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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Temujin Borjigin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Temujin Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos misses with a body shot
and Borjigin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Borjigin's head but Borjigin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borjigin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Borjigin scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Santos cracks Borjigin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Temujin Borjigin has been cut.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borjigin moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borjigin with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Borjigin slips under a jab from Santos.
Borjigin misses with a two punch combination.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Borjigin moves his leg out of the way.
Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Borjigin scores with a nice head shot.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Borjigin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Borjigin. That snapped Santos's head back.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Borjigin saw that one coming.
Santos misses with a combination
and Borjigin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Borjigin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borjigin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Borjigin cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Borjigin counters with an inside leg kick.
Santos tries to bum rush Borjigin with a series of wild strikes but Borjigin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borjigin blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Borjigin moves into the clinch.
Borjigin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borjigin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borjigin misses with a knee to the head.
Borjigin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Borjigin keeps him there for the moment.
Borjigin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santos looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borjigin has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Borjigin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temujin Borjigin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Borjigin. That's going to slow Santos down.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borjigin.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borjigin manages to avoid it.
Santos cracks Borjigin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Angel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borjigin tried to counter with a leg kick but Santos avoided it.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borjigin's head backwards.
Angel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjigin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borjigin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borjigin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos stalks Borjigin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borjigin's face. Borjigin staggers backwards, shaken.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borjigins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Borjigin counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borjigin misses with a body kick.
Borjigin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santos. That one must have hurt.
Borjigin swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Borjigin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Borjigin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Borjigin feints and then cracks Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santos down.
Santos throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Borjigin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borjigin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Borjigin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Santos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Borjigin scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Santos to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Santos is rocked!
Borjigin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Borjigin finish him?
Borjigin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Borjigin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Santos manages to circle out of the way.
Borjigin cracks Santos with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Santos is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Santos is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Santos could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Temujin Borjigin!
Temujin Borjigin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marius Zaromskick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali has chosen Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sakke Somali!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaromskick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somali.
A swing and a miss from Zaromskick.
Somali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick loads up on a big right hand but Somali slips the punch.
Somali slips a jab from Zaromskick.
Somali only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Somali tries to clinch up but Zaromskick circles away and keeps his distance.
Somali is looking to slow Zaromskick down with leg kicks.
Nice cross by Zaromskick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaromskick misses with a head kick.
Zaromskick dodges the punch combination from Somali.
Zaromskick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Somali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zaromskick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali closes the distance and clinches.
Zaromskick scores with a shot to the side of Somali's head.
Somali landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Somali misses with some punches.
Somali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaromskick avoids it.
Somali pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaromskick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
Somali misses with an elbow over the top.
Zaromskick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Somali manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Somali avoiding damage as Zaromskick throws knees to the body.
Somali gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marius Zaromskick has been cut.
Somali throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaromskick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Somali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaromskick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zaromskick - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somali taking a breather.
Somali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaromskick.
Zaromskick pushes Somali back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Somali lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaromskick.
A shot in the inside from Zaromskick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Somali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Somali.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick dodges an elbow strike from Somali.
Somali lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaromskick is working Somali over against the ropes.
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 Marius Zaromskick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut.
That's time! Zaromskick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zaromskick clobbers Somali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Zaromskick lands.
Zaromskick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Somali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaromskick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Somali! But no joy.
Somali throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily.
A big left from Zaromskick misses.
Somali throws the kick towards the body but Zaromskick avoids it.
Zaromskick misses with a few strikes there.
Zaromskick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaromskick looks to land a left hand but Somali moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Somali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakke Somali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somali connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskick moves away.
Somali is looking to clinch but Zaromskick is avoiding it.
Somali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Somali moves away from the strike by Zaromskick.
Somali doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaromskick misses with an uppercut
and Somali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Somali bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Somali throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskick.
Zaromskick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskick.
Crunch! Somali slams his shin into Zaromskick's torso.
Somali throws a lazy body kick
and Zaromskick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaromskick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Somali wants to land a leg kick but Zaromskick is out of range.
Zaromskick throws a poor cross that misses
and Somali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Somali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaromskick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaromskick avoids the head kick by Somali.
Zaromskick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Somali throws a head kick that half lands.
Somali tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Zaromskick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaromskick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Somali tries to clinch up
letting Zaromskick counter with a right hand.
Zaromskick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaromskick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sakke Somali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Somali 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.
Zaromskick misses the jab.
Somali doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaromskick circles away.
Zaromskick is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from Zaromskick misses.
Somali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaromskick momentarily.
A head kick misses from Somali.
A head kick misses from Somali.
Zaromskick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Somali moves out of range as Zaromskick strikes.
Somali is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Somali misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskick moves out of range as Somali strikes.
Zaromskick checks a leg kick.
Zaromskick seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zaromskick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Somali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaromskick is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskick cracks Somali with a nice body shot.
Zaromskick struggles to land a body shot inside as Somali controls his hands.
Zaromskick manages to break the clinch.
Marius Zaromskick is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaromskick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Somali under the eye.
Somali throws a leg kick which misses Zaromskick's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaromskick tries to avoid it.
