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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vinko Pintaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinko Pintaric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintaric lands a body shot.
Pintaric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wunderkind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pintaric.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that Pintaric semi-blocks.
It looks like Vinko Pintaric has been cut.
Pintaric scores with a hook.
Pintaric misses with a wild body shot.
Wunderkind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pintaric throws a sloppy head kick and Wunderkind moves out of range easily.
Pintaric misses with a double jab.
Wunderkind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wunderkind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pintaric.
Pintaric with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Pintaric.
Pintaric just misses with a punch to the body.
Wunderkind tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pintaric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pintaric scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wunderkind in his tracks.
Wunderkind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pintaric moves away.
Wunderkind moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pintaric has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintaric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wunderkind blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pintaric.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pintaric.
Wunderkind misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wunderkind.
Pintaric throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wunderkinds head.
Pintaric lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wunderkind or not.
Wunderkind using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pintaric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Pintaric.
Pintaric lands a right hand.
Pintaric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wunderkind lands a body punch.
Pintaric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wunderkind is rocked!
Wunderkind 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.
Wunderkind working Pintaric over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wunderkind can't break the clinch.
Wunderkind managing to block the knees to the body from Pintaric.
Pintaric lands an elbow inside that Wunderkind shrugs off.
Wunderkind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pintaric is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind is trying to break the clinch but Pintaric has him pressed against the ropes.
Pintaric struggles to land a body shot inside as Wunderkind controls his hands.
Pintaric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wunderkind dodges an elbow strike from Pintaric.
Pintaric scores with a shot to the side of Wunderkind's head.
Wunderkind is looking to control Pintaric's arms but Pintaric gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wunderkind has his back to the ropes.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
Pintaric scores with a shoulder strike.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wunderkind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pintaric has him pressed against the ropes.
Pintaric lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wunderkind looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pintaric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wunderkind blocks it with crossed arms.
Wunderkind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pintaric trying to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinko Pintaric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinko Pintaric's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pintaric blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Pintaric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wunderkind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pintaric rushes Wunderkind and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wunderkind is trying to stall.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Pintaric is blocking nicely.
Pintaric with a knee to the head.
It looks like Serj Wunderkind has been cut.
Pintaric avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
Wunderkind crunches a lovely knee into Pintaric's ribcage.
Pintaric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wunderkind can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Wunderkind.
Pintaric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pintaric presses Wunderkind against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but Pintaric blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pintaric.
Pintaric misses with some punches.
Pintaric looking to throw knees to the head but Wunderkind is blocking nicely.
Pintaric lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pintaric lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintaric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wunderkind's elbow.
Pintaric misses with a knee to the head.
Pintaric scores a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind trying to stall but Pintaric improves his position.
Wunderkind is trying to push Pintaric away but Pintaric has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pintaric misses with an elbow over the top.
Wunderkind prevents a body shot from Pintaric.
Wunderkind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pintaric gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pintaric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wunderkind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wunderkind throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pintaric misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wunderkind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pintaric checks a low kick from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Pintaric misses.
Wunderkind wants to counter with a clinch but Pintaric pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintaric takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wunderkind.
Pintaric blocks an uppercut.
Pintaric has a couple of punches blocked by Wunderkind.
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!
Wunderkind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wunderkind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pintaric backwards.
Pintaric tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wunderkind avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wunderkind lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pintaric letting Wunderkind take a breather here.
A short right from Wunderkind on the inside.
Pintaric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wunderkind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serj Wunderkind will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pintaric lands a jab to Wunderkind's midsection.
Pintaric is looking to wear down Wunderkind with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wunderkind throws a low kick but Pintaric avoids it.
Wunderkind scores with a nice body kick.
Vinko Pintaric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pintaric gets tackled into the ropes by Wunderkind. Wunderkind maintains the clinch.
Pintaric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wunderkind using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wunderkind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wunderkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wunderkind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pintaric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vinko Pintaric's cut is getting worse.
Wunderkind is working Pintaric over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pintaric looking to stall.
Vinko Pintaric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wunderkind lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wunderkind.
Pintaric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wunderkind holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Wunderkind throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pintaric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pintaric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pintaric.
Wunderkind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pintaric swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pintaric avoids the head kick by Wunderkind.
Wunderkind has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pintaric.
Some bone on bone action there as Pintaric checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pintaric seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pintaric circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintaric throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Wunderkind on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinko Pintaric is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Pintaric misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wunderkind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but Pintaric is blocking nicely.
Pintaric trying to land knees to the body.
Pintaric putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wunderkind in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Pintaric.
Pintaric lands a nice knee to the body.
Pintaric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind wants to slow Pintaric down by chopping away at his legs.
Wunderkind rushes Pintaric and presses him up against the ropes.
Wunderkind is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pintaric is defending well for now.
Wunderkind prevents a body shot from Pintaric.
Wunderkind wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serj Wunderkind really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pintaric throws a body shot but no joy.
Pintaric blocks a head kick by Wunderkind.
Pintaric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wunderkind. That's going to slow Pintaric down.
Pintaric needs to keep his hands up - Wunderkind had a free shot at his head there.
Wunderkind closes the distance and clinches.
Pintaric trying to control the position but instead, Wunderkind has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pintaric into the ropes.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Pintaric to work.
Wunderkind managing to block the knees to the body from Pintaric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintaric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wunderkind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wunderkind is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pintaric shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wunderkind scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind lands a jab.
Wunderkind tries to clinch but Pintaric is having none of it.
Pintaric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wunderkind looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pintaric closes the distance and clinches.
Wunderkind is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pintaric blocks it with crossed arms.
Pintaric lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pintaric keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wunderkind's efforts to push away.
Pintaric tries to throw a body punch but Wunderkind avoids it by throwing Pintaric back against the ropes.
Wunderkind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pintaric scores with a jab to the body.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses.
Pintaric swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintaric misses with a leg kick
and Wunderkind counters with a good, hard body kick but Pintaric shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pintaric, right into the meat.
Pintaric looks to score with a jab to the body but Wunderkind is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wunderkind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pintaric can pounce on him.
