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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Marstars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Jimmerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marstars comes to the ring accompanied by Puddle of Mudd - Living on Borrowed Time. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Art Jimmerson enters the ring!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Marstars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Art Jimmerson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmerson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marstars looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marstars connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Jimmerson does no damage.
Marstars throws the left hand but Jimmerson avoids the punch easily.
Marstars wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Marstars misses the target.
Jimmerson scores with a jab. Marstars acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marstars gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Jimmerson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marstars gets through Jimmerson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jimmerson blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Marstars's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jimmerson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marstars's elbow.
Jimmerson dodges an elbow strike from Marstars.
Marstars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jimmerson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marstars works on Jimmerson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marstars.
A nice left hand lands by Jimmerson.
Marstars throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimmerson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jimmerson tries to work over Marstars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jimmerson as Marstars tries to tie him up.
Jimmerson tries to break the clinch but Marstars is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmerson blocks an elbow strike from Marstars.
Marstars lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marstars throws an elbow but it misses.
Jimmerson being controlled against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Marstars.
Still in the clinch, Marstars scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Marstars.
Marstars has Jimmerson pressed against the ropes, preventing Jimmerson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marstars comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marstars - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jimmerson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jimmerson.
Marstars comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marstars stalling in the clinch but Jimmerson improves position.
Jimmerson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marstars misses with a few strikes there.
Jimmerson lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marstars tries to clinch but Jimmerson is having none of it.
Jimmerson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marstars misses with the combination.
Jimmerson throws a jab when Marstars was well out of range.
Marstars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jimmerson grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Marstars takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Jimmerson cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Art Jimmerson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stickem Kickem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kickem has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It as his entrance music. Stickem Kickem will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piero Vischi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stickem Kickem!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vischi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Kickem has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kickem misses with a wild combination.
Vischi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vischi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kickem lands a glancing blow to the side of Vischi's head.
Vischi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kickem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vischi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Stickem Kickem has been cut.
Vischi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vischi missing with a left hand there. Kickem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kickem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vischi momentarily.
Kickem misses with a body kick.
Kickem slips a straight right by Vischi.
Kickem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
Kickem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vischi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Kickem scores with a body shot.
Vischi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vischi throws a push kick but Kickem slaps the foot to one side.
Kickem fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vischi doesn't seem bothered though.
Vischi blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vischi.
Vischi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kickem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vischi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kickem tries to clinch up but Vischi circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kickem.
Decent striking displayed by Vischi there.
Vischi moves out of range as Kickem throws a body kick.
Vischi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vischi checks a low kick from Kickem.
Vischi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Vischi.
Vischi prevents Kickem from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vischi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kickem looking to throw knees to the head but Vischi is blocking nicely.
Vischi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vischi is working Kickem over against the ropes.
Vischi lands a nice uppercut.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the head but Kickem blocks with his arms.
Kickem missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kickem.
Kickem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vischi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kickem counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kickem.
Vischi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kickem's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kickem is looking to score with low kicks.
Vischi misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kickem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vischi.
Vischi slips under a jab.
As Kickem backs away, Vischi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Vischi misses
and Kickem counters with a nice body kick.
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 Piero Vischi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vischi forces Kickem back against the ropes and clinches.
Vischi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kickem blocks it with crossed arms.
Vischi can't find room to land a body shot as Kickem controls the action.
Vischi tries a knee to the head but Kickem blocks it.
Vischi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kickem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vischi's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kickem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kickem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kickem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vischi is defending well for now.
Vischi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kickem.
Vischi scores with a knee to the head.
Vischi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kickem missing with knees to the body.
Vischi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kickem controls his hands.
Vischi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kickem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi managing to block the knees to the body from Kickem.
Kickem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kickem lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickem missing with knees to the body.
Kickem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vischi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Vischi.
Kickem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kickem tries to land a leg kick but Vischi saw it coming and moves away.
Kickem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vischi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickem.
Kickem catches Vischi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kickem slips under a jab from Vischi.
Kickem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kickem moves out of range as Vischi strikes.
Kickem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kickem is rocked!
Kickem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kickem is still on wobbly legs! Can Vischi finish him?
Vischi thows a body kick. Kickem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kickem is breathing heavily.
Vischi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vischi cracks Kickem with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piero Vischi!
In his post fight interview, Piero Vischi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Hussle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Roth!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussle. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Roth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hussle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roth throws a looping overhand right but Hussle ducks down to avoid it.
Roth cracks Hussle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hussle digs a good body shot into Roth's ribs.
Hussle moves out of range of the strikes.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Roth looks for the body kick but Hussle saw that one coming.
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 telegraphed right hand from Roth misses the target.
Roth misses with a looping left.
Roth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussle scores with a jab. Roth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roth's head backwards.
Hussle takes a swing at Roth's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mike Hussle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussle throws a jab but it's blocked by Roth.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussle.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roth, as that shot connected.
Good work by Hussle as he checks the leg kick.
Roth slips under a jab from Hussle.
Hussle scores with a body shot.
Hussle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussle finds it's way round the side to connect with Roth's head.
Hussle staying out of range there.
Hussle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Hussle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Roth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hussle is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussle misses with a wild body shot.
Hussle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roth's sensitive parts.
Hussle misses with a series of wild punches.
Roth throws a big counter head kick but Hussle avoids it with no problem.
