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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakamura Minskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakamura Minskiy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minskiy misses with a body kick.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Minskiy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Minskiy.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Minskiy's head.
Lee looks low and kicks high, catching Minskiy right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Nakamura Minskiy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minskiy blocks a head kick by Lee.
Minskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minskiy walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Lee and drops face first to the floor! Minskiy's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Minskiy in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bruce Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Greg Growler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Won't Back Down. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Growler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Growler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Growler throws a head kick but Butcher moves out of range.
Growler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Growler was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Greg Growler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Growler misses with a left hand
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Growler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Butcher taking a breather.
Butcher keeps control of Growler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Butcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Butcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Growler backwards.
A shot in the inside from Butcher.
Butcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butcher continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Butcher looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Growler wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Butcher presses Growler against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Growler's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Growler misses with the body kick
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Growler misses with a looping right.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Growler moved out of range nicely.
Growler missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Growler gets tackled into the ropes by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
Butcher tries to work over Growler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Growler misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Growler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Butcher is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher avoiding damage.
Butcher is pushing Growler up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Butcher receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Growler breaks from the clinch.
Growler swats away the attempt to clinch by Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook but Growler avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butcher darts in and clinches Growler up against the ropes.
Butcher taking a breather.
Growler tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Growler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Growler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Growler.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Growler keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
A nice inside leg kick there by Growler. That's going to slow Butcher down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher moves out of range as Growler strikes.
Butcher lands with a right hand.
Growler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Growler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Growler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Growler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Growler throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher slips under a jab.
Growler throws the kick towards the body but Butcher avoids it.
Butcher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Growler throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Growler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butcher.
Growler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greg Growler is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Growler.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Growler.
Butcher blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher tries to clinch but Growler moves out of range.
Growler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Growler throws the kick towards the body but Butcher avoids it.
Growler throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Growler misses the shot to the body.
Butcher connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growler takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Butcher drives through and clinches with Growler against the ropes.
Growler wants to break free but Butcher has control.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Growler is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Growler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Growler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Growler misses with a low kick.
Growler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Butcher's sensitive parts.
Growler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Growler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcher duly obliges.
Growler delivers a nice body kick.
Butcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher cracks Growler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Butcher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Butcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher has closed the distance and engaged Growler in a clinch.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Butcher misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Billy Butcher just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Growler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Growler circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher throws a jab when Growler was well out of range.
Growler throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Growler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Growler throwing a counter right hand but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butcher throws out a counter right but Growler avoids it with no problem.
Growler thumps Butcher with a low kick.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Growler moves away and avoids it.
Growler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Growler misses with a hook
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Growler.
Growler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Growler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Growler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Growler throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Growler pushes him off.
Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Growler tries a low kick but Butcher avoids it.
It seemed like Butcher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Growler.
Growler lands a nice shot that snaps Butcher's head back.
Growler throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Butcher has Growler pushed against the ropes.
Billy Butcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Butcher trying to stall but Growler improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Growler.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Growler looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands the left hand.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Growler throws out the jab.
Growler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Growler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Butcher backs away, Growler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Growler missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Growler throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Growler lands a nice shot that snaps Butcher's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Growler misses the target.
Butcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Growler.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Growler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Growler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Growler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Growler throws an overhand right that lands on Butcher's shoulder, as Butcher tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Growler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Butcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Billy Butcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Growler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greg Growler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Growler.
Growler scores with a leg kick.
Growler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Growler throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Butcher was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Butcher lands a nice shot that snaps Growler's head back.
Growler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Growler misses with a jab to the body
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Growler misses with a right hand
and Butcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Growler misses with a lunging right hand
and Butcher counters with an inside leg kick.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Growler counters with a leg kick.
Growler thows a body kick. Butcher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Butcher.
Growler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher wants to counter with a clinch but Growler pushes him away.
Billy Butcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Growler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher closes the distance and pushes Growler back into the ropes.