Wunderkind doesn't manage to clinch there - Pintaric circles away.
Wunderkind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pintaric.
Pintaric gets a clinch.
Pintaric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pintaric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pintaric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pintaric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pintaric avoids it.
Pintaric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pintaric avoids it.
Wunderkind misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pintaric.
Wunderkind is trying to force a seperation but Pintaric has the dominant position.
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 Vinko Pintaric will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pintaric tries a head kick but it misses.
Wunderkind throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wunderkind throws a sloppy head kick and Pintaric moves out of range easily.
Pintaric throws a head kick that misses.
Wunderkind tries a head kick but it misses.
Wunderkind takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wunderkind avoids the body shot from Pintaric.
Wunderkind throws a head kick that misses.
Pintaric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pintaric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pintaric is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintaric throws a hook but Wunderkind blocks it.
Pintaric throws a body kick that misses.
Pintaric misses with a low kick.
Pintaric thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wunderkind if he has to take too many more of those.
A low kick from Wunderkind misses
and Pintaric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintaric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wunderkind lands with a left to the head.
Pintaric misses with some punches.
Pintaric tries a knee to the head but Wunderkind blocks it.
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.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wunderkind is working Pintaric over against the ropes.
Pintaric managing to block the knees to the body from Wunderkind.
A short right from Pintaric on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pintaric misses with some punches.
Wunderkind breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wunderkind.
Pintaric throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pintaric tries to work over Wunderkind's front leg with a kick but Wunderkind checks it.
Wunderkind takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pintaric throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind blocks a jab.
Pintaric throws a head kick but Wunderkind moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wunderkind.
Wunderkind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pintaric instigates a clinch.
Wunderkind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pintaric looks to score with a jab to the body but Wunderkind is just out of range.
And Wunderkind responds with a good body kick, but Pintaric manages to step out the way in time.
Wunderkind looks for the body kick but Pintaric saw that one coming.
Pintaric gets a clinch.
Pintaric takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wunderkind working Pintaric over with knees to the body.
A short right from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pintaric blocks it with crossed arms.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Serj Wunderkind.
I think Wunderkind 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vinko Pintaric!
A victorious Vinko Pintaric thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganteaume comes to the ring accompanied by Black Label Society - Stillborn. Scott Nichols 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Atauallah Ganteaume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nichols fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ganteaume.
Ganteaume rushes Nichols and presses him up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Ganteaume.
Nichols misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Ganteaume lands a hook that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
Ganteaume scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Ganteaume's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nichols lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Atauallah Ganteaume has been cut.
Ganteaume lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols lands a left hand.
A short left from Ganteaume.
Nichols swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nichols throws a head punch that misses.
Ganteaume blocks an elbow strike from Nichols.
Ganteaume working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
Nichols goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nichols working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ganteaume lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ganteaume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nichols connects with a knee to the head.
Nichols looks winded!
Ganteaume gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ganteaume utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ganteaume lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nichols backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
A short right from Ganteaume on the inside.
Ganteaume working Nichols over with knees to the body.
Ganteaume throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Ganteaume.
A short right from Ganteaume on the inside.
Ganteaume lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ganteaume lands with a light punch inside.
Ganteaume lands a nice shot to the body.
Ganteaume utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ganteaume lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ganteaume lands a damaging elbow.
Nichols is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ganteaume pushes Nichols back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nichols takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ganteaume lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nichols.
Nichols tries to work over Ganteaume's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ganteaume is working Nichols over against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Ganteaume.
Nice elbow from Ganteaume.
Nichols takes a shot to the head.
Ganteaume using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ganteaume lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nichols is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganteaume makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nichols is still on wobbly legs! Can Ganteaume finish him?
Ganteaume lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Scott Nichols has been cut.
Ganteaume creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Nichols 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! Nichols face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ganteaume takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Atauallah Ganteaume!
Atauallah Ganteaume made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makatua throws a body kick that misses
and Ukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Ukkeli scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Makatua beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Makatua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makatua walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Makatua is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maximus Ukkeli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Millar!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar misses with a body kick.
Hussle connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Millar. That's going to slow Hussle down.
Hussle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hussle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hussle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Millar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussle. Hussle obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hussle misses with a right hand
and Millar counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Millar.
Millar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Hussle is looking to score with low kicks.
Millar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Millar tries to work over Hussle's front leg with a kick but Hussle checks it.
Hussle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hussle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hussle half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Hussle does it's job there.
Millar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from Hussle misses
and Millar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussle lands a head kick. Millar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar throws a front kick aimed at Hussle's knee but Hussle avoids it well.
Millar blocks a head kick by Hussle.
Millar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Millar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Millar is just out of range.
Millar thows a body kick. Hussle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Millar lands a nice looking body kick.
Hussle is breathing heavily.
Hussle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Millar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Millar lands a slapping body shot.
Millar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hussle tries a low kick but Millar avoids it.
Millar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millar lands a really nice looking cross but Hussle seems unphased.
Millar is looking to slow Hussle down with leg kicks.
A big right from Millar misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Millar looks to move away, Hussle throws a big counter combo bu Millar just gets out of the way.
Hussle throws a lazy uppercut
and Millar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Millar throws a leg kick but Hussle checks it.
Millar has Hussle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Millar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussle lands a shot to the body.
Millar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussle controlling the action here for a moment.
Hussle throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Hussle fails to land.
Hussle works on Millar's body with a couple of short punches.
Hussle is trying to maintain a safe position but Millar gets an underhook and turns Hussle into the ropes.
Hussle working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Millar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Millar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussle.
Millar misses with a straight left.
Hussle is looking to counter punch.
Hussle throws a body kick that misses.
Millar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Millar swinging wildly here.
A bone on bone clash there as Hussle blocks the leg kick.
Millar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Millar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hussle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Millar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Millar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Millar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hussle blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle jabs Millar right on the nose. Millar blinks but takes it well.
Millar throws a low kick but Hussle avoids it.
Millar 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.
Millar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussle moves away.
Millar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Millar as he checks the leg kick.
