws a looping overhand right but Samusiovas ducks down to avoid it.
Samusiovas wants to land a leg kick but Tenochtitlan is out of range.
Tenochtitlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samusiovas circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a body punch
and Tenochtitlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tenochtitlan missing with a left hand there. Samusiovas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenochtitlan blocks a jab.
Samusiovas tries to land a leg kick but Tenochtitlan saw it coming and moves away.
Tenochtitlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samusiovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Az Tenochtitlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Samusiovas.
Tenochtitlan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Samusiovas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tenochtitlan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenochtitlan lands a head shot.
Samusiovas tries to work over Tenochtitlan's front leg with a kick but Tenochtitlan checks it.
Tenochtitlan throws a hook but Samusiovas blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samusiovas misses with a two punch combination.
Tenochtitlan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenochtitlan thuds his right hand into Samusiovas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samusiovas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Samusiovas lands a nice hook to Tenochtitlan's body. Tenochtitlan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenochtitlan misses the target.
Nice body kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tenochtitlan throws an off balance right hand
and Samusiovas counters with a nice leg kick.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut
and Samusiovas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tenochtitlan thinking.
Samusiovas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tenochtitlan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenochtitlan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Samusiovas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tenochtitlan punishes Samusiovas's body with a nice straight punch.
Tenochtitlan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tenochtitlan scores with the left hand. Samusiovas knows he should have avoided that one.
Tenochtitlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tenochtitlan looks to land a right hand but Samusiovas moved out of range.
Tenochtitlan moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
Arunas Samusiovas is winning the standup battle so far.
Tenochtitlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samusiovas.
Tenochtitlan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samusiovas.
Tenochtitlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samusiovas.
Tenochtitlan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samusiovas.
Nice uppercut lands for Samusiovas. That snapped Tenochtitlan's head back.
Tenochtitlan slips under a jab from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas with a jab.
Tenochtitlan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tenochtitlan missing with a left hand there. Samusiovas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenochtitlan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samusiovas.
A swing and a miss from Tenochtitlan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Tenochtitlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenochtitlan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Samusiovas misses.
Tenochtitlan looks to land a left hand but Samusiovas moved out of range nicely.
Samusiovas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tenochtitlan looks to land a combination but Samusiovas avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenochtitlan misses the target.
Samusiovas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut. Samusiovas saw that one coming.
Samusiovas feints a jab promting Tenochtitlan to slip. Samusiovas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tenochtitlan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tenochtitlan is rocked!
Tenochtitlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tenochtitlan is still on wobbly legs! Can Samusiovas finish him?
Tenochtitlan tries to move into range but Samusiovas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samusiovas lands a jab to Tenochtitlan's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tenochtitlan walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Tenochtitlan is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arunas Samusiovas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the ring accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Potku has chosen Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj is looking to land body kicks.
Gregorovitsj scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorovitsj.
We've been informed that Potku 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.
Potku is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick which misses Potku's front leg but catches the back leg as Potku tries to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick which misses Potku's front leg but catches the back leg as Potku tries to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Gregorovitsj misses its intended target.
Potku swings widly with a right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gregorovitsj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gregorovitsj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Potku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gregorovitsj scrambles back to his feet.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body kick.
Jab from Potku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Potku moves into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj manages to break the clinch.
Boris Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj throws a head kick but Potku moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Gregorovitsj.
Potku is looking to clinch but Gregorovitsj is avoiding it.
Gregorovitsj finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gregorovitsj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Potku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregorovitsj was well out of range. Poor timing from Potku.
A bone on bone clash there as Gregorovitsj blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Potku.
Gregorovitsj drops his hands momentarily and Potku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Potku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Potku walks into a stiff left hand from Gregorovitsj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregorovitsj works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Gregorovitsj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregorovitsj throws a sloppy head kick and Potku moves out of range easily.
Potku moves out of range of the body kick from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj misses with a shot to the body
and Potku counters by moving into the clinch.
Gregorovitsj digs a right hand into Potku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Potku's gas tank.
Gregorovitsj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gregorovitsj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gregorovitsj wants to stall.
Potku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gregorovitsj digs a right hand underneath Potku's ribcage. Potku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
Potku looking to slow down the pace here.
Gregorovitsj scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Gregorovitsj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Gregorovitsj's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Potku misses with a combination
and Gregorovitsj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregorovitsj lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Gregorovitsj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gregorovitsj takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gregorovitsj lands with a right hand.
It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Gregorovitsj jabs at Potku's body.
Potku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gregorovitsj. That one must have hurt.
Potku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregorovitsj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Potku moves to clinch but Gregorovitsj breaks away
and Gregorovitsj counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj lunges at Potku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Potku's hand.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potku 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.
Potku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potku moves away from the strike by Gregorovitsj.