Roth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth dodges the punch combination from Hussle.
Hussle fakes the leg kick and cracks Roth in the body.
Roth with a hook.
Roth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hussle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roth's head backwards.
Hussle throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
Hussle throws a sloppy head kick and Roth moves out of range easily.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
That kick from Hussle tenderised Roth's leg. Roth is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Hussle.
Roth scores with a jab. Hussle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Hussle misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mike Hussle is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hussle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roth, as that shot connected.
Hussle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussle cracks Roth with a good jab.
Hussle lunges at Roth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roth's hand.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Hussle is looking to land body kicks.
Roth blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussle misses with a wild body shot.
Roth throws a lazy right hand but Hussle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roth on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussle blocks the body kick.
Hussle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roth misses with a right hand
and Hussle counters with a nice leg kick.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussle throws a shot from downtown. Roth moves away and avoids it.
Roth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roth.
Roth misses with a body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hussle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. Roth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hussle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roth if he has to take too many more of those.
Roth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hussle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roth can do to turn this around?
Roth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hussle on the side of the head.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roth.
A big left from Roth misses.
Hussle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
Hussle throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussle clobbers Roth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle misses with a low kick.
Roth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hussle throws a head kick but Roth moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hussle catches Roth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roth throws a hook but Hussle avoids it easily.
Hussle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roth throws a lazy body kick
and Hussle counters with a low kick, right behind Roth 's knee.
Hussle slips a jab from Roth.
Roth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roth blocks a jab.
Hussle dodges the punch combination from Roth.
Hussle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roth misses with a hook.
Hussle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussle connects with a nice looking jab.
Hussle lands a high kick!
Hussle slips a straight right by Roth.
Hussle lands a nice shot that snaps Roth's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussle. That's going to slow Roth down.
Hussle lands a glancing blow to the side of Roth's head.
A jab from Roth misses.
Roth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussle manages to avoid it.
Roth misses with a looping left.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Hussle lands with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Hussle.
Roth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussle misses with a double jab.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
Hussle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roth on the side of the head.
Hussle jabs Roth right on the nose. Roth blinks but takes it well.
Hussle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roth.
Hussle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle throws a sloppy head kick and Roth moves out of range easily.
Roth thuds his right hand into Hussle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussle.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
A low kick from Hussle misses
and Roth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth scores with a jab to the body.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
Hussle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roth.
Hussle scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth blocks a jab.
Hussle misses with a wild body shot.
Hussle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roth avoids the head kick by Hussle.
A countering left hand to the body from Roth misses.
Roth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hussle throws a shot from downtown. Roth moves away and avoids it.
Hussle throws a leg kick
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roth. That's going to slow Hussle down.
Hussle tests Roth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
Roth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Roth backs away, Hussle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussle. That's going to slow Roth down.
A big right from Roth misses.
Hussle lands with a right hand.
Hussle cracks Roth with an open hand slap.
Roth takes one on the button.
Roth misses with a head kick.
Roth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussle just misses with a punch to the body.
Roth moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
Hussle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussle. Hussle obviously looking to wear him down.
Roth throws a nice looking combination but Hussle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Roth.
Jab, jab by Hussle - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hussle under the eye.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roth manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hussle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roth counters with a nice body kick.
Hussle misses with a body kick.
Hussle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Roth.
Roth misses with an uppercut. Hussle saw that one coming.
Hussle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
Hussle throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roth avoids it.
Roth misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussle connects with a right hand. Roth shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle punishes Roth's body with a nice straight punch.
Roth avoids the body shot from Hussle.
Roth blocks a leg kick.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hussle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roth! But no joy.
Hussle throws a body punch but Roth moves out of range.
Roth throws out a counter right but Hussle avoids it with no problem.
Roth throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Hussle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussle throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hussle.
Hussle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roth looks to land a body kick but Hussle moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decent striking displayed by Hussle there.
Hussle misses with a hook. Roth ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle had his way with Tim Roth in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hussle is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roth. Hussle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roth moves out of range as Hussle throws a body kick.
Hussle misses the shot to the body.
Roth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hussle looks to land a combination but Roth avoids it well.
Hussle is looking to slow Roth down with leg kicks.
Hussle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Roth
and Hussle counters with a good low kick that Roth was not able to check.
Hussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Hussle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roth doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussle moves away.
Hussle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussle connects with a body shot.
Roth takes one to the side of the head.
Hussle's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roth ducks right into an uppercut from Hussle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussle connects with a jab.
Roth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussle throws out the jab.
It seemed like Roth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hussle thumps Roth with a low kick.
A big right from Roth misses.
Hussle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussle lands the left hand.
Hussle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hussle tests Roth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roth throws a lazy right hand but Hussle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Roth uses good head movement to avoid 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!
A head kick misses from Roth.
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
Roth is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hussle misses with a hook. Roth ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roth.
Hussle throws a poor cross that misses
and Roth counters with a stiff right hand.
Roth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussle finds it's way round the side to connect with Roth's head.
Hussle misses with a leg kick
and Roth counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roth's head.
Hussle jabs Roth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roth ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Roth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussle.
Hussle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Hussle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
Hussle tries to land a front kick but Roth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roth throws out a counter right but Hussle avoids it with no problem.
Tim Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hussle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussle throws out a powerful jab.