Millar throws a lazy head kick
and Hussle counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Millar.
Millar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Millar moves forwards but Hussle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Millar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Millar on the side of the head.
Millar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussle.
Millar misses with a left hand
and Hussle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Millar lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Millar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Millar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussle's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hussle misses with a body shot.
Hussle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Millar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Millar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Hussle misses
and Millar counters with an inside leg kick.
Hussle throws a wild body kick that Millar sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar misses with a kick to the body.
Hussle throws a leg kick that misses.
Millar cracks the inside of Hussle's front leg.
Hussle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hussle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hussle throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Millar.
Millar thows a leg kick but Hussle checks it
and Hussle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Millar 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.
Hussle misses with a looping right.
Millar scores with a nice body kick.
Millar throws a low kick but Hussle avoids it.
Millar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussle's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hussle throws a hook but Millar avoids it easily.
Millar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Millar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hussle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hussle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Millar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Millar ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Hussle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Millar tries to clinch but Hussle is having none of it.
Hussle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussle swings widly with a right hand
and Millar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Millar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussle blocks an uppercut.
Hussle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millars head.
Millar is rocked!
Millar blocking some punches.
Millar is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussle finish him?
Hussle throws a head punch that misses.
Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but Millar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussle has a couple of punches blocked by Millar.
Hussle throws a head punch that misses.
Hussle has a couple of punches blocked by Millar.
Hussle misses with some punches.
Hussle throws a head punch that misses.
Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but Millar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussle throws a punch but it's blocked by Millar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but Millar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hussle fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle throws a punch but it's blocked by Millar.
Millar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle misses with the head strike.
Millar seems to have recovered his senses.
Millar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussle's elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hussle lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Millar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle takes a shot to the head.
Millar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussle's elbow.
Hussle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussle misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millar.
Millar struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussle controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Millar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussle tries to throw a body punch but Millar avoids it by throwing Hussle back against the ropes.
Hussle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hussle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Millar.
Hussle is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millar misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle throws a head kick but Millar moves out of range.
Millar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Hussle tenderised Millar's leg. Millar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Millar tries a head kick but it misses.
Millar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussle.
A big right from Millar misses.
Hussle throws a push kick but Millar slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Millar.
Millar throws a wild body kick that Hussle sees coming a mile off.
Hussle thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hussle misses with a hook. Millar ducked under it nicely.
Millar throws a leg kick but Hussle moved away.
Hussle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Millar finds it's way round the side to connect with Hussle's head.
Millar keeps Hussle at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millar scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millar throws a shot to the body.
Millar moves into range and clinches up with Hussle.
A short right from Millar on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mike Hussle did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Millar throws out a loose jab but Hussle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Millar.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Millar saw that one coming.
Hussle misses with an uppercut.
Derrick Millar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Hussle misses.
Millar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hussle just misses with a punch to the body.
Millar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Millar is looking to clinch but Hussle is avoiding it.
Millar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Millar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Millar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Millar misses with an uppercut.
Hussle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Millar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Millar thumps Hussle with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar checks a low kick from Hussle.
Millar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussle moves out of range as Millar throws a body kick.
Millar misses with the body kick
and Hussle counters with a leg kick.
Hussle misses with the body kick
and Millar counters with a leg kick.
Millar thumps Hussle with a low kick.
Hussle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hussle scoring well with a low kick there.
Millar throws out a leg kick but Hussle moves out of range and Millar only half commits.
Hussle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hussle scores with a punch to the head.
Millar throws a head kick that misses.
Hussle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hussle just misses with a punch to the body.
Millar moves out of range of the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Millar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle throws the kick towards the body but Millar avoids it.
Millar feints a counter leg kick.
Hussle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millar.
Millar misses with a leg kick.
Hussle misses with a body kick.
Millar throws a low kick, looking for Hussle's leg but Hussle calmly moves out of range.
Millar throws a low kick, looking for Hussle's leg but Hussle calmly moves out of range.
Millar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hussle takes a step back to recover.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hussle feints and then cracks Millar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Millar down.
Millar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Millar thinking.
Millar throws a low kick, looking for Hussle's leg but Hussle calmly moves out of range.
Hussle ducks right into an uppercut from Millar.
Hussle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Derrick Millar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Hussle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Millar is out of range and Hussle settles back down.
Mike Hussle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussle throws a leg kick which misses Millar's front leg but catches the back leg as Millar tries to avoid it.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Millar.
Hussle throws the left hand but Millar avoids the punch easily.
Hussle takes one to the chin there.
Millar defending well as Hussle loads up on a big left hand.
And Millar responds with a good body kick, but Hussle manages to step out the way in time.
Millar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussle.
Hussle takes a swing at Millar's ribcage but misses.
Hussle misses with a straight right.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Millar.
Millar moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Millar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Hussle misses.
Millar takes a swing at Hussle's ribcage but misses.
Millar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle throws a jab when Millar was well out of range.
Millar drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Hussle onto his butt! Hussle pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hussle is rocked!
Millar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
That kick from Millar tenderised Hussle's leg. Hussle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hussle misses with a left hand
and Millar counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Hussle goes down! Will Hussle beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Oh Hussle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussle throws a head kick that misses.
Millar wants to counter the offense by Hussle and move into the clinch position.
Hussle gets tackled into the ropes by Millar. Millar maintains the clinch.
Millar lands with a left to the head.
Millar working aggressively here.
Hussle blocking some punches.
Hussle working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hussle fails to land.
Hussle blocks a body shot from Millar.
Millar tries to stall but Hussle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Millar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Millar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millar misses with some punches.
Hussle seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Millar.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar has a couple of punches blocked by Hussle.
Millar lands an uppercut.
Millar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Millar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Millar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussle lands with a right to the head.
Millar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussle lands a shoulder strike.
Hussle pushes Millar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hussle misses with a punch to the body.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Millar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Millar as the two fighters clinch.
Millar tries to throw a body punch but Hussle avoids it by throwing Millar back against the ropes.
Hussle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Millar.
