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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peebles Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humphrey comes to the ring accompanied by Stand Up - Flobots. Ballinger has chosen When The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peebles Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger avoids the head kick by Humphrey.
Ballinger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ballinger with a nice cross.
It looks like Peebles Humphrey has been cut.
Ballinger misses with a hook. Humphrey ducked under it nicely.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballinger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Humphrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballinger lands a front kick.
Ballinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Humphrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Humphrey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Humphrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger catches Humphrey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ballinger misses with a hook. Humphrey ducked under it nicely.
Ballinger lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballinger pushes Humphrey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Humphrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballinger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Humphrey's hands.
Ballinger misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey slips under a jab.
Humphrey moves out of range of the body kick from Ballinger.
Humphrey throws a big counter combination but Ballinger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Humphrey moves out of range of the body kick from Ballinger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballinger. Humphrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Humphrey throws a lazy right hand but Ballinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Humphrey closes the distance and clinches.
Ballinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballinger throws a punch but it's blocked by Humphrey.
Humphrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Humphrey blocks an uppercut.
Humphrey blocks a body shot from Ballinger.
Still in the clinch, Ballinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballinger wants to stall.
Ballinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey can't break the clinch.
Ballinger tries to stall but Humphrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Humphrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the head.
Ballinger connects with a crisp jab.
Ballinger throws out a head kick that Humphrey doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Humphrey crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Humphrey's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Humphrey is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Humphrey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Humphrey avoids a kick to the body.
Humphrey seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballinger connects with a right hand. Humphrey shakes it off.
Humphrey ducks into a a hook from Ballinger and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Peebles Humphrey's cut is getting worse.
Ballinger ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Humphrey out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Ballinger!
Ryan Ballinger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Korf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Korf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korf throws an overhand right that lands on Murdock's shoulder, as Murdock tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock throws a hook but Korf avoids it easily.
Korf jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murdock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock lands a leg kick that knocks Korf off balance momentarily.
Korf moves out of range of the leg kick from Murdock.
Korf slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Korf.
Murdock blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korf.
Murdock with a nice cross.
It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut.
Korf definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Korf ducks down to avoid it.
Korf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Michael Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korf lands a jab to Murdock's midsection.
Murdock moves out of range of the body kick.
Murdock wants to land a leg kick but Korf is out of range.
Korf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korf walks into a straight right hand from Murdock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Korf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Korf shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murdock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murdock defending well as Korf loads up on a big left hand.
Murdock with a jab.
Murdock lands a jab to the head.
Korf swinging wildly here.
Murdock slips a jab from Korf.
Korf misses with a low kick.
Korf throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
Murdock ducks right into an uppercut from Korf.
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!
Korf throws a low kick, looking for Murdock's leg but Murdock calmly moves out of range.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Korf checks it.
Korf looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Korf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korf scores with a nice right hand.
Korf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Korf as he connects with a hook.
Murdock misses with a straight left.
Murdock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korf misses with a low kick.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Korf lands with a shot to the body.
Murdock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Korf is out of range and Murdock settles back down.
Korf punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock lands a jab-cross combination.
Korf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murdock is looking to slow Korf down with leg kicks.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Korf moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
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 Alexander Korf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
That's time! Korf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Korf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock misses with a straight left.
Murdock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Korfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Korf is looking to chop away at Murdock's legs.
Murdock throws a low kick, looking for Korf's leg but Korf calmly moves out of range.
Korf is looking to counter punch.
Korf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Korf punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Murdock.
Korf misses with a kick to the body
and Murdock counters with a good low kick that Korf was not able to check.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Murdock dips to his left and cracks Korf with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Korf. Murdock shrugs it off though.
Korf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murdock.
A cross from Murdock lands.
Murdock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korf thumps Murdock with a low kick.
Murdock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Korf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Korf is looking to slow Murdock down with leg kicks.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Korf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korf swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Korf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Korf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
Korf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Korf staying out of range there.
Korf throws a counter high kick but Murdock was just alert enough to avoid it.
