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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Enriko Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enriko Hoost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gino Giggs! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hoost throws a nice outside leg kick. Giggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Enriko Hoost has been cut. Enriko Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hoost clinches up with Giggs and pushes him back against the ropes. Giggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Giggs.
Hoost throws a head punch that misses. Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Giggs scores with a nice short uppercut. Giggs tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Giggs back against the ropes. Giggs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Giggs has a couple of punches blocked by Hoost.
Giggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoost. Hoost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giggs misses with some punches.
Hoost misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoost. Giggs misses with some punches.
Giggs misses with a hook from the clinch. Giggs tries to throw a body punch but Hoost avoids it by throwing Giggs back against the ropes. Giggs blocking some punches.
Hoost leaning against his opponent.
Giggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoost breaks from the clinch.
Hoost tries to work over Giggs's front leg with a kick but Giggs checks it. Hoost throws a solid leg kick but Giggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoost. Giggs throws a combination. Hoost tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Giggs throws a big shot that misses. Hoost takes a shot right to the bread basket. Giggs lands a head shot.
Hoost is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Giggs connects with a quick right hand that sends Hoost tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gino Giggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall comes to the ring accompanied by Nico Vega - Beast. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 cm
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198 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin ! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lievin sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lievin gets a clinch. Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch. Lievin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lievin lands on the inside with an uppercut. Van Hall misses with the head strike.
Lievin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Hall wants to break free but Lievin has control.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Van Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lievin slows down the pace here.
Lievin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lievin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hall or not. Lievin tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body. Lievin tries a body shot but Van Hall blocks it.
Lievin missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall gets through Lievin 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lievin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Van Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lievin is defending well for now. Lievin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut. Lievin lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lievin misses with a body punch.
Van Hall tries to stall but Lievin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Hall missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lievin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lievin is leaning against Van Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Van Hall missing with knees to the body.
Lievin misses with a punch to the body.
Lievin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lievin tries a body shot but Van Hall blocks it.
Lievin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Hall's efforts to push away. Lievin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lievin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lievin lands an elbow that stopped Van Hall in his tracks for a moment. Lievin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lievin blocking some punches.
Lievin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hall is trying to force a seperation but Lievin has the dominant position. Lievin struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hall controls his hands.
Van Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Lievin lands an elbow inside that Van Hall shrugs off. Lievin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Lievin - that landed with a thud.
Lievin lands an elbow just above Van Hall 's eye.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Van Hall misses with a short punch on the inside. Van Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lievin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Van Hall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lievin . That one must have hurt. Lievin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Van Hall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Lievin throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hall's shoulder, as Van Hall tries to avoid the shot. Van Hall misses with an uppercut. Lievin saw that one coming. A nice inside leg kick there by Lievin . That's going to slow Van Hall down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lievin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lievin throws out a powerful jab. Van Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Lievin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Hall's head.
Jeez, Ruud Van Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Lievin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Ruud Van Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lievin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hall. Lievin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Lievin throws a jab when Van Hall was well out of range. Van Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Lievin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Hall. Lievin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Hall's sensitive parts. A telegraphed right hand from Van Hall misses the target. Lievin goes for a high kick. It partially lands. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lievin swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Hall. Van Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lievin was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hall. Van Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lievin sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ruud Van Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Van Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Van Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lievin loads up on a big right hand but Van Hall slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lievin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lievin .
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Van Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abe Lievin ! Abe Lievin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Armed Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Zaromskick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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174 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armed Gun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Zaromskick! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gun misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaromskick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Zaromskick looks for the body kick but Gun saw that one coming. Gun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight. Zaromskick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Zaromskick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gun cracks Zaromskick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Zaromskick throws a right hand that misses
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zaromskick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Zaromskick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Marius Zaromskick has been cut. Gun moves out of range of the strikes. Gun slips under a jab from Zaromskick. Zaromskick blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Zaromskick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily. Gun throws out a loose jab but Zaromskick uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaromskick blocks a head kick by Gun.
Zaromskick looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely. Nice cross by Zaromskick. Zaromskick misses with a head kick.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Zaromskick. A bone on bone clash there as Zaromskick blocks the leg kick.
Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily. Zaromskick tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gun throws a low kick but Zaromskick moves out of range easily. Gun throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskick. Zaromskick with a jab. Zaromskick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Gun misses the jab. Zaromskick tried to score with a low kick but Gun checks it. Gun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Gun.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zaromskick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gun blocks it with crossed arms. Gun avoiding damage as Zaromskick throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gun. Gun working aggressively here.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaromskick uses good head movement to avoid it. Zaromskick prevents a body shot from Gun. Gun misses with some punches.
Gun lands a hook to the side of the head. Gun pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaromskick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armed Gun dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Gun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gun moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZaromskick. Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily. Zaromskick throws out a counter right but Gun avoids it with no problem. Gun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zaromskick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Marius Zaromskick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zaromskick misses with an uppercut
letting Gun counter with a right hand. Gun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Gun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaromskick can pounce on him.
Zaromskick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaromskick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Zaromskick throws a solid leg kick but Gun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaromskick. Zaromskick throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it. As Zaromskick backs away, Gun returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Gun 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 throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zaromskick throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Zaromskick moves forwards but Gun connects with a nice, crisp jab. Gun wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaromskick walks into a jab. Gun scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Zaromskick throws a right and a left that both miss. Gun tries a head kick but it misses.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun slips under a jab from Zaromskick. Zaromskick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Zaromskick misses with a leg kick and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zaromskick slips under a jab from Gun. Gun moves out of range as Zaromskick throws a body kick.
Gun tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gun checks a low kick from Zaromskick. Gun lands the left hand. Gun with a nice cross.
Zaromskick is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily. Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaromskick. Gun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Zaromskick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Gun pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Zaromskick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gun throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gun throws a looping overhand right but Zaromskick ducks down to avoid it. Zaromskick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Gun slips under a jab from Zaromskick. Zaromskick avoids the head kick by Gun.
