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EFFA 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Biden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Biden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barack Biden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Biden looks for the body kick but Frost saw that one coming.
Biden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barack Biden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost scores with a hook.
Biden throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Biden.
Biden throws a head kick that misses.
Biden is looking to land body kicks.
Frost checks a leg kick nicely.
Frost connects with an inside leg kick.
Biden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frost throws a push kick but Biden slaps the foot to one side.
Biden misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost moves away from the strike by Biden.
Biden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Frost throws a leg kick but Biden moved away.
Frost pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biden is out of range and Frost settles back down.
Biden lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
Biden lands with a nice body kick.
Biden avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Biden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost avoids a kick to the body.
Biden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biden.
Frost throws a head kick but Biden moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
The fighters circling - Biden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Biden.
Biden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biden manages to avoid it.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Biden throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Frost misses with a low kick.
Frost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biden looks for the body kick but Frost saw that one coming.
Biden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Biden lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid body kick from Biden.
Frost scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frost is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biden moves away from the strike by Frost.
A nice inside leg kick there by Biden. That's going to slow Frost down.
Frost throws a head kick but Biden moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Biden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Biden gets a clinch.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Barack Biden has been cut.
Frost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biden breaks the clinch.
Biden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barack Biden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frost jabs at Biden's body.
Biden throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Frost tries to clinch but Biden is having none of it.
Frost will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Biden takes one to the chin there.
Biden clinches with his opponent.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biden's defenses.
A short left from Biden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Biden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frost is trying to break free.
Biden tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Biden throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Biden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost thumps Biden with a low kick.
Good work by Biden as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost moves out of range as Biden throws a body kick.
Biden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frost lands with a kick to the temple. Biden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Biden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Biden throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Biden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Biden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
Frost throws a low kick but Biden avoids it.
Biden moves into the clinch.
Biden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biden keeps Frost at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biden moves away.
Frost lands with a right hand.
Frost moves away from the strike by Biden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Biden down.
Biden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Biden closes the distance but Frost moves to the side
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Biden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biden.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Biden throws a head kick that half lands.
Biden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biden is looking to land body kicks.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Biden ducks down to avoid it.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost digs a good hook to Biden's body.
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 Deacon Frost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barack Biden'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.
Frost blocks a head kick by Biden.
That kick from Biden tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.
Frost lands with a cross.
Biden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frost is looking to slow Biden down with leg kicks.
Frost clinches.
Biden breaks from the clinch.
Biden tries to land a front kick but Frost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Frost avoids the head kick by Biden.
Biden tries to land a body kick
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biden ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
A head kick by Biden misses
and Frost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Biden catches Frost with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Biden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biden has time to react.
Biden avoids the head kick by Frost.
Biden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a head kick that misses
and Biden counters with a low kick, right behind Frost 's knee.
Biden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biden checks it well.
Biden throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Biden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frost eats them both and turns towards Biden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Biden walks into a straight right hand from Frost.
Biden lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frost will feel that in the morning.
Biden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Biden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frost throws a low kick but Biden moves out of range easily.
Biden moves away from the strike by Frost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Biden throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Biden.
Biden throws a body kick that misses.
Frost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Biden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Biden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Biden lands a two punch combo.
Frost throws a head kick that half lands.
Frost connects with a crisp jab.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Biden ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Frost.
Frost lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Biden backs up against the ropes.
Biden connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Biden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Biden lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biden doesn't seem bothered though.
Frost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biden connects with a body shot.
Biden tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Biden finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Barack Biden just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Barack Biden'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.
Frost avoids a kick to the body.
Biden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biden throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Frost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Biden throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Biden throws a leg kick that misses.
Frost tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Biden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Biden throws a big shot that misses.
Biden tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Biden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Biden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biden thuds his shin into the meat of Frost's side.
A jab from Biden does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost avoids the head kick by Biden.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost stalks Biden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Biden's face. Biden staggers backwards, shaken.
Biden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Biden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Frost scores with a four punch combination!