Korf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Korf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murdock.
Murdock misses the jab.
A cross from Murdock lands.
Korf throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Korf misses its intended target.
Alexander Korf is winning the standup battle so far.
Korf throws a shot from downtown. Murdock moves away and avoids it.
Korf misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murdock.
A clash of legs there as Murdock blocks the low kick.
Korf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Korf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Korf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Korf misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Murdock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korf does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murdock misses with a left hand
and Korf counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murdock misses the target.
Korf fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murdock just manages to avoid it.
Murdock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Korf tries to land a leg kick but Murdock saw it coming and moves away.
Murdock fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Korf misses
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Korf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murdock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Alexander Korf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Korf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murdock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korf.
Murdock is looking to chop away at Korf's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Korf misses the target.
Murdock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murdock sizes up Korf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Korf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Murdock misses
and Korf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Korf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Korf throws a head kick but Murdock moves out of range.
Korf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Korf backing away here, and Murdock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murdock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Murdock catches Korf right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korf doesn't seem bothered though.
Korf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murdock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Korf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murdock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korf throws out the jab.
Korf throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Korf.
Murdock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Korf.
Murdock feints and then cracks Korf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Korf down.
Murdock misses with a hook. Korf ducked under it nicely.
Murdock moves away from the strike by Korf.
A swing and a miss from Korf.
Korf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murdock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Murdock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murdock takes one to the side of the head.
Murdock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Korf.
Korf throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murdock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Korf's shoulder, as Korf tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock lands a glancing blow to the side of Korf's head.
Murdock looks to land a right hand but Korf moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Korf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korf looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock throws a low kick but Korf moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Murdock really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korf is looking to counter punch.
Murdock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murdock scores with a nice head shot.
Korf blocks a low kick nicely.
Korf delivers a nice body kick.
Murdock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Korf on the side of the head.
Korf throws a lazy body kick
and Murdock counters with a straight right hand.
Korf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Korf's shoulder, as Korf tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock connects with a single shot there.
Murdock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murdock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Korf scores with a jab. Murdock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock misses with a left hand
and Korf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Murdock misses.
It appears Korf was looking to counter with a kick there.
Korf is looking to chop away at Murdock's legs.
Korf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Korf's calf.
Korf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Korf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock misses with a leg kick
and Korf counters with a big head kick but Murdock shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Murdock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
Murdock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Korf throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock 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 Korf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Korf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Korf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Korf is looking to chop away at Murdock's legs.
Murdock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murdock lands with an uppercut that bounces Korf off the ropes and back into range.
Good work by Korf as he checks the leg kick.
Korf tried to counter with a leg kick but Murdock avoided it.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Murdock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Korf lands with a slapping head kick.
Murdock is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock throws a low kick but Korf avoids it.
Murdock is still on wobbly legs! Can Korf finish him?
Korf jabs at Murdock's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Korf.
Murdock drops his guard momentarily, allowing Korf to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Murdock! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Korf takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Korf!
Alexander Korf seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilhjalmur Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes into the arena with When Angels Deserve To Die blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vilhjalmur Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Van Steyne misses its intended target.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Steyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick.
Agnarsson connects with the punch.
Agnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Van Steyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agnarsson's calf.
Van Steyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Agnarsson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne misses with a body kick.
Van Steyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson sizes up Van Steyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Van Steyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson throws out a counter right but Van Steyne avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Steyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Steyne misses with a hook.
Van Steyne swings widly with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Steyne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agnarsson throws a head kick but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Agnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Agnarsson will feel that in the morning.
Van Steyne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Agnarsson can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Steyne. That's going to slow Agnarsson down.
Agnarsson lands a high kick!
It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
Donk. Van Steyne catches Agnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson misses with a body shot
and Van Steyne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Agnarsson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne digs a good hook to Agnarsson's body.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Agnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Agnarsson.
Van Steyne scores with a nice right hand.
Agnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
Van Steyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Steyne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Agnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Steyne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vilhjalmur Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne'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.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Steyne scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Steyne lands a nice hook to Agnarsson's body. Agnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agnarsson is looking to slow Van Steyne down with leg kicks.
