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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pierre Smirnoff was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Smirnoff scores with a four punch combination!
Smirnoff darts in and clinches Lannister up against the ropes.
Lannister blocks an elbow strike from Smirnoff.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Smirnoff stalling in the clinch but Lannister improves position.
Smirnoff is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lannister has denied him.
Smirnoff leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Lannister.
Lannister pushes Smirnoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lannister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smirnoff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lannister blocks it with crossed arms.
Lannister avoids the elbow strike from Smirnoff, against the ropes.
Smirnoff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lannister is keeping busy.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnoff tries to stall but Lannister uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smirnoffs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Smirnoff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Lannister.
Smirnoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lannister is defending well for now.
Lannister throws a punch but it's blocked by Smirnoff.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lannister scores with a shot to the side of Smirnoff's head.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnoff.
Lannister gets through Smirnoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smirnoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnoff looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Lannister.
Smirnoff stalling in the clinch but Lannister improves position.
A short uppercut from Lannister.
A nice left hand lands by Lannister.
Smirnoff misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smirnoff trying to stall but Lannister improves his position.
Lannister avoids the elbow strike from Smirnoff, against the ropes.
Lannister working aggressively here.
Smirnoff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lannister misses with some punches.
Lannister lands a right hand.
Lannister misses with some punches.
Smirnoff working Lannister over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Smirnoff to work.
Lannister throws a punch but it's blocked by Smirnoff.
Lannister lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lannister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Lannister dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lannister blocks a head kick by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
Smirnoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lannister counters with a nice uppercut.
Smirnoff misses with the body kick
and Lannister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smirnoff closes the distance and pushes Lannister back into the ropes.
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smirnoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Lannister has double underhooks.
Lannister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smirnoff.
A shot in the inside from Lannister.
Smirnoff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lannister blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lannister lands a nice uppercut.
Lannister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smirnoffs head.
Smirnoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lannister.
Smirnoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnoff throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Smirnoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnoff misses with a combination
enabling Lannister to counter with a crisp jab.
Smirnoff throws a nice looking combination but Lannister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses
and Lannister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smirnoff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smirnoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
Smirnoff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smirnoff blocks an uppercut.
Lannister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smirnoff can do to turn this around?
Lannister lands a left hand.
Smirnoff can't find room to land a body shot as Lannister controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister avoiding damage as Smirnoff throws knees to the body.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnoff.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Lannister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lannister working aggressively here.
Smirnoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lannister's elbow.
Lannister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smirnoff's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Lannister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smirnoff throws a sloppy head kick and Lannister moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Smirnoff misses
enabling Lannister to counter with a crisp jab.
Smirnoff rushes Lannister and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Lannister gets through Smirnoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smirnoff misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister misses with the head strike.
Smirnoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister misses with some punches.
Lannister working aggressively here.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smirnoff trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lannister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
Lannister scores with a shot to the side of Smirnoff's head.
Smirnoff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnoff throws an elbow but it misses.
Lannister pushes Smirnoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lannister lands a right hand.
Lannister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
Lannister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lannister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaime Lannister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Smirnoff tries to stall but Lannister uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lannister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Lannister.
Lannister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
Smirnoff is rocked!
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnoff is still on wobbly legs! Can Lannister finish him?
Lannister avoids the elbow strike from Smirnoff, against the ropes.
Smirnoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnoff seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Lannister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lannister misses with some punches.
Lannister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
A short right from Lannister on the inside.
Lannister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lannister lands a shoulder strike.
Smirnoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smirnoff tries to stall but Lannister uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Lannister lands with a left to the head.
Smirnoff is trying to break free.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff missing with knees to the body.
Lannister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smirnoff.
Lannister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lannister.
Lannister keeps control of Smirnoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnoff wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Lannister clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smirnoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smirnoff misses with a combination
and Lannister counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister tries to keep at a distance but Smirnoff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lannister lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff blocks an uppercut.
Lannister working aggressively here.
Smirnoff lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnoff tries to land knees in the clinch but Lannister avoids the damage to the body.
Lannister pushes Smirnoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lannister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smirnoffs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lannister.
Lannister throws a punch but it's blocked by Smirnoff.
Lannister pushes Smirnoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smirnoff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Smirnoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lannister misses with some punches.