Biden keeps Frost at a distance using the push kick.
Biden throws a wild body kick that Frost sees coming a mile off.
Biden throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biden.
Frost wants to slow Biden down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Frost misses.
A punch lands to the side of Biden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Biden stuns Frost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Biden tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden misses the shot to the body.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Biden misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Biden connects with an inside leg kick.
Frost feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bidens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Biden checks a leg kick nicely.
Biden connects with a right hand. Frost shakes it off.
Biden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost takes a swing at Biden's ribcage but misses.
Biden throws a sloppy body shot
and Frost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Biden throws a wild body kick that Frost sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Frost connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Deacon Frost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barack Biden's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Frost blocks a head kick by Biden.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Biden.
Biden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Biden.
Biden misses with a low kick.
Frost tries to clinch there but Biden circles away.
Frost lands a really nice looking cross but Biden seems unphased.
Frost throws a leg kick but Biden checks it.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frost motions for Biden to come forward. Frost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Biden's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biden throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Biden throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Biden tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Biden scores with a hook.
Biden throws a body kick that misses
and Frost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Biden moves away from the strike by Frost.
Frost lands a leg kick that knocks Biden off balance momentarily.
Biden tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost throws a good cross that connects.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Frost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biden checks it well.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biden throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Frost throws a leg kick that misses.
Biden delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden avoids the head kick by Frost.
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.
Biden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost blocks a jab.
Frost is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Biden tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Biden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Biden.
Biden throws a lazy head kick
and Frost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biden thinking.
Biden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Biden throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Biden misses with a body kick.
Frost cracks Biden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Biden avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deacon Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frost has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neji Hyuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neji Hyuga looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neji Hyuga!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses the jab.
Hyuga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hyuga moved away.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Hyuga moves away and avoids it.
Hyuga moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hyuga moves away from the strike by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Hyuga's knee but Hyuga avoids it well.
Lee misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hyuga is out of range.
Hyuga blocks a head kick by Lee.
We've been informed that Hyuga 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.
Lee keeps Hyuga at a distance using the push kick.
Hyuga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Hyuga's shoulder, as Hyuga tries to avoid the shot.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hyuga counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Hyuga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee thuds his right hand into Hyuga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hyuga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hyuga is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses the jab.
Hyuga is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Hyuga moves away from the strike by Lee.
Hyuga ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Hyuga moved out of range nicely.
Lee lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Hyuga crumples to the floor! Lee milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cung Lee!
Cung Lee tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roelof throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ukkeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ukkeli swings for the body but Roelof moves out of range.
Roelof throws a hook to the side of Ukkeli's head but Ukkeli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ukkeli.
Nice body kick there by Ukkeli.
Roelof misses with a body shot
and Ukkeli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ukkeli closes the distance and catches Roelof with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Roelof is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Roelof is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Roelof is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Ukkeli takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maximus Ukkeli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Villa!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Logan does it's job there.
Logan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Villa. That one must have hurt.
Logan throws a right and a left that Villa avoids nicely.
Logan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Villa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Villa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Villa throws a body kick that misses.
Logan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Logan moves out of range as Villa throws a body kick.
Villa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Logan misses with the combination.
Villa moves into the clinch.
Logan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 nice glancing elbow lands by Villa.
Villa landing knees to the body.
Villa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Logan 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.
Villa wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan avoiding damage as Villa throws knees to the body.
Villa working Logan over with knees to the body.
Logan being controlled against the ropes.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but Logan blocks with his arms.
Villa lands a nice knee to the body.
Villa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Logan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Logan is trying to stall.
Villa lands an elbow just above Logan 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Daniel Logan has been cut.
Villa scores with a knee to the head.
Villa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Logan can't break the clinch.
Logan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Villa tries to land knees in the clinch but Logan avoids the damage to the body.
Villa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Logan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Villa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Villa misses with a knee to the head.
Villa lands an elbow that stopped Logan in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Logan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Villa wants to clinch.
Villa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villa throws a front kick that sends Logan stumbling back into the ropes.