Zaromskick throws a hook to the side of Somali's head but Somali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Somali feints and then cracks Zaromskick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaromskick down.
Somali tries to land a leg kick but Zaromskick saw it coming and moves away.
Somali throws a low kick but Zaromskick moves out of range easily.
Somali misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Somali misses.
Zaromskick looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Somali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaromskick throwing a counter right hand but Somali manages to avoid it.
Somali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick slips a jab from Somali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Zaromskick.
Somali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaromskick.
A big right from Zaromskick misses.
A little jabbing left from Somali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaromskick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Somali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somali moves out of range as Zaromskick strikes.
Zaromskick works over Somali's head and body with a nice combination.
Somali clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zaromskick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Somali.
Zaromskick has a couple of punches blocked by Somali.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somali has Zaromskick pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Zaromskick clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zaromskick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaromskick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Zaromskick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Somali tenderised Zaromskick's leg. Zaromskick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaromskick tries to work over Somali's front leg with a kick but Somali checks it.
Somali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaromskick throws a hook but Somali blocks it.
Somali follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Somali throws a jab when Zaromskick was well out of range.
Zaromskick throws a quick counter head kick but Somali was just out of range.
Somali thows a leg kick but Zaromskick checks it
and Zaromskick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaromskick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Somali, right into the meat.
Somali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Somali wants to clinch up but Zaromskick keeps it at a distance.
Zaromskick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Somali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskick swats away the attempt to clinch by Somali.
Zaromskick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaromskick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Somali, right into the meat.
Somali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaromskick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somali tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaromskick drives through and clinches with Somali against the ropes.
Somali tries to throw a body punch but Zaromskick avoids it by throwing Somali back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somali.
Zaromskick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Somali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Somali prevents a body shot from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick trying to control the position but instead, Somali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaromskick into the ropes.
Zaromskick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius Zaromskick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaromskick.
Zaromskick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Somali.
Somali throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Somali to work.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
Zaromskick blocks an elbow strike.
Somali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaromskick's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Zaromskick had his way with Sakke Somali in that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Somali gets tackled into the ropes by Zaromskick. Zaromskick maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Zaromskick.
Sakke Somali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Somali throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Somali trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Somali.
Zaromskick avoids a wild elbow strike from Somali.
Zaromskick misses with a punch to the body.
Somali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaromskick is working Somali over against the ropes.
Somali missing with knees to the body.
Somali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaromskick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskick managing to block the knees to the body from Somali.
Somali tries a body shot but Zaromskick blocks it.
Zaromskick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Somali blocks an uppercut.
Somali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zaromskick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskick throws a poor cross that misses
and Somali counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaromskick throws a leg kick but Somali moved away.
Somali defending well as Zaromskick loads up on a big left hand.
Zaromskick misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaromskick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaromskick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somali.
Somali throws a lazy head kick
and Zaromskick counters with a three punch combo that has Somali backing up. Somali nods at Zaromskick to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Somali
and Zaromskick counters with a left and a right that stings Somali.
Somali is rocked!
Zaromskick digs a good body shot into Somali's ribs.
Somali is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaromskick finish him?
Somali tries to work over Zaromskick's front leg with a kick but Zaromskick checks it.
Zaromskick went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Somali misses with an uppercut.
Zaromskick cracks Somali with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Somali is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Somali is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Somali could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marius Zaromskick!
Marius Zaromskick very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Belizariusz Bizantyjski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bizantyjski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed- Liberate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Belizariusz Bizantyjski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bizantyjski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Justice lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Bizantyjski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Bizantyjski.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bizantyjski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bizantyjski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bizantyjski misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bizantyjski. Those never looked like landing.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Justice lands with a nice combination. Bizantyjski backs away looking to recover.
Justice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizantyjski misses with a double jab
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
Bizantyjski throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Justice thows a body kick. Bizantyjski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizantyjski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice.
Justice thuds his shin into the meat of Bizantyjski's side.
Bizantyjski is breathing heavily.
Justice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bizantyjski's calf.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski misses with a combination
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice lands with an uppercut that bounces Bizantyjski off the ropes and back into range.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
Bizantyjski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice connects with a solid leg kick.
Belizariusz Bizantyjski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Justice.
Bizantyjski misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizantyjski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizantyjski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bizantyjski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
Bizantyjski throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Bizantyjski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Justice scores with a sloppy right hand. Bizantyjski should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Justice.
Bizantyjski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bizantyjski misses with a combination
and Justice counters with a good, hard body kick but Bizantyjski shrugs it off.
Bizantyjski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bizantyjski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice lands a front kick.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bizantyjski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Justice digs a good hook to Bizantyjski's body.
A punch combination from Bizantyjski misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice thuds his shin into the meat of Bizantyjski's side.
Bizantyjski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Justice.
Bizantyjski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bizantyjski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice counters with an outside leg kick.
Bizantyjski misses with a two punch combination.
Justice tries to counter by closing the distance.
Justice lands a lovely overhand right.