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister pushes Smirnoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lannister throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister pushes Smirnoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lannister on the inside.
Smirnoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Lannister.
A short right from Lannister.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnoff.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lannister.
Smirnoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lannister scores with a shoulder strike.
Lannister lands a left hand.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smirnoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lannister throws a head punch that misses.
Smirnoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lannister prevents Smirnoff from breaking the clinch.
Lannister lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
Lannister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lannister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaime Lannister had his way with Pierre Smirnoff in 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. This is the final round!
Smirnoff throws a leg kick
and Lannister counters with a nice uppercut.
Smirnoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smirnoff closes the distance and clinches.
Lannister misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnoff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.
A head punch on the inside from Lannister fails to land.
Lannister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lannister avoiding damage as Smirnoff throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister scores with a shot to the side of Smirnoff's head.
A short left from Lannister.
Lannister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smirnoff backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lannister.
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!
Lannister throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff can't break the clinch.
Lannister lands a right hand.
Lannister scores with a shot to the side of Smirnoff's head.
Smirnoff wants to stall.
Lannister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lannister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smirnoff wants to stall.
Lannister lands an uppercut.
Lannister creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Smirnoff crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Smirnoff face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Lannister takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jaime Lannister!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Supi Sealea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernard Hopkins 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Supi Sealea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins wants to clinch but Sealea slips to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Sealea - that landed with a thud.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealea's defenses.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sealea stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Sealea.
Sealea manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Sealea is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea manages to break the clinch.
Sealea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sealea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Sealea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea stalls.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins wants to clinch but Sealea slips to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea takes the fight into the clinch.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Sealea pushes him off.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Bernard Hopkins has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Sealea circles away.
Sealea has managed to clinch.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Sealea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sealea clinches up against the ropes.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins dodges an elbow strike from Sealea.
Sealea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sealea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Sealea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sealea breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins wants to clinch but Sealea slips to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sealea manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sealea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Sealea holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sealea missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea taking a breather.
Hopkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sealea lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sealea throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins darts in trying to clinch
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sealea.
Sealea lands a shot to the body.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch up
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bernard Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
letting Sealea counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins tries to clinch
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch up
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Hopkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
It looks like Supi Sealea has been cut.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
Sealea lands a left hand.
Come on Sealea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins tries to clinch
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sealea closes the distance and clinches.
Sealea avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sealea throws a head kick that misses.
Sealea looks to land a combination. Hopkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Sealea circles away.
Sealea lands a body shot.
Sealea instigates a clinch.
Sealea lands an elbow just above Hopkins 's eye.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins moves to clinch but Sealea breaks away
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Sealea avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the ropes.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Sealea looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sealea darts in and clinches Hopkins up against the ropes.
Supi Sealea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sealea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Sealea breaks from the clinch.
Sealea throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Bernard Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sealea.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sealea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sealea avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Sealea.
Sealea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike.
Sealea'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins moves to clinch but Sealea breaks away
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealea's defenses.
Sealea'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.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Sealea.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sealea.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sealea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sealea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Sealea is having none of it.
Sealea has closed the distance and engaged Hopkins in a clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Sealea.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supi Sealea is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Sealea circles away.
Sealea scores with a head kick.
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sealea moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sealea is stalling here.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sealea counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
That has opened up Bernard Hopkins's cut even more.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Sealea.
A combination from Sealea does no damage.
Sealea moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
A body shot lands from Sealea.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea had his way with Bernard Hopkins in that round.
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!
Sealea moves into the clinch successfully.
Bernard Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Sealea leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Sealea with a series of wild strikes but Sealea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sealea throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sealea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Sealea throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Sealea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sealea stalling against the ropes.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealea throws an elbow but it misses.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins darts in trying to clinch
and Sealea counters with a two punch combo.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Sealea moves out of range.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sealea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Sealea tries to tie him up.
Sealea leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Sealea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sealea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sealea.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Supi Sealea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sealea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Supi Sealea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sealea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Supi Sealea!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Nevershower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the ring accompanied by When the Shit Goes Down . Pierre Nevershower has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Torres's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Nevershower!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevershower gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nevershower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres misses with a kick to the body.
