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EFFA 98 - Rebound PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Thad Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen When the Shit Goes Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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193 lbs
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Excellent MT
Good 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thad Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Torres!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monroe wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Torres now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monroe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Torres.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Monroe darts in trying to clinch
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monroe is rocked!
Torres rushes Monroe and presses him up against the ropes.
Monroe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
Monroe tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the ropes.
Torres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Monroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monroe tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the ropes.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Monroe is looking to chop away at Torres's legs.
Torres let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Torres!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Parko Milcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turpa Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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239 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Parko Milcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turpa Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna clinches up with Milcic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Milcic letting Sauna take a breather here.
Sauna tries to throw a body punch but Milcic avoids it by throwing Sauna back against the ropes.
Milcic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sauna goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sauna misses with a straight right.
Sauna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milcic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milcic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Turpa Sauna has been cut.
Sauna 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.
Milcic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Milcic tries to bum rush Sauna with a series of wild strikes but Sauna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milcic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Milcic looks for the body kick but Sauna saw that one coming.
Sauna tries to clinch but Milcic is having none of it.
Sauna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Milcic.
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!
Sauna rushes Milcic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Milcic breaks the clinch.
Sauna throws a predictable looking body shot
and Milcic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milcic scores with a nice body kick.
Sauna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turpa Sauna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milcic misses with a few strikes there.
Sauna avoids the body shot from Milcic.
Milcic works the jab nicely.
Sauna is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Milcic.
Sauna is still on wobbly legs! Can Milcic finish him?
Milcic ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sauna out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Parko Milcic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Silva (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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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Army gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Army fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva 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.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
Army tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Army stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva tests Army's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Army looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Army's belly button to the back.
Army has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Silva thuds a left hand into Army's body.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Army misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army manages to avoid it.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Army steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Army lands a nice elbow.
Army throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Army is defending well for now.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Army doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Army lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Army cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Army lands an elbow inside.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Army is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Army comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army misses with some punches.
Army avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Army scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Army working aggressively here.
Army throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Army avoids it.
Silva blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Army.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Army.
Silva works on Army's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Army creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Army tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Army has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Army.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Silva will probably get the nod.
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.
Army misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Army in his tracks momentarily.
Army takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Army misses with a hook.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Army looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Army takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Army uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Army throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Army. Army circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Army takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva keeps Army at a distance using the push kick.
Army will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Army looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Army is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Army is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army's elbow.
Dick Army has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Army lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Army avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Army looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Army gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Army as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Army or not.
Army tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Army's belly button to the back.
Army is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Army throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Army momentarily.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Army is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Army misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Army checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Army has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Army's head.
Spider Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Army throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Army connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Army takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Army throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Army connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spider Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Army moved away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva has Army up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Army working aggressively here.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Army is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Army is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Army into the ropes.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Army misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva has Army pushed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Army throws an elbow but misses.
Army misses with an elbow strike.
Army goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Army's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Army pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Army lands a body punch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Army moves into the clinch.
Army lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Army lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Army controls his hands.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Army.
Silva prevents a body shot from Army.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Army misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Army lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Army cracks Silva with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Silva is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Silva is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Silva could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dick Army!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Army thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Spider Silva had this to say: 'I be back.. maybe I fight 205.. I train hard for the fight.. maybe 205 is more normal.. that's it..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bravo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
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177 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tenochtitlan blocks a head kick by Bravo.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bravo lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tenochtitlan to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Tenochtitlan is rocked!
It looks like Az Tenochtitlan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo and Tenochtitlan are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bravo throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Tenochtitlan into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bravo knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Bravo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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288 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli checks the leg kick.
Ukkeli checks a leg kick.
Ukkeli unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ukkeli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ukkeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Ukkeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ukkeli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ukkeli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Ukkeli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ukkeli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Ukkeli misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ukkeli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Ukkeli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver motions for Ukkeli to come forward. Silver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silver with a body shot.
Silver takes a swing at Ukkeli's ribcage but misses.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver trying to stall but Ukkeli improves his position.
A short uppercut from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Silver has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ukkeli misses with a knee strike.
Ukkeli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ukkeli lands an elbow that stopped Silver in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ukkeli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silver being controlled against the ropes.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ukkeli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ukkeli misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Silver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Ukkeli.
That kick from Silver tenderised Ukkeli's leg. Ukkeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silver misses with a hook
and Ukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ukkeli misses the body punch
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Ukkeli was not able to check.
