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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Phaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Phaan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thad Monroe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Phaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thad Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phaan missing with knees to the body.
Phaan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Phaan being controlled against the ropes.
Monroe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phaan.
Phaan lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Thad Monroe has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Phaan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Phaan breaks from the clinch.
Phaan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Phaan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phaan throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phaan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monroe, pushing him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Phaan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaan has him pressed against the ropes.
Monroe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Phaan.
Monroe looks winded!
Phaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe gets a clinch.
Monroe told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phaan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Phaan as he connects with a hook.
Phaan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phaan cracks Monroe with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Monroe is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Monroe is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Monroe could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Peter Phaan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zigoro Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Marstars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marstars has chosen Puddle of Mudd - Living on Borrowed Time as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zigoro Zane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Marstars!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marstars has Zane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zane dodges an elbow strike from Marstars.
Marstars stalls.
Marstars tries to work over Zane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marstars lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Zigoro Zane has been cut.
Zane trying to control the position but instead, Marstars has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zane into the ropes.
Marstars has Zane pressed against the ropes.
Zane wants to stall.
Zane struggles to land a body shot inside as Marstars controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marstars tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marstars scores with a shoulder strike.
Zane tries to stall but Marstars uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marstars stalls.
Zane can't find room to land a body shot as Marstars controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Marstars.
Marstars keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zane's efforts to push away.
Marstars is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marstars pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Marstars avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Marstars.
Marstars rushes Zane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marstars.
Zigoro Zane's cut is getting worse.
Marstars lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zane backwards.
Marstars lands with a right to the head.
Marstars digs a right hand into Zane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zane's gas tank.
Zane is breathing heavily.
Marstars creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Zane crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Zane face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Marstars takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Marstars!
William Marstars gave a mention to 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadi Ozturk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk blocks the body kick.
Hussle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Hussle throws a lazy right hand but Ozturk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ozturk feints and then cracks Hussle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussle down.
Ozturk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussle moves away.
Ozturk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Hussle moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
Ozturk fakes the leg kick and cracks Hussle in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozturk. That's going to slow Hussle down.
Ozturk takes one on the button.
A solid body kick from Ozturk.
Hussle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussle misses with a hook. Ozturk ducked under it nicely.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ozturk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Ozturk lands a jab to Hussle's midsection.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozturk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hussle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ozturk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ozturk is looking to slow Hussle down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Hussle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussle scores with a jab.
Ozturk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
Ozturk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk throws a wild body kick that Hussle sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
A head kick misses from Hussle.
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozturk tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussle looks to throw the jab but Ozturk is out of range.
Hussle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozturk.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussle.
Ozturk has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses.
Hussle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozturk dips to his left and cracks Hussle with an uppercut!
Ozturk 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hussle misses its intended target.
Ozturk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hussle blocks it well.
Ozturk lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussle. Ozturk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussle throws a sloppy head kick and Ozturk moves out of range easily.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ozturk feints and then cracks Hussle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussle down.
Hussle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozturk walks into a left hand.
Hussle avoids the head kick by Ozturk.
Hussle takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Hussle misses its intended target.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick.
Hussle throws a head kick that misses.
Ozturk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussle's calf.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Hussle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozturk connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ozturk avoids the body shot from Hussle.
Ozturk throws a low kick, looking for Hussle's leg but Hussle calmly moves out of range.
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Hussle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ozturk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussle misses with a looping left.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Ozturk's head but Ozturk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ozturk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hussle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussle's calf.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Hussle moves out of range easily.
Ozturk tries to land a leg kick but Hussle saw it coming and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ozturk. Hussle shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hussle throws a leg kick but Ozturk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ozturk defending well as Hussle loads up on a big left hand.
Hussle loads up on a big right hand but Ozturk slips the punch.
Ozturk tries to work over Hussle's front leg with a kick but Hussle checks it.
It looked like Hussle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozturk swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hussle checks a leg kick.
Hussle swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozturk.
Hussle misses with a straight right.
Ozturk lands with a nice body kick.
Ozturk 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.
Ozturk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ozturk moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussle.
Ozturk throws out a leg kick but Hussle moves out of range and Ozturk only half commits.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozturk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hussle throws a hook but Ozturk avoids it easily.
Ozturk is looking to land body kicks.
Ozturk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozturk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hussle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozturk.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ozturk - that will leave a mark!
Ozturk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozturk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ozturk throws a nice head kick!
Hussle looks to land a right hand but Ozturk moved out of range.
Ozturk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozturk blocks a jab.
Ozturk tries to clinch up but Hussle circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussle takes a swing at Ozturk's ribcage but misses.
Ozturk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussle can pounce on him.
Ozturk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hussle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ozturk doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussle blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ozturk - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Hussle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozturk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ozturk tries to work over Hussle's front leg with a kick but Hussle checks it.
Hussle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ozturk. Ozturk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Ozturk is predictable there
and Hussle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ozturk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ozturk lands a leg kick that knocks Hussle off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Ozturk.
Hussle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ozturk.