Gun misses with a hook
enabling Zaromskick to counter with a crisp jab. Zaromskick looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zaromskick lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Zaromskick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gun throws a right and a left that both miss. A punch combination from Zaromskick misses. An attempted straight right counter from Gun misses the target. Zaromskick misses with a hook
and Gun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Zaromskick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun. Gun lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Gun tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaromskick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A head kick misses from Gun. Zaromskick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaromskick throws out the jab. Gun is looking to counter punch. Zaromskick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gun looks to land a body kick but Zaromskick moved away. Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskick moves away. Gun throws a hook but Zaromskick blocks it. Zaromskick swats away the attempt to clinch by Gun. Zaromskick feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaromskick misses with a combination
and Gun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Zaromskick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gun closes the distance and pushes Zaromskick back into the ropes. Zaromskick trying to land knees to the body.
Gun digs a right hand into Zaromskick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaromskick's gas tank. A nice left hand lands by Gun.
Zaromskick taking a breather. Zaromskick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gun's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gun. Zaromskick blocking some punches.
Gun managing to block the knees to the body from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick misses with a hook from the clinch. Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gun tries to land a knee to the head but Zaromskick blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gun avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaromskick. Gun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaromskick's brow. Gun lands with a light punch inside. Zaromskick lands with a short shot to the head. Zaromskick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskick tries to land knees in the clinch but Gun avoids the damage to the body. Zaromskick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaromskick is trying to break free. Gun throws a head punch that misses. Gun misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armed Gun clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaromskick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gun. Zaromskick loads up on a big right hand but Gun slips the punch. Gun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaromskick! But no joy. Gun misses with a head kick.
Zaromskick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Gun throws a front kick aimed at Zaromskick's knee but Zaromskick avoids it well. Zaromskick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gun doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaromskick circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jab by Zaromskick. Gun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Zaromskick slips under a jab from Gun. Zaromskick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Zaromskick throws a big shot that misses. A big right from Gun misses. Zaromskick cracks Gun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Zaromskick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Gun is looking to counter punch. Zaromskick ducks under a wild hook from Gun. Zaromskick tries to keep at a distance but Gun has taken the fight into the clinch. Gun takes a shot to the head. Gun managing to block the knees to the body from Zaromskick.
Zaromskick blocks an uppercut.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskick.
Gun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Zaromskick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gun avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zaromskick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gun backwards. Zaromskick blocking some punches.
Zaromskick blocking some punches.
Gun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskick.
Gun throws a head punch that misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zaromskick prevents a body shot from Gun. Zaromskick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gun avoids it. Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskick. Gun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Zaromskick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaromskick avoids the elbow strike from Gun, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marius Zaromskick will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Marius Zaromskick's cut. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gun misses with a leg kick. The crowd cheers as Zaromskick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gun doesn't seem phased though. Zaromskick throws a quick inside leg kick. Gun cracks Zaromskick with a right hand to the side of the head. Zaromskick lands with a good body shot. Zaromskick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gun. Gun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaromskick. Zaromskick throws out a counter right but Gun avoids it with no problem. Zaromskick ducks under a wild hook from Gun. Zaromskick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sloppy strikes from Zaromskick. Those never looked like landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zaromskick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gun has time to react. Gun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Nice defenses there by Gun. An inside leg kick lands from Gun. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zaromskick moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaromskick misses with a straight left. Marius Zaromskick seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Gun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaromskick. Zaromskick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Zaromskick moves out of range easily. Zaromskick is looking for the big counter here. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gun 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 Zaromskick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaromskick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Zaromskick throws a big shot that misses. Gun throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Zaromskick lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaromskick misses with a looping right. Gun throws a quick counter head kick but Zaromskick was just out of range. A cross from Zaromskick lands. Gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gun avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Zaromskick looks to land a right hand but Gun moved out of range. Zaromskick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. This has been an exciting period of action! Gun throws a hook but Zaromskick blocks it. Gun throws a hook but Zaromskick blocks it. Gun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gun throws a hook but Zaromskick blocks it. Gun misses with an uppercut. Gun ducks under a wild hook from Zaromskick. Zaromskick misses with a looping left. Zaromskick misses with the combination.
Gun throws a half hearted mid kick. Gun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! Marius Zaromskick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Zaromskick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marius Zaromskick! After the big win, Marius Zaromskick made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors DC Unrivaled and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groot comes to the ring accompanied by London. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
25 - 11 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
48 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Greene! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Groot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Greene throws a big shot that misses. De Groot tried to counter with a leg kick but Greene avoided it. De Groot avoids the head kick by Greene.
A head kick misses from Greene. De Groot moves out of range of the body kick from Greene.
Greene throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Greene moves out of range and De Groot only half commits. De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene. De Groot is looking to counter punch. De Groot lands with a good body shot. Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greene scores with a push kick. De Groot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greene throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. De Groot scores with a nice strike. We've been hearing reports that De Groot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Greene moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Greene motions for De Groot to come forward. Greene throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greene. Greene buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Greene swinging wildly here.
Greene moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a left hand and Greene counters with a lovely shot to the body. A cross from Greene lands. Greene throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
Greene checks the leg kick nicely there.
Greene shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot. De Groot sets himself, and Greene steps forward looking for the clinch! De Groot avoids it this time. De Groot with a jab. Greene lands with a hook. De Groot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
Greene lands a head kick. De Groot smiles back at him and beckons him forward. An inside leg kick from De Groot misses. De Groot throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Billy Greene has been cut. De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. De Groot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Greene. Nice body punch from De Groot. Greene slips a straight right by De Groot. Greene tests De Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Greene dominated that round. The cut man is working on Billy Greene's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Greene with a hook. Greene throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily. Greene digs a good body shot into De Groot's ribs. De Groot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Greene misses with a straight left. A jab lands there for Greene. A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
Greene has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Groot finds it's way round the side to connect with Greene's head. Greene walks into a stiff left hand from De Groot. Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene misses the shot to the body. A head kick misses from De Groot. De Groot digs a good body shot into Greene's ribs. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Greene off balance momentarily. Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene throws a head kick that misses. Greene throws a head kick that misses. Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene is looking to score with low kicks. Greene misses with a head kick.
De Groot throws a front kick that sends Greene stumbling back into the ropes. Greene scores with a shot to the body.