Millar lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussle backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Millar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Millar 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 43:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 44:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Millar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Derrick Millar waved his t-shirt featuring Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerrone The Pimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pimp comes to the ring accompanied by Big KRIT - New Agenda. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerrone The Pimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pimp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
The Pimp staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pimp.
The Pimp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but The Pimp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
The Pimp 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.
Nice shot lands for Graves.
The Pimp misses with a hook to the body
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
The Pimp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves checks a low kick from The Pimp.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Pimp.
A lazy left from Graves finds it's target.
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves blocks the body kick.
The Pimp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graves lands with an uppercut that bounces The Pimp off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pimp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Pimp looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves lands with a right hand.
Graves misses with a low kick as The Pimp jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from The Pimp misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from The Pimp.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
The Pimp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
The Pimp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Graves counters with a body kick.
Graves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Pimp checks a low kick from Graves.
The fighters circling - The Pimp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pimp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pimp misses with a leg kick.
The Pimp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pimp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pimp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Pimp moves away.
The Pimp walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from The Pimp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Pimp scores with a spinning back kick!
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Pimp swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Graves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - The Pimp coming out on top.
The Pimp avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Graves lands a head shot.
The Pimp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Graves blocks the low kick.
Graves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Pimp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Pimp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Pimp misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pimp just misses with a punch to the body.
The Pimp tries to land a front kick but Graves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and The Pimp counters with a head kick. That will keep Graves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Pimp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graves shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Pimp eats them both and turns towards Graves to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Graves with a jab.
Graves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Pimp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves staying out of range there.
Doug Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Pimp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Pimp.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
The Pimp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Pimp scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Pimp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graves lands with an overhand left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graves. The Pimp shrugs it off though.
Graves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Pimp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pimp throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves misses with a low kick as The Pimp jumps back.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and The Pimp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Pimp counters with a nice body kick.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Pimps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graves lands a head shot.
The Pimp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves throws a low kick but The Pimp avoids it.
The Pimp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graves tests The Pimp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Pimp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graves punishes The Pimp's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and The Pimp counters with a straight right hand.
The Pimp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Graves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Pimp lands a nice shot that snaps Graves's head back.
A low kick from Graves misses
and The Pimp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves throws a leg kick that misses.
The Pimp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Pimp's calf.
Graves moves away from the strike by The Pimp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pimp misses with a straight right.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from The Pimp misses the target.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pimp takes one on the button.
Graves slips under a jab from The Pimp.
Graves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Pimp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws a low kick, looking for The Pimp's leg but The Pimp calmly moves out of range.
The Pimp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.
Graves connects with an inside leg kick.
The Pimp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from The Pimp.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from The Pimp lands.
The Pimp misses with a straight left.
Graves misses with a low kick.
The Pimp misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pimp lunges at Graves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graves's hand.
The Pimp throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as The Pimp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graves doesn't seem phased though.
Graves is rocked!
The Pimp connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Graves out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerrone The Pimp!
A relieved looking Jerrone The Pimp 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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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen's entrance music is The Headstones-Heart of Darkness. A fine choice. Feyd Rautha Harkonnen had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harkonnen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato lands with a slapping head kick.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato moves out of range as Harkonnen strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harkonnen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harkonnen 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 Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harkonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen stalks Sato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sato's face. Sato staggers backwards, shaken.
Harkonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Sato throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harkonnen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Harkonnen throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harkonnen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Harkonnen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harkonnen lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harkonnen tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.
Sato misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Harkonnen connects with a high kick.
Harkonnen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.
Sato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harkonnen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harkonnen cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harkonnen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Harkonnen.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato cracks Harkonnen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Harkonnen needs to keep his hands up - Sato had a free shot at his head there.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
A big left from Harkonnen misses.
A jab from Harkonnen finds it's way through Sato's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harkonnen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkonnen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harkonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato jabs at Harkonnen's body.
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the body.
Sato lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Harkonnen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato scores with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harkonnen has time to react.
Harkonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harkonnen tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harkonnen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sato - the referee stops the clock and Harkonnen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sato. Harkonnen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harkonnen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato throws a front kick that sends Harkonnen stumbling back into the ropes.
Harkonnen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Harkonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato moves away from the strike by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sato delivers a nice body kick.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sato delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen avoids a kick to the body.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harkonnen misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a solid body kick.
Sato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harkonnen misses with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSato.
Sato cracks Harkonnen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harkonnen wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Sato is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen ducks right into an uppercut from Sato.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harkonnen cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harkonnen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sato scrambles back to his feet.
Harkonnen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harkonnen misses with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sato.
Sato 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Harkonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Sato.
Harkonnen throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harkonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harkonnen lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sato is able to avoid easily.
Harkonnen lands with a nice body punch.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harkonnen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato defending well as Harkonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkonnen.
Nice shot lands for Sato.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Harkonnen had a free shot at his head there.
Sato misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Sato
and Harkonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Harkonnen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harkonnen throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harkonnen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harkonnen.
Sato throws a lazy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a nice body kick.
Harkonnen lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sato staying out of range there.
Sato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harkonnen avoids a kick to the body.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a head kick that Harkonnen semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ukyo Sato just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sato tests Harkonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harkonnen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Sato misses.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harkonnen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sato manages to circle out of the way.
Sato blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Harkonnen.
A solid body kick from Harkonnen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato keeps the fight on the outside.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Harkonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harkonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harkonnen!
A lazy left from Sato finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkonnen. That's going to slow Sato down.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harkonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato scores with a hook.
Harkonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Sato. Beautiful body shot.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Sato.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sato!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harkonnen. Harkonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harkonnen throws a nice looking combination but Sato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harkonnen with a jab.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato moves out of range as Harkonnen strikes.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Harkonnen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
It seemed like Sato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sato.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harkonnen's hands.
Sato scores with a shot to the body.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Harkonnen misses its intended target.
Harkonnen scores with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harkonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen throws a big shot that misses.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Harkonnen moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harkonnen's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harkonnen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sato - the referee stops the clock and Harkonnen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sato. Harkonnen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Harkonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkonnen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Harkonnen throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Harkonnen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkonnen walks into a stiff left hand from Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harkonnen.