Torres connects with a jab.
It looks like Pierre Nevershower has been cut.
Nevershower moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Nevershower.
Nevershower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevershower circles away.
Nevershower has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nevershower slows down the pace here.
Nevershower keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torres's efforts to push away.
Our sources have told us that Torres has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Torres misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to work over Nevershower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Nevershower managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Nevershower controls the action.
Nevershower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Nevershower avoids the damage to the body.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres misses with a kick to the body.
Nevershower tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevershower lands a head kick that bluckles Torres and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Nevershower no doubt looking to push for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Torres.
Nevershower forces Torres back against the ropes and clinches.
Torres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nevershower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres lands with an uppercut that bounces Nevershower off the ropes and back into range.
Nevershower takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Nevershower has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nevershower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nevershower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nevershower slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nevershower.
Nevershower walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nevershower rushes Torres and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Pierre Nevershower should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Pierre Nevershower's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nevershower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Nevershower throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nevershower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Nevershower is blocking nicely.
Nevershower displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevershower looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nevershower with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Nevershower avoids it by throwing Torres back against the ropes.
Nevershower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevershower was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Nevershower moves into the clinch.
Torres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Torres throws an elbow but misses.
Nevershower manages to break the clinch.
Nevershower clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nevershower breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevershower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres moves to clinch but Nevershower breaks away
and Nevershower counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Torres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nevershower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nevershower content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torres misses with some punches.
Nevershower prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres wants to break free but Nevershower has control.
Nevershower just leaning against Torres, taking a breather.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nevershower in his tracks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Nevershower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Nevershower's cut.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nevershower moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Nevershower stalling against the ropes.
Nevershower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nevershower manages to break the clinch.
Torres tries to clinch up but Nevershower circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres clinches up with Nevershower and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nevershower avoiding damage.
Nevershower's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevershower misses with the combination.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevershower.
A big left from Torres misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with a nice body punch.
Jose Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nevershower throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres motions for Nevershower to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nevershower throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres throws a push kick but Nevershower slaps the foot to one side.
Nevershower has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nevershower blocks it with crossed arms.
Nevershower manages to break the clinch.
Nevershower has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nevershower dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Torres wants to break free but Nevershower has control.
Nevershower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a body punch but Nevershower moves out of range.
Torres wants to clinch
and Nevershower counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nevershower prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres tries a body shot but Nevershower blocks it.
Nevershower throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Nevershower won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Torres.
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!
Nevershower effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nevershower obliges.
Nevershower breaks the clinch.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres tries to clinch but Nevershower is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Nevershower really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Nevershower's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nevershower steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torres. That one must have hurt.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nevershower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Nevershower closes the distance and clinches.
Nevershower has Torres pushed against the ropes.
Nevershower pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nevershower stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevershower manages to break the clinch.
Torres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nevershower.
Torres instigates a clinch.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nevershower.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Nevershower is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevershower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nevershower throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Nevershower swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres throws a head kick but Nevershower moves out of range.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevershower circles away.
Pierre Nevershower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nevershower takes a step back to recover.
Torres takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nevershower gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nevershower breaks the clinch.
Nevershower moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevershower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nevershower takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Nevershower counters with a body kick that stops Torres in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevershower rushes Torres and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nevershower effectively controlling the action here.
Nevershower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres tried to score with a low kick but Nevershower checks it.
Nevershower closes the distance and clinches.
Nevershower throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Nevershower stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nevershower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Nevershower dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Nevershower's cut.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Torres tries to clinch up but Nevershower circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres avoids the head kick by Nevershower.
Nevershower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nevershower tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jose Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nevershower tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nevershower moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nevershower has Torres up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevershower controls his hands.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Nevershower blocks with his arms.
Nevershower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre Nevershower is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nevershower counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nevershower.
Nevershower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nevershower throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nevershower is defending well for now.
Nevershower has Torres pressed against the ropes.
Nevershower breaks the clinch.
Torres tries to land a front kick but Nevershower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nevershower scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevershower gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nevershower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevershower circles away.
Nevershower scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nevershower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nevershower tries to clinch up.