De Groot defending well as Greene loads up on a big left hand. De Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene. De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greene let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Greene checks a low kick from De Groot. An inside leg kick from De Groot misses. Greene blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Groot checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greene doesn't seem bothered though. Greene 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. Greene throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Greene in the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Greene avoids it. A head kick misses from Greene. Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene. Greene dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Groot. That did some damage! De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. De Groot throws a low kick but Greene avoids it. De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Greene throws a big shot that misses. De Groot feinted there with a counter leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Greene will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Billy Greene's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. De Groot moves away from the strike by Greene. De Groot is looking for a counter combo. Greene checks the leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot. De Groot misses with a hook
and Greene counters with a thumping low kick. Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick. Greene throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it. De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
De Groot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Groot throws a solid leg kick but Greene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Groot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Groot looks to land a combination but Greene avoids it well. De Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook. Greene listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Greene.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene thumps De Groot with a low kick. Billy Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup. De Groot defending well as Greene loads up on a big left hand. An attempted straight right counter from De Groot misses the target. Greene checks a leg kick. Greene throws the kick towards the body but De Groot avoids it. De Groot feinted there with a counter leg kick. Good exchange - Greene coming out on top. Greene fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. De Groot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively. Greene blocks a head kick by De Groot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. De Groot misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a stiff right hand. Greene has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. De Groot throws a lazy head kick and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A good leg kick by Greene. Greene connects with a crisp jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greene. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greene misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from De Groot misses and Greene counters with a three punch combo that has De Groot backing up. De Groot nods at Greene to acknowledge the strikes. A nice leg kick lands there from Greene. De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Greene scores with a head kick. De Groot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. De Groot throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Greene thuds a left hand into De Groot's body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Groot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Greene really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Billy Greene's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Greene. Greene avoids the body shot from De Groot.
Greene thumps De Groot with a low kick. De Groot misses with a leg kick enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab. Greene lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily. Greene checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Greene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Greene has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. De Groot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Greene misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body kick there by De Groot. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. De Groot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. De Groot misses with an uppercut. Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far. De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away. A low kick from De Groot misses and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greene lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. De Groot lunges at Greene with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greene's hand. Greene avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick and Greene counters with a nice leg kick. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Greene connects with a leg kick. De Groot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Greene chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses. De Groot moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGreene. Greene misses with a head kick.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
Greene tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Groot is able to avoid easily. Greene throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily. Greene scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Groot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Greene swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Greene misses with a hook
and De Groot counters with a left to the body. De Groot scores with a push kick. De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Greene lands with a kick to the temple. De Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" De Groot tries to move into range but Greene moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Greene on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. De Groot connects with an inside leg kick. Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Groot. De Groot circles away out of range and recomposes himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Greene dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Billy Greene's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Karl De Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Good leg kick by Greene there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Greene. Beautiful body shot. Greene fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Greene throws a right and a left that both miss. Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot. De Groot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Groot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Greene misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and De Groot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Greene throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head kick by Greene misses and De Groot counters with a slapping leg kick. Greene slips under a jab from De Groot. De Groot cracks a nice hook into Greene's ribs. 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. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groot scores with the left hand. Greene knows he should have avoided that one. De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene. De Groot misses with an uppercut. Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot. Greene digs a good hook to De Groot's body.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Greene misses with a head kick.
De Groot throws a combination that misses and Greene counters with a nice body shot. Greene digs a good body shot into De Groot's ribs. De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Greene chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greene throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greene pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Groot is out of range and Greene settles back down. De Groot tries to land a front kick but Greene steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Greene appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Greene's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Groot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greene scrambles back to his feet. De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Greene throws a series of strikes that have De Groot backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Greene. De Groot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene counters with a thumping low kick. De Groot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greene. That one must have hurt. Greene pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. De Groot connects with a solid leg kick. Billy Greene is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Greene connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Billy Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Greene has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Greene! A victorious Billy Greene thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Vonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenkilde comes to the ring accompanied by Danzig - 'Mother'. Vonny has chosen Cowboy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Vonny! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rosenkilde misses with a looping left. Vonny is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Mads Rosenkilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rosenkilde looks to land a combination but Vonny avoids it well. Vonny unleashes a big counter combination but Rosenkilde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Rosenkilde misses with a few strikes there.
Vonny looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Rosenkilde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vonny was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosenkilde. Vonny is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Vonny scores with a decent looking hook. Rosenkilde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vonny's hands.
It looks like Chad Vonny has been cut. Rosenkilde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Vonny raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Vonny's coach down at NACF KT Pitbull Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vonny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rosenkilde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Rosenkilde pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rosenkilde works over Vonny's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rosenkilde lands with a shot to the body. Rosenkilde darts in and clinches Vonny up against the ropes. Rosenkilde tries to work over Vonny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rosenkilde lands an elbow inside. Rosenkilde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vonny is keeping busy. Vonny works on Rosenkilde's body with a couple of short punches. Vonny is looking to control Rosenkilde's arms but Rosenkilde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vonny has his back to the ropes. Vonny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rosenkilde avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Vonny misses with the head strike.
Rosenkilde takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vonny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vonny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rosenkilde misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Vonny. Vonny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosenkilde looking to stall.
A short left from Vonny. Rosenkilde is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vonny misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Vonny. Vonny lands a nice uppercut. Vonny prevents a body shot from Rosenkilde. Rosenkilde tries to break free but Vonny pushes him back against the ropes. Vonny misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Rosenkilde dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chad Vonny's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosenkilde swings widly with a right hand
and Vonny counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Vonny lands with a nice combination. Rosenkilde backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut. Rosenkilde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Vonny to counter with a crisp jab. Rosenkilde throws a half hearted mid kick. Rosenkilde jabs Vonny right on the nose. Vonny blinks but takes it well. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosenkilde, as that shot connected.