Bizantyjski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Justice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Justice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bizantyjskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bizantyjski misses with a combination
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bizantyjski throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Justice connects with a single shot there.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bizantyjski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Justice has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bizantyjski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bizantyjski under the eye.
Bizantyjski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Justice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bizantyjski misses with a few strikes there.
Bizantyjski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justice feints and then cracks Bizantyjski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bizantyjski down.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizantyjski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bizantyjski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bizantyjski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a nice kick to the body.
Justice lands a leg kick that knocks Bizantyjski off balance momentarily.
Bizantyjski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Bizantyjski throws a combination that misses
and Justice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belizariusz Bizantyjski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bizantyjski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bizantyjski throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bizantyjski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bizantyjski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Justice.
Justice thows a body kick. Bizantyjski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Justice scores with a head kick. Bizantyjski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bizantyjski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Bizantyjski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Justice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Justice lands a leg kick that knocks Bizantyjski off balance momentarily.
Justice slips a jab and a cross from Bizantyjski.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice rushes Bizantyjski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizantyjski backwards.
Justice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Justice scores with a knee to the head.
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizantyjski backwards.
Bizantyjski is rocked!
Justice is looking to control Bizantyjski's arms but Bizantyjski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Justice has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Justice.
Some wild striking there from Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bizantyjski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bizantyjski looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Bizantyjski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bizantyjski misses with a double jab
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizantyjski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Justice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bizantyjski in his tracks.
Bizantyjski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice takes the opportunity to counter with a picture perfect head kick, knocking Bizantyjski to the floor! He looks like he's going to get up 4,5,6,7,8... hurry up! 9, 10... he didn't make it! He's just getting back to his feet now but it's too late - this one is all over! Justice is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Van Hall has chosen Nico Vega - Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ruud Van Hall will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hall misses with a wild combination.
Van Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dowiyogo has time to react.
Van Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Hall trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Hall lands with a right to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Van Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hall pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo works on Van Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Van Hall moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hall moves out of range easily.
Van Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Dowiyogo pushes him away.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hall misses with a wild combination.
Dowiyogo clinches with his opponent.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dowiyogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hall's brow.
Dowiyogo cracks Van Hall with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Hall wants to break free but Dowiyogo has control.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Dowiyogo pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Hall wants to break free but Dowiyogo has control.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Van Hall looks winded!
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dowiyogo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Hall can turn it around.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged Van Hall in a clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow just above Van Hall 's eye.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Hall tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hall or not.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo lands with a right to the head.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
That's time! Dowiyogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Hall lands with a good body shot.
Dowiyogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Hall circles away.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo gets tackled into the ropes by Van Hall. Van Hall maintains the clinch.
Van Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo stalls.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hall can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Van Hall prevents a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Van Hall tries to stall but Dowiyogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hall's elbow.
Van Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Van Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dowiyogo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dowiyogo rushes Van Hall and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Hall takes a shot to the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Van Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo cracks Van Hall with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hall or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Van Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Dowiyogo pushes Van Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.
Van Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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 Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dowiyogo presses Van Hall against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Hall misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Hall.
Van Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Van Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo had his way with Ruud Van Hall in that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dowiyogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Dowiyogo clinches up with Van Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dowiyogo.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Dowiyogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Ruud Van Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Van Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Van Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo presses Van Hall against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowiyogo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:44
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craven Moorehead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rzic.
Rzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moorehead! But no joy.
Rzic throws a body kick that misses
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rzic throws a lazy body kick
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Moorehead checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rzic misses with a shot to the body
and Moorehead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Rzic misses
and Moorehead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Moorehead 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rzic lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rzic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Rzic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moorehead backwards.
Moorehead missing with knees to the body.
Moorehead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rzic is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Rzic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rzic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rzic avoiding damage as Moorehead throws knees to the body.
Rzic is trying to maintain a safe position but Moorehead gets an underhook and turns Rzic into the ropes.
Moorehead unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rzic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rzic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rzic working aggressively here.
Rzic struggles to land a body shot inside as Moorehead controls his hands.
Rzic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rzic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rzic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Marko Rzic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rzic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rzic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Rzic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rzic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rzic is looking to slow Moorehead down with leg kicks.
Rzic throws a sloppy head kick
and Moorehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rzic misses with a hook
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Marko Rzic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rzic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moorehead counters with a straight right hand.
Rzic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moorehead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Rzic misses with an uppercut
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Moorehead moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a right hand
letting Moorehead counter with a right hand.
Rzic fakes the leg kick and cracks Moorehead in the body.
Rzic throws a leg kick
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Rzic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Moorehead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rzic thows a leg kick but Moorehead checks it
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rzic misses with a hook
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rzic. Rzic obviously looking to wear him down.
Rzic throws a head kick that misses
and Moorehead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Rzic misses
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Rzic closes the distance but Moorehead moves to the side
and Moorehead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moorehead checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Moorehead was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moorehead needs to keep his hands up - Rzic had a free shot at his head there.
Rzic throws a lazy body kick
and Moorehead counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rzic lands with a nice body punch.
Rzic misses with a shot to the body
letting Moorehead counter with a right hand.