Sato avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Sato is looking to slow Harkonnen down with leg kicks.
Harkonnen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sato misses with a body kick.
It looked like Harkonnen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harkonnen misses with a two punch combination.
Sato throws a front kick aimed at Harkonnen's knee but Harkonnen avoids it well.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harkonnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sato's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harkonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkonnen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harkonnen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Harkonnen counters with a head kick. That will keep Sato thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato defending well as Harkonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Harkonnen looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Harkonnen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sato, right into the meat.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukyo Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sato 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alice Cooper - Schools Out. This should be a great matchup!
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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
41 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong tries to clinch up
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Benson with a jab.
Kong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Kong checks a leg kick.
Kong takes one to the side of the head.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kong's head backwards.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Benson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kong cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kong looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Kong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Benson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Our sources have told us that Kong has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kong breaks the clinch.
Kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benson lands the left hand.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong with a hook.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Benson.
Kong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Benson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kong closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Benson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kong lands a jab to the nose.
Benson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kong stuns Benson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Kong is looking to counter the offense by Benson and move into the clinch.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kong thuds his right hand into Benson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benson cracks a nice hook into Kong's ribs.
A nice combination there by Benson.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kong.
Benson thows a body kick. Kong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Qing Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kong. Benson shrugs it off though.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kong.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
Kong swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benson throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Kong misses its target.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Benson misses with a kick to the body
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Benson lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
Benson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kong throws the kick towards the body but Benson avoids it.
Kong cracks the inside of Benson's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Benson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson delivers a nice body kick.
Benson tries to work over Kong's front leg with a kick but Kong checks it.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Kong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benson cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
A clash of legs there as Benson blocks the low kick.
Kong throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson gets tackled into the ropes by Kong. Kong maintains the clinch.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kong misses.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Kong moved away.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Benson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kong takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benson looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kong scores with a kick to the body.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benson throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kong instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong lands a nice knee to the body.
Benson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kongs head.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Kong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kong tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing Kong back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Benson working aggressively here.
Kong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Qing Kong has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benson misses with a body punch.
Kong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kong looking to stall.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a hook that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Qing Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kong.
Kong avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Benson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kong obliges.
A short left from Benson.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Kong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benson or not.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
Kong throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Benson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong tries to stall but Benson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Qing Kong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kong lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
Benson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kong misses with a leg kick.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kong thuds his right hand into Benson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson motions for Kong to come forward. Benson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson with a hook.
Benson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kong throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kong 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.
Benson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Benson throws a low kick but Kong moves out of range easily.
Kong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kong.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Benson pushes Kong away with a front kick.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Kong misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson 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!
Kong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benson throws out a leg kick but Kong moves out of range and Benson only half commits.
Kong is looking to counter the offense by Benson and move into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benson. That's going to slow Kong down.
Kong checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kong.
Kong lands a jab to the nose.
Benson throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kong moves into range and clinches up with Benson.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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 Qing Kong will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kong lands a nice looking body shot.
Kong tries to land a leg kick but Benson saw it coming and moves away.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick from Kong.
Kong takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Benson.
Kong forces Benson back against the ropes and clinches.
Benson with a knee to the head.
Kong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kong avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Kong scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Kong.
Benson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Benson manages to break the clinch.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Kong throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson throws out a counter right but Kong avoids it with no problem.
Benson connects with a looping right hand.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kong.
Kong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Kong tests Benson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Benson with a jab.
Kong misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Kong misses with a hook
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
Benson misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Kong.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Kong swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Benson scores with a jab.
Benson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kong.
Benson swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Benson slips under a jab.
Benson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benson.
Kong forces Benson back against the ropes and clinches.
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 Qing Kong.
I think Kong 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Kong!
The defeated Wolfgang Benson had this to say: '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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim comes to the ring accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naughtius Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus connects with a single shot there.
Laborina Lim throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.
Maximus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Laborina Lim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maximus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maximus lands an elbow inside that Laborina Lim shrugs off.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Laborina Lim landing knees to the head.
It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
Maximus blocks a body shot from Laborina Lim.
Maximus landing knees to the body.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laborina Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Laborina Lim lands an elbow that stopped Maximus in his tracks for a moment.
Laborina Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximus blocks the elbow strike.
Laborina Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laborina Lim digs a right hand into Maximus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maximus's gas tank.
Maximus avoids a wild elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
Maximus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laborina Lim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim misses with a body kick.
Laborina Lim stalks Maximus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maximus's face. Maximus staggers backwards, shaken.
That kick from Laborina Lim tenderised Maximus's leg. Maximus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Laborina Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laborina Lim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maximus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laborina Lim.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maximus.
Laborina Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus manages to avoid it.
Maximus wants to counter with a clinch but Laborina Lim pushes him away.
Maximus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laborina Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maximus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximus looks to land a right hand but Laborina Lim moved out of range.
Maximus throws a leg kick
and Laborina Lim counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maximus momentarily.
Laborina Lim lands a front kick.
Laborina Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Laborina Lim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laborina Lim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maximus checks it well.
Maximus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maximus misses with an uppercut. Laborina Lim saw that one coming.
Laborina Lim checks a leg kick.
Laborina Lim scores with a jab. Maximus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laborina Lim scoring well with a low kick there.
Maximus throws a leg kick which misses Laborina Lim's front leg but catches the back leg as Laborina Lim tries to avoid it.
Laborina Lim tests Maximus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Naughtius Maximus's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maximus is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laborina Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laborina Lim wants to slow Maximus down by chopping away at his legs.
Laborina Lim delivers a nice body kick.
Maximus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laborina Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Maximus.
Maximus tries to land a leg kick but Laborina Lim saw it coming and moves away.
Maximus moves in looking to clinch but Laborina Lim pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maximus.
Laborina Lim throws a front kick that sends Maximus stumbling back into the ropes.
Maximus keeps Laborina Lim at a distance using the push kick.
Laborina Lim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maximus can do to turn this around?
Laborina Lim tries to work over Maximus's front leg with a kick but Maximus checks it.
Laborina Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Maximus.
Antonio Laborina Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus blocks a leg kick.