Vonny misses with a double jab
and Rosenkilde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vonny's knee momentarily. Rosenkilde throws a series of punches but Vonny avoids them all with ease. Rosenkilde throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vonny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosenkilde throws out the jab. Rosenkilde scores with a jab to the jaw. A head kick misses from Rosenkilde. Vonny throws a big counter head kick but Rosenkilde avoids it with no problem. Mads Rosenkilde is winning the standup battle so far. Rosenkilde clinches up with Vonny and pushes him back against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenkilde.
That has opened up Chad Vonny's cut even more. Rosenkilde wants to stall.
Vonny stalling in the clinch but Rosenkilde improves position. Rosenkilde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rosenkilde gets off balance looking for a body kick and Vonny counters with a two punch combo. Rosenkilde swings for the body but Vonny moves out of range.
Vonny raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vonny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rosenkilde. Rosenkilde obviously looking to wear him down.
Rosenkilde scores with a nice strike. Vonny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Vonny lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vonny ducks right into an uppercut from Rosenkilde. Rosenkilde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vonny can do to turn this around? Vonny takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Vonny blocks a jab. Rosenkilde misses with a two punch combination.
Vonny shapes to counter with a head kick. Vonny throws a head kick that misses. Rosenkilde takes the fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Rosenkilde dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosenkilde misses with the body kick and Vonny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Rosenkilde swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vonny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mads Rosenkilde's cut is getting worse. It looks like Rosenkilde has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Vonny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rosenkilde. Vonny moves away from the strike by Rosenkilde. Vonny throws a counter combo. Rosenkilde's corner calls for a 1-2. Rosenkilde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Vonny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosenkilde rushes Vonny and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rosenkilde tries a body shot but Vonny blocks it.
Vonny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chad Vonny seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Vonny blocks an elbow strike from Rosenkilde.
Vonny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Rosenkilde.
Vonny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenkilde backwards. Rosenkilde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Rosenkilde is struggling to control the position. Vonny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenkilde pressing his opponent against the ropes. Rosenkilde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenkilde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The cut above Chad Vonny's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Rosenkilde taking a breather. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Vonny digs a right hand into Rosenkilde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosenkilde's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A frustrated look appears on Rosenkilde's face as he tries to break the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rosenkilde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vonny's brow. A hook to the body from Rosenkilde.
Nice body punch from Vonny - that landed with a thud.
Vonny misses with a short punch on the inside. Vonny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenkilde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Rosenkilde misses with the head strike.
Vonny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vonny misses with a short punch on the inside. Vonny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rosenkilde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rosenkilde throws a lazy uppercut
and Vonny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. 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! Rosenkilde throws a looping overhand right but Vonny ducks down to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mads Rosenkilde did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Rosenkilde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rosenkilde misses with a body kick. Rosenkilde misses with a few strikes there.
Vonny is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Rosenkilde feints and then cracks Vonny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vonny down. Vonny slips under a jab from Rosenkilde. Vonny throws a big counter head kick but Rosenkilde avoids it with no problem. Vonny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Vonny raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Rosenkilde cracks Vonny with an open hand slap. Rosenkilde throws a solid leg kick but Vonny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rosenkilde. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rosenkilde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vonny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vonny misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good leg kick by Rosenkilde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rosenkilde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Rosenkilde moves into the clinch successfully.
Vonny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenkilde's elbow. Rosenkilde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Vonny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenkilde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rosenkilde scores with a nice strike. Rosenkilde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vonny lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Rosenkilde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big right from Rosenkilde misses. Vonny unleashes a big counter combination but Rosenkilde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Rosenkilde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mads Rosenkilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vonny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenkilde looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Nice defenses there by Vonny. Vonny throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rosenkilde's head. Mads Rosenkilde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. 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! Rosenkilde looks to clinch and Vonny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Vonny slips under a jab. Vonny is looking for the big counter here. Rosenkilde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vonny tries to clinch but Rosenkilde moves out of range. Rosenkilde looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Rosenkilde had his way with Chad Vonny in that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vonny throws a head kick but Rosenkilde moves out of range.
Chad Vonny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rosenkilde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vonny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Rosenkilde tries to clinch but Vonny moves away and Vonny counters with a lovely straight right hand! A punch combination from Vonny misses. A head kick by Rosenkilde misses letting Vonny counter with a right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vonny throws a nice looking combination but Rosenkilde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rosenkilde throws a right and a left that both miss. No joy there for Vonny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rosenkilde tries to land a leg kick but Vonny saw it coming and moves away.
Vonny unleashes a big counter combination but Rosenkilde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Vonny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Rosenkilde gets a clinch. Rosenkilde manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rosenkilde darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Rosenkilde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vonny. Vonny takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rosenkilde misses with a series of wild punches.
Vonny looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. A slow jab from Rosenkilde misses its intended target. Vonny shapes to counter with a head kick. Mads Rosenkilde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Rosenkilde. Vonny checks a leg kick nicely. Rosenkilde closes the distance and clinches. Vonny is working Rosenkilde over against the ropes. Vonny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vonny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vonny works on Rosenkilde's body with a couple of short punches. 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. Vonny lands a body punch. Vonny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mads Rosenkilde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Vonny lands with a left to the head. Vonny misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Chad Vonny. I think Rosenkilde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Rosenkilde! An out of breath Mads Rosenkilde thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. Chad Vonny spoke after the fight, saying 'Full credit to Mads for bringing his A-game. Much respect. My father told me when I was a little kid every time I got hurt he said 'Think past the pain' and here I am still today, I have decided that its time to retire after 31 fights. Thanks for supporting me throughout my career. I appreciate it'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tenochtitlan throws a lazy uppercut
and Luis counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tenochtitlan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tenochtitlan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Tenochtitlan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luis lands a head kick!
Tenochtitlan throws a big shot that misses. Luis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Luis misses with a low kick.
Tenochtitlan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luis. Tenochtitlan misses the jab. Tenochtitlan jabs Luis to the body, keeping him at a distance. Tenochtitlan misses with a right hand and Luis counters with a body kick. Luis with a nice cross. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Luis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tenochtitlan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight. Tenochtitlan throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Tenochtitlan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luis. Tenochtitlan scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tenochtitlan thumps Luis with a low kick. Luis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan sets himself, and Luis steps forward looking for the clinch! Tenochtitlan avoids it this time. Tenochtitlan misses with a straight right. Luis moves into range and clinches up with Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan can't break the clinch.