Hussle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hussle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hussle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Tim Roth stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll come back stronger next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall's entrance music is Nico Vega - Beast. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dowiyogo's choice of entrance music: another life - kano. Ruud Van Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
198 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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31
212 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Hall misses the target.
Van Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Dowiyogo's shoulder, as Dowiyogo tries to avoid the shot.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Dowiyogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
I was talking to Van Hall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo works on Van Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo pushes Van Hall back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dowiyogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Dowiyogo is struggling to control the position.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo stalling against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Van Hall is trying to force a seperation but Dowiyogo has the dominant position.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.
Van Hall tries to break free but Dowiyogo pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dowiyogo can turn it around.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall letting Dowiyogo take a breather here.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Dowiyogo as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Hall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dowiyogo - the referee stops the clock and Van Hall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dowiyogo. Van Hall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Dowiyogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall is trying to push Dowiyogo away but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dowiyogo.
Jeez, Ruud Van Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dowiyogo lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Van Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grover Dowiyogo!
In his post fight interview, Grover Dowiyogo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganteaume comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Stillborn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Norris Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Atauallah Ganteaume!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganteaume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ganteaume throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ganteaume rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Norris Jr throws a series of punches but Ganteaume moves out of range.
Ganteaume takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ganteaume has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Norris Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ganteaume swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ganteaume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr has Ganteaume pressed against the ropes, preventing Ganteaume from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganteaume can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Ganteaume prevents a body shot from Norris Jr.
We've been informed that Ganteaume has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ganteaume misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr lands an elbow inside.
Norris Jr digs a right hand into Ganteaume's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ganteaume's gas tank.
Ganteaume looks winded!
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Norris Jr.
A short body shot lands from Norris Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Norris Jr lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ganteaume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr trying to stall but Ganteaume improves his position.
Ganteaume tries to break the clinch but Norris Jr is controlling the position.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norris Jr lands a shot to the body.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Ganteaume.
Norris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Norris Jr does no damage.
Ganteaume swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ganteaume fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ganteaume.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ganteaume's calf.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Ganteaume moved out of range nicely.
Norris Jr wants to land a leg kick but Ganteaume is out of range.
Norris Jr tries to clinch but Ganteaume is having none of it.
Norris Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norris Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ganteaume.
Norris Jr cracks Ganteaume with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ganteaume looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris Jr slips under a jab from Ganteaume.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ganteaume manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ganteaume swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ganteaume finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris Jr's head.
Norris Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ganteaume is out of range.
Norris Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ganteaume's sensitive parts.
Norris Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganteaume. That did some damage!
Ganteaume throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Norris Jr misses.
Ganteaume blocks the body kick.
Ganteaume unleashes a big counter combination but Norris Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ganteaume checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Norris Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Norris Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ganteaume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Ganteaume throws a body kick.
Norris Jr tries to clinch up.
Norris Jr throws a front kick aimed at Ganteaume's knee but Ganteaume avoids it well.
Ganteaume takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ganteaume tries to land a front kick but Norris Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris Jr as he connects with a hook.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Ganteaume slaps the foot to one side.
Norris Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganteaume. That did some damage!
Norris Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ganteaume takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Ganteaume.
Norris Jr is looking to clinch.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Ganteaume.
Norris Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ganteaume takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ganteaume misses with a straight left.
Norris Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr cracks the inside of Ganteaume's front leg.
Ganteaume takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr throws a right and a left that Ganteaume avoids nicely.
Ganteaume tests Norris Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr throwing a counter right hand but Ganteaume manages to avoid it.
Ganteaume throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ganteaume.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganteaume can do to turn this around?
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ganteaume.
That kick from Ganteaume tenderised Norris Jr's leg. Norris Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Ganteaume takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
You can see that Ganteaume has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ganteaume fails to land with a series of punches.
Norris Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
That kick from Norris Jr tenderised Ganteaume's leg. Ganteaume is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ganteaume has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut lands for Ganteaume. That snapped Norris Jr's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ganteaume throws a sloppy head kick and Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second 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.
Ganteaume takes one to the chin there.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Ganteaume moved away.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Ganteaume.
Ganteaume throws a nice looking combination but Norris Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ganteaume lands with a nice body punch.
Norris Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Ganteaume manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ganteaume's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganteaume looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris Jr is just out of range.
Norris Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ganteaume takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ganteaume tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Norris Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norris Jr staggers Ganteaume with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ganteaume 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! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Norris Jr is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Cirkovic. That snapped Eckstein's head back.
Eckstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Eckstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick which misses Eckstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Eckstein tries to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Good work by Eckstein as he checks the leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Eckstein moves out of range easily.
Eckstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eckstein catches Cirkovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Eckstein.
Cirkovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Eckstein throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Eckstein checks it.
Eckstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cirkovic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eckstein with a body shot.
Cirkovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eckstein forces Cirkovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eckstein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cirkovic up against the ropes.
Eckstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cirkovic is defending well for now.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cirkovic throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a right hand.
Eckstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Eckstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eckstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cirkovic.
Eckstein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eckstein takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Eckstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eckstein's gas tank.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Cirkovic scores with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eckstein is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cirkovic.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eckstein as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic works on Eckstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Cirkovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Eckstein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Eckstein blocks it.
Eckstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirkovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eckstein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Eckstein.
Eckstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein pushes Cirkovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein misses with a knee to the head.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eckstein loads up on a big right hand but Cirkovic slips the punch.