Nevershower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Nevershower counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nevershower.
Nevershower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nevershower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevershower clinches.
Nevershower works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Pierre Nevershower is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Nevershower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nevershower has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 44:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 44:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Nevershower!
The defeated Jose Torres had this to say: 'Ill be Back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vincenzo Caiazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caiazzo comes to the ring accompanied by TBDM- What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse. Andy Hug 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Caiazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Hug!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caiazzo throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
Hug walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caiazzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caiazzo misses with a low kick.
Caiazzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Caiazzo finds it's target.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
Caiazzo tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Hug tenderised Caiazzo's leg. Caiazzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hug throws a hook but Caiazzo blocks it.
Caiazzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caiazzo throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
Hug throws a right and a left that Caiazzo avoids nicely.
Hug's coach down at Cozad Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hug's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Caiazzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caiazzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hug defending well as Caiazzo loads up on a big left hand.
Hug displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caiazzo on the side of the head.
Hug connects with a jab.
Hug throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caiazzo counters with a straight right hand.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug misses with a looping left.
Caiazzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hug finds it's way round the side to connect with Caiazzo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caiazzo lands a slapping body shot.
Hug cracks a nice hook into Caiazzo's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hug lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caiazzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caiazzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caiazzo avoids the head kick by Hug.
Caiazzo avoids the body shot from Hug.
Caiazzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Hug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caiazzo.
Hug cracks a nice hook into Caiazzo's ribs.
Hug scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Hug.
Caiazzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hug.
Hug pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caiazzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caiazzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caiazzo misses with an uppercut. Hug saw that one coming.
Hug jabs Caiazzo right on the nose. Caiazzo blinks but takes it well.
Caiazzo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caiazzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Caiazzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hug throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hug throws a right and a left that Caiazzo avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Caiazzo.
Caiazzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hug closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Caiazzo crashing to the mat! Caiazzo uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Hug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caiazzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Hug feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caiazzo's calf.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Caiazzo misses.
Caiazzo throws a body punch but Hug moves out of range.
Hug is looking to chop away at Caiazzo's legs.
Caiazzo throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Andy Hug should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hug closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Caiazzo crashing to the mat! Caiazzo uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Andy Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caiazzo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Caiazzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Caiazzo walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Caiazzo is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andy Hug!
A very excited looking Andy Hug made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nichols (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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Nichols.
We've been informed that Nichols 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.
Nichols bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Nichols.
A punch combination from Nichols misses.
Logan defending well as Nichols loads up on a big left hand.
Nichols connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Logan momentarily.
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.
Logan misses with a combination
and Nichols counters with a nice body shot.
Nichols throws a big shot that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nichols.
Nichols throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan misses with a wild combination.
Logan punishes Nichols's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Nichols.
A shot to the liver by Nichols. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nichols.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nichols misses with a few strikes there.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nichols looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nichols throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
Nichols swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nichols throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nichols fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nichols misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Logan checks a leg kick.
Nichols misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nichols throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a series of strikes that have Nichols backpedaling.
A combination from Nichols does no damage.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Nichols throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Nichols stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nichols throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nichols thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Nichols swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Logan coming out on top.
Nichols throws a body shot but no joy.
Nichols throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nichols misses the shot to the body.
Logan looks to land a combination but Nichols avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Nichols.
Nichols throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Nichols dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Nichols, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nichols counter with a right hand.
Nichols showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Logan staying out of range there.
Logan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Logan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan connects with a body shot.
Logan walks straight into a big right, left combination from Nichols and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Nichols as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scott Nichols!
Our winner, Scott Nichols, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Mocny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mocny is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed- Warrior. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Mocny!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mocny keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Mocny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mocny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch but Mocny is having none of it.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Mocny.
Mocny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks swings for the body but Mocny moves out of range.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks tries to clinch but Mocny moves out of range.
Brooks lands with a nice body kick.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dakota Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand
and Mocny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks tries to clinch but Mocny is having none of it.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mocny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mocny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Mocny circles away.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but Mocny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.
Brooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mocny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Mocny circles away.