Ozturk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussle scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Hussle misses with a low kick.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussle misses with a looping right.
Hussle misses with a low kick as Ozturk jumps back.
Ozturk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hussle is out of range.
Ozturk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozturk is just out of range.
Hussle tries to land a front kick but Ozturk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Hussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozturk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozturk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Hussle misses.
Hussle misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ozturk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ozturk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozturk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussle's sensitive parts.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Hussle checks it.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozturk is just out of range.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussle misses with an uppercut.
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Hussle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ozturk.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
Ozturk lands a front kick.
Hussle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Hussle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ozturk drops his hands momentarily and Hussle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hussle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozturk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hussle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ozturks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussle is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ozturk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ozturk thumps Hussle with a low kick.
Hussle tries a low kick but Ozturk avoids it.
Hussle is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk looks for the body kick but Hussle saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk 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.
Hussle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ozturk can pounce on him.
Hussle moves out of range of the body kick from Ozturk.
It looked like Hussle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussle throws a jab when Ozturk was well out of range.
Ozturk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hussle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ozturk counters with a left and a right that stings Hussle.
Hussle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussle misses with a hook
and Ozturk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ozturk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussle's head.
Ozturk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ozturk moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozturk throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozturk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hussle circles away quickly and effectively.
Hussle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ozturk can pounce on him.
Ozturk defending well as Hussle loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ozturk.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozturk moves away.
Ozturk throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle lands a jab to Ozturk's midsection.
Ozturk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussle throws a hook but Ozturk avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ozturk.
Hussle tries a low kick but Ozturk avoids it.
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hussle's head.
Ozturk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk throws a wild body kick that Hussle sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ozturk throws an overhand right that lands on Hussle's shoulder, as Hussle tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Ozturk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Hussle avoids it.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses
and Hussle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses.
Hussle looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozturk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussle throws out the jab.
Hussle swings for the body but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozturk scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ozturk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hussle just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk counters with a body kick.
Ozturk doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussle circles away.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Hussle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
Hussle checks the leg kick.
Ozturk tries a low kick but Hussle avoids it.
Ozturk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hussle!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ozturk tried to score with a low kick but Hussle checks it.
Ozturk slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk 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!
Ozturk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike Hussle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussle moves out of range of the leg kick from Ozturk.
Hussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussle misses with a straight right.
Hussle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Ozturk.
It looked like Hussle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozturk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozturk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Hussle misses its intended target.
Ozturk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
Ozturk tries a quick counter leg kick but Hussle is wise to it.
Ozturk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozturk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ozturk lands a high kick!
Ozturk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussle's calf.
Hussle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ozturk's sensitive parts.
Ozturk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ozturk throws a head kick that Hussle semi-blocks.
Ozturk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
Ozturk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ozturk slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
Hussle's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hussle throws a wild body kick that Ozturk sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ozturk.
Hussle throws a looping overhand right but Ozturk ducks down to avoid it.
Hussle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ozturk is out of range.
Hussle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozturk. That's going to slow Hussle down.
Ozturk thows a leg kick but Hussle checks it
enabling Hussle to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozturk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk cracks the inside of Hussle's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozturk.
Ozturk pushes Hussle away with a front kick.
Hussle looks to land a right hand but Ozturk moved out of range.
Ozturk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Hussle wants to slow Ozturk down by chopping away at his legs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ozturk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussle.
Ozturk misses with a body kick.
Hussle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ozturk lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ozturk.
Ozturk throws a front kick that sends Hussle stumbling back into the ropes.
Hussle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozturk.
Ozturk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk lands a high kick!
Ozturk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hussle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hadi Ozturk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ozturk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
Hadi Ozturk took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dissolution Fight Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malavino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rzic looks to land a body kick but Malavino moved away.
Malavino misses with a looping left.
Rzic misses with a low kick as Malavino jumps back.
Malavino just misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Malavino misses.
Rzic misses with an uppercut. Malavino saw that one coming.
Malavino just misses with a punch to the body.
Malavino slips a jab from Rzic.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body.
Malavino misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Rzic.
Malavino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rzic throwing a counter right hand but Malavino manages to avoid it.
Rzic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malavino checks it well.
Arroyo Malavino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rzic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Malavino. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malavino.
Malavino looks for the body kick but Rzic saw that one coming.
Rzic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Listerman in the buildup to the fight.
Malavino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rzic counters with a good low kick that Malavino was not able to check.
Malavino misses the shot to the body.
Rzic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malavino blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malavino. That's going to slow Rzic down.
Malavino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rzic slips a straight right by Malavino.
Rzic throwing a counter right hand but Malavino manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Malavino misses
and Rzic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Malavino misses with an elbow over the top.
Rzic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malavino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rzic pushes Malavino back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malavino misses with an elbow strike.
Malavino throws an elbow but it misses.
Malavino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malavino blocking some punches.
Rzic can't find room to land a body shot as Malavino controls the action.
Malavino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malavino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Malavino gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malavino checks a leg kick.
Malavino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Rzic throws a head kick that Malavino semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Malavino.
