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EFFA 78 - The Future? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cuvaj Glavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glavu comes to the ring accompanied by Born to be Wild. Mayhem has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Mick Mayhem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuvaj Glavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem clinches up with Glavu and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayhem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Glavu manages to break the clinch.
Glavu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glavu walks into a straight right hand from Mayhem.
Mayhem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayhem cracks the inside of Glavu's front leg.
Mayhem jabs at Glavu's body.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayhem delivers a nice body kick.
Mayhem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Glavu if he has to take too many more of those.
Mayhem is looking to clinch but Glavu is avoiding it.
Mayhem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glavu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayhem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glavu is defending well for now.
Mayhem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Glavu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mayhem up against the ropes.
Mayhem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glavu blocks it with crossed arms.
Glavu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayhem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayhem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glavu is defending well for now.
Mayhem lands a nice elbow.
Mayhem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mayhem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands with a left to the head.
Mayhem told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Glavu avoiding damage as Mayhem throws knees to the body.
Mayhem slows down the pace here.
Glavu can't break the clinch.
Mayhem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Glavu is trying to break the clinch but Mayhem is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem trying to land knees to the body.
Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Glavu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mayhem dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayhem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glavu is able to avoid easily.
Mayhem wants to clinch up but Glavu keeps it at a distance.
Mayhem lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Glavu crumples to the floor! Mayhem milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mick Mayhem!
Mick Mayhem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans comes to the ring accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Put your hands where my eyes can see. Erick Rootmans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erick Rootmans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rootmans's hands.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Rootmans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rootmans has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Rootmans is controlling him.
Wayne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wayne.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Wayne has been cut.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rootmans.
Rootmans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Rootmans moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne tries a body shot but Rootmans blocks it.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Rootmans manages to break the clinch.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rootmans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Rootmans.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Rootmans landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rootmans has him pressed against the ropes.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Rootmans keeps him there for the moment.
I was talking to Rootmans's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but Rootmans blocks it.
Rootmans landing knees to the head.
Rootmans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rootmans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne clinches with his opponent.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rootmans.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wayne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rootmans misses with a double jab.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Rootmans moved away.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Rootmans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rootmans tries to clinch up.
Rootmans dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Rootmans moves into the clinch.
Rootmans manages to break the clinch.
Rootmans's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rootmans duly obliges.
Donk. Rootmans catches Wayne right on the button with a cross.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne lands with a kick to the temple. Rootmans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wayne throws a right hand that Rootmans ducks under and follows up with a left that Rootmans also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Wayne instigates a clinch.
Rootmans tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Rootmans avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the ropes.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Rootmans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rootmans keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erick Rootmans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rootmans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rootmans scores with a one two! Wayne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne pushes Rootmans up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wayne tries to circle away but Rootmans has him pinned against the ropes.
Rootmans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rootmans manages to break the clinch.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rootmans circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne moves into the clinch.
Rootmans with a knee to the head.
Rootmans utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rootmans unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Wayne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rootmans throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne gets a clinch.
Rootmans blocking some punches.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rootmans landing knees to the head.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne has Rootmans up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rootmans avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Wayne looks to throw a body kick
and Rootmans counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wayne clinches with his opponent.
Rootmans breaks from the clinch.
Wayne gets a clinch.
Rootmans scores a nice knee to the body.
Rootmans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rootmans rushes Wayne and presses him up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Rootmans landing knees to the head.
Rootmans lands a knee to the body.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rootmans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rootmans lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Rootmans avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rootmans counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rootmans moves into the clinch successfully.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
Wayne is trying to push Rootmans away but Rootmans has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Wayne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Rootmans.
Rootmans tries a head kick but it misses.
Rootmans wants to clinch.
Wayne lands a jab.
Wayne drives through and clinches with Rootmans against the ropes.
Rootmans lands a nice knee to the body.
Wayne tries to circle away but Rootmans has him pinned against the ropes.
Rootmans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rootmans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Wayne misses
and Rootmans counters with a leg kick.
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Rootmans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne tries to circle away but Rootmans has him pinned against the ropes.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Rootmans tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Rootmans working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wayne stalling in the clinch but Rootmans improves position.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne tries to circle away but Rootmans has him pinned against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Rootmans keeps him there for the moment.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rootmans missing with knees to the body.