Growler wants to get back to striking at distance but Butcher won't allow it.
Growler is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Butcher tries to stall but Growler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Butcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Growler.
Growler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butcher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Growler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Growler misses with an uppercut.
Butcher is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Butcher cracks Growler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Butcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Butcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Billy Butcher!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Billy Butcher waved his t-shirt featuring MMA Hype Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Greg Growler had this to say: 'I'm sorry to all of my the fans...i promise i'll be back and win.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Ozturk cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
We've been informed that Penn 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.
Penn tries to clinch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Ozturk moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Penn.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn checks a low kick from Ozturk.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ozturk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ozturk lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crunch! Ozturk slams his shin into Penn's torso.
Ozturk works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn tries to clinch there but Ozturk circles away.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Ozturk moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ozturk.
Ozturk tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Penn thinks about the counter body kick.
Good leg kick by Ozturk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ozturk throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Penn.
Ozturk pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Ozturk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ozturk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn blocks a head kick by Ozturk.
Ozturk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ozturk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ozturk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Ozturk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Ozturk looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Ozturk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
A head kick misses from Ozturk.
Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Hadi Ozturk has been cut.
Ozturk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Ozturk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn checks a low kick from Ozturk.
Penn counters with a body kick.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Ozturk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPenn.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ozturk, as that shot connected.
Ozturk throws a leg kick
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Ozturk tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ozturk throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Ozturk.
Ozturk has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ozturk.
Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozturk lands a damaging elbow.
Ozturk pushes Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
Ozturk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the ropes.
Ozturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozturk.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk breaks from the clinch.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozturk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Ozturk slips a straight right by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch there but Ozturk circles away.
Penn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ozturk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ozturk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ozturk throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Ozturk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ozturk wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Penn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Ozturk lands with a thumping leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ozturk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ozturk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ozturk throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a low kick, right behind Ozturk 's knee.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozturk throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn unleashes a big counter combination but Ozturk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick from Penn lands but Ozturk takes it in his stride.
Ozturk misses with a body kick.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozturk.
Ozturk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozturk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penn throws out a counter right but Ozturk avoids it with no problem.
Ozturk thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozturk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Ozturk.
Ozturk cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Ozturk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Ozturk's head but Ozturk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozturk throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ozturk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Ozturk counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozturk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and Ozturk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Penn really felt that one!
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ozturk counters with a nice leg kick.
Penn throws a body kick that misses.
Penn misses with a leg kick.
Ozturk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Ozturk counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Ozturk looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Ozturk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
That's time! Ozturk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ozturk blocks a head kick by Penn.
Ozturk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Ozturk is predictable there
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Ozturk connects with a solid leg kick.
Ozturk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Ozturk wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Ozturk scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Ozturk counters with a good, hard body kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ozturk throws a good cross that connects.
Ozturk connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ozturk.
Ozturk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Ozturk is predictable there
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn lands the left hand.
Ozturk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Ozturk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ozturk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hadi Ozturk is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozturk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn misses with a hook
and Ozturk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ozturk.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn thinks about the counter body kick.
Ozturk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn pushes Ozturk away with a front kick.
Penn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Penn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ozturk is able to avoid easily.
Ozturk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk had his way with Steel Penn in that round.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ozturk at a distance.
Ozturk tries to land a body kick
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Ozturk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPenn.
Ozturk clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ozturk throws a head punch that misses.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozturk pushes Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozturk tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Penn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ozturk scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with some punches.
Ozturk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozturk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozturk misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hadi Ozturk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Ozturk lands a body shot.
Penn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ozturk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ozturk.
Ozturk breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Ozturk throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Penn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozturk.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozturk counters with an outside leg kick.
Ozturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozturk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping body kick lands there for Ozturk.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a leg kick but Ozturk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hadi Ozturk.
Well Ozturk 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
Post fight, Hadi Ozturk took to the microphone: 'Stay classy!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Vidonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari's entrance music is Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
159 lbs
23 - 19 - 2 |
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145 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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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
23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Little Vidonic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari defending well as Vidonic loads up on a big left hand.