Rzic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Moorehead blocks the leg kick.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Craven Moorehead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rzic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moorehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rzic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moorehead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic tries to score with a low kick but Moorehead moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moorehead! But no joy.
Rzic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moorehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rzic misses with a jab to the body
and Moorehead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rzic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic throws a lazy head kick
letting Moorehead counter with a right hand.
Rzic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moorehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craven Moorehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rzic throws a hook to the side of Moorehead's head but Moorehead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rzic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moorehead counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic works Moorehead's body with a nice hook.
Moorehead has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rzic.
Rzic throws a lazy right hand but Moorehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rzic sizes up Moorehead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moorehead is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
Rzic misses with a body kick.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moorehead is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moorehead! But no joy.
Rzic connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Marko Rzic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rzic throws the kick towards the body but Moorehead avoids it.
Rzic throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Moorehead counter with a right hand.
Rzic throws a body kick that misses
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Rzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rzic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Rzic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moorehead throws out a counter right but Rzic avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rzic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Moorehead was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moorehead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rzic scoring well with a low kick there.
Rzic misses with a leg kick
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rzic throws a poor cross that misses
and Moorehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rzic throws a lazy body kick
and Moorehead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rzic misses with a left hand
and Moorehead counters with a nice uppercut.
Rzic lands with a cross.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Moorehead looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a head kick.
Moorehead looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rzic closes the distance and clinches.
Moorehead missing with knees to the body.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Marko Rzic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rzic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rzic struggles to land a body shot inside as Moorehead controls his hands.
Rzic works on Moorehead's body with a couple of short punches.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moorehead trying to land knees to the body.
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 Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Rzic misses with an uppercut
and Moorehead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rzic misses with a lunging right hand
and Moorehead counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Moorehead as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Moorehead on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rzic misses with a leg kick
and Moorehead counters with a straight right hand.
Rzic misses with a head kick.
Rzic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moorehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rzic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moorehead counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a hook
and Moorehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rzic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moorehead checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moorehead looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moorehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
Rzic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moorehead throws out a counter right but Rzic avoids it with no problem.
Rzic misses with a right hand
enabling Moorehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Rzic is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moorehead! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Rzic tries to clinch but Moorehead is having none of it.
Rzic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rzic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rzic thows a leg kick but Moorehead checks it
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rzic looks to throw a body kick
and Moorehead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rzic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rzic loads up on a big right hand but Moorehead slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Moorehead on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body
and Moorehead counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Moorehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rzic 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marko Rzic!
Our winner, Marko Rzic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flint Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Graves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Flint Morgan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flint Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Graves blocks with his arms.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Graves gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Graves.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
Morgan working Graves over with knees to the body.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Graves misses with some punches.
Morgan is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the ropes.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the ropes.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves being controlled against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
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 Flint Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Morgan to work.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Graves gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the ropes.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Graves working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morgan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Graves in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graves tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graves tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Doug Graves's cut even more.
Graves rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves misses with some punches.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves blocks a body shot from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doug Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Graves wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the ropes.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doug Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves working aggressively here.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan trying to stall but Graves improves his position.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan clinches.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Graves shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Morgan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Flint Morgan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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!
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves rushes Morgan and presses him up against the ropes.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Graves in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morgan has Graves pushed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan looking to throw knees to the head but Graves is blocking nicely.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Graves tries to clinch up.
As Graves backs away, Morgan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan pushes Graves back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graves's face.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Doug Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morgan catches Graves napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Graves goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Flint Morgan!
After winning the bout, Flint Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When Angels Cry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Norris Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francois Van Steyne's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne has closed the distance and engaged Norris Jr in a clinch.
Norris Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Steyne won't allow it.
Van Steyne 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.
Norris Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Steyne.
Nice jab there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Steyne.
Norris Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Steyne if he has to take too many more of those.
Norris Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Steyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
A jab from Van Steyne finds it's way through Norris Jr's defenses.
Norris Jr throws a right hand that Van Steyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Steyne also avoids with ease.
Van Steyne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norris Jr avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Norris Jr strikes.
Norris Jr backing away here, and Van Steyne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Norris Jr scores with a jab. Van Steyne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Norris Jr lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Norris Jr misses.
Van Steyne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Steyne. Beautiful body shot.
Norris Jr avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Norris Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Steyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris Jr is just out of range.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Steyne.
A left and a right from Van Steyne both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Steyne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr is looking to chop away at Van Steyne's legs.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Van Steyne slips a jab from Norris Jr.
Van Steyne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr thuds a left hand into Van Steyne's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Steyne can pounce on him.
Norris Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Van Steyne finds it's way through Norris Jr's defenses.
Van Steyne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Steyne.
Van Steyne clinches with his opponent.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Steyne lands a nice elbow.
Van Steyne throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Norris Jr on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Van Steyne on the inside.
Norris Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Steyne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norris Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Van Steyne lands a jab to Norris Jr's midsection.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Van Steyne avoids it.
Norris Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norris Jr.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Steyne checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Steyne's sensitive parts.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. Norris Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris Jr misses with the combination.
Norris Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norris Jr throwing a counter right hand but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne slips under a jab.