A short right from Luis. Luis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tenochtitlans head. Luis lands with a short shot to the head. Luis lands an elbow inside that Tenochtitlan shrugs off.
Tenochtitlan is rocked!
It looks like Az Tenochtitlan has been cut. Tenochtitlan throws a punch but it's blocked by Luis. Luis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards. Oh Tenochtitlan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Luis connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luis.
This has been an exciting period of action! Luis has control of Tenochtitlan and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Tenochtitlan crashing to the mat! Tenochtitlan looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Luis looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Bruce Luis! An out of breath Bruce Luis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryant Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg comes to the ring accompanied by BMTH - Alligator Blood. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryant Baez! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baez goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Baez instigates a clinch. Baez digs a right hand underneath Kaczjarg's ribcage. Kaczjarg let out a lung full of air as it connected. Baez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it. Baez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kaczjarg lands with a right to the head. Baez lands with a short shot to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Baez lands a nice uppercut. Baez blocks the elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Kaczjarg has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. A nice right hand lands inside from Baez. Baez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaczjarg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaczjarg lands an elbow that stopped Baez in his tracks for a moment. Baez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaczjarg takes a shot to the head. Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Kaczjarg prevents a body shot from Baez. Kaczjarg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kaczjarg throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaczjarg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Kaczjarg misses with a knee strike.
Baez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaczjarg. Baez gets through Kaczjarg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baez is keeping busy. Baez digs a right hand into Kaczjarg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaczjarg's gas tank. With the fighters up against the ropes, Kaczjarg throws an elbow but misses. Kaczjarg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaczjarg avoids it. Kaczjarg has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
Baez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Baez lands a body punch in the clinch. Baez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards. Baez lands a body punch. Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kaczjarg throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Baez tries to throw a body punch but Kaczjarg avoids it by throwing Baez back against the ropes. Kaczjarg takes a shot to the head. Kaczjarg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baez can't find room to land a body shot as Kaczjarg controls the action.
Baez misses with some punches.
Kaczjarg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Baez scores with a shoulder strike. Kaczjarg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baez backwards. Baez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Baez.
A nice left hand lands by Baez.
Kaczjarg working Baez over with knees to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kaczjarg lands a damaging elbow. A hook to the body from Baez.
A head punch on the inside from Kaczjarg fails to land. Baez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kaczjarg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Baez lands a jab to Kaczjarg's midsection. Kaczjarg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Baez misses the shot to the body. Baez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaczjarg throws a body punch but Baez moves out of range. Kaczjarg moves into the clinch. Kaczjarg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaczjarg blocks an uppercut.
Baez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kaczjarg slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baez lands with a right to the head. Kaczjarg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant Baez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Kaczjarg can't find room to land a body shot as Baez controls the action.
Baez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baez works on Kaczjarg's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baez lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards. Kaczjarg is looking to control Baez's arms but Baez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaczjarg has his back to the ropes. Kaczjarg tries to break free but Baez pushes him back against the ropes. Baez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Kaczjarg stalling in the clinch but Baez improves position. Kaczjarg takes a shot to the head. A short uppercut from Baez. Baez misses with a body punch.
Kaczjarg lands a nice elbow. Kaczjarg scores with a shot to the side of Baez's head. Baez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Baez tries a body shot but Kaczjarg blocks it.
Baez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaczjarg avoids it. Baez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Baez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaczjarg's elbow. Kaczjarg prevents a body shot from Baez. Baez tries to work over Kaczjarg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kaczjarg misses with an elbow over the top. Baez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Kaczjarg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baez is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baez works on Kaczjarg's body with a couple of short punches. Kaczjarg manages to break the clinch.
Baez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kaczjarg is landing a low percentage of strikes. Kaczjarg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaczjarg ducks under a wild hook from Baez. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaczjarg scores with a nice strike. Baez staying out of range there. Kaczjarg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Baez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Baez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaczjarg. Baez tries to counter by closing the distance. Baez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaczjarg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kaczjarg moves out of range as Baez throws a body kick.
Kaczjarg swings for the body but Baez moves out of range.
Baez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Kaczjarg misses with a hook
and Baez moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Baez takes a swing at Kaczjarg's ribcage but misses. Adrian Kaczjarg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaczjarg defending well as Baez loads up on a big left hand. Baez tried to score with a low kick but Kaczjarg checks it. Kaczjarg throws a body shot but no joy. Baez connects with a body shot. Kaczjarg thumps Baez with a low kick. Baez lands a front kick. Kaczjarg misses with a hook to the body
and Kaczjarg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Baez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaczjarg. Kaczjarg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaczjarg moves forwards but Baez connects with a nice, crisp jab. Baez feints and then cracks Kaczjarg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaczjarg down. Baez just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg gets in close and instigates a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A knee to the head by Kaczjarg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaczjarg controls his hands.
Baez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baez lands a body punch. Nice body punch from Baez - that landed with a thud.
Baez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaczjarg's elbow. Baez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baez lands a nice shot to the body. Kaczjarg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaczjarg avoids the damage to the body. Baez scores with a nice hook to the head. Kaczjarg misses with the head strike.
Kaczjarg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Baez. A short left from Kaczjarg. Baez tries to work over Kaczjarg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kaczjarg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kaczjarg managing to block the knees to the body from Baez.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kaczjarg stalling in the clinch but Baez improves position. Kaczjarg is trying to stall.
Maybe Kaczjarg would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Kaczjarg takes a shot to the head. Kaczjarg trying to stall but Baez improves his position.
Kaczjarg is trying to maintain a safe position but Baez gets an underhook and turns Kaczjarg into the ropes. Kaczjarg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaczjarg lands a body shot.
Kaczjarg scores with the left hand. Baez knows he should have avoided that one. Kaczjarg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baez moves away. Baez throws a body punch but Kaczjarg moves out of range. Baez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Baez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Kaczjarg clinches. A right hand to the body from Baez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Baez looking to slow down the pace here. Baez lands with a short shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez really dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaczjarg blocks the body kick.