Vidonic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Vidonic connects with a nice looking jab.
Vidonic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Little Vidonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidonic throws a big shot that misses.
Vidonic misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari counters with a nice body shot.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from Vidonic.
Vidonic throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Vidonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Vidonic.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vidonic's calf.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari scores with a one two! Vidonic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Little Vidonic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidonic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vidonic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vidonic scores with a punch to the head.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vidonic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azhari counters with a left and a right that stings Vidonic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidonic punishes Azhari's body with a nice straight punch.
Vidonic misses with a low kick.
Azhari lands a really nice looking cross but Vidonic seems unphased.
Vidonic scores with a nice head shot.
Vidonic misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
Vidonic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Vidonic feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Vidonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Vidonic checks it.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azhari cracks the inside of Vidonic's front leg.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari throws a jab when Vidonic was well out of range.
Vidonic scores with a nice strike.
Azhari slips a straight right by Vidonic.
Vidonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vidonic lands with a right hand.
Vidonic is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidonic connects with a nice looking jab.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Vidonic jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Vidonic misses the target.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vidonic 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.
Vidonic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azhari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vidonic lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vidonic.
Vidonic moves out of range of the body kick.
Azhari moves out of range as Vidonic strikes.
Donk. Azhari catches Vidonic right on the button with a cross.
Vidonic lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
Azhari pushes Vidonic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vidonic wants to break free but Azhari has control.
A shot in the inside from Azhari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vidonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidonic wants to get back to striking at distance but Azhari won't allow it.
Azhari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Vidonic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Vidonic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Azhari.
Vidonic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Vidonic.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vidonic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vidonic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Azhari.
Vidonic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vidonic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vidonic works the jab nicely.
Vidonic checks a leg kick.
Vidonic with a hook.
Vidonic misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidonic lands a slapping body shot.
Azhari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vidonic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Vidonic misses.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vidonic just manages to avoid it.
Azhari tests Vidonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Vidonic misses.
Vidonic slips under a jab from Azhari.
Vidonic thinks about the counter body kick.
Vidonic misses with a low kick.
Little Vidonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Azhari misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vidonic! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidonic looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vidonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vidonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vidonic throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Vidonic throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari tries to land a front kick but Vidonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vidonic.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Vidonic is out of range.
Azhari forces Vidonic back against the ropes and clinches.
Azhari lands a nice knee to the body.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Vidonic.
Vidonic misses with a knee to the head.
Azhari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azhari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vidonic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vidonic managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
Vidonic wants to break free but Azhari has control.
Azhari throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidonic missing with knees to the body.
Vidonic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azhari breaks the clinch.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Vidonic moves away and avoids it.
Vidonic sizes up Azhari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick from Azhari.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari takes one on the button.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Vidonic.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Vidonic. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidonic throws a good cross that connects.
Vidonic motions for Azhari to come forward. Vidonic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Little Vidonic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Little Vidonic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azhari blocks a jab.
That kick from Vidonic tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vidonic is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Vidonic scores with a jab to the head.
Azhari drives through and clinches with Vidonic against the ropes.
Azhari scores a nice knee to the body.
Vidonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azhari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vidonic thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice cross by Vidonic.
Vidonic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azhari's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vidonic is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
Azhari moves into the clinch.
Vidonic breaks the clinch.
Vidonic checks a leg kick.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Vidonic misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Vidonic's leg. Vidonic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vidonic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Vidonic - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Azhari.
Vidonic breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vidonic. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Vidonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vidonic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vidonic can pounce on him.
Azhari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vidonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azhari moves out of range as Vidonic strikes.
Azhari lunges at Vidonic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vidonic's hand.
Vidonic looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Vidonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vidonic throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Azhari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Vidonic works the jab nicely.
Vidonic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vidonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Vidonic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vidonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari lands a head shot.