Malavino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malavino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rzic is out of range and Malavino settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arroyo Malavino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rzic lands with a cross.
Rzic blocks a leg kick.
Rzic blocks a jab.
Rzic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Malavino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malavino flicks out a counter leg kick but Rzic steps away.
Malavino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rzic to counter with a crisp jab.
Malavino thumps Rzic with a low kick.
Rzic has closed the distance and engaged Malavino in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malavino.
Still in the clinch, Malavino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malavino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rzic stalling against the ropes.
Rzic tries a body shot but Malavino blocks it.
Malavino blocks a body shot from Rzic.
Malavino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino misses with a punch on the inside.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malavino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malavino misses with a knee to the head.
Malavino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malavino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rzic is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malavino.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rzic as Malavino tries to tie him up.
Rzic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rzic.
Rzic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rzic lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Malavino.
Rzic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malavino tries to work over Rzic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malavino throws an elbow but it misses.
Rzic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rzic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malavino misses with an elbow over the top.
Malavino throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Rzic to work.
Malavino working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rzic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rzic struggles to land a body shot inside as Malavino controls his hands.
Marko Rzic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rzic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rzic.
Rzic pushes Malavino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Rzic.
A clash of legs there as Rzic blocks the low kick.
Rzic slips a jab from Malavino.
Malavino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Rzic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rzic pushes Malavino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rzic presses Malavino against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rzic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rzic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malavino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malavino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malavino struggles to land a body shot inside as Rzic controls his hands.
Rzic tries to work over Malavino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malavino working aggressively here.
Rzic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rzic is struggling to control the position.
Rzic pushes Malavino back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rzic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic walks into a stiff left hand from Malavino.
Malavino is looking to slow Rzic down with leg kicks.
Malavino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malavino is rocked!
Malavino throws a push kick but Rzic slaps the foot to one side.
Rzic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malavino avoids it.
Malavino connects with a body shot.
Rzic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malavino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rzic's sensitive parts.
Malavino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malavino thuds his shin into the meat of Rzic's side.
Rzic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Malavino.
Malavino looks to score with a jab to the body but Rzic is just out of range.
Malavino misses with a body kick.
Malavino misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malavino is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malavino misses with a right hand
and Rzic counters with a big right hand that sends Malavino crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Rzic takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marko Rzic!
A relieved looking Marko Rzic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oosthuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat comes to the ring accompanied by BLIND by KoRn. Tommy Oosthuizen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oby dGreat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Oosthuizen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat cracks Oosthuizen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oosthuizen keeps the fight on the outside.
dGreat wants to land a leg kick but Oosthuizen is out of range.
dGreat pushes Oosthuizen away with a front kick.
dGreat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen.
dGreat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
dGreat misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Oosthuizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oosthuizen scores with a hook to the body. dGreat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but dGreat is out of range.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but dGreat is just out of range.
dGreat throws a series of punches but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dGreat was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen.
dGreat defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
dGreat avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from dGreat.
Oosthuizen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches dGreat on the side of the head.
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 swing and a miss from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen moves out of range as dGreat throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Oosthuizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dGreat.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
dGreat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oosthuizen tries to work over dGreat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dGreat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosthuizen is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by dGreat.
It looks like Tommy Oosthuizen has been cut.
dGreat prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as dGreat controls his hands.
dGreat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oosthuizen's face.
dGreat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
dGreat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oosthuizen is trying to break the clinch but dGreat is controlling him.
dGreat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat tries to work over Oosthuizen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dGreat blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat pushes off an throws an elbow but Oosthuizen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen.
A knee to the head by dGreat.
dGreat blocking some punches.
dGreat blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen.
I was talking to dGreat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by dGreat.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen blocks an elbow strike from dGreat.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but dGreat uses good head movement to avoid it.
dGreat lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by dGreat.
dGreat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dGreat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oosthuizen's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dGreat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Oosthuizen.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dGreat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosthuizen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oby dGreat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Oosthuizen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but dGreat slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oosthuizen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from dGreat - the referee stops the clock and Oosthuizen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says dGreat. Oosthuizen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oosthuizen 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.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping right.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when dGreat was well out of range.
Oosthuizen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down dGreat rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oosthuizen. dGreat does a little dance to reset his feet.
dGreat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dGreat is looking to slow Oosthuizen down with leg kicks.
dGreat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oosthuizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but dGreat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
dGreat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oosthuizen throws a solid leg kick but dGreat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oosthuizen.
Tommy Oosthuizen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - dGreat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dGreat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for dGreat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from dGreat, right into the meat.
dGreat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dGreat.
Oosthuizen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent dGreat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dGreat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
dGreat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oosthuizen checks a leg kick.
dGreat avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen.
dGreat throws a chopping leg kick but Oosthuizen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
dGreat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dGreat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
dGreat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oosthuizen tries to break the clinch but dGreat is controlling the position.