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
Eckstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cirkovic on the side of the head.
Eckstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Cirkovic has closed the distance and engaged Eckstein in a clinch.
Eckstein avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Eckstein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A lazy left from Eckstein finds it's target.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eckstein lands with a hook. Cirkovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eckstein 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 Cirkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cirkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eckstein throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Cirkovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Eckstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cirkovic stuns Eckstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eckstein is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Eckstein moved out of range.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Eckstein's body. Eckstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic blocks a jab.
Eckstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eckstein tries to clinch up.
Eckstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eckstein misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Eckstein misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein 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.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein throws a body kick that misses.
Eckstein avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Eckstein pushes him away.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eckstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eckstein's head.
Cirkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Cirkovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cirkovic. That did some damage!
Eckstein throws a right hand that Cirkovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirkovic also avoids with ease.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eckstein throws a series of punches but Cirkovic avoids them all with ease.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body
and Eckstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a good jab.
Cirkovic blocks a leg kick.
Eckstein tries to move into range but Cirkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Eckstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cirkovic lands a nice hook to Eckstein's body. Eckstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eckstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Eckstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Eckstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic cracks Eckstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
Eckstein blocks the body kick.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eckstein misses with a body kick.
Donk. Cirkovic catches Eckstein right on the button with a cross.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the body.
Eckstein swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic jabs at Eckstein's body.
Cirkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eckstein at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eckstein.
Cirkovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eckstein.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Eckstein moves away
and Eckstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eckstein throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic wants to counter the offense by Eckstein and move into the clinch position.
Cirkovic tries to clinch
and Eckstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eckstein looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eckstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eckstein backing away here, and Cirkovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Eckstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eckstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Eckstein.
Cirkovic looks for the body kick but Eckstein saw that one coming.
Eckstein walks into a straight right hand from Cirkovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Eckstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Eckstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Cirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Eckstein blocks the leg kick.
Eckstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eckstein wants to clinch.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Eckstein throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Eckstein sets himself, and Cirkovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Eckstein avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eckstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Cirkovic.
Eckstein takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Eckstein moves out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eckstein throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eckstein cracks Cirkovic with an open hand slap.
Eckstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Eckstein.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Eckstein pushes him away.
Eckstein misses with a hook.
Eckstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Cirkovic misses
and Eckstein counters with an outside leg kick.
Cirkovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eckstein.
Eckstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eckstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cirkovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eckstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirkovic's calf.
Eckstein is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic lands with a straight right. Eckstein didn't see that one coming.
Cirkovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Eckstein slips under a jab.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eckstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Eckstein moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Cirkovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eckstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cirkovic lunges at Eckstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eckstein's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Eckstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eckstein motions for Cirkovic to come forward. Eckstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Eckstein blocks the leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Eckstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eckstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic cracks the inside of Eckstein's front leg.
Cirkovic sizes up Eckstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eckstein throws a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Cirkovic gets tackled into the ropes by Eckstein. Eckstein maintains the clinch.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cirkovic throws an elbow but misses.
Eckstein's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eckstein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eckstein misses with a knee to the head.
Eckstein managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic tries a knee to the head but Eckstein blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eckstein throws a head punch that misses.
Eckstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eckstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eckstein misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Eckstein lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Eckstein darts in and clinches Cirkovic up against the ropes.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eckstein is trying to stall.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Eckstein blocks it.
Eckstein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cirkovic is keeping busy.
Cirkovic trying to land knees to the body.
Eckstein has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eckstein.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eckstein prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Eckstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Eckstein is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cirkovic jabs Eckstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eckstein throws a big counter combination but Cirkovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Eckstein moves out of range easily.
Eckstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eckstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Eckstein counters with a straight right hand.
Eckstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eckstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eckstein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cirkovic - the referee stops the clock and Eckstein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cirkovic. Eckstein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eckstein misses with a wild combination.
Cirkovic punishes Eckstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic connects with a high kick.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Eckstein checks it
and Eckstein counters with a thumping low kick.
Eckstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic jabs Eckstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eckstein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cirkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the body.
Eckstein misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein looks to land a combination but Cirkovic avoids it well.
Eckstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Eckstein avoids it.
Eckstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Eckstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein tried to counter with a leg kick but Cirkovic avoided it.
Eckstein misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic forces Eckstein back against the ropes and clinches.
Eckstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eckstein is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Eckstein is leaning against Cirkovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cirkovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Eckstein lands an elbow just above Cirkovic 's eye.
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!
Eckstein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eckstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cirkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Eckstein taking a breather.
Eckstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Eckstein blocks it.
Eckstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with the head strike.
Eckstein misses with a body punch.
Eckstein lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Cirkovic.
Eckstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Cirkovic misses with a right hand
and Eckstein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eckstein tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic throws a combination. Eckstein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eckstein lands a head kick!
Cirkovic tries to keep at a distance but Eckstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eckstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cirkovic tries to circle away but Eckstein has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eckstein.
Eckstein stalling the fight.
Eckstein trying to stall but Cirkovic improves his position.
Cirkovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic blocks the elbow strike.
Cirkovic tries to break free but Eckstein pushes him back against the ropes.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Eckstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Eckstein tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cirkovic misses with a punch to the body.
Eckstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eckstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cirkovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cirkovic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Eckstein lands a damaging elbow.