That has opened up Little Vidonic's cut even more.
Vidonic jabs at Azhari's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vidonic.
Vidonic moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vidonic is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari connects with a quick right hand that sends Vidonic 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 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe has chosen Everyday Normal Guy - Jon Lajoie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Doe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Doe.
Solzhenitsyn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solzhenitsyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solzhenitsyn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Solzhenitsyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doe throws out the jab.
Solzhenitsyn connects with an inside leg kick.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Solzhenitsyn's sensitive parts.
Doe scores with a punch to the head.
Solzhenitsyn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Solzhenitsyn throwing a counter right hand but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe looks to throw the jab but Solzhenitsyn is out of range.
Doe misses with a body punch
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Doe avoids the head kick by Solzhenitsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a nice strike.
Solzhenitsyn needs to keep his hands up - Doe had a free shot at his head there.
Doe 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.
Solzhenitsyn looks to land a body kick but Doe moved away.
Doe lands a nice shot that snaps Solzhenitsyn's head back.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Solzhenitsyn dodges the punch combination from Doe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Solzhenitsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solzhenitsyn thinks about countering with a body kick.
Solzhenitsyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Doe misses.
Solzhenitsyn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Solzhenitsyn scrambles back to his feet.
Doe works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe checks a low kick from Solzhenitsyn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doe! But no joy.
Doe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn is rocked!
Doe scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Solzhenitsyn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Oh Solzhenitsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doe takes one to the chin there.
Doe tries to clinch but Solzhenitsyn moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doe lands a glancing blow to the side of Solzhenitsyn's head.
Doe checks the leg kick.
Doe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Doe misses the target.
Solzhenitsyn throws a counter high kick but Doe was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe closes the distance and catches Solzhenitsyn with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Solzhenitsyn is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Solzhenitsyn is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Solzhenitsyn is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Doe takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Doe!
An out of breath John Doe 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 Wolfgang Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes into the arena with Alice Cooper - Schools Out blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Norris Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Norris Jr avoided it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Norris Jr's coach down at Elite Burn was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Norris Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Benson lands with a nice body punch.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Norris Jr tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benson 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.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
As Norris Jr backs away, Benson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Norris Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Benson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Norris Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benson. That did some damage!
Norris Jr misses with a hook.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBenson.
Benson wants to slow Norris Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Norris Jr slips under a jab from Benson.
Norris Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Benson as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benson checks a leg kick.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Norris Jr avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Norris Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benson moves away from the strike by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with the body kick
and Benson counters with a good, hard body kick but Norris Jr shrugs it off.
A big left from Norris Jr misses.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Benson moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris Jr. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Norris Jr avoids it.
Benson is looking to land body kicks.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Benson moved away.
Benson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Norris Jr.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson wants to land a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norris Jr! But no joy.
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benson is looking to chop away at Norris Jr's legs.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benson.
Norris Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris Jr throws a solid leg kick but Benson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris Jr.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson ducks right into an uppercut from Norris Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Benson.
Norris Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Benson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Norris Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benson has time to react.
Benson scores with a jab. Norris Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson connects with a looping right hand.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr cracks the inside of Benson's front leg.
Benson with a nice cross.
Norris Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Norris Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Benson lands a leg kick that knocks Norris Jr off balance momentarily.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Benson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris Jr. That one must have hurt.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benson has time to react.
Benson misses with an uppercut. Norris Jr saw that one coming.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benson's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris Jr misses with a straight right.
Benson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris Jr 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 Benson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norris Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Norris Jr lands a head shot.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris Jr.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick.
Benson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson wants to clinch.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr scores with a shot to the side of Benson's head.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris Jr.
A low kick from Norris Jr is predictable there
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Norris Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Norris Jr thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Norris Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norris Jr counters with a good low kick that Benson was not able to check.
Benson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benson.
Benson looks for the body kick but Norris Jr saw that one coming.
Benson blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
An inside leg kick from Norris Jr misses.
Benson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Benson seems unphased.
Norris Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benson.