Oosthuizen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with dGreat's elbow.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen.
dGreat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oosthuizen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
dGreat crunches a lovely knee into Oosthuizen's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, dGreat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
dGreat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dGreat lands with a short shot to the head.
dGreat lands a damaging elbow.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dGreat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosthuizen lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as dGreat controls his hands.
dGreat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oosthuizen.
dGreat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dGreat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
dGreat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oby dGreat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Oosthuizen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oosthuizen tries to score with a low kick but dGreat moves his leg out of the way.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but dGreat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
dGreat slips a jab and a cross from Oosthuizen.
A swing and a miss from Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at dGreat's ribcage but misses.
A big left from dGreat misses.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
dGreat moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
Oosthuizen loads up on a big right hand but dGreat slips the punch.
dGreat closes the distance and pushes Oosthuizen back into the ropes.
Oosthuizen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
dGreat lands an elbow just above Oosthuizen 's eye.
Oby dGreat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dGreat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen.
Oosthuizen blocks an elbow strike.
Oosthuizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from dGreat.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
dGreat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen.
dGreat lands an elbow that stopped Oosthuizen in his tracks for a moment.
dGreat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from dGreat as the two fighters clinch.
Oosthuizen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
dGreat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for dGreat.
Oosthuizen takes a knee to the side of the body.
dGreat lands a knee to the body.
Oosthuizen takes a knee to the side of the body.
dGreat connects with a knee to the head.
dGreat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oosthuizen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dGreat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
dGreat working Oosthuizen over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, dGreat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from dGreat.
dGreat landing knees to the head.
Oosthuizen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dGreat cracks Oosthuizen with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Oosthuizen drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Oosthuizen isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and dGreat struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for dGreat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Oby dGreat!
After the big win, Oby dGreat made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the ring accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Kaczjarg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BMTH - Alligator Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaczjarg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaczjarg misses with a head kick.
Kaczjarg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kaczjarg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaczjarg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaczjarg throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Kaczjarg moves away and avoids it.
Kaczjarg throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Kaczjarg only half commits.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaczjarg lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver throws a hook but Kaczjarg avoids it easily.
Kaczjarg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaczjarg throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver 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.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaczjarg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kaczjarg rushes Silver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver with a knee to the head.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kaczjarg misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Kaczjarg's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczjarg misses with a straight right.
Kaczjarg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaczjarg scrambles back to his feet.
Kaczjarg misses with an uppercut.
Kaczjarg tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaczjarg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaczjarg lands with a good body shot.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
Silver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaczjarg misses with a leg kick.
Silver 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.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver is looking to counter punch.
Kaczjarg throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
Silver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silver throws a leg kick but Kaczjarg checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
A slow jab from Kaczjarg misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaczjarg is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Silver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaczjarg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Kaczjarg throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
Kaczjarg lands with a cross.
Kaczjarg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adrian Kaczjarg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaczjarg ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Kaczjarg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Kaczjarg throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
It looked like Silver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kaczjarg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg thows a leg kick but Silver checks it
and Silver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczjarg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kaczjarg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a one two combo.
Kaczjarg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczjarg misses the target.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Silver misses.
Kaczjarg misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaczjarg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg misses with a leg kick.
Kaczjarg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaczjarg throws a combination. Silver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver throws a leg kick but Kaczjarg moved away.
Kaczjarg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaczjarg blocks a jab.
Kaczjarg throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaczjarg.
Silver gets tackled into the ropes by Kaczjarg. Kaczjarg maintains the clinch.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaczjarg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adrian Kaczjarg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaczjarg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaczjarg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaczjarg.
A left lands for Kaczjarg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kaczjarg throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Kaczjarg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Kaczjarg moved away.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaczjarg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaczjarg just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver thumps Kaczjarg with a low kick.
Kaczjarg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaczjarg on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczjarg misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaczjarg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaczjarg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaczjarg throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver takes a swing at Kaczjarg's ribcage but misses.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Silver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
Billy Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaczjarg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaczjarg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver at a distance.
Kaczjarg throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Kaczjarg misses.
Silver cracks the inside of Kaczjarg's front leg.
Kaczjarg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silver works Kaczjarg's body with a nice hook.
Kaczjarg swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver checks a low kick from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Kaczjarg misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Kaczjarg does no damage.
Kaczjarg just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilver.
Kaczjarg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silver defending well as Kaczjarg loads up on a big left hand.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaczjarg.
Silver throws a jab when Kaczjarg was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Billy Silver did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Kaczjarg clinches with his opponent.
Kaczjarg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Kaczjarg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
Kaczjarg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver slips a straight right by Kaczjarg.
Some wild striking there from Kaczjarg.
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg lands a high kick!
Silver tests Kaczjarg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver cracks a nice hook into Kaczjarg's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg scores with a head kick. Silver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaczjarg misses with a wild combination.
Silver tries to keep at a distance but Kaczjarg has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg misses with a body punch.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
Kaczjarg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaczjarg misses with a straight right.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaczjarg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silver backs up against the ropes.
Kaczjarg defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaczjarg misses the jab.
Kaczjarg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaczjarg scores with a four punch combination!
Silver throws the left hand but Kaczjarg avoids the punch easily.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaczjarg has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.