Michal Mocny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks scores with a jab. Mocny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Mocny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mocny blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Mocny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mocny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Mocny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mocny has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brooks tries to clinch but Mocny moves out of range.
Mocny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mocny was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks rushes Mocny and presses him up against the ropes.
Mocny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks misses with a double jab
letting Mocny counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mocny counters with a nice uppercut.
Mocny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Mocny checks a leg kick.
Mocny swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Dakota Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brooks keeps control of Mocny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mocny wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mocny is trying to break free.
Mocny is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Brooks has Mocny pressed against the ropes, preventing Mocny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mocny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mocny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks forces Mocny back against the ropes and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Mocny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mocny is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Mocny is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Mocny manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Brooks misses
and Mocny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mocny, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mocny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mocny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Mocny is avoiding it.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mocny manages to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mocny.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mocny can do to turn this around?
Brooks takes a swing at Mocny's ribcage but misses.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mocny ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks connects with a body shot.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mocny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Mocny pushes him off.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Mocny is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Mocny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mocny is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mocny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mocny is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Mocny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mocny can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mocny tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the ropes.
Mocny can't break the clinch.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Mocny shrugs off.
Mocny is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mocny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Mocny wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Mocny is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mocny wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Mocny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mocny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mocny is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks is leaning against Mocny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocny tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mocny wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks prevents Mocny from breaking the clinch.
Brooks prevents Mocny from breaking the clinch.
Mocny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mocny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mocny tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the ropes.
Mocny is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Mocny is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Brooks has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mocny has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks prevents Mocny from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks clearly takes that round.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brooks misses with a low kick as Mocny jumps back.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mocny manages to avoid it.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mocny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks wants to clinch but Mocny slips to the side
and Mocny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mocny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mocny swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks digs a good body shot into Mocny's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Brooks. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Mocny's head back.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks lands with an uppercut that bounces Mocny off the ropes and back into range.
Brooks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mocny under the eye.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brooks takes a swing at Mocny's ribcage but misses.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Mocny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mocny swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mocny is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Mocny tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the ropes.
Mocny tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the ropes.
Mocny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Mocny avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Mocny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks keeps control of Mocny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Brooks had his way with Michal Mocny in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Mocny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mocny swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Mocny should have avoided that one.
Brooks wants to clinch but Mocny slips to the side
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch but Mocny moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mocny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mocny moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks punishes Mocny's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks darts in and clinches Mocny up against the ropes.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michal Mocny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mocny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mocny is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Mocny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks tries a body shot but Mocny blocks it.
Brooks looking to stall.
Mocny wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mocny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mocny is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocny is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Mocny has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mocny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Mocny in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks keeps control of Mocny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks gets through Mocny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mocny is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mocny walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mocny at a distance.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks tries to clinch up
letting Mocny counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Brooks!
An out of breath Dakota Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Derrick Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jakob Villa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Villa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa is looking to land body kicks.
Millar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Millar throws a front kick aimed at Villa's knee but Villa avoids it well.
Millar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Villa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Millar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villa is looking to land body kicks.
Millar tries to land a front kick but Villa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Millar lands a lovely overhand right.
Millar keeps the fight on the outside.
Villa throws a wild body kick that Millar sees coming a mile off.
Millar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Millar lands with a shot to the body.
Villa avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Millar.
Millar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Villa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Villa scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millar has closed the distance and engaged Villa in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa prevents a body shot from Millar.
Villa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Millar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Millar lands a shot to the body.
Villa lands an elbow inside.
Villa misses with a knee strike.
Millar tries a body shot but Villa blocks it.
Villa with a knee to the head.
Millar swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Millar fails to land.
Millar lands a nice knee to the body.
Millar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Villa throws an elbow but it misses.
Millar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Villa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millar is defending well for now.
Millar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Millar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millar swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Millar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Villa is keeping busy.
Millar trying to land knees to the body.
Millar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villa blocks a body shot from Millar.
Millar managing to block the knees to the body from Villa.
Millar works on Villa's body with a couple of short punches.
Villa prevents a body shot from Millar.
Villa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Villa trying to land knees to the body.
Villa working Millar over with knees to the body.
Villa lands an elbow that stopped Millar in his tracks for a moment.