Benson throws a body punch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr jabs at Benson's body.
Benson is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Norris Jr scores with a jab.
Norris Jr throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Benson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Benson blocks a jab.
Norris Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to land a front kick but Norris Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Benson checks it.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson trying to land knees to the body.
Benson lands a right hand.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
Benson blocks an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Benson blocking some punches.
Norris Jr is looking to control Benson's arms but Benson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris Jr has his back to the ropes.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benson lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wolfgang Benson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Benson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norris Jr.
A jab lands there for Benson.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Benson. Benson maintains the clinch.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Benson.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benson prevents a body shot from Norris Jr.
Benson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Norris Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Benson.
Benson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
Norris Jr is trying to stall.
Benson misses with some punches.
Benson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Benson.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Norris Jr avoids it by throwing Benson back against the ropes.
Norris Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Benson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a knee to the head.
Norris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson throws a leg kick but Norris Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Norris Jr. That snapped Benson's head back.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Benson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norris Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benson's knee momentarily.
Norris Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benson punishes Norris Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Norris Jr
and Benson counters with a solid body kick.
Benson lands with a right hand.
Benson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris Jr. That did some damage!
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson had his way with Chuck Norris Jr in that round.
That's time! Benson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benson misses with a looping right.
Norris Jr misses with a hook.
Benson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benson lands a leg kick that knocks Norris Jr off balance momentarily.
Benson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benson cracks the inside of Norris Jr's front leg.
Norris Jr moves forwards but Benson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Benson throws a lazy right hand but Norris Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
Benson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Norris Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benson.
Benson avoids a kick to the body.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norris Jr thows a body kick. Benson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norris Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Norris Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Benson moves out of range easily.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Norris Jr digs a good hook to Benson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norris Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris Jr scores with a leg kick.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Norris Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson clobbers Norris Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benson is able to avoid easily.
Norris Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benson checks it well.
Norris Jr jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
Norris Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benson avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr tries to score with a low kick but Benson moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Norris Jr misses.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Norris Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Norris Jr.
I think Norris Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
After winning the bout, Chuck Norris Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Wolfgang Benson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes u win, sometimes u lose. I'll go back and do my homework. Come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manchester Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bartholomew Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Manchester Red!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Red throws out a counter right but Roberts avoids it with no problem.
Roberts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Red is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
Red tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts is looking to counter punch.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Roberts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red throws a nice head kick!
Red scores with a head kick.
Roberts keeps Red at a distance using the push kick.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Red eats them both and turns towards Roberts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roberts duly obliges.
Roberts lands a two punch combo.
Red throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
And Roberts counters with a quick kick to the body but Red blocks it.
Red throws a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Red misses with a head kick.
Roberts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Roberts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Red throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Roberts seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Red displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roberts throws out the jab.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Red lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Roberts throws a lazy head kick
and Red counters with a stiff right hand.
Red throws a nice head kick!
Roberts connects with a high kick.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manchester Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bartholomew Roberts will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Red bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Red lands with a nice body kick.
Roberts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Red misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Red.
Some wild striking there from Red.
Red throws a body shot but no joy.
Red stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Red.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Red.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Red scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roberts in his tracks.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Red counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Red looks to land a combination. Roberts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manchester Red seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roberts.
Bartholomew Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Red.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Red moves out of range of the body kick.
Red is looking for the big counter here.
Red feints a jab promting Roberts to slip. Red then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roberts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red lands a right and a left and another right! Roberts goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manchester Red!
In his post fight interview, Manchester Red started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duro de Cair kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Augustus Belmont is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Belmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardoso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belmont.
Cardoso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Belmont throws a leg kick
and Cardoso counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Belmont misses.
Cardoso flicks out a counter leg kick but Belmont steps away.
Cardoso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belmont can pounce on him.
Belmont throws a hook but Cardoso avoids it easily.
Augustus Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Cardoso unleashes a big counter combination but Belmont bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belmont throws a sloppy head kick and Cardoso moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Belmont.