Kaczjarg misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kaczjarg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaczjarg's hands.
Kaczjarg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg misses with a wild combination.
Kaczjarg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silver can pounce on him.
Silver throws a low kick but Kaczjarg moves out of range easily.
Silver scores with a leg kick.
Kaczjarg throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaczjarg works Silver's body with a nice hook.
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver moves away from the strike by Kaczjarg.
Silver misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Silver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silver throws a series of punches but Kaczjarg moves out of range.
Silver is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaczjarg throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaczjarg is looking to land body kicks.
Kaczjarg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Kaczjarg down.
Kaczjarg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaczjarg misses with a looping right.
Silver digs a good hook to Kaczjarg's body.
Kaczjarg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaczjarg throws an off balance right hand
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaczjarg thinking.
Silver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Silver backs off Kaczjarg throws a huge counter combo but Silver manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaczjarg misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaczjarg. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaczjarg throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver gets tackled into the ropes by Kaczjarg. Kaczjarg maintains the clinch.
Kaczjarg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Kaczjarg.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kaczjarg fails to land.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silver gets through Kaczjarg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Silver!
An out of breath Billy Silver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - . Justice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Straight Outta Compton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic tries to score with a low kick but Justice moves his leg out of the way.
Justice cracks Cirkovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cirkovic lands the left hand.
Cirkovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
And Justice responds with a good body kick, but Cirkovic manages to step out the way in time.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head but Cirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Cirkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justice.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justice has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Justice releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cirkovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cirkovic scrambles back to his feet.
Cirkovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirkovic.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Justice finds it's way round the side to connect with Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Justice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Justice 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.
Justice feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
Cirkovic lands a really nice looking cross but Justice seems unphased.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Justice follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A cross from Justice lands.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Cirkovic - just one landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Justice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cirkovic - the referee stops the clock and Justice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cirkovic. Justice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Cirkovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice counters with a nice leg kick.
Justice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cirkovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Justice.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Justice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justice moves into the clinch.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Justice's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice crunches a lovely knee into Cirkovic's ribcage.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Cirkovic.
Justice throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Justice checks it
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick.
Cirkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Cirkovic.
Justice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Cirkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Justice.
Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Justice counters with a leg kick.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Good work by Justice as he checks the leg kick.
Justice shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cirkovic. Justice shrugs it off though.
Justice throws a body kick that misses.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Justice and move into the clinch.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Justice is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cirkovic works over Justice's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Cirkovic tries to score with a low kick but Justice moves his leg out of the way.
Justice checks the leg kick.
A combination from Cirkovic does no damage.
Justice let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
Justice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Justice lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Justice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Justice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justice misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Justice.
Cirkovic missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 short uppercut from Cirkovic.
Justice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic trying to stall but Justice improves his position.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Justice misses with some punches.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Justice lands with a straight right. Cirkovic didn't see that one coming.
Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.
Justice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Milovan Cirkovic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Justice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Justice tries to land a body kick
and Cirkovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Cirkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Justice throws a lazy head kick
and Cirkovic counters with a low kick, right behind Justice 's knee.
Justice slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Justice scores with a spinning back kick!
Justice cracks the inside of Cirkovic's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cirkovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Justice looks for the body kick but Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justice! But no joy.
Cirkovic lands a jab to the nose.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Justice avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cirkovic 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 Justice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justice thuds a left hand into Cirkovic's body.
Justice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice looks for the body kick but Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Cirkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Crunch! Cirkovic slams his shin into Justice's torso.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cirkovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Cirkovic.
The fighters circling - Cirkovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Johnny Justice in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic dodges the punch combination from Justice.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cirkovic - that will leave a mark!
Cirkovic lands a high kick!
Cirkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Justice's knee momentarily.
Cirkovic looks to throw a body kick
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cirkovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Justice finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Justice blocks the leg kick.
Justice flicks out a counter leg kick but Cirkovic steps away.
Justice lands with a nice body punch.
Justice has Cirkovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cirkovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cirkovic's face.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cirkovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick
and Justice counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick
and Justice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Justice throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Johnny Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic jabs Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Cirkovic tries to counter by clinching up but Justice breaks away and moves out of range.
Justice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Cirkovic is looking to counter punch.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milovan Cirkovic.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cirkovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
After winning the bout, Milovan Cirkovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Braum Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nygma's choice of entrance music: Eazy E - Boys In Da Hood. Braum Von Cunth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Nygma's chin.
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223 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Braum Von Cunth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Nygma!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygma misses with a wild body shot.
Von Cunth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nygma misses with an uppercut.
Nygma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Cunth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Von Cunth throws out a powerful jab.
Nygma throws a lazy right hand but Von Cunth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Von Cunth.
Nygma lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nygma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nygma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A clash of legs there as Von Cunth blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nygma.
Nygma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Von Cunth tries to clinch but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Cunth misses the target.
Von Cunth defending well as Nygma loads up on a big left hand.
Nygma loads up on a big right hand but Von Cunth slips the punch.
Nygma misses with a looping right.
Von Cunth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nygma counters with a solid body kick.
Nygma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Von Cunth under the eye.