Van Steyne blocks a leg kick.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Agnarsson slips under a jab from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Steyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
André Van Steyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Van Steyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Agnarsson feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Van Steyne does it's job there.
Van Steyne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Steyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Van Steyne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Agnarsson tries to break free but Van Steyne pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Steyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Van Steyne tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
Van Steyne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Steyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Van Steyne.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson blocks a body shot from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Steyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Steyne connects with a nice looking jab.
Agnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Agnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Steyne.
Van Steyne feints and then cracks Agnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agnarsson down.
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne scores with a jab.
Van Steyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Steyne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from Van Steyne misses
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Steyne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and Agnarsson counters with a big head kick but Van Steyne shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne avoids the head kick by Agnarsson.
It looks like Van Steyne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agnarsson, right into the meat.
Agnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Agnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Agnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Steyne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Agnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Agnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne backing away here, and Agnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Agnarsson's calf.
Agnarsson throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A countering left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses.
Van Steyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Van Steyne slips the punch.
Van Steyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a lovely overhand right.
André Van Steyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Agnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Steyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Van Steyne blocks the low kick.
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Agnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agnarsson lands a high kick!
Van Steyne misses with a kick to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a good low kick that Van Steyne was not able to check.
Van Steyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Agnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Van Steyne avoids it.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Steyne has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne misses with a left hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries to land a front kick but Agnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Steyne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Steyne thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vilhjalmur Agnarsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Agnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
A nice side step and Agnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Steyne jabs Agnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Steyne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Steyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Agnarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne has managed to clinch.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agnarsson stalling in the clinch but Van Steyne improves position.
Van Steyne manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Steyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Steyne slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne is looking to clinch.
Van Steyne swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Van Steyne throws a low kick, looking for Agnarsson's leg but Agnarsson calmly moves out of range.
Van Steyne has Agnarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Steyne.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Van Steyne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Steyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Steyne digs a right hand underneath Agnarsson's ribcage. Agnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Steyne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson pushes Van Steyne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Agnarsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Steyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agnarsson or not.
Van Steyne cracks Agnarsson with a nice body shot.
André Van Steyne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Steyne slowing the pace effectively.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Steyne lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne had his way with Vilhjalmur Agnarsson in that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Steyne cracks Agnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Steyne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne blocks a leg kick.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Van Steyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson takes one to the chin there.
Van Steyne with a jab.
Van Steyne lands a glancing blow to the side of Agnarsson's head.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Agnarsson walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Agnarsson is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). André Van Steyne!
In his post fight interview, André Van Steyne 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 featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saxon Delafield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Babidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saxon Delafield!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babidi scores with a head kick.
Babidi avoids the body shot from Delafield.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Delafield. Delafield maintains the clinch.
Delafield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delafield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Babidi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delafield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Delafield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delafield effectively controlling the action here.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Delafield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delafield avoids the head kick by Babidi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Babidi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
Delafield shapes to counter with a head kick.
Delafield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babidi can pounce on him.
Delafield tries to bum rush Babidi with a series of wild strikes but Babidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delafield instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Delafield to work.
Babidi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babidi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Babidi is looking to clinch but Delafield is avoiding it.
Delafield closes the distance and clinches.
Babidi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Delafield misses with a body kick.
Babidi punishes Delafield's body with a nice straight punch.
Babidi tries to bum rush Delafield with a series of wild strikes but Delafield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delafield darts in and clinches Babidi up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delafield manages to break the clinch.
Babidi cracks a nice hook into Delafield's ribs.
Babidi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delafield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babidi tries to clinch up but Delafield circles away and keeps his distance.
Delafield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babidi lands with a cross.
Babidi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Delafield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delafield drives through and clinches with Babidi against the ropes.
Delafield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delafield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delafield avoids the body shot from Babidi.
Despite the aggression on Delafield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Babidi lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saxon Delafield will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delafield clinches.
Babidi tries a body shot but Delafield blocks it.