Ukkeli misses with a body kick.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ukkeli. That one must have hurt.
A leg kick checked by Ukkeli.
Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ukkeli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silver throws a body kick that misses
and Ukkeli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ukkeli.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli just manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver walks into a jab.
Silver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ukkeli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silver avoids the body shot from Ukkeli.
Silver looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Ukkeli misses.
Good leg kick by Ukkeli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Ukkeli.
Silver scores with a head kick. Ukkeli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a quick counter head kick but Ukkeli was just out of range.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ukkeli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
Ukkeli closes the distance and clinches.
Ukkeli missing with knees to the body.
Ukkeli lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ukkeli obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ukkeli digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ukkeli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ukkeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukkeli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver avoids the head kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silver counters with a head kick. That will keep Ukkeli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ukkeli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
Ukkeli tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Silver fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli just manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ukkeli tries to land a body kick
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ukkeli lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Ukkeli. Those never looked like landing.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Ukkeli throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver tried to counter with a leg kick but Ukkeli avoided it.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ukkeli is able to avoid easily.
Ukkeli cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ukkeli scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silver beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Silver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ukkeli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ukkeli misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a series of strikes. Ukkeli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ukkeli's knee momentarily.
Ukkeli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ukkeli misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ukkeli checks the leg kick.
Silver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Silver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.
Ukkeli tries a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver throws a quick counter head kick but Ukkeli was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silver slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Ukkeli looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Ukkeli - just one landing.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ukkeli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Ukkeli swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli landing knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Silver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli landing knees to the head.
Ukkeli stalling in the clinch.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Ukkeli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ukkeli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Ukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Silver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silver is rocked!
Ukkeli has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Ukkeli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
A short right from Ukkeli.
Jack Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximus Ukkeli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ukkeli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Ukkeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ukkeli 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 43:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 43:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ukkeli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jiggy Jangston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jangston kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Will Smith: Gettin-Jiggy-Wit-It. Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Cry as his entrance music. Francois Van Steyne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiggy Jangston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jangston walks into a stiff left hand from Van Steyne.
Jangston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jangston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Steyne counters with an inside leg kick.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jangston misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Jangston coming out on top.
Jangston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jangston slips a jab and a cross from Van Steyne.
Jangston misses with the combination.
Van Steyne throws a solid leg kick but Jangston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Steyne.
Jangston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Steyne.
Jangston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Steyne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jangston lands with a cross.
Jangston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jangston.
Van Steyne slips a jab and a cross from Jangston.
Jangston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jangston slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Jangston lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick
and Jangston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and Jangston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That kick from Van Steyne tenderised Jangston's leg. Jangston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Steyne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jangston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Steyne throws a body punch but Jangston moves out of range.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Jangston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jangston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jangston misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jangston.
Van Steyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jangston.
Jab from Van Steyne.
Jangston lands a really nice looking cross but Van Steyne seems unphased.
Jangston misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne loads up on a big right hand but Jangston slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Jangston.
Van Steyne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jangston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jangston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jangston throws a body punch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Jangston avoids it easily.
Van Steyne connects with a single shot there.
Van Steyne throws out a leg kick but Jangston moves out of range and Van Steyne only half commits.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne thuds his shin into the meat of Jangston's side.
Van Steyne connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. Jangston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Steyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne tries a low kick but Jangston avoids it.
Van Steyne throws out a leg kick but Jangston moves out of range and Van Steyne only half commits.
Jangston jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jangston fails to land with a series of punches.
Jangston connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Jangston does no damage.
Van Steyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jangston motions for Van Steyne to come forward. Jangston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Steyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Steyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jangston misses with a right hand
and Van Steyne counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Steyne.
Jangston checks a leg kick.
Van Steyne connects with a solid leg kick.
Jangston lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Steyne's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jangston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jangston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Jangston misses.
Jangston jabs Van Steyne right on the nose. Van Steyne blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangston takes a swing at Van Steyne's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Jangston.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Jangston moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne tries to land a leg kick but Jangston saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Jangston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Steyne checks a leg kick.
Jangston lands with a straight right. Van Steyne didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jangston.
Jangston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jangston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jangston looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
Jangston throws a body punch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Jangston throws a right hand that Van Steyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Steyne also avoids with ease.