Belmont throws an off balance right hand
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Belmont misses the body punch
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont throws a big shot that misses.
Belmont moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCardoso.
Belmont misses with a hook to the body
and Cardoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belmont swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cardoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belmont's knee momentarily.
Cardoso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cardoso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Belmont backs off Cardoso throws a huge counter combo but Belmont manages to avoid it all.
Belmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardoso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belmont with a body shot.
Belmont throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Cardoso to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Belmont
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont tries to bum rush Cardoso with a series of wild strikes but Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belmont scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Belmont.
A bone on bone clash there as Cardoso blocks the leg kick.
Belmont misses with a wild body shot.
Belmont tries to land a body kick
and Cardoso counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belmont scores with a decent looking hook.
Belmont looks to land a right hand but Cardoso moved out of range.
Belmont throws a leg kick
and Cardoso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmont. Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmont backing away here, and Cardoso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cardoso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belmont to score with a decent uppercut.
Cardoso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Belmont dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cardoso checks a leg kick.
Augustus Belmont is winning the standup battle so far.
Belmont tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cardoso is able to avoid easily.
Cardoso throws a big counter head kick but Belmont avoids it with no problem.
Belmont connects with an inside leg kick.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
Belmont throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cardoso counters with a right hand to the body.
Belmont lands a nice hook to Cardoso's body. Cardoso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belmont throws a wild body kick that Cardoso sees coming a mile off.
Cardoso feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belmont throws a big shot that misses.
Belmont misses the shot to the body.
Cardoso blocks a leg kick.
Cardoso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
Cardoso throws out a counter right but Belmont avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Belmont misses
and Cardoso counters with a straight right hand.
Belmont fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cardoso is out of range.
A combination from Belmont does no damage.
Cardoso looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Belmont throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Belmont is predictable there
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick.
Belmont throws a lazy uppercut
and Cardoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belmont throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cardoso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belmont thinking.
A big right from Belmont misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cardoso! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont throws an off balance right hand
letting Cardoso counter with a right hand.
Belmont throws a body shot but no joy.
Belmont throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardoso.
The fighters circling - Belmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardoso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cardoso staying out of range there.
Cardoso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cardoso moves away from the strike by Belmont.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belmont throws a right hand that misses
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont misses the body punch
and Cardoso counters with a body kick that stops Belmont in his tracks momentarily.
Belmont lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caio Cardoso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Belmont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belmont throws an off balance right hand
and Cardoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Belmont misses
enabling Cardoso to counter with a crisp jab.
Belmont misses with a straight right.
Cardoso throws a big counter head kick but Belmont avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Cardoso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belmont throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cardoso counters with a nice leg kick.
Belmont misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Cardoso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belmont throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cardoso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belmont darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belmont throws a leg kick
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Belmont throws a shot from downtown. Cardoso moves away and avoids it.
Cardoso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont lands a nice shot to the body.
Belmont scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belmont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardoso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good standup being displayed there by Belmont as he connects with a hook.
Belmont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a leg kick.
Belmont throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmont misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belmont.
Belmont misses with a leg kick
and Cardoso counters with a nice uppercut.
Cardoso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmont.
Cardoso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cardoso counters with a straight right hand.
Belmont misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Belmont throws a leg kick but Cardoso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belmont.
Cardoso feints a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Cardoso.
Cardoso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Belmont misses with a body shot
and Cardoso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Belmont misses
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmont misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Augustus Belmont did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Belmont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cardoso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belmont misses with a kick to the body.
Belmont moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCardoso.
Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belmont.
Belmont throws a body punch but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cardoso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belmont.
Despite the aggression on Cardoso's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Belmont throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardoso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardoso steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Belmont throws a poor cross that misses
and Cardoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Belmont.
Cardoso is looking for the big counter here.
Belmont misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a head kick.
Belmont fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Belmont.
Cardoso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belmont blocks it well.
Belmont throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cardoso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmont scores with a nice right hand.