Nygma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nygma throws a shot to the body.
Nygma tries to land a front kick but Von Cunth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Cunth. That's going to slow Nygma down.
A clash of legs there as Von Cunth blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Cunth takes one on the button.
Nygma misses with a left hand
and Von Cunth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Cunth lands a knee to the head.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nygma avoids it.
Nygma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Cunth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygma manages to avoid it.
Nygma misses with an uppercut. Von Cunth saw that one coming.
Von Cunth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nygma connects with a crisp jab.
Nygma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Cunth manages to avoid it.
Von Cunth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Cunth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that round.
That's time! Von Cunth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Cunth instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Cunth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Cunth.
Nygma lands with a left to the head.
Nygma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nygma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygma.
Von Cunth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Nygma.
Nygma blocks an uppercut.
Von Cunth gets through Nygma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nygma prevents a body shot from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nygma tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Von Cunth.
Nygma tries to break the clinch but Von Cunth is controlling the position.
Nygma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Cunth has him pressed against the ropes.
Von Cunth misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Cunth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nygmas head.
Nygma tries a body shot but Von Cunth blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a knee to the head.
Von Cunth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nygma is breathing heavily.
Nygma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Cunth has him pressed against the ropes.
Nygma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Cunth is leaning against Nygma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nygma is trying to break the clinch but Von Cunth is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Von Cunth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nygma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Cunth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nygma blocks an uppercut.
Von Cunth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.
Von Cunth blocks an uppercut.
Nygma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Von Cunth.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nygma throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nygma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Cunth has a couple of punches blocked by Nygma.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Cunth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Cunth is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Cunth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braum Von Cunth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nygma misses with some punches.
Von Cunth landing knees to the head.
Nygma is rocked!
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
Nygma is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Cunth finish him?
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Nygma.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Nygma seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
Nygma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Cunth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braum Von Cunth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nygma keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Cunth misses with a wild combination.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Nygma.
Nygma misses with a double jab.
Nygma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Cunth.
Von Cunth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nygma just manages to avoid it.
Nygma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edward Nygma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Cunth scores with a leg kick.
Nygma misses with a body kick.
Von Cunth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nygma just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nygma is looking to slow Von Cunth down with leg kicks.
Nygma throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma blocks a head kick by Von Cunth.
Nygma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nygma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Cunth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
Nygma misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Von Cunth blocks the low kick.
Von Cunth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nygma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Cunth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Von Cunth finds it's target.
Nygma misses with a low kick.
Von Cunth misses with a hook.
Von Cunth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Cunth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nygma takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Nygma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Cunth was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygma.
Von Cunth thinks about countering with a body kick.
A head kick by Nygma misses
and Von Cunth counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von Cunth checks a leg kick.
Nygma misses with a straight right.
Von Cunth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Cunth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nygma cracks the inside of Von Cunth's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Cunth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nygma throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
Nygma is looking to score with low kicks.
Nygma throws a body shot but no joy.
Nygma just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Von Cunth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nygma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nygma tried to score with a low kick but Von Cunth checks it.
Von Cunth tries to counter by clinching up but Nygma breaks away and moves out of range.
Nygma throws a hook to the side of Von Cunth's head but Von Cunth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Cunth is looking to counter the offense by Nygma and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Nygma misses its intended target.
Von Cunth tries to counter by clinching up but Nygma breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nygma.
Von Cunth tries to counter by clinching up but Nygma breaks away and moves out of range.
Nygma throws a push kick but Von Cunth slaps the foot to one side.
Nygma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Nygma drops his hands momentarily and Von Cunth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a body kick.
Von Cunth throws a big counter combination but Nygma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nygma scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Cunth should have avoided that one.
A jab from Nygma finds it's way through Von Cunth's defenses.
Nygma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Von Cunth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nygma.
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 Von Cunth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Cunth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nygma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nygma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nygma looks to land a body kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Von Cunth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nygma avoids a kick to the body.
Nygma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Cunth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nygma. Nygma obviously looking to wear him down.
Nygma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Nygma tries a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Nygma lands with a nice body kick.
Von Cunth wants to clinch.
Edward Nygma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygma throws a low kick, looking for Von Cunth's leg but Von Cunth calmly moves out of range.
Nygma tries to work over Von Cunth's front leg with a kick but Von Cunth checks it.
Nygma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Cunth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Von Cunth blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Cunth throws a leg kick which misses Nygma's front leg but catches the back leg as Nygma tries to avoid it.
Von Cunth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nygma on the side of the head.
Nygma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nygma swings for the body but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Von Cunth fails to land with a series of punches.
Nygma scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nygma misses the target.
A big right from Nygma misses.
It looked like Von Cunth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Von Cunth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nygma misses with a looping left.
Nygma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Von Cunth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nygma misses with a wild body shot.
Nygma just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Von Cunth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Von Cunth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Von Cunth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nygma is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth tries a body shot but Nygma blocks it.
Von Cunth tries to work over Nygma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nygma manages to break the clinch.
Von Cunth blocks a jab.
Nygma misses the shot to the body.
Von Cunth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nygma.