Van Steyne thows a leg kick but Jangston checks it
and Jangston counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Steyne throws an overhand right that lands on Jangston's shoulder, as Jangston tries to avoid the shot.
Jangston lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Jangston.
Van Steyne cracks the inside of Jangston's front leg.
Van Steyne lands a jab to Jangston's midsection.
Jangston throws out a loose jab but Van Steyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Steyne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jangston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Steyne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Steyne.
Jangston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Steyne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Steyne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Steyne lands with a right hand.
Van Steyne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jangston. Van Steyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Jangston was well out of range.
Van Steyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donk. Jangston catches Van Steyne right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jiggy Jangston will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jangston tries to move into range but Van Steyne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jangston swings for the body but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Jangston tenderised Van Steyne's leg. Van Steyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Jangston there.
Van Steyne is looking to slow Jangston down with leg kicks.
Van Steyne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jangston.
Jangston punishes Van Steyne's body with a nice straight punch.
Jangston looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
A combination from Jangston does no damage.
Van Steyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jangston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jangston looks to land a combination but Van Steyne avoids it well.
A big left from Jangston misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jangston blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Jangston misses with a jab to the body
letting Van Steyne counter with a right hand.
Jiggy Jangston is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne pushes Jangston away with a front kick.
Jangston scores with a nice strike.
Van Steyne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Steyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jangston is able to avoid easily.
Van Steyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne feints and then cracks Jangston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jangston down.
Jangston throws a shot to the body.
Jangston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Steyne thows a leg kick but Jangston checks it
and Jangston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Steyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Jangston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangston throws a leg kick that misses.
Jangston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Steyne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Steyne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jangston.
Jangston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jangston throws the left hand but Van Steyne avoids the punch easily.
Jangston throws a hook but Van Steyne avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jangston.
Good leg kick by Van Steyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jangston misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Steyne throws an off balance right hand
and Jangston counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jangston blocks a leg kick.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Jangston misses
and Van Steyne counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiggy Jangston clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jangston misses with a left hand
and Jangston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Steyne blocks the leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a left and a right that both miss
and before Van Steyne can reset, Jangston rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Van Steyne is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Van Steyne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Steyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Steyne slips under a jab.
Jangston checks a low kick from Van Steyne.
Jangston misses with a leg kick
letting Van Steyne counter with a right hand.
Van Steyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jangston was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Steyne.
Jangston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Steyne.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jangston looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Van Steyne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Jangston moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jangston.
An inside leg kick from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jangston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Steyne tries to work over Jangston's front leg with a kick but Jangston checks it.
Van Steyne avoids a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Jangston moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. Jangston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Steyne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Steyne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jangston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Steyne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Steyne throws a right and a left that Jangston avoids nicely.
Van Steyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jangston throws a leg kick that misses.
Jangston throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws a chopping leg kick but Jangston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jangston moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Steyne.
Jangston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Steyne slips under a jab from Jangston.
Jangston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Jangston.
Van Steyne flicks out a counter leg kick but Jangston steps away.
Van Steyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jangston was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Steyne.
Jangston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
Jangston throws a leg kick but Van Steyne moved away.
A big left from Jangston misses.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Van Steyne tenderised Jangston's leg. Jangston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Steyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiggy Jangston takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Steyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jangston.
Van Steyne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jangston. That one must have hurt.
Jangston looks to throw the jab but Van Steyne is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Jangston.
Jangston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jangston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Jangston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Steyne just manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jangston has time to react.
Jangston misses with a looping right.
Jangston throws a chopping leg kick but Van Steyne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Jangston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jangston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jangston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Steyne can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Van Steyne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Steyne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Van Steyne misses
and Jangston counters with a leg kick.
Jangston throws a right hand that Van Steyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Steyne also avoids with ease.
Van Steyne flicks out a counter leg kick but Jangston steps away.
Jangston's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That kick from Van Steyne tenderised Jangston's leg. Jangston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jangston's calf.
Jangston lands with a straight right. Van Steyne didn't see that one coming.
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jangston.
Jangston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jangston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jangston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Steyne.
An inside leg kick from Jangston misses.
Van Steyne feints a counter leg kick.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Jangston.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jangston misses with a wild combination.
Van Steyne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangston missing with a left hand there. Van Steyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Steyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jangston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Steyne circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne slips under a jab.