Villa lands an elbow that stopped Millar in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Derrick Millar has been cut.
Millar lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Millar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Millar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Millar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Millar moves out of range of the body kick.
Jakob Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Villa blocks the low kick.
Villa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villa looks to land a body kick but Millar moved away.
Villa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Millar throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Millar.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.
Millar throws a head kick that misses.
Millar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villa, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millar.
Villa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villa tries to land knees in the clinch but Millar avoids the damage to the body.
Villa connects with a knee to the head.
Villa lands an elbow that stopped Millar in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millar working aggressively here.
Millar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Millar takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Millar avoids it.
Millar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa blocking some punches.
Millar tries a knee to the head but Villa blocks it.
Villa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Millar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Millar tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Villa.
Villa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Villa.
Millar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villa working Millar over with knees to the body.
Villa landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villa lands an elbow inside that Millar shrugs off.
Millar is rocked!
Villa tries a knee to the head but Millar blocks it.
Oh Millar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Villa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with an elbow strike.
Villa pushes off an throws an elbow but Millar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Villa tries a knee to the head but Millar blocks it.
Villa misses with a knee strike.
Villa throws an elbow but it misses.
Millar avoids the elbow strike from Villa, against the ropes.
Villa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Villa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Villa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but Millar blocks with his arms.
Villa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Millar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villa looking to throw knees to the head but Millar is blocking nicely.
Villa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Millar blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villa.
Villa pushes off an throws an elbow but Millar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Villa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Millar blocks it with crossed arms.
Millar avoids a wild elbow strike from Villa.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but Millar blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Villa as Millar tries to tie him up.
Villa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Millar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Villa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Villa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Millar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millar throws a head punch that misses.
Villa looking to throw knees to the head but Millar is blocking nicely.
Millar avoids a wild elbow strike from Villa.
Villa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Villa tries a knee to the head but Millar blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Villa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Millar's brow.
Millar misses with some punches.
Jakob Villa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villa misses with a knee strike.
Villa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa tries to land a knee to the head but Millar blocks with his arms.
Millar misses with a punch to the body.
Millar blocks an elbow strike from Villa.
Villa pushes off an throws an elbow but Millar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Villa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Villa.
Villa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villa tries a knee to the head but Millar blocks it.
Millar lands a hook that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Villa avoiding damage as Millar throws knees to the body.
Millar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it.
Villa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Millar'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.
Millar throws a wild body kick that Villa sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Millar throws the left hand but Villa avoids the punch easily.
Villa tries to clinch but Millar moves out of range.
Millar seems to have got his legs back now.
Millar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Millar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Villa blocks a body shot from Millar.
Millar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Villa is controlling Millar's neck. Villa unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Millar goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jakob Villa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the ring accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Sunn has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force as his entrance music. Aki Sunn looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aki Sunn!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj misses the jab.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Sunn 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.
Sunn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gregorovitsj throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gregorovitsj lands with a straight right. Sunn didn't see that one coming.
Sunn lands with a straight right. Gregorovitsj didn't see that one coming.
Gregorovitsj misses the shot to the body.
Gregorovitsj throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sunn misses with a few strikes there.
Sunn checks a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a hook but Sunn avoids it easily.
Gregorovitsj dodges the punch combination from Sunn.
Sunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregorovitsj is just out of range.
Sunn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sunn 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. Gregorovitsj obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunn tries to bum rush Gregorovitsj with a series of wild strikes but Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gregorovitsj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sunn throws a right hand that misses
and Gregorovitsj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregorovitsj throws a hook but Sunn blocks it.
Gregorovitsj tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Sunn misses.
Gregorovitsj connects with a solid leg kick.
Gregorovitsj cracks Sunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sunn blocks the body kick.
Sunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Sunn as he checks the leg kick.
Gregorovitsj stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sunn.
Gregorovitsj lands a jab to Sunn's midsection.
Sunn connects with a single shot there.
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!
Sunn checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sunn digs a good hook to Gregorovitsj's body.
Gregorovitsj throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunn.
Gregorovitsj connects with a quick right hand that sends Sunn tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boris Gregorovitsj!