Villa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Villa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Villa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Villa throws a push kick but Logan slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villa is looking to land body kicks.
Jakob Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Villa misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick from Villa.
Villa moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan digs a good body shot into Villa's ribs.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
Villa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Villa thows a body kick. Logan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Logan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan moves out of range as Villa throws a body kick.
Villa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villa throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Villa throws a body kick that misses.
Villa tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a kick to the body
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Logan tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Logan throws a right hand that Villa ducks under and follows up with a left that Villa also avoids with ease.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Villa moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Villa wants to clinch.
Logan tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick from Villa.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakob Villa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Logan's cut.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villa.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Daniel Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Villa throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
Villa throws a body kick that misses.
Villa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Villa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Logan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Logan throws a right and a left that Villa avoids nicely.
Villa is looking to land body kicks.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Logan gets tackled into the ropes by Villa. Villa maintains the clinch.
Villa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Logan's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villa obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Logan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Villa.
Villa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Logan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Villa looking to throw knees to the head but Logan is blocking nicely.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villa.
Villa connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villa obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa misses with a knee to the head.
Villa lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Villa to work.
Villa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Logan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Villa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villa is struggling to control the position.
Villa tries a knee to the head but Logan blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villa obliges.
Villa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Villa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Logan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Villa tries to clinch up.
Villa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Logan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Villa.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villa.
Villa avoids the body shot from Logan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villa tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Villa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Villa has Logan pressed against the ropes.
Jakob Villa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Logan is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Villa.
Villa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Villa'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.
Villa keeps control of Logan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villa.
Villa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Villa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villa obliges.
Villa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa lands an elbow inside that Logan shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Villa.
Villa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Villa dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Logan'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!
Villa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Villa moved out of range.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Logan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villa.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
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.
Villa misses with the body kick
and Logan counters with a left and a right that stings Villa.
Villa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villa looks for the body kick but Logan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Logan takes a step back to recover.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villa fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Villa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Villa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villa.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villa throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villa.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Villa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villa.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jakob Villa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
Logan works over Villa's head and body with a nice combination.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Logan blocks the body kick.
Villa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniel Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakob Villa.
Well Villa 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Villa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Paco Kostov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kostov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kostov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tenochtitlan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kostov misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Kostov.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kostov takes a swing at Tenochtitlan's ribcage but misses.
Tenochtitlan wants to slow Kostov down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenochtitlan misses the target.
Kostov slips a straight right by Tenochtitlan.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenochtitlan moves away.
Kostov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Paco Kostov has been cut.
Tenochtitlan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenochtitlan catches Kostov napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Kostov crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Tenochtitlan raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Az Tenochtitlan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg comes into the arena with BMTH - Alligator Blood blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a shot from downtown. Kaczjarg moves away and avoids it.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaczjarg checks it well.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins takes a swing at Kaczjarg's ribcage but misses.
Kaczjarg misses with a body kick.
Kaczjarg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Jenkins moves away
and Jenkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch.
Kaczjarg lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaczjarg moves away.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaczjarg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaczjarg was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook
enabling Jenkins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kaczjarg finds it's way through Jenkins's defenses.
Kaczjarg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaczjarg duly obliges.
Kaczjarg digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Kaczjarg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaczjarg misses with a low kick as Jenkins jumps back.
Jenkins cracks Kaczjarg with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins with a hook.
Kaczjarg misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Kaczjarg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Kaczjarg moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jenkins scores with a punch to the head.
Kaczjarg moves out of range as Jenkins throws a body kick.
Jenkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaczjarg clinches with his opponent.
Kaczjarg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaczjarg tries to stall but Jenkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Kaczjarg is blocking nicely.
Jenkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaczjarg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg trying to stall but Jenkins improves his position.
Kaczjarg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Jenkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaczjarg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a swing at Kaczjarg's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Jenkins. That snapped Kaczjarg's head back.
Jenkins swings for the body but Kaczjarg moves out of range.