Potku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potku throws a wild body kick that Gregorovitsj sees coming a mile off.
Potku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gregorovitsj will feel that in the morning.
Potku misses with a body shot.
Potku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregorovitsj lands a slapping body shot.
Gregorovitsj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gregorovitsj cracks the inside of Potku's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands with a right hand.
Potku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gregorovitsj throws a push kick but Potku slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gregorovitsj, right into the meat.
Gregorovitsj wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands a really nice looking cross but Potku seems unphased.
Potku is rocked!
Potku walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boris Gregorovitsj!
Our winner, Boris Gregorovitsj, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Kite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kite comes to the ring accompanied by Plies feat. Lil Boosie - Big Thangs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naughtius Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kite misses with an uppercut
and Maximus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maximus.
A right hand to the body from Kite.
Maximus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Maximus working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kite.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kite.
Kite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maximuss head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kite.
It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
Kite misses with some punches.
Kite throws a head punch that misses.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kite misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maximus obliges.
Kite takes an elbow to the temple.
Maximus trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Kite has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maximus tries to stall but Kite uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kite creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kite working aggressively here.
Kite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Maximus tries a body shot but Kite blocks it.
Maximus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kite.
Maximus lands an elbow that stopped Kite in his tracks for a moment.
Maximus blocks the elbow strike.
Kite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maximus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maximus.
Maximus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kite backwards.
Kite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maximus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maximus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maximus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kite tries a head kick but it misses.
Kite lands a nice shot that snaps Maximus's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kite on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tom Kite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid body kick from Maximus.
Kite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maximus.
Kite misses with a low kick.
Maximus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kite back to the ropes. Maximus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kite misses with a straight right.
Kite connects with a crisp jab.
Kite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximus blocks a low kick nicely.
Kite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kite misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maximus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Maximus misses its intended target.
Maximus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kite.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kite connects with a leg kick. Maximus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maximus wants to clinch.
Maximus misses with an uppercut. Kite saw that one coming.
Maximus avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus throws a head kick but Kite moves out of range.
Kite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus blocks a head kick by Kite.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kite.
Kite smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kite throws a looping overhand right but Maximus ducks down to avoid it.
Kite feints and then cracks Maximus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximus down.
Maximus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus lands a body shot.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Kite moves out of range easily.
A big right from Kite misses.
Kite misses with an uppercut. Maximus saw that one coming.
Maximus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Kite.
Kite throws a leg kick but Maximus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maximus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maximus.
Kite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kite gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maximus moves away from the strike by Kite.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maximus.
Kite fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maximus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Tom Kite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maximus lands with a hook. Kite tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maximus tries to clinch but Kite moves out of range.
Kite scores with a three punch combo!
Kite tests Maximus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maximus, right into the meat.
Maximus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kite throws a lazy right hand but Maximus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maximus moves out of range as Kite strikes.
Maximus moves into the clinch.
Maximus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maximus takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus with a knee to the head.
Maximus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maximus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kite swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kite swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximus lands an elbow that stopped Kite in his tracks for a moment.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Kite tries to throw a body punch but Maximus avoids it by throwing Kite back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maximus.
Kite lands a hook that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Maximus blocks the elbow strike.
Kite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kite blocks an elbow strike.
Kite managing to block the knees to the body from Maximus.
Kite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kite pushes Maximus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus blocks the elbow strike.
Kite lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kite throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Kite.
Maximus dodges an elbow strike from Kite.
Kite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kite makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maximus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Maximus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kite up against the ropes.
Maximus managing to block the knees to the body from Kite.
Kite avoids a wild elbow strike from Maximus.
Maximus blocks a body shot from Kite.
Kite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kite throws a punch but it's blocked by Maximus.
Kite scores a nice knee to the body.
Kite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Kite lands a damaging elbow.
Kite creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maximus's defenses.
Kite lands a damaging elbow.
Kite throws an elbow but it misses.
Kite lands a nice elbow.
Kite lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kite throws an elbow that misses.
Kite working aggressively here.
Maximus lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Maximus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Kite.
Kite lands an elbow just above Maximus 's eye.
Maximus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kite misses with an elbow strike.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Maximus working Kite over with knees to the body.
Kite avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Kite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maximus.
Maximus gets through Kite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kite avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Kite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximus's elbow.
Kite gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maximus blocks an elbow strike from Kite.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus lands an elbow that stopped Kite in his tracks for a moment.
Kite looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kite dodges an elbow strike from Maximus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.
Kite throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximus.
Maximus throws an elbow but it misses.
Kite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Maximus dodges an elbow strike from Kite.
Maximus breaks from the clinch.
Kite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kite scores with a head kick. Maximus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kite.
Maximus blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maximus.
Kite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maximus's calf.
Maximus avoids the head kick by Kite.