Boris Gregorovitsj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Vidonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arunas Samusiovas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Little Vidonic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samusiovas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vidonic checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Vidonic misses the target.
Samusiovas throws a lazy right hand but Vidonic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vidonic misses with a few strikes there.
Vidonic throws a wild body kick that Samusiovas sees coming a mile off.
Vidonic checks a leg kick.
Samusiovas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samusiovas lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Little Vidonic has been cut.
Good shot there by Samusiovas.
Vidonic 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.
Samusiovas swats away the attempt to clinch by Vidonic.
Vidonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vidonic ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidonic throws a hook to the side of Samusiovas's head but Samusiovas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samusiovas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samusiovas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samusiovas checks a leg kick.
Vidonic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
Vidonic throws out a loose jab but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidonic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vidonic lands a leg kick that knocks Samusiovas off balance momentarily.
Samusiovas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Vidonic lands a body shot.
Vidonic tries to score with a low kick but Samusiovas moves his leg out of the way.
Vidonic tries a head kick but it misses.
Samusiovas ducks under a wild hook from Vidonic.
Samusiovas misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samusiovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vidonic.
Samusiovas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vidonic.
Samusiovas throws a looping overhand right but Vidonic ducks down to avoid it.
Vidonic throws a leg kick but Samusiovas moved away.
Samusiovas lands with a nice combination. Vidonic backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas throws the kick towards the body but Vidonic avoids it.
Vidonic takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vidonic slips under a jab from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but Vidonic moves out of range easily.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Samusiovas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vidonic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samusiovas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vidonic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vidonic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vidonic lands a leg kick that knocks Samusiovas off balance momentarily.
Vidonic tries to land a front kick but Samusiovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vidonic throws a lazy head kick
and whilst Vidonic still has his hands down, Samusiovas counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Vidonic crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Vidonic be able to survive another onslaught?
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Vidonic moves out of range.
Samusiovas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samusiovas tries to move into range but Vidonic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vidonic gets a clinch.
Samusiovas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Samusiovas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas lands a shoulder strike.
Vidonic is rocked!
Vidonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vidonic is still on wobbly legs! Can Samusiovas finish him?
Vidonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samusiovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Vidonic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vidonic.
Vidonic seems to have recovered his senses.
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samusiovas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samusiovas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vidonic throws a right hand that Samusiovas ducks under and follows up with a left that Samusiovas also avoids with ease.
Samusiovas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samusiovas jabs Vidonic right on the nose. Vidonic blinks but takes it well.
Vidonic avoids a kick to the body.
Vidonic wants to land a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas keeps Vidonic at a distance using the push kick.
Vidonic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samusiovas's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Samusiovas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Samusiovas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vidonic is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas works the jab nicely.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but Vidonic moved away.
Samusiovas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vidonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Vidonic fakes the leg kick and cracks Samusiovas in the body.
Samusiovas throws out a loose jab but Vidonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samusiovas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vidonic gets a clinch.
Samusiovas blocks a body shot from Vidonic.
Vidonic looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Samusiovas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidonic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samusiovas.
Vidonic tries to break free but Samusiovas pushes him back against the ropes.
Vidonic working aggressively here.
Samusiovas blocking some punches.
Samusiovas manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Little Vidonic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vidonic is looking to clinch.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vidonic throws a hook but Samusiovas avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Vidonic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vidonic.
Samusiovas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vidonic can do to turn this around?
Samusiovas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vidonic throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Vidonic moves out of range.
Samusiovas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Samusiovas tries to land a front kick but Vidonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vidonic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vidonic throws a chopping leg kick but Samusiovas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vidonic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidonic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Samusiovas if he has to take too many more of those.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. Vidonic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vidonic throws a sloppy head kick and Samusiovas moves out of range easily.
Vidonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
Vidonic takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Vidonic moves out of range.
Vidonic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samusiovas has time to react.
A head kick misses from Vidonic.
Samusiovas missing with a left hand there. Vidonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vidonic throws a sloppy head kick and Samusiovas moves out of range easily.
Samusiovas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vidonic under the eye.
Samusiovas blocks a low kick nicely.
Vidonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samusiovas moves away.
Samusiovas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vidonic on the side of the head.
That has opened up Little Vidonic's cut even more.