Cardoso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cardoso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belmont.
Belmont looks to throw a body kick
and Cardoso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belmont misses with a jab to the body
and Cardoso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cardoso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belmont misses with a body punch
and Cardoso counters with a low kick, right behind Belmont 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Belmont misses.
Belmont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a low kick, right behind Belmont 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont misses with a hook
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belmont looks to land a right hand but Cardoso moved out of range.
Cardoso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belmont is looking to score with low kicks.
Cardoso avoids a kick to the body.
Cardoso throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmont misses with a body shot
enabling Cardoso to counter with a crisp jab.
Belmont throws a leg kick
and Cardoso counters with a nice body shot.
Belmont misses with a body shot.
Belmont throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardoso moves away.
Belmont misses with a shot to the body
and Cardoso counters with a three punch combo that has Belmont backing up. Belmont nods at Cardoso to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Cardoso dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Belmont misses with a straight left.
Cardoso flicks out a counter leg kick but Belmont steps away.
Belmont lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belmont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cardoso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belmont misses with a left hand
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cardoso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cardoso appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belmont throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Belmont misses
and Cardoso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Cardoso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belmont misses with a right hand
and Cardoso counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardoso takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont connects with a solid leg kick.
Belmont throws a sloppy body shot
and Cardoso counters with a big head kick but Belmont shrugs it off.
Belmont misses with a hook
and Cardoso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Belmont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardoso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belmont lands with a right hand.
Belmont throws a head kick that misses
and Cardoso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belmont misses with a lunging right hand
and Cardoso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belmont throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cardoso.
Belmont lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cardoso at a distance.
Belmont looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardoso is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont misses the shot to the body.
Belmont lands a jab to the nose.
Belmont misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cardoso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cardoso counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Belmont.
Cardoso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Belmont.
Cardoso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belmont misses with a body kick.
Cardoso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick by Belmont misses
and Cardoso counters with a good, hard body kick but Belmont shrugs it off.
Belmont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardoso is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Augustus Belmont.
Well Belmont 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Augustus Belmont!
A relieved looking Augustus Belmont thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Caio Cardoso stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eu tenho descuidado. Eu queria a vitória e apenas a perda. Todo o crédito para o meu adversário para trazer o seu A-game. Muito respeito. Graças ao meu empresário Matt Donovan, meus patrocinadores; Instinct e Maquiavel. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cirkovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Five Finger Death Punch - . Von Cunth has chosen In Waves- Trivium as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Von Cunth lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Von Cunth takes one to the side of the head.
Von Cunth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirkovic moves away.
Von Cunth throws a right hand that misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Von Cunth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Cunth down.
Von Cunth walks into a jab.
Cirkovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Cunth follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Von Cunth blocks the low kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cirkovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Von Cunth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a shot to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Cunth looks to land a left hand but Cirkovic moved out of range nicely.
Cirkovic misses the body punch
and Von Cunth moves into the clinch.
Von Cunth lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Von Cunth blocks it.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
Cirkovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
Von Cunth lands a left hand.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Cunth or not.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic slows down the pace here.
Cirkovic tries to throw a body punch but Von Cunth avoids it by throwing Cirkovic back against the ropes.
Cirkovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Von Cunth as the two fighters clinch.
Cirkovic misses with a body punch.
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!
Von Cunth dodges an elbow strike from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Von Cunth as the two fighters clinch.
Cirkovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Cunth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cirkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic has a couple of punches blocked by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Cunth avoids a kick to the body.
Von Cunth slips a jab and a cross from Cirkovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Von Cunth moves into range and clinches up with Cirkovic.
Von Cunth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Cunth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cirkovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Cunth can do to turn this around?
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Cunth avoids the elbow strike from Cirkovic, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Von Cunth's brow.
Cirkovic prevents a body shot from Von Cunth.
Cirkovic working Von Cunth over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cirkovic.
Von Cunth lands a body punch.
Cirkovic looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Von Cunth trying to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic lands with a left to the head.