Babidi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Babidi scores with a hook.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babidi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delafield was well out of range. Poor timing from Babidi.
Delafield takes the fight into the clinch.
Delafield breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
Babidi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delafield's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delafield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Babidi throws a sloppy head kick
and Babidi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babidi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Delafield is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Delafield blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babidi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delafield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Babidi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Delafield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Delafield.
Delafield moves into range and clinches up with Babidi.
Delafield misses with a body punch.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delafield avoiding damage as Babidi throws knees to the body.
Babidi can't find room to land a body shot as Delafield controls the action.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi blocks a body shot from Delafield.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Delafield manages to break the clinch.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Delafield moved away.
Joseph Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Babidi.
Delafield tries to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Babidi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi tries to clinch but Delafield is having none of it.
Babidi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Delafield is out of range and Babidi settles back down.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Delafield. Delafield maintains the clinch.
Delafield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delafield checks a low kick from Babidi.
Saxon Delafield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delafield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delafield throws a head kick that misses.
Babidi thuds a left hand into Delafield's body.
Joseph Babidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delafield tries to clinch up.
Babidi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Babidi backs off Delafield throws a huge counter combo but Babidi manages to avoid it all.
Babidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delafield misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi throws a leg kick
and Delafield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delafield.
Delafield effectively controlling the action here.
Babidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delafield's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi dominated that second 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.
Babidi throws a low kick but Delafield avoids it.
Delafield moves into the clinch.
Delafield is pushing Babidi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delafield takes an elbow to the temple.
Delafield stalling the fight.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
Delafield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delafield just leaning against Babidi, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi lands an elbow inside.
Delafield lands a nice knee to the body.
Babidi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delafield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Babidi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Babidi.
Babidi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babidi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delafield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Delafield blocks the leg kick.
Delafield pushes Babidi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delafield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babidi lands an uppercut.
Delafield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babidi scores with a hook to the body. Delafield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delafield blocks a jab.
Babidi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Babidi wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delafield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babidi 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 Delafield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delafield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Delafield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Delafield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delafield darts in and clinches Babidi up against the ropes.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delafield's elbow.
Delafield blocks the elbow strike.
Delafield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delafield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babidi lands with a right to the head.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delafield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babidi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi clearly takes 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.
Babidi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Babidi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delafield doesn't seem phased though.
Delafield gets a clinch.
Saxon Delafield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delafield avoiding damage.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Delafield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babidi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babidi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi avoids the head kick by Delafield.
Babidi scores with a hook to the body. Delafield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Babidi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delafield.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Babidi feints and then cracks Delafield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delafield down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delafield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Delafield moves into range and clinches up with Babidi.
Knees to the body from Delafield.
Delafield can't find room to land a body shot as Babidi controls the action.
Delafield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Babidi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babidi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babidi is looking to wear down Delafield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babidi takes a swing at Delafield's ribcage but misses.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Delafield. Delafield maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babidi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delafield's brow.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Babidi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delafield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Delafield moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi is looking to score with low kicks.
Babidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babidi catches Delafield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Delafield clinches with his opponent.
Delafield has Babidi pushed against the ropes.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
Babidi throws a body punch but Delafield moves out of range.
Babidi lands a head kick. Delafield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Babidi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delafield.
Delafield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Babidi avoids the head kick by Delafield.
Babidi scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi had his way with Saxon Delafield in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Delafield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Babidi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babidi scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delafield.
Babidi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Babidi lands a jab to Delafield's midsection.
Delafield moves out of range as Babidi strikes.
Delafield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Babidi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babidi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delafield clinches with his opponent.
Babidi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babidi is working Delafield over against the ropes.
Babidi avoids a wild elbow strike from Delafield.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delafield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Babidi.
Babidi doesn't manage to clinch there - Delafield circles away.
Babidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delafield can do to turn this around?
Babidi lands a head kick!
Delafield tries to clinch but Babidi is having none of it.
Babidi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babidi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Delafield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delafield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babidi swats away the attempt to clinch by Delafield.
Delafield is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babidi scores with a nice right hand.
Babidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Babidi. Those never looked like landing.
Babidi misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delafield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delafield ducks right into an uppercut from Babidi.
Babidi is looking to chop away at Delafield's legs.
Delafield checks a low kick from Babidi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Delafield.
Babidi misses with a low kick.
Babidi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Delafield counters by moving into the clinch.
Babidi tries to throw a body punch but Delafield avoids it by throwing Babidi back against the ropes.
Babidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delafield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babidi misses with a low kick.
Babidi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDelafield.
Babidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saxon Delafield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Babidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babidi scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Babidi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Babidi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Babidi!
A very excited looking Joseph Babidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pele Madriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
186 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pele Madriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madriano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madriano misses with a straight right.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Datsik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madriano.
Datsik staying out of range there.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Madriano throws a series of punches but Datsik avoids them all with ease.
Madriano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano looks to throw the jab but Datsik is out of range.
Madriano sets himself, and Datsik steps forward looking for the clinch! Madriano avoids it this time.
Sloppy strikes from Madriano. Those never looked like landing.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Madriano shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madriano throws a body shot but no joy.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
A swing and a miss from Madriano.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Datsik moves out of range as Madriano strikes.
Madriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Madriano and move into the clinch position.
Madriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
Madriano throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A punch combination from Madriano misses.
Datsik wants to counter with a clinch but Madriano pushes him away.
Madriano throws a hook to the side of Datsik's head but Datsik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Madriano.
Madriano takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
Madriano sets himself, and Datsik steps forward looking for the clinch! Madriano avoids it this time.
Datsik walks into a left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Datsik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madriano.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
Madriano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pele Madriano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Madriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Datsik was well out of range. Poor timing from Madriano.
Madriano throws a looping overhand right but Datsik ducks down to avoid it.
Madriano sets himself, and Datsik steps forward looking for the clinch! Madriano avoids it this time.
Madriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
A big left from Madriano misses.
Datsik slips a jab from Madriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano misses with a hook. Datsik ducked under it nicely.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Madriano shakes him off and moves away.
Madriano digs a good hook to Datsik's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madriano throws a body shot but no joy.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Datsik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madriano.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Madriano and move into the clinch position.
Madriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Datsik manages to avoid it.
Madriano misses with a shot to the body
and Datsik moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Madriano.
Madriano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madriano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
Datsik blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madriano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
Nice body punch from Madriano - that landed with a thud.
Madriano managing to block the knees to the body from Datsik.
Madriano throws a head punch that misses.
Madriano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madriano misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madriano swings for the body but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Madriano throws a body punch but Datsik moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pele Madriano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Madriano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Madriano scores with a four punch combination!
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Madriano.
A big right from Madriano misses.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Madriano misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano misses with a straight right.
Madriano sets himself, and Datsik steps forward looking for the clinch! Madriano avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madriano missing with a left hand there. Datsik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Madriano and move into the clinch position.
Madriano throws a body shot but no joy.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
Madriano throws a body shot but no joy.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Madriano shakes him off and moves away.
Madriano takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
Datsik wants to counter with a clinch but Madriano pushes him away.
Datsik dodges the punch combination from Madriano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Madriano lands with a cross.
Datsik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madriano throws out the jab.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
Madriano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pele Madriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datsik.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Datsik blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pele Madriano clearly takes that round.
That's time! Madriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Madriano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madriano takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Madriano throws a good cross that connects.
Madriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Madriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Datsik can do to turn this around?
Datsik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madriano.
Datsik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano swings for the body but Datsik moves out of range.
Madriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madriano.
Madriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Madriano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Datsik back to the ropes. Madriano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Madriano looks to land a right hand but Datsik moved out of range.
Madriano throws a jab but it's blocked by Datsik.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Datsik's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Datsik's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Madriano lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madriano takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Madriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datsik.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Madriano and move into the clinch position.
Datsik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Madriano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Datsik moves out of range of the strikes.
Madriano sets himself, and Datsik steps forward looking for the clinch! Madriano avoids it this time.