Rootmans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rootmans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans had his way with John Wayne in that round.
The cut man is working on John Wayne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wayne drives through and clinches with Rootmans against the ropes.
Rootmans keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wayne avoiding damage as Rootmans throws knees to the body.
Rootmans lands a knee to the body.
John Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Rootmans is controlling the position.
Rootmans lands a knee to the head.
Wayne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Rootmans blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rootmans.
Rootmans prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Rootmans missing with knees to the body.
Rootmans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Rootmans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Rootmans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rootmans with a knee to the head.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Rootmans lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rootmans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Rootmans prevents Wayne from breaking the clinch.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rootmans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne lands a right hand.
Rootmans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rootmans keeps control of Wayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans has Wayne pressed against the ropes, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rootmans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but Rootmans blocks it.
Rootmans missing with knees to the body.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Erick Rootmans has been cut.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Rootmans blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erick Rootmans.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rootmans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Rootmans!
In his post fight interview, Erick Rootmans started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated John Wayne had this to say: '"Out here, due process is a bullet!" '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maciej Borukiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borukiewicz comes to the ring accompanied by Eripe & Kiju - Grupa śmierci . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Borukiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a combination. Borukiewicz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harris throws a body punch but Borukiewicz moves out of range.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borukiewicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Borukiewicz throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris tries to bum rush Borukiewicz with a series of wild strikes but Borukiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris 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.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borukiewicz takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and Borukiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Steve Harris has been cut.
Borukiewicz cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a combination
and Borukiewicz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Borukiewicz.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borukiewicz has him pressed against the ropes.
Borukiewicz avoiding damage.
Borukiewicz keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris is trying to push Borukiewicz away but Borukiewicz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borukiewicz stalling in the clinch.
Harris taking a breather.
Borukiewicz just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Borukiewicz has double underhooks.
Borukiewicz lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Borukiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Borukiewicz's head.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Borukiewicz closes the distance and clinches.
Borukiewicz digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borukiewicz prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borukiewicz has him pressed against the ropes.
Harris is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borukiewicz prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Borukiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Borukiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borukiewicz lands a front kick to the face, that drops Harris to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Harris is rocked!
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borukiewicz can pounce on him.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borukiewicz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Borukiewicz finish him?
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borukiewicz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Borukiewicz creates a bit of distance and cracks Harris with a big uppercut! Harris goes down! The referee pushes Borukiewicz away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Harris make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Borukiewicz takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maciej Borukiewicz!
Maciej Borukiewicz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
Jones takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Crane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Crane blocking some punches.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Crane tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Crane for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Crane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Crane.
Crane gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane lands a shoulder strike.
Crane misses with a body punch.
Crane prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Crane.
I was talking to Crane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Crane digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crane.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane has Jones pushed against the ropes.
Jones has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
A short uppercut from Crane.
Crane working Jones over with knees to the body.
Crane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crane rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's time! Crane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crane is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Crane scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane with a knee to the head.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Crane - that landed with a thud.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane slowing the pace effectively.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane'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.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones clinches up against the ropes.
Crane digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Crane scores with a hook to the body.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Crane is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crane blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane landing knees to the body.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the ropes.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Crane lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
Crane throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Crane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane presses Jones against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Crane.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Crane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crane scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones pushes Crane back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crane lands with a right to the head.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crane clinches with his opponent.
Come on Crane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane lands a nice shot to the body.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Crane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crane looking to stall.
Crane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Crane trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Crane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Crane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Crane lands a nice uppercut.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Crane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is trying to stall.
Crane takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Jones avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane had his way with Jon Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane'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!
Crane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Crane looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Crane.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Crane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Crane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Crane pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Crane scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crane cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Crane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crane.
Crane lands a shot to the body.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane lands a nice knee to the body.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Crane is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crane has his back to the ropes.
Crane lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Crane can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Crane taking a breather.
Crane connects with a knee to the head.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Crane's ribcage.
Crane is struggling to control the position.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Cadmea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Cadmea!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Cadmea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cadmea misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy catches Cadmea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cadmea goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cadmea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Cadmea.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Cadmea avoids it.
Cadmea 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.
Cadmea blocks a leg kick.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cadmea looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Cadmea forces Murphy back against the ropes and clinches.