Eckstein lands a left hand.
Cirkovic letting Eckstein take a breather here.
Cirkovic lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein pushes off an throws an elbow but Cirkovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Eckstein tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Eckstein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eckstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eckstein connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cirkovic's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eckstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirkovic.
Eckstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Eckstein semi-blocks.
Eckstein jabs Cirkovic right on the nose. Cirkovic blinks but takes it well.
Cirkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eckstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Eckstein's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic jabs Eckstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eckstein misses with a punch to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eckstein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looking to stall.
Eckstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
Eckstein tries to stall but Cirkovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jason Eckstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eckstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein tries to land knees in the clinch but Cirkovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Cirkovic blocks a body shot from Eckstein.
Eckstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cirkovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Eckstein won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eckstein throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eckstein.
Cirkovic takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Milovan Cirkovic has been cut.
Eckstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkovic's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eckstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Eckstein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cirkovic avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Eckstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cirkovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
167 lbs
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181 lbs
36 - 10 - 1 |
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malavino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malavino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Gundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Malavino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Gundy on the side of the head.
Malavino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gundy moves away.
Malavino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malavino throws a lazy body kick
and Van Gundy counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body kick there by Van Gundy.
Malavino misses with a two punch combination.
Malavino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Gundy. Van Gundy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the body from Malavino misses
and Van Gundy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Gundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malavino circles away quickly and effectively.
Malavino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malavino looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gundy is just out of range.
Malavino misses with an uppercut. Van Gundy saw that one coming.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malavino defending well as Van Gundy loads up on a big left hand.
And Malavino counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Gundy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malavino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Gundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malavino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malavino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malavino tries a body shot but Van Gundy blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gundy scores with a shoulder strike.
Malavino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Gundy lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malavino throws a head punch that misses.
Malavino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malavino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Gundy blocks the elbow strike.
Malavino avoids the elbow strike from Van Gundy, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Gundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
Van Gundy tries a body shot but Malavino blocks it.
Malavino throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Malavino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Gundy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gundy.
Malavino blocks a body shot from Van Gundy.
Malavino blocks a body shot from Van Gundy.
Malavino crunches a lovely knee into Van Gundy's ribcage.
Malavino is trying to stall.
Malavino managing to block the knees to the body from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malavino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gundy as Malavino tries to tie him up.
Malavino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malavino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Gundy prevents a body shot from Malavino.
Van Gundy throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Van Gundy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice body kick there by Van Gundy.
Malavino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Gundy counters with a thumping low kick.
Malavino takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Malavino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Gundy on the side of the head.
Van Gundy cracks the inside of Malavino's front leg.
Malavino lands with a nice body kick.
Malavino motions for Van Gundy to come forward. Malavino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malavino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gundy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malavino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malavino. Van Gundy shrugs it off though.
Malavino throws a right hand that misses
enabling Van Gundy to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Van Gundy tenderised Malavino's leg. Malavino is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malavino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malavino misses with a hook to the body
enabling Van Gundy to counter with a crisp jab.
Malavino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy swinging wildly here.
Van Gundy throws a head kick but Malavino moves out of range.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but Malavino avoids it.
Malavino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Gundy. Malavino shrugs it off though.
Malavino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Gundy.
Van Gundy pushes Malavino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Gundy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Malavino.
Malavino has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy is leaning against Malavino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy is stalling here.
Malavino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Gundy is defending well for now.
Malavino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malavinos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malavino.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy leaning against his opponent.
Van Gundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gundy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gundy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malavino.
Malavino scores a nice knee to the body.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Gundy scores with a hook to the body.
Malavino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Gundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malavino prevents a body shot from Van Gundy.
A frustrated look appears on Malavino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malavino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malavino looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Gundy misses with a punch to the body.
Malavino tries to break free but Van Gundy pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Gundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malavino wants to clinch up but Van Gundy keeps it at a distance.
Van Gundy misses with a low kick as Malavino jumps back.
As Van Gundy looks to move away, Malavino throws a big counter combo bu Van Gundy just gets out of the way.
Van Gundy throws a body kick that misses.
Malavino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Gundy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malavino explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Gundy misses with a head kick.
Malavino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy connects with a nice looking jab.
Malavino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malavino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malavino throws the kick towards the body but Van Gundy avoids it.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the body
and Malavino counters with a body kick that stops Van Gundy in his tracks momentarily.
Malavino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malavino misses with a jab to the body
and Van Gundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Malavino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Gundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malavino tries to land a body kick
and Van Gundy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malavino throws an off balance right hand
and Van Gundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Malavino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malavino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malavino checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Malavino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Gundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malavino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Malavino trying to stall but Van Gundy improves his position.
Van Gundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malavino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Malavino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malavino has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to stall but Malavino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Gundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
Van Gundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Gundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gundy.
Malavino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gundy looks for the body kick but Malavino saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Gundy cracks Malavino with a good jab.
Malavino throws a leg kick
and Van Gundy takes the opportunity to counter with a picture perfect head kick, knocking Malavino to the floor! He looks like he's going to get up 4,5,6,7,8... hurry up! 9, 10... he didn't make it! He's just getting back to his feet now but it's too late - this one is all over! Van Gundy is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Stan Van Gundy!
During a confident post fight interview, Stan Van Gundy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Arunas Samusiovas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arunas Samusiovas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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201 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok connects with an inside leg kick.
Samusiovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lodbrok.
Samusiovas connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas tries to score with a low kick but Lodbrok moves his leg out of the way.
Lodbrok lands with a kick to the temple. Samusiovas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodbrok is just out of range.
Lodbrok appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Samusiovas moves out of range easily.
It looked like Samusiovas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lodbrok.
Samusiovas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lodbrok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lodbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samusiovas.
Samusiovas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Samusiovas throws the left hand but Lodbrok avoids the punch easily.
Halfdan Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok connects with a right hand. Samusiovas shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas looks to land a combination but Lodbrok avoids it well.
Lodbrok lands an overhand right.
Samusiovas is rocked!
Samusiovas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lodbrok misses with a hook.
Lodbrok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samusiovas in his tracks.
Samusiovas lands a front kick.
Lodbrok moves away from the strike by Samusiovas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the body kick.
Samusiovas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lodbrok tries to work over Samusiovas's front leg with a kick but Samusiovas checks it.
Samusiovas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Samusiovas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lodbrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lodbrok throws the kick towards the body but Samusiovas avoids it.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lodbrok manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas tries to land a leg kick but Lodbrok saw it coming and moves away.
Lodbrok misses with a wild body shot.
Samusiovas blocks the body kick.
Lodbrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Lodbrok checks a low kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samusiovas avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Samusiovas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Samusiovas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Lodbrok lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok is looking to land body kicks.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samusiovas throws a head kick but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Samusiovas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lodbrok misses with the body kick
and Samusiovas counters with a body kick.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but Lodbrok avoids it.
Samusiovas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lodbrok. Lodbrok circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Samusiovas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lodbrok lands with a kick to the temple. Samusiovas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Samusiovas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodbrok. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodbrok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that misses.
Samusiovas throws out a leg kick but Lodbrok moves out of range and Samusiovas only half commits.
Lodbrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samusiovas.
Samusiovas tries a low kick but Lodbrok avoids it.
Lodbrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samusiovas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samusiovas is looking to counter punch.
Lodbrok misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands a high kick!
Arunas Samusiovas's cut is getting worse.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samusiovas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samusiovas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samusiovas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for Samusiovas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the strikes.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok darts in and clinches Samusiovas up against the ropes.
Lodbrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok trying to land knees to the body.
Lodbrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samusiovas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samusiovas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodbrok's elbow.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lodbrok throws an elbow but misses.
Samusiovas dodges an elbow strike from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samusiovas's elbow.
Samusiovas wants to get back to striking at distance but Lodbrok won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samusiovas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodbrok blocks an uppercut.
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!
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samusiovas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas blocks an elbow strike.
Lodbrok gets through Samusiovas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
Lodbrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samusiovas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Samusiovas blocks it.
A short uppercut from Samusiovas.
Lodbrok creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samusiovas's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samusiovas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lodbrok has him pressed against the ropes.
Samusiovas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lodbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodbrok wants to get back to striking at distance but Samusiovas won't allow it.
Lodbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Halfdan Lodbrok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Samusiovas finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Samusiovas.
Lodbrok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lodbrok tries to clinch up.
Samusiovas lands a jab to the head.
Lodbrok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Samusiovas finds it's way round the side to connect with Lodbrok's head.
Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok leaves his chin hanging out and Samusiovas seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lodbrok crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arunas Samusiovas!
Arunas Samusiovas retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygma comes into the arena with Eazy E - Boys In Da Hood blaring out of the sound system. Dimitrovich has chosen Wai Khru ram muay as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Nygma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Nygma half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've been informed that Dimitrovich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nygma jabs at Dimitrovich's body.
Nygma throws out a loose jab but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nygma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimitrovich misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Nygma catches Dimitrovich right on the button with a cross.
Nygma misses with a head kick.
Dimitrovich staying out of range there.
Nygma lands with an uppercut that bounces Dimitrovich off the ropes and back into range.
Dimitrovich lands a jab to Nygma's midsection.
Nygma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nygma throws a shot to the body.
Nygma lands a jab to the nose.
Nygma has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Nygma misses the target.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich tries a quick counter leg kick but Nygma is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nygma counters with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nygma counters with a series of strikes. Dimitrovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nygma scores with a nice body kick.
Dimitrovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nygma.
Nygma tests Dimitrovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nygma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimitrovich. That did some damage!
Dimitrovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nygma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Nygma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nygma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygma throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a straight right.
Nygma lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nygma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nygma counters with a straight right hand.
Nygma connects with an inside leg kick.
Nygma throws a shot to the body.
Nygma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nygma connects with an inside leg kick.
Nygma throws a leg kick
and Dimitrovich counters with a three punch combo that has Nygma backing up. Nygma nods at Dimitrovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Nygma motions for Dimitrovich to come forward. Nygma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nygma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Nygma avoids a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a wild body shot.
Dimitrovich checks a leg kick.
Nygma with a jab.
Dimitrovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimitrovich lands with a good body shot.
Dimitrovich throws a shot from downtown. Nygma moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nygma feints and then cracks Dimitrovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimitrovich down.
Dimitrovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nygma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimitrovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nygma throws a leg kick
and Dimitrovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Nygma.
Dimitrovich misses the shot to the body.
Dimitrovich looks to land a right hand but Nygma moved out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nygma looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitrovich is just out of range.
Dimitrovich blocks a low kick nicely.