Madriano misses with a hook. Datsik ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pele Madriano had his way with Badr Datsik in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Datsik moves out of range of the strikes.
Madriano swings for the body but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Madriano shakes him off and moves away.
Madriano throws a jab when Datsik was well out of range.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Madriano throws an off balance right hand
and Datsik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Datsik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madriano is defending well for now.
Madriano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Datsik's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madriano breaks from the clinch.
Madriano lands a jab to the head.
Madriano misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madriano swings for the body but Datsik moves out of range.
Madriano takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
Madriano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Datsik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Datsik moves away from the strike by Madriano.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Madriano and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Madriano misses the target.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Madriano and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Datsik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Madriano shakes him off and moves away.
Madriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Madriano scores with a punch to the head.
Madriano misses the jab.
Datsik tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Badr Datsik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pele Madriano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Datsik moves out of range as Madriano strikes.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pele Madriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madriano 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:42
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:42
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pele Madriano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oswaldorf Magnavox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Othello Sayeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswaldorf Magnavox had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldorf Magnavox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Othello Sayeh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Sayeh.
Magnavox connects with a body shot that sends Sayeh's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Sayeh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magnavox has managed to clinch.
Sayeh working hard to break the clinch.
Magnavox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Magnavox.
Magnavox tries a body shot but Sayeh blocks it.
Magnavox misses with a punch to the body.
Sayeh tries to throw a body punch but Magnavox avoids it by throwing Sayeh back against the ropes.
Sayeh tries a body shot but Magnavox blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnavox.
Magnavox misses with a body punch.
Magnavox lands a body punch.
Magnavox lands with a right to the head.
Magnavox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sayeh backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Sayeh.
Magnavox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnavox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magnavox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sayeh.
Sayeh looks winded!
Magnavox lands a hook that snaps the head of Sayeh backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnavox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sayeh is rocked!
Magnavox lands with a light punch inside.
Sayeh is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnavox finish him?
Magnavox breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sayeh with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sayeh looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sayeh get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oswaldorf Magnavox!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda comes to the ring accompanied by ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. De Groot is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by London. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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158 lbs
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44
155 lbs
48 - 27 - 4 |
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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
22 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot misses with a low kick.
As De Groot looks to move away, Arboleda throws a big counter combo but De Groot just gets out of the way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Groot has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Arboleda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot is having none of it.
Arboleda clinches up with De Groot and pushes him back against the ropes.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda is struggling to control the position.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arboleda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda looking to slow down the pace here.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda blocking some punches.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike.
De Groot takes an elbow to the temple.
De Groot is struggling to control the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from De Groot.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Arboleda has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Arboleda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Groot avoids a wild elbow strike from Arboleda.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Groot working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arboleda just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Groot's brow.
Arboleda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Groot or not.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arboleda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arboleda throws an elbow that misses.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda taking a breather.
De Groot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Groot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Groot.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groot.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Arboleda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. De Groot won't want to take too many of those.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Groot throws a body shot but no joy.
Arboleda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Groot can do to turn this around?
De Groot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arboleda. That one must have hurt.
Arboleda drives through and clinches with De Groot against the ropes.
Arboleda lands an uppercut.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
De Groot lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
De Groot digs a right hand into Arboleda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arboleda's gas tank.
De Groot throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
Arboleda tries to stall but De Groot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by De Groot.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
Arboleda gets through De Groot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Arboleda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot avoiding damage.
De Groot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Arboleda is pushing De Groot up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
Arboleda scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Groot lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Groot is trying to break the clinch but Arboleda is controlling him.
Arboleda trying to control the position but instead, De Groot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arboleda into the ropes.
Arboleda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
De Groot scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Groot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arboleda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Groot's elbow.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but De Groot blocks it.
Arboleda misses with a knee strike.