Cadmea swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadmea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Cadmea knows he should have avoided that one.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadmea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cadmea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Cadmea darts in trying to clinch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cadmea scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cadmea clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Fighting Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cadmea throws a one two combo.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cadmea.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Cadmea is rocked!
Cadmea moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy jabs at Cadmea's body.
Murphy with a jab.
Cadmea is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Cadmea ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cadmea is out of range.
Cadmea is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Murphy doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Cadmea crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Cadmea's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Murphy!
Cedric Murphy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Van Der Sar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Van Der Sar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind throws a head kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Wunderkind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Sar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Der Sar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wunderkind connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Sar 's hands.
It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
Wunderkind misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sar saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Wunderkind 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.
Van Der Sar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wunderkind.
Van Der Sar avoids the body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a head kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range.
Wunderkind clinches with his opponent.
Wunderkind misses with a body punch.
Wunderkind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wunderkind jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind scores with a leg kick.
Van Der Sar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wunderkind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Sar ducks right into an uppercut from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wunderkind has managed to clinch.
Van Der Sar is trying to push Wunderkind away but Wunderkind has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch.
Wunderkind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Sar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wunderkind scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Wunderkind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Der Sar s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wunderkind throws a solid leg kick but Van Der Sar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wunderkind.
Wunderkind catches Van Der Sar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Der Sar gets tackled into the ropes by Wunderkind. Wunderkind maintains the clinch.
Wunderkind lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut is getting worse.
Van Der Sar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind prevents Van Der Sar from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wunderkind is trying to stall.
Van Der Sar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wunderkind has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wunderkind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind darts in and clinches Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Der Sar avoids it.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but Van Der Sar blocks it.
Wunderkind misses with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Sar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Sar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wunderkind has him pressed against the ropes.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Der Sar blocks a body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind has Van Der Sar pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Der Sar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Sar 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wunderkind.
A head kick by Wunderkind misses
and Van Der Sar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wunderkind really felt that one!
Van Der Sar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wunderkind to score with a decent uppercut.
Wunderkind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Der Sar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wunderkind is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Serj Wunderkind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wunderkind throws a push kick but Van Der Sar slaps the foot to one side.
Wunderkind throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Sar avoids it.
A low kick from Wunderkind is predictable there
and Van Der Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Wunderkind shrugs it off.
Wunderkind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind tries to clinch but Van Der Sar is having none of it.
A low kick from Wunderkind is predictable there
and Van Der Sar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Serj Wunderkind has been cut.
Van Der Sar avoids the body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
Wunderkind fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Der Sar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Der Sar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wunderkind tries to score with a low kick but Van Der Sar moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serj Wunderkind will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Van Der Sar blocks the low kick.
Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
Wunderkind tried to score with a low kick but Van Der Sar checks it.
Van Der Sar avoids a kick to the body.
Wunderkind misses with a series of wild punches.
Wunderkind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wunderkind misses with a head kick.
Wunderkind throws out a leg kick but Van Der Sar moves out of range and Wunderkind only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sar ducks down to avoid it.
Wunderkind throws a nice head kick!
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Sar moves out of range easily.
Wunderkind lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Sar off balance momentarily.
Wunderkind throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wunderkind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sar was well out of range. Poor timing from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Sar .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wunderkind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Sar moves out of range of the body kick.
Wunderkind misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sar takes the opportunity to counter with a picture perfect head kick, knocking Wunderkind to the floor! He looks like he's going to get up 4,5,6,7,8... hurry up! 9, 10... he didn't make it! He's just getting back to his feet now but it's too late - this one is all over! Van Der Sar is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Stefan Van Der Sar !
Stefan Van Der Sar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temppa Turkulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes into the arena with Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar blaring out of the sound system. Turkulainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indivision & Wreckage Machinery - Coals & Diamonds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temppa Turkulainen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck slips a jab from Turkulainen.
Wangchuck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck moves into the clinch successfully.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
Turkulainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Wangchuck won't allow it.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turkulainen breaks the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Turkulainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turkulainen swings for the body but Wangchuck moves out of range.
Turkulainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wangchuck, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Turkulainen 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.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turkulainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wangchuck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turkulainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wangchuck avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkulainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wangchuck's elbow.
Turkulainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wangchuck.
Wangchuck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turkulainen looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turkulainen's face.