Julius Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaczjarg blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaczjarg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaczjarg misses with a looping right.
Kaczjarg is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaczjarg lands with a nice body punch.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaczjarg counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaczjarg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaczjarg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg misses with a body kick.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins lands with a right hand.
Jenkins tries to land a front kick but Kaczjarg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaczjarg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaczjarg misses with a low kick.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Adrian Kaczjarg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaczjarg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaczjarg slips under a jab.
Kaczjarg lands a leg kick that knocks Jenkins off balance momentarily.
Kaczjarg avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Jenkins misses
and Kaczjarg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaczjarg stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Kaczjarg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Kaczjarg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaczjarg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaczjarg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Kaczjarg misses.
Kaczjarg rushes Jenkins and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaczjarg avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Kaczjarg has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kaczjarg working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaczjarg.
Jenkins managing to block the knees to the body from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins lands a jab to Kaczjarg's midsection.
Kaczjarg misses with the combination.
Kaczjarg moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
Jenkins punishes Kaczjarg's body with a nice straight punch.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaczjarg is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Jenkins.
Kaczjarg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Kaczjarg moved out of range.
Kaczjarg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
The crowd cheers as Jenkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaczjarg doesn't seem phased though.
Kaczjarg gets a clinch.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Kaczjarg throws knees to the body.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kaczjarg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins stalls.
Jenkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaczjarg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thumps Kaczjarg with a low kick.
Kaczjarg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jenkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaczjarg's head.
Kaczjarg moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczjarg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenkins avoids the damage to the body.
Kaczjarg tries to stall but Jenkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jenkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaczjarg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaczjarg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaczjarg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Jenkins really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaczjarg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Kaczjarg.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaczjarg blocks a leg kick.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaczjarg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Kaczjarg misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaczjarg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaczjarg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jenkins back to the ropes. Kaczjarg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kaczjarg is looking to land body kicks.
Kaczjarg tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaczjarg misses with a wild combination.
Kaczjarg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Jenkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaczjarg scores with a kick to the body.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaczjarg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaczjarg has Jenkins pressed against the ropes, preventing Jenkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaczjarg takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Adrian Kaczjarg has been cut.
Come on Jenkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Jenkins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaczjarg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaczjarg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaczjarg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Kaczjarg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg looking to stall.
Jenkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaczjarg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaczjarg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kaczjarg trying to control the position but instead, Jenkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaczjarg into the ropes.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Kaczjarg throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg had his way with Julius Jenkins in that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Kaczjarg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jenkins avoids a kick to the body.
Kaczjarg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Kaczjarg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaczjarg.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Kaczjarg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaczjarg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Kaczjarg stalling against the ropes.
Kaczjarg lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaczjarg has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kaczjarg fails to land.
Kaczjarg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Kaczjarg keeps him there for the moment.
Kaczjarg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaczjarg holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaczjarg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaczjarg holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jenkins tries to land a knee to the head but Kaczjarg blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kaczjarg trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczjarg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.
Kaczjarg misses with a knee to the head.
Kaczjarg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jenkins being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adrian Kaczjarg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaczjarg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch
and Jenkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaczjarg slips under a jab.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Kaczjarg.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaczjarg moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Kaczjarg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaczjarg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Kaczjarg!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Kaczjarg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pakon Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pakon Rajanont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajanont lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rajanont. Beautiful body shot.
Rajanont tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Rajanont - just one landing.
Rajanont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson misses with a shot to the body
and Rajanont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajanont throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benson on the side of the head.
Rajanont scores with a jab. Benson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson scores with a kick to the body.
Benson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rajanont in the body.
Benson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rajanont is out of range.
Rajanont throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benson.
Benson misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benson. Rajanont shrugs it off though.
Rajanont fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rajanont will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pakon Rajanont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Benson tenderised Rajanont's leg. Rajanont is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson looks for the body kick but Rajanont saw that one coming.
Rajanont chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Rajanont doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rajanont blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rajanont.
Rajanont throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Rajanont moved away.