De Groot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that second 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.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1-2. De Groot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arboleda closes the distance and clinches.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
De Groot lands a hook that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Nice body punch from Arboleda.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Groot lands a hook that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Groot's defenses.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Arboleda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
De Groot is pushing Arboleda up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Groot's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
De Groot avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
De Groot unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Groot is pushing Arboleda up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Groot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arboleda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Groot is trying to maintain a safe position but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns De Groot into the ropes.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Groot is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
De Groot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arboleda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
De Groot avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
De Groot lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
Arboleda displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Groot up against the ropes.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
De Groot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arboleda or not.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Groot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from De Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arboleda checks the leg kick.
Arboleda clinches.
Arboleda is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
De Groot lands a left hand.
De Groot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Groot is keeping busy.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Groot breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arboleda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into De Groot's ribcage.
Arboleda lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Arboleda.
De Groot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Arboleda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Arboleda misses with an elbow strike.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
A bit of stalling here from Arboleda.
De Groot working aggressively here.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
De Groot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Groot as Arboleda tries to tie him up.
De Groot avoids the elbow strike from Arboleda, against the ropes.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but De Groot avoids the damage to the body.
De Groot tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the ropes.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Groot.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Arboleda trying to stall but De Groot improves his position.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda taking a breather.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it misses.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda had his way with Karl De Groot in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Groot throws a leg kick but Arboleda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karl De Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arboleda fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but De Groot circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda moves into range and clinches up with De Groot.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Groot wants to get back to striking at distance but Arboleda won't allow it.
De Groot swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda misses with a body punch.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot is trying to stall.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Groot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Groot tries a body shot but Arboleda blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Groot avoids it.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike.
De Groot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Groot breaks the clinch.
De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot moves away
and De Groot counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arboleda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arboleda tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
Arboleda closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Groot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arboleda checks a leg kick.
De Groot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for De Groot.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arboleda gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arboleda wants to stall.
De Groot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda is looking to control De Groot's arms but De Groot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the ropes.
Arboleda wants to stall.
De Groot with a knee to the head.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
De Groot managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from De Groot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arboleda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
A very excited looking Humberto Manuel Arboleda rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Karl De Groot spoke after the fight, saying 'Lets go one MORE TIME BETCH'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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143 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baak Siko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tourney Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siko wants to slow Fighter down by chopping away at his legs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fighter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Siko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Fighter.
Our sources have told us that Siko has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fighter avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Siko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fighter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fighter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Fighter.
Siko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fighter throws a low kick but Siko moves out of range easily.
Siko misses with a body shot.
Fighter throws a hook but Siko blocks it.
Siko misses the body punch
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fighter blocks it with crossed arms.
Fighter avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Fighter tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko working Fighter over with knees to the body.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Fighter - that landed with a thud.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Siko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Siko misses with some punches.
Siko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
Fighter lands a body punch.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Fighter lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Fighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Siko tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Fighter dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter pushes off an throws an elbow but Siko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike from Siko.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Fighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siko slips under a jab.
Siko scores with a hook to the body. Fighter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fighter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baak Siko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter throws a body punch but Siko moves out of range.
Fighter misses with a straight left.
Fighter throws a jab when Siko was well out of range.
Siko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Siko's shoulder, as Siko tries to avoid the shot.
Siko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter lands a nice uppercut.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tourney Fighter has been cut.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Siko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siko.
Fighter blocks the elbow strike.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fighter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Siko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siko lands an elbow inside that Fighter shrugs off.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter lands an elbow just above Siko 's eye.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Siko.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Siko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siko avoids it.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike from Siko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the ropes.
Siko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Siko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fighter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Siko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siko tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siko digs a right hand into Fighter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter's gas tank.
Siko misses with an elbow strike.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.
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 Baak Siko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fighter avoids the body shot from Siko.
Tourney Fighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Siko.
Fighter swings for the body but Siko moves out of range.
Siko slips under a jab.
Fighter throws a solid leg kick but Siko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fighter.
Siko looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Siko looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Siko tries a head kick but it misses.
Fighter connects with a crisp jab.
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siko throws a shot to the body.
Fighter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Siko to score with a decent uppercut.
Siko throws a low kick but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Siko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siko throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fighter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from Siko.
Siko looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko looks for the body kick but Fighter saw that one coming.