Maximus lands a right hook to the body.
Maximus ducks under a wild hook from Laborina Lim.
Maximus slips under a jab from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maximus is out of range and Laborina Lim settles back down.
Maximus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.
Maximus lands with a kick to the temple. Laborina Lim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as Maximus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Laborina Lim misses.
Laborina Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maximus.
A swing and a miss from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laborina Lim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laborina Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laborina Lim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maximus doesn't seem bothered though.
Maximus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laborina Lim looks to throw the jab but Maximus is out of range.
Laborina Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Maximus connects with a solid leg kick.
Maximus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maximus misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laborina Lim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maximus misses with a left hand
and Laborina Lim counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Laborina Lim misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Maximus misses.
Laborina Lim throws a low kick but Maximus avoids it.
Maximus flicks out a counter leg kick but Laborina Lim steps away.
Maximus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laborina Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Maximus.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maximus checks a low kick from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maximus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laborina Lim punishes Maximus's body with a nice straight punch.
Laborina Lim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maximus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim swings for the body but Maximus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Laborina Lim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laborina Lim takes a swing at Maximus's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Maximus. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maximus checks it well.
Maximus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim throws a wild body kick that Maximus sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Maximus misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximus.
Laborina Lim ducks right into an uppercut from Maximus.
Laborina Lim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maximus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laborina Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim moves out of range of the body kick.
Maximus throws a head kick that half lands.
Laborina Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maximus's sensitive parts.
Laborina Lim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maximus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laborina Lim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maximus.
Maximus connects with an inside leg kick.
Laborina Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maximus avoids the head kick by Laborina Lim.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laborina Lim.
Maximus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maximus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maximus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Laborina Lim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laborina Lim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laborina Lim is looking to chop away at Maximus's legs.
Laborina Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Laborina Lim lands a front kick.
Laborina Lim throws a hook but Maximus avoids it easily.
Maximus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laborina Lim thuds a left hand into Maximus's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus throws a jab when Laborina Lim was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim lands with a nice body punch.
Laborina Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laborina Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Laborina Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus is just out of range.
Laborina Lim moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaximus.
Maximus lands a high kick!
Maximus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maximus checks a leg kick.
Laborina Lim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maximus misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Laborina Lim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maximus walks into a jab.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laborina Lim, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Laborina Lim is predictable there
and Maximus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maximus blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Antonio Laborina Lim did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Laborina Lim lands a high kick!
Maximus throws a push kick but Laborina Lim slaps the foot to one side.
Laborina Lim throws out a leg kick but Maximus moves out of range and Laborina Lim only half commits.
Maximus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laborina Lim. That did some damage!
Maximus tries to move into range but Laborina Lim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maximus slips a jab and a cross from Laborina Lim.
Maximus ducks under a wild hook from Laborina Lim.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick and Laborina Lim moves out of range easily.
Laborina Lim lands a jab-cross combination.
Maximus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximus.
Laborina Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus digs a good body shot into Laborina Lim's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laborina Lim loads up on a big right hand but Maximus slips the punch.
Laborina Lim throws a leg kick
and Maximus counters with a good, hard body kick but Laborina Lim shrugs it off.
Maximus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laborina Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maximus misses with a head kick.
Laborina Lim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maximus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laborina Lim defending well as Maximus loads up on a big left hand.
Laborina Lim is looking to chop away at Maximus's legs.
Maximus scores with a head kick.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus walks into a stiff left hand from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim avoids the body shot from Maximus.
Maximus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maximus lands a head shot.
Laborina Lim wants to land a leg kick but Maximus is out of range.
Maximus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Laborina Lim.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laborina Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus ducks under a wild hook from Laborina Lim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laborina Lim moves away.
Laborina Lim blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Laborina Lim fakes the leg kick and cracks Maximus in the body.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laborina Lim throws a shot from downtown. Maximus moves away and avoids it.
Maximus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Laborina Lim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laborina Lim scores with a hook to the body. Maximus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maximus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laborina Lim.
Maximus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maximus slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laborina Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Laborina Lim sets himself, and Maximus steps forward looking for the clinch! Laborina Lim avoids it this time.
Laborina Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maximus's calf.
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 Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laborina Lim blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Maximus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maximus lands a nice hook to Laborina Lim's body. Laborina Lim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laborina Lim misses with a low kick.
Maximus misses with a body shot.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim wants to slow Maximus down by chopping away at his legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maximus.
Maximus misses with a few strikes there.
Laborina Lim swings for the body but Maximus moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laborina Lim avoids the body shot from Maximus.
Laborina Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laborina Lim connects with a right hand. Maximus shakes it off.
Maximus avoids the body shot from Laborina Lim.
Maximus is trying to counter with his kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laborina Lim!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laborina Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maximus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maximus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laborina Lim slips under a jab from Maximus.
Maximus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laborina Lim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laborina Lim. That's going to slow Maximus down.
Maximus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laborina Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maximus.
Laborina Lim looks to land a right hand but Maximus moved out of range.
Laborina Lim misses the body punch
and Maximus counters with a nice leg kick.
Laborina Lim looks to land a left hand but Maximus moved out of range nicely.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick that Maximus semi-blocks.
Maximus moves away from the strike by Laborina Lim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maximus lands a leg kick that knocks Laborina Lim off balance momentarily.
Maximus checks a low kick from Laborina Lim.
Maximus lands a jab to Laborina Lim's midsection.
Laborina Lim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laborina Lim throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Laborina Lim. Those never looked like landing.
Laborina Lim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laborina Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximus.
Laborina Lim instigates a clinch.
Naughtius Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laborina Lim.
Maximus blocks an elbow strike from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maximus blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Laborina Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laborina Lim 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 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Cunth comes to the ring accompanied by In Waves- Trivium. Cirkovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Finger Death Punch - . 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Cunth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Von Cunth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Von Cunth misses with a straight right.
Cirkovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Von Cunth looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Cirkovic 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic defending well as Von Cunth loads up on a big left hand.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Cunth misses the target.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirkovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Von Cunth checks it
and Von Cunth counters with a right hand to the body.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Von Cunth's defenses.
Von Cunth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Cirkovic throws a combination that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cirkovic's knee momentarily.