Rajanont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rajanont crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benson - the referee stops the clock and Rajanont gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benson. Rajanont manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajanont is just out of range.
Benson clinches.
Rajanont tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benson.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rajanont tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson is leaning against Rajanont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rajanont dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Rajanont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Rajanont will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benson is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rajanont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rajanont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajanont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajanont throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benson.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Rajanont takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rajanont lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Rajanont.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rajanont checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benson.
Benson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rajanont lands a slapping body shot.
Benson keeps Rajanont at a distance using the push kick.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Rajanont.
Benson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rajanont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benson tries a low kick but Rajanont avoids it.
Rajanont looks to land a combination but Benson avoids it well.
Rajanont throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajanont avoids a kick to the body.
Pakon Rajanont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rajanont avoids a kick to the body.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rajanont was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rajanont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajanont misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson is looking to slow Rajanont down with leg kicks.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Benson.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Benson misses with a hook.
Benson feints and then cracks Rajanont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rajanont down.
Rajanont avoids a kick to the body.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benson misses with a hook.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rajanont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajanont.
Rajanont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajanont takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Rajanont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rajanont tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajanont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajanont misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson thows a body kick. Rajanont tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benson cracks the inside of Rajanont's front leg.
Rajanont is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rajanont throws a lazy right hand but Benson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rajanont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rajanont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Rajanont moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Rajanont misses.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rajanont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson connects with a body shot.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rajanont to score with a decent uppercut.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rajanont.
Benson throws out a leg kick but Rajanont moves out of range and Benson only half commits.
Rajanont walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajanont is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Rajanont ducks down to avoid it.
Rajanont is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson cracks the inside of Rajanont's front leg.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson misses with a shot to the body
and Rajanont counters with a low kick, right behind Benson 's knee.
Benson blocks a head kick by Rajanont.
Rajanont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajanont tries a head kick but it misses.
Rajanont wants to clinch
and Benson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rajanont really felt that one!
Benson looks to land a body kick but Rajanont moved away.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rajanont takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benson blocks a head kick by Rajanont.
Benson catches Rajanont with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Benson.
Rajanont throws a good cross that connects.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Rajanont looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Rajanont loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Rajanont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Rajanont does no damage.
Rajanont throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Benson misses with a hook to the body
and Rajanont makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajanont scores with a head kick.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson throws a right hand that misses
and Rajanont counters with a right hand to the body.
Rajanont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rajanont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
A head kick misses from Rajanont.
Rajanont takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benson throws a good cross that connects.
Rajanont tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benson counters with a body kick.
Rajanont fails to land with a series of punches.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rajanont throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Rajanont scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rajanont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rajanont has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rajanont is trying to break free.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rajanont controls his hands.
Rajanont has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Rajanont counters with a two punch combo.
Benson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rajanont throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rajanont checks a low kick from Benson.
Benson lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pakon Rajanont will probably get the nod.
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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rajanont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Rajanont saw it coming and moves away.
Benson avoids the head kick by Rajanont.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Rajanont manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Benson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Rajanont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson pushes Rajanont up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benson.
Benson lands with a left to the head.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benson lands a left hand.
Rajanont on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson blocks a body shot from Rajanont.
Rajanont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
Rajanont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rajanont tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson prevents Rajanont from breaking the clinch.
Rajanont is trying to force a seperation but Benson has the dominant position.
Benson has Rajanont pressed against the ropes, preventing Rajanont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Rajanont.
Rajanont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Rajanont is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rajanont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rajanont tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Rajanont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rajanont has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rajanont avoids the damage to the body.
Pakon Rajanont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajanont tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Rajanont back against the ropes.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pericic comes to the ring accompanied by T.N.T. Jorge Pericic 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pericic just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane throws the kick towards the body but Pericic avoids it.
Pericic lands with a shot to the body.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Pericic moved out of range.
Pericic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crane's calf.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pericic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pericic misses with a looping left.
Crane connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jorge Pericic has been cut.