Turkulainen managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wangchuck keeps control of Turkulainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wangchuck scores a nice knee to the body.
Wangchuck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turkulainen backwards.
Turkulainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Turkulainen is rocked!
Wangchuck has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Turkulainen to the canvas! Can Turkulainen beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Turkulainen was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Wangchuck is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tshering Wangchuck!
An out of breath Tshering Wangchuck 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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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chiarmanda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. Benson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice Cooper - Schools Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Benson 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.
The crowd cheers as Benson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chiarmanda doesn't seem phased though.
Benson throws a push kick but Chiarmanda slaps the foot to one side.
Benson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiarmanda at a distance.
Benson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A bone on bone clash there as Chiarmanda blocks the leg kick.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
A big left from Benson misses.
Benson scoring well with a low kick there.
Benson avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Benson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chiarmanda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Chiarmanda blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda blocks the body kick.
Chiarmanda throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chiarmanda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chiarmanda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Benson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chiarmanda throws an elbow but misses.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it misses.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Chiarmanda throws a head punch that misses.
Benson blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Chiarmanda.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow just above Benson 's eye.
Chiarmanda lands a body shot.
Chiarmanda scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson is trying to maintain a safe position but Chiarmanda gets an underhook and turns Benson into the ropes.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chiarmanda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benson's brow.
Benson misses with some punches.
Chiarmanda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a one-two to the body.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson'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.
Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson tries to clinch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chiarmanda is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson misses with a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice uppercut.
Chiarmanda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Benson.
Benson scores with a jab. Chiarmanda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chiarmanda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chiarmanda.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiarmanda misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benson, right into the meat.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Chiarmanda tenderised Benson's leg. Benson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson lands a body shot.
Chiarmanda connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benson clinches up against the ropes.
Benson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benson works on Chiarmanda's body with a couple of short punches.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chiarmanda avoids the damage to the body.
Chiarmanda looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Benson throws a head punch that misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiarmanda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chiarmanda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benson.
Chiarmanda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
A jab from Benson finds it's way through Chiarmanda's defenses.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Chiarmanda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Benson lands.
Chiarmanda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiarmanda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chiarmanda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Benson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benson.
Chiarmanda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Chiarmanda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick that misses.
Benson lands a leg kick that knocks Chiarmanda off balance momentarily.
Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benson.
Benson misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Chiarmanda in a clinch.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chiarmanda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda lands with a right to the head.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson keeps control of Chiarmanda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Chiarmanda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chiarmanda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Chiarmanda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Chiarmanda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benson cracks Chiarmanda with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chiarmanda misses with a lunging right hand
and Benson counters with a right hand to the body.
Benson has Chiarmanda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benson lands a right hand.
Benson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chiarmanda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chiarmanda lands a two punch combo.
Chiarmanda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chiarmanda scores with a head kick. Benson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chiarmanda. That's going to slow Benson down.
Nice uppercut lands for Benson. That snapped Chiarmanda's head back.
Benson throws out a powerful jab.
Benson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Benson wants to clinch.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chiarmanda throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick that misses
and Benson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Chiarmanda moves out of range easily.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick which misses Benson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benson tries to avoid it.
Benson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Chiarmanda misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
Chiarmanda takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chiarmanda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
Benson scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Chiarmanda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benson backs up against the ropes.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Benson's corner calls for a 1-2. Benson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chiarmanda if he has to take too many more of those.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chiarmanda throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benson.
Chiarmanda drops his hands momentarily and Benson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chiarmanda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick
and Benson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
A jab from Benson does it's job there.
Benson jabs Chiarmanda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benson digs a good body shot into Chiarmanda's ribs.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda lands with a kick to the temple. Benson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson avoids the head kick by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
A solid body kick from Benson.
Chiarmanda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benson. That one must have hurt.
Benson scores with a spinning back kick!
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson connects with a jab.
Chiarmanda throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Chiarmanda misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiarmanda misses with a series of wild punches.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav comes to the ring accompanied by Pelican - Bliss in Concrete. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alekzandr Borikav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Oosthuizen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Oosthuizen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borikav doesn't seem phased though.
Oosthuizen takes one to the chin there.
Oosthuizen lands a nice hook to Borikav's body. Borikav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borikav misses with a straight right.
Oosthuizen stuns Borikav with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oosthuizen cracks Borikav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but Borikav slips the punch.