Von Cunth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Von Cunth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Von Cunth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Von Cunth's head back.
Von Cunth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Von Cunth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Von Cunth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cirkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Von Cunth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirkovic's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Cunth misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic scores with a big combo that sends Von Cunth crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Von Cunth flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Cirkovic jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milovan Cirkovic!
After winning the bout, Milovan Cirkovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes into the arena with Wai Khru Ram Muay blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deacon Frost!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Frost - just one landing.
Frost 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frost.
Frost swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Frost moves into the clinch successfully.
Dimitrovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost landing knees to the body.
Frost blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich blocks an uppercut.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitrovich avoids it.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dimitrovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimitrovich has double underhooks.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Nice elbow from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich lands with a left to the head.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich is working Frost over against the ropes.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
A right handed body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich lands a body shot.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Dimitrovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
Dimitrovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frost.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Dimitrovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrovich has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Dimitrovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimitrovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimitrovich feints and then cracks Frost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frost down.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Dimitrovich slips the punch.
A jab from Dimitrovich misses.
Frost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dimitrovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Frost's head.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Dimitrovich will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimitrovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
Dimitrovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frost throws a hook but Dimitrovich avoids it easily.
Dimitrovich slips under a jab.
Dimitrovich staying out of range there.
Dimitrovich closes the distance and clinches.
Dimitrovich lands a shot to the body.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Dimitrovich in his tracks for a moment.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimitrovich won't allow it.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Dimitrovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frost.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow that stopped Frost in his tracks for a moment.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Dimitrovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimitrovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Frost.
Dimitrovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimitrovich missing with knees to the body.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dimitrovich working Frost over with knees to the body.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich cracks Frost with a nice body shot.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frost blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Dimitrovich blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with some punches.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimitrovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.
Dimitrovich blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimitrovich avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the ropes.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Frost.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dimitrovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frost takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dimitrovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Dimitrovich's head but Dimitrovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrovich swinging wildly here.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Dimitrovich moves into the clinch.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich lands a right hand.
Frost cracks Dimitrovich with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimitrovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost gets through Dimitrovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrovich trying to land knees to the body.
Frost is trying to force a seperation but Dimitrovich has the dominant position.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost misses with some punches.
Dimitrovich works on Frost's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Dimitrovich lands a body punch.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Dimitrovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Frost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimitrovich tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Sergei Dimitrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Frost.
Dimitrovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dimitrovich as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Frost blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Dimitrovich missing with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dimitrovich tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dimitrovich moves into the clinch.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Dimitrovich.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
Dimitrovich gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Frost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost tries to work over Dimitrovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Frost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Frost.
Frost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost cracks Dimitrovich with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Dimitrovich ducks down to avoid it.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
Frost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dimitrovich lands a head kick. Frost smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frost swings for the body but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Dimitrovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frost has managed to clinch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Dimitrovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frost.
Dimitrovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich connects with a looping right hand.
Dimitrovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Dimitrovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimitrovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a straight left.
Dimitrovich misses the shot to the body.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Frost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dimitrovich in his tracks.
Frost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitrovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Dimitrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch.
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 Sergei Dimitrovich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimitrovich blocks the body kick.
Dimitrovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Dimitrovich digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Dimitrovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimitrovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich cracks the inside of Frost's front leg.
Dimitrovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Dimitrovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich lands a jab to the nose.
Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimitrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimitrovich dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitrovich avoids it.
Dimitrovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Dimitrovich misses with an elbow strike.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Deacon Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frost is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dimitrovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost lands a left hand.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich throws an elbow that misses.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dimitrovich with a body shot.
Dimitrovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Frost keeps it at a distance.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Dimitrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the ropes.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Frost.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Dimitrovich landing knees to the head.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Dimitrovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Dimitrovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimitrovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich is the new heavyweight champion!
Deacon Frost was interviewed post fight and said 'Stay classy!'.
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