Dimitrovich is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nygma tenderised Dimitrovich's leg. Dimitrovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dimitrovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimitrovich tries to bum rush Nygma with a series of wild strikes but Nygma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Nygma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dimitrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dimitrovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nygma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nygma misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Dimitrovich misses with a left hand
enabling Nygma to counter with a crisp jab.
Nygma slips a jab from Dimitrovich.
Nygma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dimitrovich just manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich misses with a right hand
and Nygma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma 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.
Dimitrovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nygma.
A nice side step and Dimitrovich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice cross by Dimitrovich.
A slow jab from Dimitrovich misses its intended target.
Dimitrovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich checks a low kick from Nygma.
Dimitrovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nygma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dimitrovich scrambles back to his feet.
Dimitrovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygma manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Nygma's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Dimitrovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Nygma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nygma circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Dimitrovich does no damage.
Dimitrovich scores with a head kick. Nygma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nygma tried to score with a low kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
As Nygma backs off Dimitrovich throws a huge counter combo but Nygma manages to avoid it all.
Nygma lands a head kick. Dimitrovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Nygma is just out of range.
Nygma lands with a shot to the body.
Dimitrovich staggers Nygma with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Nygma 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!
Dimitrovich looks to land a left hand but Nygma moved out of range nicely.
Nygma is looking to counter punch.
Nygma looks to land a right hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range.
Dimitrovich blocks a jab.
Dimitrovich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nygma circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Dimitrovich.
Nygma is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nygma. That's going to slow Dimitrovich down.
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Dimitrovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma connects with the punch.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nygma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimitrovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nygma.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich looks to land a left hand but Nygma moved out of range nicely.
Dimitrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
As Dimitrovich looks to move away, Nygma throws a big counter combo bu Dimitrovich just gets out of the way.
Dimitrovich avoids the body shot from Nygma.
Dimitrovich is looking for the big counter here.
Sergei Dimitrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimitrovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nygma throws a low kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range easily.
Nygma slips under a jab from Dimitrovich.
Nygma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dimitrovich slips under a jab from Nygma.
Nygma throws a low kick, looking for Dimitrovich's leg but Dimitrovich calmly moves out of range.
Dimitrovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Nygma was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nygma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nygma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dimitrovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nygma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Nygma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nygma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimitrovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nygma throws a head kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws an off balance right hand
and Nygma counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Nygma misses its intended target.
Dimitrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nygma.
Nygma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nygma. That's going to slow Dimitrovich down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nygma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nygma counters with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nygma.
Dimitrovich blocks the body kick.
Dimitrovich throws out a counter right but Nygma avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimitrovich checks a leg kick.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nygma's calf.
Dimitrovich moves away from the strike by Nygma.
Nygma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nygma misses with a body kick.
Edward Nygma is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimitrovich throws a big shot that misses.
Dimitrovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nygma counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Dimitrovich misses.
Dimitrovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nygma finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimitrovich's head.
Nygma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimitrovichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dimitrovich looks to land a body kick but Nygma moved away.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nygma counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Nygma.
Nygma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimitrovich can do to turn this around?
Nygma misses with a body kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a body kick.
Nygma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nygma swings for the body but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Nygma lands with an uppercut that bounces Dimitrovich off the ropes and back into range.
Nygma throws a solid leg kick but Dimitrovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nygma.
Nygma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma misses with a low kick.
Nygma misses with a shot to the body
and Dimitrovich counters with a thumping low kick.
Nygma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nygma 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.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a kick to the body.
Nygma slips under a jab.
Dimitrovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Nygma counters with a thumping low kick.
Nygma throws a predictable looking body shot
and before Nygma can reset, Dimitrovich rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Nygma 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!
Dimitrovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nygma.
Dimitrovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nygma just misses with a punch to the body.
Nygma throws a looping overhand right but Dimitrovich ducks down to avoid it.
Nygma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nygma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Dimitrovich.
Oh Nygma 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!
Good leg kick by Nygma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nygma seems to have got his legs back now.
Dimitrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Nygma avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick
and Nygma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nygma misses with a body kick.
Dimitrovich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dimitrovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nygma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dimitrovich in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Nygma misses.
Nygma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimitrovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook
and Nygma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nygma throws a low kick, looking for Dimitrovich's leg but Dimitrovich calmly moves out of range.
Dimitrovich misses with a left hand
and Nygma counters with a nice body kick.
Nygma 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.
Nygma lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Nygma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimitrovich doesn't seem phased though.
Nygma is looking to score with low kicks.
Nygma connects with a nice looking jab.
Nygma slips a straight right by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nygma.
Dimitrovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dimitrovich misses with a double jab.
Dimitrovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Nygma misses the target.
Nygma with a hook.
Nygma throws a low kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimitrovich.
Nygma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimitrovich.
Nygma lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Nygma scores with a nice head shot.
Nygma avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Nygma throws a hook to the side of Dimitrovich's head but Dimitrovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nygma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nygma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dimitrovich. Dimitrovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dimitrovich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nygma back to the ropes. Dimitrovich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nygma throws a low kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range easily.
Dimitrovich throws out a counter right but Nygma avoids it with no problem.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Nygma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nygma. That's going to slow Dimitrovich down.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook. Nygma ducked under it nicely.
Nygma avoids the body shot from Dimitrovich.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nygma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich takes the third round.