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!
A shot to the liver by Oosthuizen. Beautiful body shot.
Borikav takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen misses with a double jab.
Oosthuizen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oosthuizen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oosthuizen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oosthuizen connects with a looping right hand.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Borikav was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Borikav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borikav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Borikav avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borikav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Borikav.
No joy there for Oosthuizen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Borikav.
Oosthuizen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oosthuizen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Borikav.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Borikav throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Oosthuizen finds it's way through Borikav's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oosthuizen tests Borikav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oosthuizen misses with a two punch combination.
Oosthuizen lunges at Borikav with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borikav's hand.
Oosthuizen misses with a combination
and Borikav counters with a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen misses with a double jab.
Borikav looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
Borikav moves out of range of the strikes.
Borikav lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borikav throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
Borikav tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oosthuizen is able to avoid easily.
Borikav looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borikav smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oosthuizen is rocked!
Borikav throws a lazy right hand but Oosthuizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oosthuizen is still on wobbly legs! Can Borikav finish him?
Oosthuizen drops his guard momentarily, allowing Borikav to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Oosthuizen! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Borikav takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alekzandr Borikav!
Alekzandr Borikav thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes into the arena with Five Finger Death Punch - "Lift Me Up" blaring out of the sound system. St Clair comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ready to Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic lands a glancing blow to the side of St Clair's head.
St Clair slips a jab and a cross from Cirkovic.
St Clair tries to move into range but Cirkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Clair ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from St Clair. Those never looked like landing.
St Clair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cirkovic.
St Clair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Clair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a hook.
St Clair slips a straight right by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and St Clair moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
St Clair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cirkovic. Cirkovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cirkovic throws a combination that misses
and St Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirkovic punishes St Clair's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut. St Clair saw that one coming.
St Clair throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
St Clair is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
St Clair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Skaggs Training Facility *LOP* in the buildup to the fight.
St Clair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and St Clair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cirkovic thinking.
St Clair slips under a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic jabs St Clair right on the nose. St Clair blinks but takes it well.
St Clair cracks Cirkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cirkovic stuns St Clair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cirkovic looks to throw the jab but St Clair is out of range.
Cirkovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Cirkovic resets, St Clair pounces with a savage head kick that drops Cirkovic to the mat! Cirkovic looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Clair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but St Clair moves out of range.
St Clair jabs at Cirkovic's body.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
St Clair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from St Clair.
Cirkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Cirkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic tries to clinch up.
Cirkovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cirkovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by St Clair.
St Clair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cirkovic.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cirkovic. St Clair shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Jon Lewis St Clair should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Clair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Clair throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as St Clair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cirkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Clair.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but St Clair is having none of it.
St Clair misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Clair.
St Clair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from St Clair.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Clair misses with a wild combination.
Cirkovic is looking to slow St Clair down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
Cirkovic throws a lazy uppercut
and St Clair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Clair throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but St Clair avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Clair, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cirkovic has St Clair pressed against the ropes, preventing St Clair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Clair up against the ropes.
St Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair breaks the clinch.
St Clair stuns Cirkovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by St Clair.
St Clair misses with a leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a front kick that sends St Clair stumbling back into the ropes.
Cirkovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Clair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses
and Cirkovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
St Clair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Clair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cirkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Clair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a hook but St Clair blocks it.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Clair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirkovic scores with a hook.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body kick.
Cirkovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Cirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Clair misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but St Clair blocks it.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic trying to stall but St Clair improves his position.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as St Clair controls his hands.
Cirkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
St Clair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Clair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Clair throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Clair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Clair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses.
St Clair misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as St Clair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Clair throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Clair.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but St Clair avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
A low kick from Cirkovic is predictable there
and St Clair counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Cirkovic blocks the leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but St Clair checks it.
St Clair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cirkovic under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Clair.
Cirkovic lands with a kick to the temple. St Clair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Cirkovic is predictable there
and St Clair counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jon Lewis St Clair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Clair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the body
and St Clair counters with a big head kick but Cirkovic shrugs it off.
Cirkovic misses the body punch
and St Clair counters with a nice uppercut.
St Clair closes the distance and catches Cirkovic with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Cirkovic is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Cirkovic is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Cirkovic is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! St Clair takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jon Lewis St Clair!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Lewis St Clair thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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