Van Steyne defending well as Norris Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris Jr misses the target.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Van Steyne.
A swing and a miss from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Norris Jr strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Steyne! But no joy.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr motions for Van Steyne to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne wants to clinch but Norris Jr slips to the side
and Norris Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Van Steyne 's knee.
Van Steyne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Norris Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norris Jr takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr can't break the clinch.
Norris Jr wants to break free but Van Steyne has control.
Norris Jr gets through Van Steyne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
Van Steyne trying to control the position but instead, Norris Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Steyne into the ropes.
Norris Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris Jr blocks a body shot from Van Steyne.
Norris Jr is trying to break the clinch but Van Steyne has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne.
Norris Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Steyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr tries to break the clinch but Van Steyne is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norris Jr's brow.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Steyne controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norris Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Van Steyne.
Norris Jr checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris Jr misses the target.
Norris Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Steyne.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Van Steyne avoids it.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Steyne with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne throws a big shot that misses.
Van Steyne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr throws a head kick but Van Steyne moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Norris Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne walks into a straight right hand from Norris Jr.
Van Steyne throws a head kick but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr pushes Van Steyne away with a front kick.
Norris Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Steyne takes a step back to recover.
Norris Jr defending well as Van Steyne loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Norris Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Norris Jr tries to bum rush Van Steyne with a series of wild strikes but Van Steyne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Steyne.
Van Steyne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Steyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Van Steyne moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
Van Steyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Van Steyne moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Van Steyne moved out of range nicely.
Van Steyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Steyne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Steyne connects with a jab.
Van Steyne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
Norris Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Steyne off the ropes and back into range.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Steyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Steyne. Van Steyne obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne clinches.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chuck Norris Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Steyne lands a head kick. Norris Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Norris Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Norris Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Steyne doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Steyne takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Norris Jr avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norris Jr's head.
Van Steyne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norris Jr throws a jab when Van Steyne was well out of range.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Steyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris Jr's sensitive parts.
Van Steyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr throws a wild body kick that Van Steyne sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Van Steyne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Steyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr slips under a jab from Van Steyne.
Norris Jr throwing a counter right hand but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Van Steyne misses
and Norris Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne dips to his left and cracks Norris Jr with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Van Steyne as he connects with a hook.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr loads up on a big right hand but Van Steyne slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr throws out a loose jab but Van Steyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Norris Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr is rocked!
Van Steyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Norris Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Steyne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norris Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norris Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Norris Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris Jr.
Van Steyne connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into Van Steyne's ribs.
Van Steyne checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
Van Steyne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris Jr'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. This is the final round!
Van Steyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a jab to the nose.
Van Steyne lands with a kick to the temple. Norris Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Steyne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Steyne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Norris Jr - the referee stops the clock and Van Steyne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Norris Jr. Van Steyne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Van Steyne finds it's way through Norris Jr's defenses.
Norris Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Steyne counters with a straight right hand.
Norris Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Van Steyne flicks out a counter leg kick but Norris Jr steps away.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Steyne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the body kick from Norris Jr.
It seemed like Van Steyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Steyne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norris Jr under the eye.
Norris Jr throws a series of punches but Van Steyne avoids them all with ease.
Norris Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a head kick.
Norris Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Steyne avoids the head kick by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne throws a big shot that misses.
Van Steyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Steyne.
Norris Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Steyne on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Van Steyne avoids it.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr misses with the combination.
Norris Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Steyne misses with a head kick.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Norris Jr.
Van Steyne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Steyne. Van Steyne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francois Van Steyne.
I think Van Steyne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Van Steyne!
Francois Van Steyne very nearly forgot to thank DC Unrivaled amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Chuck Norris Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Yvgeny Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Troika. Lodbrok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing in the name of.... This should be fireworks!
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184 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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24
201 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yvgeny Molotov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Halfdan Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Molotov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Molotov throws a shot to the body.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molotov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halfdan Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok tests Molotov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lodbrok checks a low kick from Molotov.
Molotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodbrok.
It appears Molotov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Molotov drives through and clinches with Lodbrok against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Molotov.
I was talking to Molotov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Molotov blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
Molotov lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molotov lands an elbow inside that Lodbrok shrugs off.
Molotov missing with knees to the body.
Molotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molotov misses with an elbow strike.
Molotov trying to land knees to the body.
Molotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Molotov on the inside.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molotov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Molotov tries a body shot but Lodbrok blocks it.
Lodbrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Molotov blocks it with crossed arms.
Molotov looking to throw knees to the head but Lodbrok is blocking nicely.
Molotov tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
Lodbrok pushes Molotov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molotov lands with a right to the head.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
Lodbrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
Molotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodbrok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Molotov.
Lodbrok lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Molotov fails to land.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Molotov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodbrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodbrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Yvgeny Molotov has been cut.
Molotov pushes Lodbrok back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lodbrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Molotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lodbrok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molotov misses with an elbow strike.
Molotov misses with an elbow strike.
Lodbrok throws a head punch that misses.
Molotov missing with knees to the body.
Molotov tries a knee to the head but Lodbrok blocks it.
Molotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lodbrok is defending well for now.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
Lodbrok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Molotov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lodbrok can turn it around.
Molotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodbrok has a couple of punches blocked by Molotov.
Molotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodbrok scores with a shot to the side of Molotov's head.
Lodbrok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lodbrok creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Molotov crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Molotov is rocked!
Molotov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Molotov clinches with his opponent.
Molotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov blocks an uppercut.
Lodbrok working aggressively here.
Lodbrok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Molotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Lodbrok avoids the damage to the body.
Lodbrok avoids a wild elbow strike from Molotov.
Molotov blocks an uppercut.
Molotov tries a knee to the head but Lodbrok blocks it.
Molotov lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodbrok backwards.
Molotov misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molotov backwards.
Lodbrok misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Molotov.
Knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok managing to block the knees to the body from Molotov.
Lodbrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Molotov.
Molotov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lodbrok won't want to take too many of those.
Lodbrok avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the head but Molotov blocks with his arms.
Lodbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Molotov avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lodbrok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lodbrok using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Molotov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lodbrok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
Lodbrok lands a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Molotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lodbrok lands a good knee to the midsection. Molotov won't want to take too many of those.
Molotov seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Lodbrok.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok cracks Molotov with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Molotov goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Molotov wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Halfdan Lodbrok!
Halfdan Lodbrok is the new middleweight champion!
Halfdan Lodbrok 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eazy E - Boys In Da Hood. Cirkovic has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Edward Nygma had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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35
223 lbs
42 - 15 - 1 |
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213 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nygma.
Nice straight punches there by Nygma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nygma.
Nygma swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Nygma moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nygma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cirkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cirkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Nygma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nygma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygma.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nygma.
Nygma blocks a jab.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygma moves away.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Nygma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Nygma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nygma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Cirkovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nygma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nygma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nygma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cirkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Nygma ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Nygma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cirkovic just manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cirkovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nygma works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Nygma looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nygma throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cirkovic walks into a left hand.
Nygma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nygma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cirkovic. That did some damage!
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
Nygma misses with a wild combination.
Cirkovic tries to counter with a clinch but Nygma shakes him off and moves away.
Nygma ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nygma.
Nygma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nygma avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Nygma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nygma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nygma. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
Cirkovic slips under a jab from Nygma.
Nygma misses the shot to the body.
Nygma throws a series of punches but Cirkovic avoids them all with ease.
Nygma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic wants to counter the offense by Nygma and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nygma staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that round.
That's time! Nygma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nygma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nygma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but Nygma avoids the punch easily.
Nygma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cirkovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nygma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nygma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
It looked like Nygma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cirkovic.
Nygma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cirkovic can do to turn this around?
Cirkovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nygma.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
A big right from Nygma misses.
Nygma looks to throw the jab but Cirkovic is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but Nygma moves out of range easily.
Nygma throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic jabs at Nygma's body.
Nygma works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Cirkovic looks to clinch
and Nygma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nygma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nygma looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic connects with the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cirkovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic throws a right and a left that Nygma avoids nicely.
Nygma throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nygma tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Nygma looks to land a body kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Nygma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Nygma's ribcage but misses.
Nygma scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
Cirkovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Nygma steps away.
Cirkovic missing with a left hand there. Nygma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygma wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Nygma.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Nygma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nygma down.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nygma.
Nygma throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Nygma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cirkovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nygma scrambles back to his feet.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nygmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nygma throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nygma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cirkovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nygma at a distance.
Nygma with a jab.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nygma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nygma throws a head kick that misses.
Cirkovic is trying to counter with his kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Nygma connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Nygma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cirkovic doesn't seem phased though.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nygma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Cirkovic. Those never looked like landing.
Nygma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cirkovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nygma rather than just go for the knockout.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cirkovic looks to land a combination but Nygma avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nygma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nygma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nygma slips under a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Nygma counter with a right hand.
Nygma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nygma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Cirkovic backs away, Nygma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nygma throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic misses with a hook.
Nygma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nygma with a hook.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a head kick.
Cirkovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nygma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nygma.
Edward Nygma is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Cirkovic lands.
Cirkovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nygma connects with a single shot there.
Nygma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but Nygma avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nygma.
Nygma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cirkovic manages to avoid it.
Nygma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic misses with a hook.
Cirkovic punishes Nygma's body with a nice straight punch.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nygma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Nygma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nygma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cirkovic tries to land a body kick
and Cirkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch
and Nygma counters with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Nygma counters with a good low kick that Cirkovic was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nygma looks to land a right hand but Cirkovic moved out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nygma counters with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nygma throws a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Nygma.
Cirkovic blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nygma.
Nygma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cirkovic's elbow.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nygma misses with a hook. Cirkovic ducked under it nicely.
Nygma cracks the inside of Cirkovic's front leg.
Cirkovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cirkovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nygma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic 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.
Cirkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Nygma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygma cracks Cirkovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nygma misses with an uppercut.
Nygma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Nygma checks it.
Nygma tried to counter with a leg kick but Cirkovic avoided it.