Kaczjarg avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kaczjarg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kaczjarg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baez. Kaczjarg throws a nice looking combination but Baez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kaczjarg throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Baez to counter with a crisp jab. Baez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick by Kaczjarg misses and Kaczjarg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Baez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaczjarg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaczjarg misses with an uppercut
and Baez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kaczjarg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baez's hands. Kaczjarg throws the left hand but Baez avoids the punch easily. Baez wants to counter the offense by Kaczjarg and move into the clinch position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaczjarg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baez - the referee stops the clock and Kaczjarg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baez. Kaczjarg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baez clinches. Baez works on Kaczjarg's body with a couple of short punches. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Baez digs a right hand underneath Kaczjarg's ribcage. Kaczjarg let out a lung full of air as it connected. Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Baez misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baez. A quick uppercut on the inside from Baez. Baez lands a body punch in the clinch. Baez lands with a short shot to the head. Baez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Good body shot from Baez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baez. Baez lands a nice shot to the body. Baez lands a shot to the body. 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! Baez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaczjarg.
Baez misses with a punch to the body.
Baez is leaning against Kaczjarg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards. Baez lands a shot to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Baez.
Baez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaczjargs head. Baez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baez lands a shot to the body. A short uppercut from Baez. Baez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right hook to the body lands for Baez.
Baez lands a body punch. A hook to the body from Baez.
A short uppercut from Baez. Baez lands with a light punch inside. Baez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaczjarg controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Baez dodges an elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Baez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaczjarg wants to stall.
A short right from Baez on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Baez dominated that fourth round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Kaczjarg. Baez moves into range and clinches up with Kaczjarg. Baez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Baez lands a right hand. A short uppercut from Baez. Baez scores with a nice hook to the head. Kaczjarg tries to throw a body punch but Baez avoids it by throwing Kaczjarg back against the ropes. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Kaczjarg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here. Kaczjarg has a couple of punches blocked by Baez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A body shot lands from Baez.
Baez lands a nice shot to the body. Baez lands a nice uppercut. A short right from Baez. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Baez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Baez on the inside. Kaczjarg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Baez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaczjarg on the side of the head.
Kaczjarg is rocked! Baez cracks Kaczjarg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Oh Kaczjarg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kaczjarg throws out a loose jab but Baez uses good head movement to avoid it. Baez lands a front kick. Kaczjarg backs away from a small jab... but Baez lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Kaczjarg crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Baez with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bryant Baez! Bryant Baez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pintado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manchester Red! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Pintado! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Red misses with a body shot.
Red dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Red is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pintado. Pintado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Red's hands. Pintado avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Red, right into the meat.
Red misses with a body shot.
Pintado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Red. A little jabbing left from Pintado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Pintado darts in and clinches Red up against the ropes. Red definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A bit of stalling here from Pintado.
Red misses with an elbow over the top. Red misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pintado tries to stall but Red uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Red is working Pintado over against the ropes. Red working some nice short punches in the clinch. Red lands with a short shot to the head. Pintado misses with a body punch.
Pintado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Red misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pintado lands a body shot. Red has a couple of punches blocked by Pintado.
Pintado is leaning against Red and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Pintado tries to work over Red's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Red misses with some punches.
Pintado stalling in the clinch but Red improves position. Red throws an elbow that misses.
Pintado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pintado. Pintado tries to land a knee to the head but Red blocks with his arms.
Red lands a good knee to the midsection. Pintado won't want to take too many of those. Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Red misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Red. Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pintado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pintado swings wildly with an uppercut but Red uses good head movement to avoid it. Red gets through Pintado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Red connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pintado's face.
This has been an exciting period of action! A short uppercut from Red. Red scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. A right hand to the body from Pintado.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Pintado. Red misses with some punches.
Red lands a nice uppercut. Pintado blocking some punches.
Red misses with some punches.
Pintado tries a knee to the head but Red blocks it.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red pushes Pintado back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manchester Red dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pintado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Red gets off balance looking for a body kick and Pintado counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Pintado throws an off balance right hand
and Red counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Red wants to clinch up but Pintado keeps it at a distance. Red misses with an uppercut. Pintado saw that one coming. Pintado darts in and clinches Red up against the ropes. Red misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pintado can do to turn this around? Red lands with a left to the head. Red lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pintado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms. Pintado blocks the elbow strike.
Pintado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pintado can't find room to land a body shot as Red controls the action.
Pintado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Red scores with a nice hook to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Pintado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from Red. A nice right hand lands inside from Red. Pintado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Red softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. A nice left hand lands by Pintado.
Still in the clinch, Pintado scores with a nice short uppercut. Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pintado's defenses. Pintado works on Red's body with a couple of short punches. A short uppercut from Pintado. A short right from Pintado on the inside. Pintado landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. 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! Red working aggressively here.
Pintado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pintado misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Pintado.
Pintado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Pintado lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Red misses with some punches.
Red really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Pintado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Pintado digs a right hand underneath Red's ribcage. Red let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pintado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manchester Red has scored more points in the clinch so far. Red throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pintado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Red seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pintado can turn it around. A quick uppercut on the inside from Pintado. Pintado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pintado throws a series of strikes that have Red backpedaling.
Pintado throws a nice looking combination but Red bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. That kick from Pintado tenderised Red's leg. Red is trying to keep his angry face on. Red lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Red thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pintado if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pintado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Pintado scores with a spinning back kick! The fight stays on the outside here - Red looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Red's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pintado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pintado slips a jab from Red. Pintado throws a counter combo. Red is looking to clinch but Pintado is avoiding it.
Red checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Pintado throws a leg kick but Red moved away. Pintado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Red moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Red throws a body shot but no joy. A little jabbing left from Pintado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A lazy left from Red finds it's target. Red misses with a hook
and Pintado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Red thinking. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pintado lands a jab to Red's midsection. Pintado forces Red back against the ropes and clinches. Pintado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Pintado avoids a wild elbow strike from Red. Pintado taking a breather. Pintado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red. Red tries a knee to the head but Pintado blocks it.