Samusiovas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vidonic's hands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Samusiovas!
Samusiovas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vidonic moves into range and clinches up with Samusiovas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas lands a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas lands a hook that snaps the head of Vidonic backwards.
Vidonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vidonic misses with a knee to the head.
Samusiovas breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Vidonic with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Vidonic looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Vidonic get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arunas Samusiovas!
Arunas Samusiovas retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ange Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fili has chosen Spaceship Superstar as his entrance music. Cole Taggart had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ange Fili!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Fili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fili looks to throw the jab but Taggart is out of range.
Fili is looking to clinch.
Fili tries to bum rush Taggart with a series of wild strikes but Taggart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fili scores with a head kick. Taggart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fili lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fili throws a push kick but Taggart slaps the foot to one side.
Taggart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Albion MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Taggart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fili was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Fili.
Fili thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taggart if he has to take too many more of those.
Fili is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Fili throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart is looking to slow Fili down with leg kicks.
Fili is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fili.
Taggart slips a straight right by Fili.
Taggart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fili with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fili misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taggart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fili is looking to clinch.
Fili scores with a decent looking hook.
Fili pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ange Fili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Fili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taggart pushes Fili up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fili misses with a punch to the body.
Fili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fili avoids it.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fili scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fili blocking some punches.
Fili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Fili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fili is working Taggart over against the ropes.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Fili.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fili throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Fili controls his hands.
Fili throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fili.
Fili has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Fili scores with a shot to the side of Taggart's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fili lands with a short shot to the head.
Taggart avoids a wild elbow strike from Fili.
Taggart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Fili.
Fili manages to break the clinch.
Fili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taggart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taggart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fili.
Fili throws a sloppy head kick and Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses
and Fili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taggart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taggart.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fili blocks it with crossed arms.
Fili has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Taggart seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fili can turn it around.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taggart working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fili looking to slow down the pace here.
Taggart misses with a knee to the head.
Fili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taggart is breathing heavily.
Taggart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fili breaks from the clinch.
Fili lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fili.
Nice shot by Fili.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Fili.
Fili digs a good hook to Taggart's body.
Fili tries to clinch up.
Taggart ducks right into an uppercut from Fili.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fili misses with a wild combination.
Fili lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ange Fili 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.
Taggart scores with a leg kick.
Taggart throws a head kick but Fili moves out of range.
Taggart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fili scores with a jab. Taggart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taggart throws a front kick aimed at Fili's knee but Fili avoids it well.
Fili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fili misses with a looping left.
Taggart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ange Fili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fili throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
Fili throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fili takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
Fili jabs at Taggart's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taggart.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Fili counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fili tries to keep at a distance but Taggart has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fili.
A nice left hand lands by Fili.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fili just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taggart's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Fili.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Fili avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Taggart lands a right hand.
Fili takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fili.
Fili works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taggart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fili unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Fili.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fili.
Fili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fili lands a shoulder strike.
Fili lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fili.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Fili.
Fili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fili misses with a punch to the body.
Fili pushes Taggart back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
Fili scores with a shoulder strike.
Taggart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fili lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Fili on the inside.
Taggart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fili.
Fili has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Fili.
Taggart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fili connects with a knee to the head.
Fili pushes Taggart back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fili lands a body shot.
Fili lands an uppercut.
Fili breaks the clinch.
Fili lands a nice looking body kick.
Fili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taggart's head backwards.
Fili lands a head kick!
Taggart is rocked!
Fili is looking to clinch but Taggart is avoiding it.
Fili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fili on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fili.
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Fili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fili lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Taggart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fili lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taggart seems to have got his legs back now.
Fili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taggart avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fili misses with a knee to the head.
Fili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ange Fili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taggart avoids the elbow strike from Fili, against the ropes.
Fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fili lands a nice shot to the body.
Taggart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taggart drops his guard momentarily, allowing Fili to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Taggart! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Fili takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ange Fili!
Ange Fili is the new welterweight champion!
Ange Fili looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to my new team at Ancient Alien they were the missing piece. I feel complete...'.
Cole Taggart spoke after the fight, saying 'Well it seems it wasn't my day today, sorry folks!'.
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