Maximus throws a jab but it's blocked by Kite.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Kite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus'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.
Kite thuds his right hand into Maximus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kite bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maximus's head backwards.
Kite scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maximus in his tracks.
Kite moves out of range of the strikes.
Maximus misses with a left hand
and Kite counters with a straight right hand.
Tom Kite is winning the standup battle so far.
Kite misses with a leg kick
letting Maximus counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kite!
Kite misses with a straight left.
Maximus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kite lands a right hand.
Maximus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kite misses with an elbow strike.
Kite lands a hook that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
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!
Kite creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maximus's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kite throws an elbow but misses.
Kite tries a body shot but Maximus blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kite pushes Maximus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maximus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kite throws an elbow but misses.
Maximus pushes Kite back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kite lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kite.
Kite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kite gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Naughtius Maximus's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Kite as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kite fails to land.
Kite lands a shoulder strike.
Kite lands a left hand.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kite.
Maximus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kite lands a body punch.
Kite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kite avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kite is defending well for now.
Kite blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Still in the clinch, Kite scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maximus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kite avoids it.
Kite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maximuss head.
Kite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maximus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kite.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus tries a knee to the head but Kite blocks it.
Kite prevents a body shot from Maximus.
Kite works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kite lands an elbow that stopped Maximus in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kite just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maximus's brow.
Kite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kite misses with an elbow strike.
Maximus blocks a body shot from Kite.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kite.
A short uppercut from Kite.
The cut above Naughtius Maximus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kite lands an elbow that stopped Maximus in his tracks for a moment.
Maximus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kite avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Maximus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kite lands a shoulder strike.
Kite swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kite avoids it.
Kite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maximus blocks a body shot from Kite.
Maximus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kite gets through Maximus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Kite misses with some punches.
Kite avoids a wild elbow strike from Maximus.
Maximus lands a shot to the body.
Maximus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maximus.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Kite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kite avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Kite comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naughtius Maximus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kite lands with a light punch inside.
Kite misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kite.
Kite cracks Maximus with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kite.
Maximus lands an elbow inside.
Kite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kite.
Kite pushes Maximus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kite avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Kite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximus's elbow.
Kite lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kite gets through Maximus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kite lands with a light punch inside.
Maximus takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naughtius Maximus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Kite!
Tom Kite is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Tom Kite made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Eckstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eckstein moves into range and clinches up with Raikonen.
Eckstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eckstein obliges.
Raikonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eckstein blocks a body shot from Raikonen.
Eckstein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raikonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Raikonen tries to land a knee to the head but Eckstein blocks with his arms.
Eckstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen lands a left hand.
Eckstein blocks an uppercut.
Raikonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raikonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eckstein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eckstein cracks Raikonen with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raikonen.
Eckstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raikonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raikonen is breathing heavily.
Eckstein lands with a left to the head.
Raikonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eckstein lands a shot to the body.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the head but Raikonen blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen misses with some punches.
Eckstein lands with a right to the head.
Eckstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raikonen's elbow.
Raikonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike.
Raikonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raikonen.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raikonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein scores with a hook to the body.
Eckstein works on Raikonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eckstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raikonen's defenses.
It looks like Jarmo Raikonen has been cut.
Eckstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raikonens head.
Eckstein gets through Raikonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raikonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raikonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eckstein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Raikonen working aggressively here.
Raikonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eckstein's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raikonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raikonen.
Eckstein lands a good knee to the midsection. Raikonen won't want to take too many of those.
Eckstein lands a nice elbow.
Eckstein prevents a body shot from Raikonen.
Eckstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eckstein looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Eckstein.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eckstein.
A left hand lands to the body for Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a nice knee to the body.
Eckstein lands a shot to the body.
Eckstein lands a nice uppercut.
Eckstein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Eckstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eckstein lands an elbow inside.
Eckstein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eckstein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eckstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eckstein lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Eckstein.
Raikonen letting Eckstein take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Eckstein as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eckstein.
Eckstein is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eckstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eckstein.
Eckstein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Eckstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Raikonen being controlled against the ropes.
Eckstein lands a nice elbow.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eckstein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raikonen is rocked!
Eckstein works on Raikonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Raikonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Eckstein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Eckstein.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Raikonen controls his hands.
Eckstein lands a damaging elbow.
Eckstein leaning against his opponent.
Raikonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Raikonen working aggressively here.
Raikonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Eckstein controls his hands.
Raikonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein is leaning against Raikonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eckstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eckstein scores with a hook to the body.
Eckstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eckstein taking a breather.
Raikonen 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.
Eckstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raikonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raikonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Raikonen'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.
Eckstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raikonen looks to land a left hand but Eckstein moved out of range nicely.
Raikonen needs to keep his hands up - Eckstein had a free shot at his head there.
Raikonen misses with a wild combination.