Pintado scores with a nice hook to the head. Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Pintado uses good head movement to avoid it. Pintado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pintado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pintado misses the shot to the body. A good leg kick by Red. Crunch! Red slams his shin into Pintado's torso. Red fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pintado checks it well. Pintado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Pintado slips a jab from Red. Pintado misses with a left hand and Red counters with a nice leg kick. Pintado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Red looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Red does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Pintado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pintado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Red. Pintado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pintado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pintado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Pintado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Red putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pintado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pintado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Red comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Red landing knees to the head.
It looks like Miguel Pintado has been cut. Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Red. Red lands a right hand. Red lands a left hand.
Red lands an uppercut. Red lands a body punch. Red has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Pintado to the canvas! Can Pintado beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Pintado is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pintado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manchester Red takes that one, having scored the knockdown. The cut man is working on Miguel Pintado's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Red works Pintado's body with a nice hook. Pintado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red is looking for a counter combo. Red throws a head kick but Pintado moves out of range.
Red closes the distance and lands a one-two. Pintado tries to clinch but Red moves out of range. Red scores with a jab to the head.
Red lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pintado's sensitive parts. Red attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Red thuds his shin into the meat of Pintado's side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Red finds it's way through Pintado's defenses. Pintado tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Red manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Red avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Red. Pintado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Red throws a series of punches but Pintado moves out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Red. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pintado! But no joy. Red ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pintado moves away. Pintado slips under a jab from Red. Pintado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pintado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red. Pintado throws a half hearted mid kick. Pintado missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pintado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Pintado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Red connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pintado scrambles back to his feet. Pintado thuds a left hand into Red's body. Red lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Red takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Manchester Red is winning the standup battle so far. Red misses with a wild body shot. Pintado only half commits to the counter leg kick. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. This has been an exciting period of action! Pintado feints and then cracks Red's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red down. Pintado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Red throws a half hearted mid kick. Red connects with a body shot that sends Pintado's belly button to the back. Pintado clinches. Pintado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Red or not. Red tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pintado lands an uppercut. Pintado lands a knee to the body.
Red blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Red prevents a body shot from Pintado. Knees in the clinch landing for Pintado.
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 Manchester Red will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Miguel Pintado's cut. That's time! Red's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Pintado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pintado, right into the meat.
Pintado tries a low kick but Red avoids it. Pintado looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely. Red showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pintado.
Red connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Red has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Red. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Red digs a right hand into Pintado's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pintado's gas tank. Pintado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Pintado is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? With the fighters up against the ropes, Red throws an elbow but misses. Red working some nice short punches in the clinch. Red lands a left hand.
Pintado looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Red lands with a short head shot on the inside. Red unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pintado's defenses. Red lands an elbow that stopped Pintado in his tracks for a moment. Pintado scores with a shot to the side of Red's head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Red. Red utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Red putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pintado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A body shot lands from Red.
Red tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Red blocks an uppercut.
Pintado avoiding damage as Red throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Red struggles to land a body shot inside as Pintado controls his hands.
Pintado lands a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pintado presses Red against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Red takes a knee to the side of the body. Red takes a knee to the side of the body. Pintado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A right hook to the body lands for Pintado.
Red tries to land knees in the clinch but Pintado avoids the damage to the body. Nice body punch from Pintado - that landed with a thud.
Pintado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pintado blocking some punches.
Pintado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pintado misses with a body punch.
Miguel Pintado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pintado lands a good knee to the midsection. Red won't want to take too many of those. Pintado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight! Manchester Red showed his dominance in that final round. Well Red 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:45 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:45 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manchester Red! Manchester Red tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bradley Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the ring accompanied by Eminem - Berzerk. Silver has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Bradley Miller looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bradley Miller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Silver! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller. Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller. Silver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Silver avoids the head kick by Miller.
A big right from Silver misses. Miller drops his guard momentarily, allowing Silver to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Miller! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Silver takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Billy Silver! Billy Silver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Bradley Miller spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank my mom! Love ya Mama!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miracle - We Ain't Scared kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Green. Green scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Kanitz misses. Kanitz blocks a leg kick. As Green backs away, Kanitz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Kanitz throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy. Green stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Green misses the jab. Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kanitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Kanitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kanitz throws a head kick that half lands.
Kanitz staying out of range there. Kanitz is looking to counter with head kicks. We've been informed that Green 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. Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Danny Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kanitz looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range. Green throws a sloppy head kick enabling Kanitz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kanitz looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range. Kanitz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green throws a combination that misses letting Kanitz counter with a right hand. Kanitz moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Kanitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kanitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green. Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kanitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Kanitz blocks the body kick.
Green missing with a left hand there. Kanitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A decent looking body kick lands there for Green. Green connects with a leg kick. Kanitz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Green avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action! Green tries to work over Kanitz's front leg with a kick but Kanitz checks it. Green misses with a left hand and Kanitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Green moves out of range of the strikes. Green ducks under a wild hook from Kanitz. Kanitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green cracks the inside of Kanitz's front leg. Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Kanitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Green's head. Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanitz. Kanitz misses with a low kick. Kanitz misses with a low kick as Green jumps back. Green clinches up with Kanitz and pushes him back against the ropes. Kanitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanitz. Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Kanitz lands with a left to the head. Green lands an elbow that stopped Kanitz in his tracks for a moment. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz. Green using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz breaks from the clinch.
Green tries to bum rush Kanitz with a series of wild strikes but Kanitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kanitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanitz. Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kanitz throws a hook but Green avoids it easily. A low kick from Green is predictable there and Kanitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Green tries to clinch but Kanitz is having none of it. Kanitz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Kanitz ducks under a wild hook from Green. Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanitz. Kanitz throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target. Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kanitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kanitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanitz misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely. Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away. Green counters with a body kick. Kanitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kanitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kanitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Green throws a half hearted mid kick. Kanitz thinks about countering with a body kick. Kanitz darts in and clinches Green up against the ropes. Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Kanitz trying to stall but Green improves his position.
Green keeps control of Kanitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Green blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Kanitz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kanitz misses with a body punch.
Green blocking some punches.
Green tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanitz avoids it. Green blocks a body shot from Kanitz. Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kanitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Green on the wrong end of a nice hook. Green slips under a jab from Kanitz. Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Simon Kanitz is winning the standup battle so far. Green avoids the head kick by Kanitz.