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nygma with a body shot.
Cirkovic misses with an uppercut
and Nygma counters with a straight right hand.
Nygma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cirkovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cirkovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma had his way with Milovan Cirkovic in that round.
That's time! Nygma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nygma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cirkovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Nygma's head.
Nygma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nygma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Nygma.
Some bone on bone action there as Nygma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nygma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nygma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Nygma.
Cirkovic throws a lazy body kick
and Nygma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirkovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirkovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nygma momentarily.
Nygma throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nygma tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a low kick, looking for Nygma's leg but Nygma calmly moves out of range.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nygma moves out of range as Cirkovic throws a body kick.
Cirkovic lands with an overhand left.
Cirkovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nygma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Nygma checks a low kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic thows a leg kick but Nygma checks it
and Nygma counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Nygma to counter with a crisp jab.
Cirkovic jabs at Nygma's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
Nygma avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nygma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nygma. Nygma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cirkovic connects with a right hand. Nygma shakes it off.
A big right from Nygma misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cirkovic! But no joy.
Cirkovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nygma. That did some damage!
Nygma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Nygma moved away.
Nygma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygma.
Nygma sets himself, and Cirkovic steps forward looking for the clinch! Nygma avoids it this time.
Cirkovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nygma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cirkovic scrambles back to his feet.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich's entrance music is Wai Khru Ram Muay. A fine choice. Von Cunth has chosen In Waves- Trivium as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Cunth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimitrovich can pounce on him.
Dimitrovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich thumps Von Cunth with a low kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook
and Von Cunth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Cunth blocks the leg kick.
Von Cunth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Cunth slips under a jab from Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Von Cunth blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
We've been informed that Von Cunth 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a sloppy head kick and Von Cunth moves out of range easily.
Dimitrovich misses the shot to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a lazy head kick
and Von Cunth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Von Cunth tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Von Cunth is blocking nicely.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrovich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Von Cunth taking a breather.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Cunth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Cunth is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimitrovich gets an underhook and turns Von Cunth into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimitrovich obliges.
Dimitrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Von Cunth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Von Cunth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimitrovich closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitrovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimitrovich. That's going to slow Von Cunth down.
Von Cunth checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Cunth misses with a body kick.
Von Cunth walks into a stiff left hand from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Von Cunth replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dimitrovich blocks it well.
Von Cunth throws a low kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dimitrovich misses.
Von Cunth ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich thumps Von Cunth with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Von Cunth.
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Cunth checks it well.
Dimitrovich tries a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth throws out a counter right but Dimitrovich avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimitrovich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von Cunth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Cunth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Cunth unleashes a big counter combination but Dimitrovich bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Von Cunth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dimitrovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Cunth misses with a leg kick
and Dimitrovich counters with a body kick that stops Von Cunth in his tracks momentarily.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth misses with an uppercut. Dimitrovich saw that one coming.
Dimitrovich connects with a leg kick. Von Cunth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Von Cunth checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Von Cunth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dimitrovich tried to score with a low kick but Von Cunth checks it.
It seemed like Von Cunth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich sets himself, and Von Cunth steps forward looking for the clinch! Dimitrovich avoids it this time.
Von Cunth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dimitrovich's hands.
Von Cunth cracks Dimitrovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dimitrovich lands a head kick!
Dimitrovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich dominated that round.
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.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Cunth checks it well.
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Von Cunth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Dimitrovich is predictable there
and Von Cunth counters with a body kick.
Von Cunth defending well as Dimitrovich loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth throws a counter combo.
Dimitrovich is looking to slow Von Cunth down with leg kicks.
Dimitrovich misses with a left hand
and Von Cunth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dimitrovich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Von Cunth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a looping overhand right but Von Cunth ducks down to avoid it.
Von Cunth thinks about the counter body kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimitrovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Cunth wants to counter the offense by Dimitrovich and move into the clinch position.
Dimitrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Cunth can do to turn this around?
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a straight right hand.
Von Cunth lands a lovely overhand right.
Dimitrovich clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Cunth is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Cunth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Cunth's elbow.
A short right from Von Cunth on the inside.
Dimitrovich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Von Cunth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Von Cunth is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimitrovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich lands with a hook. Von Cunth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Von Cunth ducks into a a hook from Dimitrovich and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Von Cunth is rocked!
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick which misses Von Cunth's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Cunth tries to avoid it.
Von Cunth blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Von Cunth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimitrovich throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Cunth! But no joy.
Dimitrovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Cunth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimitrovich can pounce on him.
Dimitrovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Von Cunth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Von Cunth tries to counter with a clinch but Dimitrovich shakes him off and moves away.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimitrovich throws a sloppy head kick and Von Cunth moves out of range easily.
Von Cunth replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dimitrovich blocks it well.
Von Cunth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That has opened up Dieter Von Cunth's cut even more.
A bone on bone clash there as Dimitrovich blocks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Von Cunth throws out a counter right but Dimitrovich avoids it with no problem.
Dimitrovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth lands with a straight right. Dimitrovich didn't see that one coming.