Von Cunth lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic tries a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Von Cunth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cirkovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Von Cunth slaps the foot to one side.
Von Cunth throws a big counter combination but Cirkovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Cunth.
Von Cunth is looking to counter the offense by Cirkovic and move into the clinch.
Von Cunth tries to bum rush Cirkovic with a series of wild strikes but Cirkovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Cunth avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Von Cunth's shoulder, as Von Cunth tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic misses with a leg kick
enabling Von Cunth to counter with a crisp jab.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Cunth. That did some damage!
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws out a powerful jab.
Von Cunth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Von Cunth is wise to it.
A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the body
and Von Cunth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic tries to bum rush Von Cunth with a series of wild strikes but Von Cunth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Von Cunth misses.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a right hand
and Von Cunth counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Von Cunth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic gets a clinch.
Von Cunth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Cunth digs a right hand into Cirkovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cirkovic's gas tank.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Cunth lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
Von Cunth takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Cunth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cirkovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Von Cunth counters with a straight right hand.
Von Cunth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Von Cunth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Cunth slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Von Cunth throwing a counter right hand but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Von Cunth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a hook
and Von Cunth counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Von Cunth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Von Cunth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cirkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cirkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Cunth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Von Cunth lands.
Cirkovic throws a right and a left that Von Cunth avoids nicely.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Cunth throws a big counter combination but Cirkovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Cunth is looking to counter the offense by Cirkovic and move into the clinch.
Von Cunth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Cunth slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tests Von Cunth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Milovan Cirkovic just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cirkovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirkovic.
A counter left hand to the body from Von Cunth misses its target.
Von Cunth checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Von Cunth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Von Cunth counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Von Cunth clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Cunth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth controlling the action here for a moment.
Von Cunth looking to throw knees to the head but Cirkovic is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.
Von Cunth is trying to stall.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Von Cunth throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Von Cunth misses with the head strike.
Von Cunth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Cunth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Cunth lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkovic backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Von Cunth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Cunth avoids a wild elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Cunth had his way with Milovan Cirkovic in that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Von Cunth tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Von Cunth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
Von Cunth throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Von Cunth pushes him away.
Von Cunth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Cunth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Cunth defending well as Cirkovic loads up on a big left hand.
Von Cunth is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Cunth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Von Cunth tries to counter by clinching up but Cirkovic breaks away and moves out of range.
Cirkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Cunth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Cunth tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic lands a leg kick that knocks Von Cunth off balance momentarily.
Cirkovic swinging wildly here.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Cunth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Cunth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Von Cunth walks into a straight right hand from Cirkovic.
Von Cunth tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a good low kick that Cirkovic was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Cunth scores with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Cunth checks it well.
Von Cunth throwing a counter right hand but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Von Cunth throwing a counter right hand but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Von Cunth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic misses with the body kick
and Von Cunth counters with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cirkovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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FIGHT
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Insanely flexible
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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
11 - 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
38 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Gundy jabs at Kanitz's body.
Van Gundy tries to clinch up.
Kanitz checks the leg kick.
Van Gundy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses.
Kanitz lands with a straight right. Van Gundy didn't see that one coming.
Kanitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick from Kanitz misses.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gundy connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kanitz is out of range.
Kanitz connects with the punch.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut.
Kanitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy feints and then cracks Kanitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kanitz down.
Van Gundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Gundy staying out of range there.
Kanitz cracks Van Gundy with a good jab.
Van Gundy moves out of range as Kanitz throws a body kick.
Van Gundy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Kanitz - just one landing.
Kanitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gundy moves away.
Van Gundy looks to land a body kick but Kanitz moved away.
Van Gundy swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Kanitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz avoids a kick to the body.
Van Gundy throws a body kick that misses
and Kanitz counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanitz avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws out a loose jab but Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
We've been informed that Van Gundy 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.
Kanitz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Gundy has time to react.
Kanitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kanitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Gundy blocks the body kick.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a hook but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Van Gundy.
Kanitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanitz is just out of range.
Kanitz throwing a counter right hand but Van Gundy manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kanitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Gundy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kanitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kanitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kanitz walks into a jab.
Kanitz misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gundy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Gundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanitz blocks a head kick by Van Gundy.
Kanitz 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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gundy misses with a double jab.
Kanitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Gundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanitz lands with a cross.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Gundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Gundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanitz misses with a low kick.
Van Gundy blocks the body kick.
Kanitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gundy.
Kanitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gundy misses the shot to the body.
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 Simon Kanitz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Gundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Van Gundy tenderised Kanitz's leg. Kanitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Gundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kanitz will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick from Van Gundy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Kanitz down.
Van Gundy scores with a spinning back kick!
Kanitz lands with a straight right. Van Gundy didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gundy checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Gundy! But no joy.
Kanitz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gundy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kanitz scrambles back to his feet.
Kanitz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz.
Kanitz jabs Van Gundy right on the nose. Van Gundy blinks but takes it well.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Gundy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kanitz backs up against the ropes.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kanitz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Kanitz checks it.
Kanitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kanitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Gundy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Gundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Van Gundy there.
Van Gundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Kanitz misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kanitz avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy swings for the body but Kanitz moves out of range.
Kanitz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Kanitz.
Kanitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Kanitz.
Van Gundy moves out of range of the body kick from Kanitz.
Van Gundy lands with a straight right. Kanitz didn't see that one coming.
Nice body kick from Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kanitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Kanitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands with a cross.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Gundy just manages to avoid it.
Van Gundy tries to score with a low kick but Kanitz moves his leg out of the way.
Kanitz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Gundy. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanitz. That's going to slow Van Gundy down.
Van Gundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kanitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Gundy should have avoided that one.
Van Gundy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Gundy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanitz.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kanitz.
Van Gundy takes a swing at Kanitz's ribcage but misses.
Kanitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kanitz cracks the inside of Van Gundy's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanitz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kanitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Kanitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kanitz misses the shot to the body.
Van Gundy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kanitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Gundy's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kanitz!
Nice cross by Van Gundy.