Von Cunth scores with a nice head shot.
Nygma misses with a looping left.
Nygma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nygma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Cunth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth moves out of range of the body kick.
Nygma misses with a straight right.
Nygma swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Cunth.
Braum Von Cunth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Cunth swinging wildly here.
Nygma throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nygma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Cunth is looking for a counter combo.
Von Cunth 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.
Edward Nygma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nygma scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Nygma.
I think Nygma 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Nygma!
Edward Nygma made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey pimp,now please arrange some chicks for me.it's pleasure time.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music, 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Kanitz misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Benson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Benson.
Kanitz looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Benson throws a leg kick but Kanitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanitz.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a head kick.
Kanitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Benson scores with a three punch combo!
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kanitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benson checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Kanitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanitz throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanitz is looking to counter punch.
Kanitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanitz with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Benson misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Benson finds it's target.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanitz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Kanitz tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
Benson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kanitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson lands a nice looking body kick.
Kanitz keeps Benson at a distance using the push kick.
Kanitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Kanitz seems unphased.
Benson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanitz.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Kanitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Kanitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Benson moved away.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Benson lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Benson
and Kanitz counters with a solid body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Benson tests Kanitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kanitz finds it's way through Benson's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wolfgang Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benson keeps Kanitz at a distance using the push kick.
Benson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kanitz misses with a looping left.
Kanitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Benson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benson swings widly with a right hand
and Kanitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Kanitz moved away.
Kanitz walks into a left hand.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Kanitz saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Kanitz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Kanitz walks into a stiff left hand from Benson.
Benson misses with a hook. Kanitz ducked under it nicely.
Kanitz moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Kanitz tried to counter with a leg kick but Benson avoided it.
Benson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz misses with a body shot.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz takes one to the side of the head.
Kanitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz lands a head shot.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Kanitz as he checks the leg kick.
Benson scores with a jab to the body.
Benson scores with a nice strike.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benson scoring well with a low kick there.
Benson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kanitz misses with a low kick.
Benson wants to slow Kanitz down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kanitz - that will leave a mark!
Kanitz cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
Kanitz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Kanitz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson throws a hook but Kanitz avoids it easily.
Kanitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kanitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson pushes Kanitz away with a front kick.
Nice shot lands for Kanitz.
Kanitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benson misses with a body punch
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanitz checks it well.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Kanitz throws a head kick that Benson semi-blocks.
That has opened up Wolfgang Benson's cut even more.
Benson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanitz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Benson avoids it.
Benson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanitz's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benson looks to land a body kick but Kanitz moved away.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kanitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benson blocks the body kick.
Kanitz walks into a jab.
Benson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson throws the left hand but Kanitz avoids the punch easily.
Kanitz looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanitz is looking to counter punch.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kanitz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanitz is just out of range.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanitz throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Benson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benson takes one on the button.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a hook.
Benson digs a good hook to Kanitz's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Benson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanitz throws a front kick that sends Benson stumbling back into the ropes.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Kanitz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Kanitz is out of range.
Kanitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kanitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kanitz works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters with a good low kick that Kanitz was not able to check.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson tries a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Benson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Kanitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Benson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benson.
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kanitz is looking to land body kicks.
Kanitz slips under a jab.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Benson tenderised Kanitz's leg. Kanitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanitz's hands.
Kanitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Kanitz settles back down.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Kanitz.
Kanitz misses with a straight right.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benson thinking.
Benson misses with a straight right.
Benson throws a lazy body kick
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Kanitz ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Benson throws a hook but Kanitz blocks it.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanitz lands with a shot to the body.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Benson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kanitz's head.
Benson slips a jab from Kanitz.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanitz.
Benson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson throws a body kick that misses
enabling Kanitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson moves away from the strike by Kanitz.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Kanitz misses
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kanitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Kanitz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benson checks it well.
Benson looks to land a right hand but Kanitz moved out of range.
Benson throws a chopping leg kick but Kanitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kanitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanitz moves away.
Nice jab there from Kanitz.
The cut above Wolfgang Benson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kanitz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanitz drops his hands momentarily and Benson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kanitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kanitz scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Kanitz misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson punishes Kanitz's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Benson.
Benson misses with a body kick.
A jab from Kanitz does it's job there.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Kanitz cracks Benson with a good jab.
Benson is rocked!
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Benson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanitz finish him?
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanitz.
An inside leg kick from Benson misses.
Kanitz throws a head kick that misses.
Benson seems to have recovered his senses.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Benson throws a low kick but Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson with a nice cross.
Benson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kanitz lands a jab to the head.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kanitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz throws a big shot that misses.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benson connects with a single shot there.
Benson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kanitz is looking to chop away at Benson's legs.
Benson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kanitz slips a jab from Benson.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Kanitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a punch to the head.
Kanitz scores with a nice strike.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Benson swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Benson is predictable there
and Kanitz counters with a nice body shot.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kanitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benson.
Benson works the jab nicely.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Kanitz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanitz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kanitz connects with a leg kick. Benson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanitz misses with a looping right.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanitz moves away.
Kanitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benson's head.