Crane throws a low kick but Pericic avoids it.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Pericic.
Crane lands a really nice looking cross but Pericic seems unphased.
Pericic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crane throws a right hand that Pericic ducks under and follows up with a left that Pericic also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Crane 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.
Crane misses with a leg 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!
Crane moves forwards but Pericic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Pericic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pericic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crane counters with a low kick, right behind Pericic 's knee.
Pericic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crane pushes Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands with a left to the head.
Pericic 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.
Crane blocks the elbow strike.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pericic misses with a head kick.
Pericic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pericic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pericic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pericic tests Crane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pericic misses with a looping left.
Pericic scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Pericic.
Pericic throws a leg kick but Crane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pericic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pericic is keeping busy.
Pericic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pericic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crane slows down the pace here.
A short left from Crane.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Pericic.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Pericic managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crane can't find room to land a body shot as Pericic controls the action.
Pericic tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pericic misses with a body punch.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
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 Jorge Pericic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pericic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane avoids the head kick by Pericic.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pericic avoids a kick to the body.
Pericic pushes Crane away with a front kick.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Pericic scores with a sloppy right hand. Crane should have avoided that one.
A big left from Pericic misses.
Crane connects with a jab.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pericic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pericic scoring well with a low kick there.
Pericic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Pericic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pericic tries to land a body kick
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Pericic lands but Crane takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pericic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crane is out of range.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Pericic scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
A good leg kick by Pericic.
Crane blocks a head kick by Pericic.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jorge Pericic is winning the standup battle so far.
Pericic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crane takes the fight into the clinch.
Pericic lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.
Pericic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crane dodges an elbow strike from Pericic.
Pericic managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pericic avoids the damage to the body.
Pericic lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pericic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crane's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic lands with a light punch inside.
Pericic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crane has him pressed against the ropes.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
Pericic misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Pericic.
Pericic scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane is breathing heavily.
Pericic is trying to break the clinch but Crane is controlling him.
Pericic misses with a punch on the inside.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Pericic.
Pericic is trying to stall.
Pericic cracks Crane with a nice body shot.
Pericic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pericic throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pericic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Ichabod Crane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pericic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pericic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crane or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pericic dominated that second round.
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!
Crane looks to land a left hand but Pericic moved out of range nicely.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pericic swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
A punch combination from Crane misses.
Pericic throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Crane blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pericic.
Pericic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Pericic's shoulder, as Pericic tries to avoid the shot.
Pericic throws a low kick, looking for Crane's leg but Crane calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pericic connects with a jab.
Crane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Pericic.
Crane has Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pericic up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane takes a shot to the head.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Pericic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pericic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crane's sensitive parts.
Crane looks to throw a body kick
and Pericic counters with a nice body shot.
Pericic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crane has time to react.
Crane tries to clinch but Pericic moves out of range.
Pericic misses with a low kick.
Crane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pericic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pericic throws a sloppy body shot
and Crane counters with a body kick.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Pericic misses with a hook. Crane ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane wants to clinch up but Pericic keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Pericic.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Pericic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pericic swings for the body but Crane moves out of range.
Crane avoids the head kick by Pericic.
Crane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pericic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Pericic.
Crane throws a head kick but Pericic moves out of range.
Crane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crane blocking some punches.
Pericic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pericic avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jorge Pericic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crane slips a jab and a cross from Pericic.
Nice defenses there by Crane.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Crane moves forwards but Pericic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pericic avoids the body shot from Crane.
Jab from Crane.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Pericic pushes him off.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pericic scores with a leg kick.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Pericic circles away.
Crane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pericic.
Crane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses with the combination.
Pericic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pericic cracks a nice hook into Crane's ribs.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Pericic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crane pushes Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Crane avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Pericic misses with an elbow strike.
Pericic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Pericic.
Pericic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Pericic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Pericic blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.
Pericic avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Pericic takes a shot to the head.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Pericic is blocking nicely.
Pericic breaks the clinch.
Crane is looking to clinch but Pericic is avoiding it.