Eckstein lands with a cross.
Raikonen throws a head kick that misses.
Eckstein throws a leg kick which misses Raikonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Raikonen tries to avoid it.
Eckstein clinches with his opponent.
Raikonen can't find room to land a body shot as Eckstein controls the action.
Eckstein unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eckstein tries to work over Raikonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eckstein lands an elbow inside that Raikonen shrugs off.
Eckstein is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eckstein.
Eckstein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eckstein looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eckstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raikonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jason Eckstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Raikonen throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raikonen backwards.
Eckstein is pushing Raikonen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raikonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Eckstein landing knees to the head.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eckstein pushes Raikonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Eckstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raikonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Eckstein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raikonen throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein lands a good knee to the midsection. Raikonen won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Eckstein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Eckstein scores with a shoulder strike.
Eckstein works on Raikonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Eckstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raikonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Eckstein.
Eckstein lands with a light punch inside.
Eckstein crunches a lovely knee into Raikonen's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Eckstein obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raikonen as Eckstein tries to tie him up.
Eckstein connects with a knee to the head.
Eckstein breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Raikonen with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Raikonen looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Raikonen 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!
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Raikonen off balance momentarily.
Eckstein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eckstein moves out of range as Raikonen strikes.
Eckstein throws a leg kick which misses Raikonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Raikonen tries to avoid it.
Eckstein moves into the clinch.
Eckstein is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
Eckstein landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Eckstein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eckstein pushes Raikonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Eckstein scores with a shot to the side of Raikonen's head.
Eckstein taking a breather.
Eckstein creates a bit of space and cracks Raikonen with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Raikonen 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!
Eckstein closes the distance and catches Raikonen with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Raikonen is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Raikonen is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Raikonen is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Eckstein takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Eckstein! Jason Eckstein retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Jason Eckstein misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Schrank!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner tries to clinch up.
Le Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Banner tries to clinch up but Schrank circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner ducks under a wild hook from Schrank.
Le Banner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Le Banner. Beautiful body shot.
Schrank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schrank.
Le Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schrank throws a body punch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Schrank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schrank throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Banner.
Le Banner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Le Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Schrank lands with a light punch inside.
Schrank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrank.
Schrank gets tackled into the ropes by Le Banner. Le Banner maintains the clinch.
Schrank lands a left hand.
Le Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Schrank blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrank stalling the fight.
Le Banner blocks a body shot from Schrank.
Le Banner lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Frank Schrank has been cut.
Le Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Le Banner lands a body shot.
Schrank pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Le Banner lands an elbow inside that Schrank shrugs off.
Schrank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Banner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le Banner scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schrank dodges an elbow strike from Le Banner.
Le Banner prevents a body shot from Schrank.
Schrank is looking to control Le Banner's arms but Le Banner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schrank has his back to the ropes.
Le Banner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Le Banner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Le Banner throws an elbow but it misses.
Schrank lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Banner backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Schrank presses Le Banner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schrank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schrank lands a head kick!
Le Banner misses with a body kick.
Le Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schrank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Banner lands a jab to the nose.
Le Banner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schrank counters with a straight right hand.
Schrank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le Banner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrank looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Banner is just out of range.
Le Banner lands a really nice looking cross but Schrank seems unphased.
Schrank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schrank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schrank throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Schrank will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Le Banner slips a jab from Schrank.
Le Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Schrank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Schrank moves out of range.
Le Banner tries to clinch but Schrank is having none of it.
Le Banner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schrank slips a jab and a cross from Le Banner.
Schrank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schrank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schrank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Schrank should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Banner checks a leg kick.
Schrank tries to keep at a distance but Le Banner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schrank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schrank takes an elbow to the temple.
Schrank misses with some punches.
Le Banner tries to break the clinch but Schrank is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Banner pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrank leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Schrank breaks the clinch.
Schrank looks to land a left hand but Le Banner moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schrank misses the target.
Le Banner thuds his right hand into Schrank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Le Banner.
Le Banner looks to throw the jab but Schrank is out of range.
Le Banner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Banner clinches.
Le Banner tries to break the clinch but Schrank is controlling the position.
Schrank takes an elbow to the temple.
Schrank lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le Banner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Le Banner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Le Banner breaks the clinch.
Schrank loads up on a big right hand but Le Banner slips the punch.
Le Banner throws a right hand that Schrank ducks under and follows up with a left that Schrank also avoids with ease.
Schrank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Le Banner coming out on top.
Le Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Schrank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Banner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schrank fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Banner on the side of the head.
Jerome Le Banner's cut is getting worse.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Banner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schrank is rocked!
Le Banner circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Schrank tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Le Banner wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Le Banner!
A very excited looking Jerome Le Banner 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.
Frank Schrank spoke after the fight, saying 'Wah wah wahh'.
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