Kanitz throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Kanitz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanitz.
Benson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kanitz momentarily.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Benson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz.
Kanitz takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz misses with a looping left.
Benson throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kanitz works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanitz avoids the body shot from Benson.
Benson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kanitz works the jab nicely.
Wolfgang Benson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kanitz lands a nice shot that snaps Benson's head back.
Kanitz with a nice cross.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanitz is out of range and Benson settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Kanitz.
I think Kanitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
Simon Kanitz is the new welterweight champion!
Wolfgang Benson spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qing Kong has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong thumps Van Gundy with a low kick.
Van Gundy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Gundy throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong 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.
Van Gundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Gundy.
Kong misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Van Gundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Gundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gundy.
Kong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kong forces Van Gundy back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Gundy avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Kong 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.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kong.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kong stalling in the clinch but Van Gundy improves position.
Van Gundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gundy has Kong pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Van Gundy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kong.
A clash of legs there as Kong blocks the low kick.
Van Gundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Kong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Gundy connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gundy.
Kong wants to counter with a clinch but Van Gundy pushes him away.
Kong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Gundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gundy throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Van Gundy only half commits.
Kong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kong throws a leg kick which misses Van Gundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Gundy tries to avoid it.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Kong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Gundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong tests Van Gundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kong avoids it.
Kong is looking to clinch but Van Gundy is avoiding it.
Van Gundy throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Van Gundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Gundy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Gundy cracks Kong with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong is looking to land body kicks.
Van Gundy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kong avoided it.
Sloppy strikes from Van Gundy. Those never looked like landing.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Gundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kong looks to throw the jab but Van Gundy is out of range.
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 Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Gundy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Gundy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Kong.
Kong takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Van Gundy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Gundy lands with a hook. Kong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Gundy backs up against the ropes.
Van Gundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Kong tries to counter with a clinch but Van Gundy shakes him off and moves away.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kong counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Gundy has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Nice body punch from Van Gundy.
Kong lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Gundy scores with a shot to the side of Kong's head.
Kong throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gundy lands with a right to the head.
Van Gundy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong blocking some punches.
Van Gundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong lands an elbow that stopped Van Gundy in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gundy.
Kong controlling the action here for a moment.
Kong gets through Van Gundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Gundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kong is defending well for now.
Kong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gundy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gundy lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Gundy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
Kong landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gundy fails to land.
Stan Van Gundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Gundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Gundy looking to slow down the pace here.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gundy avoids the damage to the body.
Van Gundy misses with some punches.
Van Gundy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Gundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Van Gundy throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kong throws a front kick that sends Van Gundy stumbling back into the ropes.
Kong scores with a shot to the body.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy stalks Kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kong's face. Kong staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Gundy misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Van Gundy misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Van Gundy misses.
Kong connects with a single shot there.
Van Gundy wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Kong is predictable there
and Van Gundy counters with a low kick, right behind Kong 's knee.
Kong connects with a leg kick. Van Gundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Kong misses with a hook
and Van Gundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Kong.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Van Gundy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kong if he has to take too many more of those.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kong's calf.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Van Gundy.
Kong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Gundy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kong takes a step back to recover.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Gundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Gundy misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Van Gundy misses.
Van Gundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy feints a jab promting Kong to slip. Van Gundy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
and Van Gundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Gundy tries a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Stan Van Gundy is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Van Gundy misses its intended target.
Kong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Kong.
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Van Gundy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Gundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Gundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
Van Gundy misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Kong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Van Gundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Gundy throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Gundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kong.
Kong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Van Gundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Gundy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Kong. Those never looked like landing.
Van Gundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
A solid body kick from Van Gundy.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gundy missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kong connects with a single shot there.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kong, right into the meat.
Van Gundy misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Kong.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Van Gundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kong is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Van Gundy misses.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gundy circles away.
Van Gundy misses with a straight left.
Van Gundy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong punishes Van Gundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Gundy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Kong.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Van Gundy catches Kong right on the button with a cross.
Van Gundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Van Gundy lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Qing Kong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Gundy feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Qing Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Gundy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Gundy misses the shot to the body.
Kong wants to counter the offense by Van Gundy and move into the clinch position.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gundy is looking to counter punch.
Van Gundy throws a front kick that sends Kong stumbling back into the ropes.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy cracks Kong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kong throws a hook but Van Gundy avoids it easily.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Van Gundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy connects with a crisp jab.
Van Gundy looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Kong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Gundy checks it well.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gundy, right into the meat.
Kong throws a head kick but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Gundy.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gundy counters with a nice leg kick.
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Gundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kong tries to clinch but Van Gundy is having none of it.
Kong moves out of range as Van Gundy throws a body kick.
A shot to the body from Kong misses
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Kong avoids it.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Kong avoids it.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kong. That did some damage!
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Van Gundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong moves away from the strike by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
A jab lands there for Van Gundy.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Kong down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Gundy, as that shot connected.
Van Gundy moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gundy scores with a nice right hand.
Kong throws a low kick but Van Gundy avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Gundy 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!
A victorious Stan Van Gundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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