Pericic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pericic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Pericic lands a leg kick that knocks Crane off balance momentarily.
Pericic swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Pericic lands a nice hook to Crane's body. Crane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crane throws a head kick but Pericic moves out of range.
Pericic slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jorge Pericic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Pericic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pericic.
Pericic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crane. That did some damage!
Pericic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Pericic.
Crane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pericic counters with a three punch combo that has Crane backing up. Crane nods at Pericic to acknowledge the strikes.
Crane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crane is looking to clinch but Pericic is avoiding it.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick
and Crane counters with a nice leg kick.
Pericic connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Pericic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pericic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pericic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pericic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pericic feints and then cracks Crane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crane down.
Pericic looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pericic.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pericic.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Pericic scores with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Pericic.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane scores with a kick to the body.
Pericic throws a leg kick but Crane checks it.
Pericic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crane tests Pericic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pericic keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jorge Pericic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Pericic scores with a head kick. Crane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crane clinches up with Pericic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Pericic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichabod Crane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Crane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane throws a head punch that misses.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
Crane works on Pericic's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Pericic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pericic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Pericic!
After winning the bout, Jorge Pericic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the ring accompanied by Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. Potku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison defending well as Potku loads up on a big left hand.
Harrison connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Harrison swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Potku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potku avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison connects with a body shot that sends Potku's belly button to the back.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison throws the kick towards the body but Potku avoids it.
Harrison throws a head kick but Potku moves out of range.
Harrison slips under a jab.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Potku's head but Potku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Potku slips under a jab from Harrison.
Potku lands a jab to the nose.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Potku throws an off balance right hand
and Harrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Potku's shoulder, as Potku tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison slips a jab from Potku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku instigates a clinch.
Potku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison letting Potku take a breather here.
Potku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potku missing with knees to the body.
Potku presses Harrison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Potku scores with a knee to the head.
Potku tries to land knees in the clinch but Harrison avoids the damage to the body.
Harrison tries a body shot but Potku blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Potku.
Potku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Potku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potku lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Harrison scores with a shot to the side of Potku's head.
Harrison trying to control the position but instead, Potku has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harrison into the ropes.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Potku is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Potku.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Potku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Potku misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrison.
Potku misses with a looping right.
Harrison scores with a nice body kick.
Potku misses with an uppercut
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potku throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potku rushes Harrison and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Harrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrison blocks an elbow strike from Potku.
Harrison is trying to force a seperation but Potku has the dominant position.
Potku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
Potku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muuli Potku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muuli Potku's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potku.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison cracks Potku with a good jab.
Harrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Harrison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Potku.
Harrison digs a good hook to Potku's body.
Harrison defending well as Potku loads up on a big left hand.
Potku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Potku misses with a hook
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Potku is rocked!
Potku moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
Potku is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrison finish him?
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Potku is out of range.
Muuli Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrison lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku takes an elbow to the temple.
Harrison cracks Potku on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Potku crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Liam Harrison!
Post fight, an emotional Liam Harrison said 'Blithering Idiot, you want to do this again. In Dynasty. In Japan. At 155? What you saying boy?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein cracks Drogo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drogo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eckstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Drogo's head.
Drogo throws a push kick but Eckstein slaps the foot to one side.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Eckstein.
Eckstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drogo connects with a leg kick. Eckstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Drogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eckstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eckstein.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eckstein. That's going to slow Drogo down.
Eckstein misses the jab.
Eckstein misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Eckstein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eckstein tries a low kick but Drogo avoids it.
Eckstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drogo moves in looking to clinch but Eckstein pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Drogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eckstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eckstein.
Eckstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drogo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Eckstein does it's job there.
Eckstein throws a hook but Drogo blocks it.
Drogo slips a jab from Eckstein.
Eckstein scores with a jab.
Drogo is rocked!
Eckstein plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Drogo's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Drogo, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Eckstein! Jason Eckstein retains his light heavyweight title!
Jason Eckstein decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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