Kanitz throws a lazy head kick
and Van Gundy counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Gundy.
Nice shot lands for Kanitz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gundy throws a right hand that misses
and Kanitz counters with a good low kick that Van Gundy was not able to check.
Van Gundy connects with a leg kick. Kanitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kanitz lands a nice hook to Van Gundy's body. Van Gundy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kanitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Gundy slips a straight right by Kanitz.
Kanitz thuds a left hand into Van Gundy's body.
Kanitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Gundy takes a step back to recover.
Kanitz moves away from the strike by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Van Gundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Gundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Gundy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy misses the shot to the body.
Kanitz lands with a shot to the body.
Van Gundy defending well as Kanitz loads up on a big left hand.
Kanitz misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kanitz misses.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Gundy's sensitive parts.
Van Gundy scores with a leg kick.
Kanitz dodges the punch combination from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy lands with a nice body kick.
Van Gundy throws a front kick aimed at Kanitz's knee but Kanitz avoids it well.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanitz's calf.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that misses.
Kanitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Gundy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Gundy throws a sloppy head kick and Kanitz moves out of range easily.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanitz connects with a right hand. Van Gundy shakes it off.
Kanitz avoids a kick to the body.
Van Gundy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanitz throws a head kick but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Kanitz.
Van Gundy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Gundy takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gundy swinging wildly here.
Van Gundy throws a lazy head kick
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
Van Gundy scores with a nice right hand.
Kanitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Kanitz moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kanitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Gundy's head.
Kanitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Gundy. That did some damage!
Van Gundy motions for Kanitz to come forward. Van Gundy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gundy lands a jab.
Kanitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Gundy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donk. Kanitz catches Van Gundy right on the button with a cross.
Kanitz throws a hook but Van Gundy blocks it.
Van Gundy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Gundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Van Gundy misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gundy misses with a leg kick
and Kanitz counters with a leg kick.
Van Gundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kanitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Gundy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kanitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Gundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Van Gundy misses
and Kanitz counters with an inside leg kick.
Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Van Gundy's head but Van Gundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Van Gundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanitz misses with a straight left.
Van Gundy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kanitz misses with a straight right.
Kanitz thumps Van Gundy with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kanitz blocks a low kick nicely.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Kanitz misses with a wild body shot.
Kanitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donk. Van Gundy catches Kanitz right on the button with a cross.
Kanitz moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Gundy.
Kanitz throws a counter high kick but Van Gundy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kanitz misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kanitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanitz looks to land a right hand but Van Gundy moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy missing with a left hand there. Kanitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Gundy tries to clinch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Van Gundy thows a leg kick but Kanitz checks it
letting Kanitz counter with a right hand.
Van Gundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Kanitz catches Van Gundy right on the button with a cross.
Van Gundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanitz misses the target.
Van Gundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanitz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gundy connects with a crisp jab.
Van Gundy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kanitz momentarily.
Kanitz loads up on a big right hand but Van Gundy slips the punch.
Van Gundy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanitz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Gundy counters with a good low kick that Kanitz was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Van Gundy tenderised Kanitz's leg. Kanitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Gundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kanitz there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanitz lands a front kick.
Van Gundy throws a lazy right hand but Kanitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gundy throws a right and a left that Kanitz avoids nicely.
Van Gundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanitz can pounce on him.
Kanitz's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kanitz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kanitz misses with a low kick as Van Gundy jumps back.
Kanitz cracks a nice hook into Van Gundy's ribs.
Kanitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Gundy.
Kanitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Kanitz misses.
Kanitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Gundy throws an overhand right that lands on Kanitz's shoulder, as Kanitz tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gundy misses with a leg kick.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Kanitz.
Van Gundy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Gundy blocks the leg kick.
Van Gundy misses with a looping right.
Kanitz dips to his left and cracks Van Gundy with an uppercut!
Van Gundy throws a shot to the body.
Kanitz looks to land a left hand but Van Gundy moved out of range nicely.
Van Gundy tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanitz.
Van Gundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
Van Gundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy cracks the inside of Kanitz's front leg.
Van Gundy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanitz takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Van Gundy moves away and avoids it.
Van Gundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kanitz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanitz lands with an overhand left.
Kanitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Gundy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kanitz misses with a hook to the body
and Van Gundy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kanitz thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Nice defenses there by Van Gundy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanitz 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 Van Gundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Gundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Gundy can pounce on him.
Van Gundy thuds a left hand into Kanitz's body.
Van Gundy throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Gundy 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Gundy. Kanitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gundy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kanitz.
Kanitz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Gundy.
Kanitz misses with a right hand
and Van Gundy counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kanitz throws a looping overhand right but Van Gundy ducks down to avoid it.
Kanitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Gundy's calf.
Good leg kick by Van Gundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a wild combination.
Kanitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Gundy should have avoided that one.
Van Gundy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Kanitz checks it.
Van Gundy throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
Van Gundy sizes up Kanitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Gundy takes one to the side of the head.
Kanitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Gundy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kanitz eats them both and turns towards Van Gundy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Van Gundy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Gundy.
A low kick from Van Gundy is predictable there
and Kanitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanitz looks to land a left hand but Van Gundy moved out of range nicely.
Van Gundy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Gundy lands with a nice combination. Kanitz backs away looking to recover.
Van Gundy throws a nice looking combination but Kanitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanitz connects with a looping right hand.
Van Gundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kanitz cracks Van Gundy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kanitz lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kanitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Kanitz.
Van Gundy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Gundy staying out of range there.
Van Gundy flicks out a counter leg kick but Kanitz steps away.
Kanitz thumps Van Gundy with a low kick.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy connects with a body shot that sends Kanitz's belly button to the back.
Van Gundy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanitz is able to avoid easily.
Van Gundy misses with a straight right.
Van Gundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Gundy should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Gundy checks a leg kick.
Kanitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Kanitz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gundy throws a series of punches but Kanitz moves out of range.
Van Gundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Gundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Kanitz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gundy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Kanitz finds it's way through Van Gundy's defenses.
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.
Kanitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Gundy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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.
Well Kanitz 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 50:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
Simon Kanitz retains his welterweight title!
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