Jangston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Van Steyne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jangston tries to work over Van Steyne's front leg with a kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne throws a solid leg kick but Jangston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Steyne.
Jangston is looking for a counter combo.
Jangston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Steyne.
Jangston lands with a hook. Van Steyne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Steyne. That's going to slow Jangston down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiggy Jangston.
I think Jangston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jiggy Jangston!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jiggy Jangston made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 8$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alice Cooper - Schools Out. Wolfgang Benson 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, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taggart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benson's sensitive parts.
Benson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taggart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson misses with an uppercut
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Taggart missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taggart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taggart moves out of range of the body kick.
Taggart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Benson misses its target.
Taggart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Taggart looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Taggart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Benson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Taggart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Taggart let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson with a nice cross.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Taggart counter with a right hand.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Taggart moves out of range of the strikes.
Taggart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benson checks it well.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taggart moves away.
Taggart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Taggart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benson checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Taggart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benson with a body shot.
Benson blocks a head kick by Taggart.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Taggart manages to avoid it.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Jab from Benson.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Taggart.
Taggart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the ropes. Taggart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benson scores with a spinning back kick!
Benson throws out a loose jab but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taggart throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Benson scores with a kick to the body.
Benson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taggart's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benson, right into the meat.
Taggart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benson. That did some damage!
Benson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfgang Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Benson.
Benson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taggart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taggart throws a solid leg kick but Benson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taggart.
Taggart misses with a looping right.
Benson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Taggart throws a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Benson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands a right hook to the body.
Taggart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Benson.
Benson throws a leg kick but Taggart checks it.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body.
Benson connects with the punch.
Taggart slips under a jab from Benson.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Taggart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benson.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Benson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Taggart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Taggart - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart tries to clinch
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Taggart 's knee.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Taggart misses with a right hand
and Benson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Taggart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benson.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Taggart moves away and avoids it.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
Taggart throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taggart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taggart swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taggart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson 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.
Taggart misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back.
Benson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taggart avoids it.
Taggart slips a jab and a cross from Benson.
Taggart was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Taggart throws a lazy body kick
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taggart.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taggart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Benson.
Taggart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taggart.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart lands with a shot to the body.
Taggart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson lands with a shot to the body.
Benson throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
Taggart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Taggart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taggart blocks a leg kick.
Benson scores with a spinning back kick!
Taggart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Benson.
Taggart slips a jab from Benson.
Taggart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
Benson misses with an uppercut. Taggart saw that one coming.
Taggart is looking to land body kicks.
Benson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Benson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benson.
Benson tried to score with a low kick but Taggart checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benson throws a leg kick but Taggart checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Taggart there.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Benson throws a jab when Taggart was well out of range.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taggart, right into the meat.
Taggart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taggart connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Taggart lands a right hook to the body.
Benson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wolfgang Benson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Benson is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taggart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taggart thuds his shin into the meat of Benson's side.
Taggart blocks a low kick nicely.
Taggart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taggart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taggart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson throws a hook but Taggart blocks it.
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Benson steps away.
Benson feints and then cracks Taggart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taggart down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Benson is looking to slow Taggart down with leg kicks.
Taggart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benson, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benson 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 Taggart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taggart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Benson misses.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benson walks into a stiff left hand from Taggart.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taggart can pounce on him.
Taggart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benson connects with the punch.
Taggart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart scores with a spinning back kick!
Benson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taggart counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benson 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 Taggart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taggart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taggart lands with a shot to the body.
Taggart tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taggart throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Benson misses the jab.
Taggart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taggart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benson throws a jab when Taggart was well out of range.
Benson delivers a nice body kick.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Benson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benson tries to avoid it.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taggart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Taggart avoids the head kick by Benson.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Taggart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taggart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benson will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Taggart misses its intended target.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Taggart avoided it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taggart.
A head kick misses from Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taggart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taggart throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Taggart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taggart.
Taggart slips a jab from Benson.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taggart.
Benson cracks the inside of Taggart's front leg.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taggart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Taggart blocks the low kick.
Taggart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benson.
Benson cracks Taggart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body.
As Taggart backs away, Benson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taggart doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taggart.
Taggart misses the shot to the body.
Benson blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Taggart.
Taggart throws a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Taggart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taggart looks to throw a body kick
and Benson counters with a nice leg kick.
Taggart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benson lands the left hand.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wolfgang Benson.