That's time! Nygma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nygma throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nygma misses the target.
Nygma throws out a leg kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range and Nygma only half commits.
Dimitrovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dimitrovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Nygma misses
and Dimitrovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimitrovich lands with a nice body punch.
Nygma slips a jab and a cross from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws an overhand right that lands on Nygma's shoulder, as Nygma tries to avoid the shot.
Nygma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nygma 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 Dimitrovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dimitrovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nygma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich connects with a crisp jab.
Dimitrovich misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Dimitrovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dimitrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nygma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma throws a low kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range easily.
Nygma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nygma scores with a hook to the body. Dimitrovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dimitrovich loads up on a big right hand but Nygma slips the punch.
Nygma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nygma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimitrovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nygma scores with a sloppy right hand. Dimitrovich should have avoided that one.
Nygma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimitrovich.
Nygma avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich slips a jab from Nygma.
Nygma scores with the left hand. Dimitrovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Dimitrovich throws a solid leg kick but Nygma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a body shot.
Dimitrovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dimitrovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nygma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma missing with a left hand there. Dimitrovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nygma throws a leg kick
and Dimitrovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich misses with a hook.
Nygma misses with a low kick.
Nygma throws a wild body kick that Dimitrovich sees coming a mile off.
Nygma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimitrovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimitrovich.
A bone on bone clash there as Dimitrovich blocks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dimitrovich throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nygma.
Dimitrovich swings for the body but Nygma moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma is looking to score with low kicks.
Nygma lands a jab.
A cross from Dimitrovich lands.
Nygma takes a swing at Dimitrovich's ribcage but misses.
Dimitrovich unleashes a big counter combination but Nygma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nygma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dimitrovich throws a big shot that misses.
Dimitrovich moves out of range as Nygma throws a body kick.
Dimitrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nygma avoids the body shot from Dimitrovich.
Nygma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook.
Nygma misses with a wild combination.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Nygma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Nygma misses the target.
Dimitrovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nygma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dimitrovich's calf.
Nygma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nygma swinging wildly here.
Nygma throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimitrovich loads up on a big right hand but Nygma slips the punch.
And Nygma counters with a quick kick to the body but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Dimitrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimitrovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nygma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
You can see that Dimitrovich has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dimitrovich scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimitrovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Nygma misses
and Dimitrovich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nygma's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimitrovich is looking to slow Nygma down with leg kicks.
Nygma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimitrovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimitrovich.
Nygma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygma moves away.
Dimitrovich misses with a double jab.
Dimitrovich looks to land a combination but Nygma avoids it well.
Dimitrovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nygma throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Dimitrovich misses
and Nygma counters with a left and a right that stings Dimitrovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Nygma lands.
Dimitrovich misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dimitrovich. Those never looked like landing.
Nygma 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.
A left lands for Nygma.
Dimitrovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nygma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimitrovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dimitrovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nygma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the body
and Nygma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nygma lands a body shot.
Nygma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Dimitrovich blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nygma misses the target.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Nygma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sergei Dimitrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a lazy head kick
and Nygma counters with a thumping low kick.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the side of Nygma's head but Nygma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nygma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nygma misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dimitrovich! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nygma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimitrovich looks to throw the jab but Nygma is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nygma misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nygma.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook. Nygma ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nygma.
Dimitrovich moves forwards but Nygma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Nygma.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Nygma blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma is looking to slow Dimitrovich down with leg kicks.
Dimitrovich defending well as Nygma loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Nygma
and Dimitrovich counters with a straight right hand.
Dimitrovich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nygma is out of range and Dimitrovich settles back down.
Nygma thumps Dimitrovich with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nygma scores with a one two! Dimitrovich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dimitrovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nygma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dimitrovich connects with a quick right hand that sends Nygma tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich is the new light heavyweight champion!
Edward Nygma was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn comes to the ring accompanied by Sharp Dressed Man. Bug comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Ballin with My Homies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love Bug!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn walks into a straight right hand from Bug.
Bug throws out a leg kick but Von Matterhorn moves out of range and Bug only half commits.
Von Matterhorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bug checks a leg kick.
Bug lands a right hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug stuns Von Matterhorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bug chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Matterhorn is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Matterhorn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bug cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bug lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bug takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken 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!
Bug tests Von Matterhorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bug throws out a loose jab but Von Matterhorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Von Matterhorn misses
and Bug counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick but Bug checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Von Matterhorn blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Bug lands but Von Matterhorn takes it in his stride.
Bug thows a leg kick but Von Matterhorn checks it
and Von Matterhorn counters with a left to the body.
Bug scores with a leg kick.
Bug blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Matterhorn misses with a wild body shot.
Bug lands a leg kick that knocks Von Matterhorn off balance momentarily.
Bug throws out a leg kick but Von Matterhorn moves out of range and Bug only half commits.
Bug has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Matterhorn.
Bug connects with a solid leg kick.
Bug misses with a low kick.
Bug takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Matterhorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Matterhorn has Bug up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Matterhorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Matterhorn stalls.
Von Matterhorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bug.
Bug tries to work over Von Matterhorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Von Matterhorn on the inside.
Bug wants to break free but Von Matterhorn has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn slows down the pace here.
Von Matterhorn creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Bug off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Bug is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Von Matterhorn is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Lorenzo Von Matterhorn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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