A big right from Green misses. Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Kanitz throws a big shot that misses. Kanitz lands with a shot to the body. Kanitz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kanitz instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Green trying to land knees to the body.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green blocks a body shot from Kanitz. Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch. Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch. Green blocks a body shot from Kanitz. Green is trying to break free. Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kanitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kanitz has had enough of the clinch but Green keeps him there for the moment. Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz lands a body shot. Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Simon Kanitz has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kanitz lands with a light punch inside. A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land. Kanitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around? Kanitz managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green. Kanitz trying to stall but Green improves his position.
Nice elbow from Green. Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanitz. Kanitz lands an uppercut. Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land. A nice right hand lands inside from Kanitz. Kanitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a knee to the head. Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kanitz manages to break the clinch.
Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming. Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kanitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green. Green cracks Kanitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A big left from Kanitz misses. Kanitz looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming. Kanitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kanitz tries a low kick but Green avoids it. Kanitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green. Kanitz takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses. Kanitz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action!
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kanitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Green's head. Kanitz cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Kanitz closes the distance and clinches. Kanitz trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanitz into the ropes. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kanitz seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Green is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Kanitz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kanitz throws a head punch that misses. Kanitz is trying to stall.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Green keeps control of Kanitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside. Kanitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kanitz throws a head punch that misses. Kanitz misses with some punches.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanitz. A head punch blocked on the inside by Green. A short left from Kanitz. Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanitz is defending well for now. Kanitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green throws a leg kick but Kanitz sees it coming and moves out of range. Kanitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Green just manages to avoid it. Green lands a front kick. Kanitz with a body punch. A glancing blow. Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green looks to land a right hand but Kanitz moved out of range. As Green backs away, Kanitz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Kanitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Green takes one to the chin there. 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! Green throws a lazy right hand but Kanitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A head kick misses from Kanitz. Kanitz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt. Green slips a straight right by Kanitz. The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kanitz thinks about countering with a head kick. Nice shot lands for Kanitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kanitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A solid body kick from Green. Kanitz misses with a hook. Jab by Kanitz. Kanitz slips a jab from Green. Kanitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Green throws a push kick but Kanitz slaps the foot to one side. Kanitz throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily. A big right from Green misses. Kanitz throws a half hearted mid kick. Good exchange - Green coming out on top. Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kanitz in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green slips under a jab from Kanitz. Kanitz misses the jab. Kanitz lands with a nice body kick. Kanitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green lands an overhand right. Green cracks the inside of Kanitz's front leg. A nice inside leg kick there by Kanitz. That's going to slow Green down. Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green. Green throws a leg kick that is checked and Kanitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Kanitz misses with a wild body shot. Green misses the jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz clearly takes that round. That's time! Kanitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kanitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanitz. Green 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. Green throws a body kick that misses and Kanitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice shot by Green. A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanitz. Kanitz lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily. Green thows a leg kick but Kanitz checks it and Kanitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kanitz is looking to score with low kicks. Kanitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanitz backwards. Kanitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kanitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Green to score with a decent uppercut. Kanitz takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses. Green loads up on a big right hand but Kanitz slips the punch. Kanitz thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him. Green tries to work over Kanitz's front leg with a kick but Kanitz checks it. Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kanitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Green looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but Green checks it. Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kanitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanitz is out of range and Green settles back down. Green cracks Kanitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Green misses with a body kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kanitz blocks a jab. Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kanitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Green throws a jab when Kanitz was well out of range. Kanitz thows a left - swing and a miss! Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Green lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kanitz misses with a looping right. Green throws out a counter right but Kanitz avoids it with no problem. Kanitz throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Green follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Kanitz throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green lands the left hand. Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanitz. Green tries a quick counter leg kick but Kanitz is wise to it. Green throws a right hand that misses
and Kanitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kanitz lands a jab to Green's midsection. Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Green takes one to the side of the head.
Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Kanitz throws a shot to the body.
Kanitz works the jab nicely. Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming. Kanitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kanitz blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kanitz scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kanitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green. Green swings widly with a right hand
and Kanitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kanitz checks a low kick from Green. Kanitz missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A head kick misses from Green. Kanitz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Green takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kanitz throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kanitz slips a jab from Green. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz had his way with Danny Green in that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice cross by Green. Green tries to land a front kick but Kanitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Green works the jab nicely. An inside leg kick lands from Green. Kanitz punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch. Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kanitz looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Green looks to land a right hand but Kanitz moved out of range. Green takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kanitz moves out of range of the strikes. A solid leg kick lands there for Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kanitz lands with a cross. Green avoids a kick to the body.
Kanitz blocks a jab. A little feinted left hand from Kanitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanitz.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss. It appears Kanitz was looking to counter with a kick there. Kanitz blocks a head kick by Green.
Kanitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kanitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Green. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy. Good standup being displayed there by Kanitz as he connects with a hook. Green moves out of range as Kanitz strikes. Green unleashes a big counter combination but Kanitz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Kanitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kanitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kanitz staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away. Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kanitz works the jab nicely. Kanitz misses with an uppercut. Kanitz throws a big shot that misses. A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kanitz defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand. Green lands with a hook. Kanitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kanitz staying out of range there. Kanitz throws a body punch but Green moves out of range. Green on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kanitz throws a nice inside leg kick. Simon Kanitz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kanitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Green has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Green does a little dance to reset his feet. Kanitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green. Nice cross by Kanitz. Kanitz throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it. Kanitz ducks under a wild hook from Green. Green throws a looping overhand right but Kanitz ducks down to avoid it. Kanitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab. Kanitz defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand. Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanitz. Kanitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanitz. Green unleashes a big counter combination but Kanitz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Kanitz missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kanitz blocks the body kick.
Kanitz looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming. Green throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it. Kanitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kanitz throws a body punch but Green moves out of range. Kanitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kanitz, as that shot connected.
Green takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kanitz slips under a jab. Green wants to slow Kanitz down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight! Simon Kanitz showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kanitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz! Simon Kanitz retains his welterweight title!
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