Well Benson 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 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Cole Taggart was interviewed post fight and said 'Well it seems it wasn't my day today, sorry folks!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breathe - Prodigy. JT Redman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Millar!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Millar throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Millar.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Millar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millar punishes Redman's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Redman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Millar 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 Redman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Redman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Millar wants to slow Redman down by chopping away at his legs.
Redman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Redman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derrick Millar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Redman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Redman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millar throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Millar!
Redman scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millar takes one to the chin there.
Millar scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Millar.
Redman blocks a jab.
Redman 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.
Redman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Millar blocks a jab.
Redman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Redman misses with a few strikes there.
Millar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Redman throws a hook to the side of Millar's head but Millar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Millar throws a good cross that connects.
Millar is looking to slow Redman down with leg kicks.
Redman 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.
Redman blocks a head kick by Millar.
Redman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Millar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar looks to clinch
and Redman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redman misses with a series of wild punches.
Millar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redman lands a jab.
Redman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Millar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Millar misses the jab.
Redman throws a looping overhand right but Millar ducks down to avoid it.
Redman ducks under a wild hook from Millar.
A clash of legs there as Redman blocks the low kick.
Redman connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar connects with a solid leg kick.
Millar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Millar's calf.
Redman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millar cracks the inside of Redman's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Millar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Millar ducks under a wild hook from Redman.
Millar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Redman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Redman 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 Millar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Millar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Millar slips under a jab.
Millar misses with a leg kick.
Millar cracks Redman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Millar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Redman scores with the left hand. Millar knows he should have avoided that one.
Millar is rocked!
Redman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millar is still on wobbly legs! Can Redman finish him?
Millar misses with a left hand
and Redman counters with a low kick, right behind Millar 's knee.
Redman looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Redman backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Millar's temple! It sends Millar violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Redman celebrates and the doctors try to help Millar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). JT Redman!
JT Redman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Kite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kite's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Plies feat. Lil Boosie - Big Thangs. Azhari has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kite scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick by Kite misses
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azhari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kite.
Kite misses with a head kick.
Kite throws a head kick that half lands.
Kite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Kite attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kite throws a sloppy head kick
and Azhari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kite.
Kite lands a right hook to the body.
Azhari staggers Kite with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kite looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Kite is rocked!
It looks like Tom Kite has been cut.
Azhari scores with a body shot.
Oh Kite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azhari 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.
Kite throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari knocks out Kite with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Azhari before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Azhari picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music. Stan Van Gundy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Gundy tries to bum rush Rivaldi with a series of wild strikes but Rivaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Gundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Gundy takes a step back to recover.
Rivaldi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Gundy looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
Van Gundy closes the distance and pushes Rivaldi back into the ropes.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch but Rivaldi improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gundy.
A head punch on the inside from Rivaldi fails to land.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivaldi is defending well for now.
Rivaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivaldi.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivaldi.
Van Gundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivaldi misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Rivaldi tries to work over Van Gundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy working aggressively here.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gundy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Gundy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivaldi looks winded!
Van Gundy tries a body shot but Rivaldi blocks it.
Rivaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Rivaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy blocks a body shot from Rivaldi.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Gundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy misses with a body punch.
Van Gundy can't find room to land a body shot as Rivaldi controls the action.
Van Gundy blocks an uppercut.
Van Gundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivaldi misses with the head strike.
Van Gundy stalling in the clinch but Rivaldi improves position.
Rivaldi prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the head.
Van Gundy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivaldi blocks a body shot from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gundy lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rivaldi fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Rivaldi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy 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.
Rivaldi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivaldi working aggressively here.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Rivaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gundy digs a right hand into Rivaldi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivaldi's gas tank.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Van Gundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivaldi can do to turn this around?
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gundy.
Stan Van Gundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Gundy backwards.
Van Gundy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivaldi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Gundy backwards.
Rivaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Gundy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Van Gundy scores with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi works on Van Gundy's body with a couple of short punches.
Rivaldi misses with some punches.
Van Gundy tries to throw a body punch but Rivaldi avoids it by throwing Van Gundy back against the ropes.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivaldi is breathing heavily.
Van Gundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the body.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Van Gundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the head.
Rivaldi is rocked!
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Rivaldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Gundy finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Gundy obliges.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Van Gundy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rivaldi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rivaldi 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! Rivaldi face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Van Gundy takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stan Van Gundy!
Stan Van Gundy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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