Von Cunth rushes Dimitrovich and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Cunth.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
You can see that Von Cunth has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Von Cunth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Cunth's elbow.
Von Cunth taking a breather.
Von Cunth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Cunth avoiding damage as Dimitrovich throws knees to the body.
Von Cunth blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimitrovich moves into the clinch.
Von Cunth avoiding damage as Dimitrovich throws knees to the body.
Von Cunth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dimitrovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Cunth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrovich throws a nice head kick!
Von Cunth tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimitrovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut.
Von Cunth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dimitrovich with a body shot.
Dimitrovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dimitrovich checks it well.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Von Cunth checks it.
Dimitrovich misses with a body kick.
Von Cunth moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich connects with a body shot that sends Von Cunth's belly button to the back.
Dimitrovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Cunth wants to counter the offense by Dimitrovich and move into the clinch position.
Von Cunth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimitrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Cunth counters with a body kick.
Dimitrovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Von Cunth checks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich backing away here, and Von Cunth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Von Cunth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Cunth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to keep at a distance but Von Cunth has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich breaks the clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a right hand
and Von Cunth counters with a straight right hand.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that Von Cunth semi-blocks.
Von Cunth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Cunth moves out of range of the body kick from Dimitrovich.
The crowd cheers as Von Cunth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimitrovich doesn't seem phased though.
Dimitrovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich backing away here, and Von Cunth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Cunth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Von Cunth tries to counter with a clinch but Dimitrovich shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Cunth misses with a few strikes there.
Dimitrovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the body.
Von Cunth has Dimitrovich pushed against the ropes.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dimitrovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Cunth's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sergei Dimitrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Cunth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dimitrovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the head.
Von Cunth is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimitrovich finish him?
The cut above Dieter Von Cunth's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dimitrovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Cunth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Dimitrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Cunth avoids it.
Dimitrovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dimitrovich misses with a straight left.
Von Cunth seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Cunth feints a counter leg kick.
Dimitrovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimitrovich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dimitrovich misses with a looping left.
Dimitrovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimitrovich misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth checks a leg kick nicely.
Dimitrovich connects with a body shot that sends Von Cunth's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimitrovich. That's going to slow Von Cunth down.
Von Cunth blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Von Cunth moved away.
Dimitrovich with a hook.
Von Cunth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dimitrovich tried to score with a low kick but Von Cunth checks it.
Dimitrovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the side of Von Cunth's head but Von Cunth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimitrovich throws a shot to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Von Cunth ducks right into an uppercut from Dimitrovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Cunth is out of range and Dimitrovich settles back down.
Von Cunth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dimitrovich's calf.
Dimitrovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Cunth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dimitrovich tries to land a leg kick but Von Cunth saw it coming and moves away.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a right hand
and Von Cunth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Von Cunth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dimitrovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Cunth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Dimitrovich throws a right and a left that Von Cunth avoids nicely.
Von Cunth looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Von Cunth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dimitrovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dimitrovich motions for Von Cunth to come forward. Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Cunth cracks Dimitrovich with a good jab.
Dimitrovich throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a shot to the body
and Von Cunth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick as Von Cunth jumps back.
Von Cunth wants to counter with a clinch but Dimitrovich pushes him away.
Dimitrovich lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Cunth lands with a good body shot.
Dimitrovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Cunth.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Cunth throws out a counter right but Dimitrovich avoids it with no problem.
Von Cunth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitrovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich had his way with Dieter Von Cunth in that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimitrovich throws a push kick but Von Cunth slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Cunth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Von Cunth lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dimitrovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Cunth is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich pushes Von Cunth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Cunth throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Von Cunth blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dimitrovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Cunth's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich trying to land knees to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Cunth trying to control the position but instead, Dimitrovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Cunth into the ropes.
Dimitrovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dimitrovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Von Cunth tenderised Dimitrovich's leg. Dimitrovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Cunth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich needs to keep his hands up - Von Cunth had a free shot at his head there.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Von Cunth tries to counter with a clinch but Dimitrovich shakes him off and moves away.
Von Cunth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimitrovich scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Von Cunth blocks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich keeps Von Cunth at a distance using the push kick.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Cunth! But no joy.
Von Cunth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimitrovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich throws a shot from downtown. Von Cunth moves away and avoids it.
Dimitrovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth moves away from the strike by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Von Cunth lands a jab-cross combination.
Von Cunth scores with a hook.
A low kick from Dimitrovich is predictable there
and Von Cunth counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Cunth manages to avoid it.
Von Cunth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dimitrovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Cunth flicks out a counter leg kick but Dimitrovich steps away.
Von Cunth moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimitrovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Cunth. Dimitrovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimitrovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Cunth.
Dimitrovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimitrovich checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Dimitrovich slams his shin into Von Cunth's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimitrovich. That's going to slow Von Cunth down.
Dieter Von Cunth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich throws a low kick but Von Cunth avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimitrovich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von Cunth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Cunth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Cunth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that Von Cunth semi-blocks.
Dimitrovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Cunth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Dimitrovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimitrovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:44
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich retains his light heavyweight title!
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