Siko dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Siko throws a head kick but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Siko slips a straight right by Fighter.
Fighter misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Siko - just one landing.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siko.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Siko.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siko.
Fighter cracks Siko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siko working Fighter over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Siko scores with a knee to the head.
Tourney Fighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter presses Siko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siko avoids the elbow strike from Fighter, against the ropes.
Siko blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Siko.
Siko throws an elbow but it misses.
Siko looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Siko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Fighter lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top.
Siko takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fighter as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tourney Fighter just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Siko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
A head kick misses from Siko.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Siko avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Siko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
It looked like Siko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter lands with a hook. Siko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter misses the shot to the body.
Fighter throws the left hand but Siko avoids the punch easily.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siko needs to keep his hands up - Fighter had a free shot at his head there.
Siko moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter lands a good knee to the midsection. Siko won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Fighter lands an elbow that stopped Siko in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Fighter.
Fighter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siko blocks it with crossed arms.
Fighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siko tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
A short right from Fighter.
Siko avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter.
Siko working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a knee strike.
Fighter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Siko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Fighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Fighter closes the distance and pushes Siko back into the ropes.
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Fighter.
Fighter connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fighter's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Fighter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Fighter dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Fighter takes a swing at Siko's ribcage but misses.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Siko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
A big right from Siko misses.
Siko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Siko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siko is looking to wear down Fighter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fighter connects with a jab.
Fighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siko.
Fighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Fighter drives through and clinches with Siko against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Fighter.
Fighter takes an elbow to the temple.
Siko can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Siko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fighter with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tourney Fighter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siko throws an elbow that misses.
Siko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.
Siko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fighter's defenses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Siko.
Fighter is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siko.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Siko finish him?
Siko missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
Baak Siko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fighter blocks it with crossed arms.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the head but Siko blocks with his arms.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Siko working aggressively here.
Siko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
Siko misses with the head strike.
Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter throws a body punch but Siko moves out of range.
Siko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fighter is out of range and Siko settles back down.
Siko throws a leg kick
and Fighter moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baak Siko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Fighter!
Tourney Fighter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Insigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insigne comes to the ring accompanied by Outlawz - Gatz Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Insigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rzic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Insigne loads up on a big right hand but Rzic slips the punch.
Insigne lunges at Rzic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rzic's hand.
Rzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rzic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Insigne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Insigne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rzic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Insigne rather than just go for the knockout.
Rzic lands a right hook to the body.
Insigne scores with a nice head shot.
Rzic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Insigne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Insigne lands with a good body shot.
Rzic looks for the body kick but Insigne saw that one coming.
Insigne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Insigne.
Rzic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rzic slips a straight right by Insigne.
Insigne misses with a hook to the body
and Rzic counters with a nice uppercut.
Insigne 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 one minute gone in the round.
Insigne throws out a leg kick but Rzic moves out of range and Insigne only half commits.
Insigne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Insigne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Insigne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Insigne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Insigne walks into a stiff left hand from Rzic.
Rzic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rzic scores with a jab.
Rzic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Insigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rzic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic tests Insigne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rzic defending well as Insigne loads up on a big left hand.
Insigne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rzics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rzic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Insigne throws a big counter combination but Rzic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Insigne.
Insigne misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne misses with a straight right.
Insigne misses the jab.
Rzic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rzic throws a body punch but Insigne moves out of range.
Insigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Insigne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Rzic.
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
Insigne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rzic is out of range.
Rzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Insigne.
Insigne is looking to slow Rzic down with leg kicks.
Rzic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Insigne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Insigne tried to score with a low kick but Rzic checks it.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Rzic throws a sloppy body shot
and Insigne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Rzic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Insigne under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic defending well as Insigne loads up on a big left hand.
Insigne blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rzic.
Insigne misses with an uppercut. Rzic saw that one coming.
Rzic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Insigne misses the jab.
Rzic connects with an inside leg kick.
Insigne avoids the body shot from Rzic.
Rzic throws an overhand right that lands on Insigne's shoulder, as Insigne tries to avoid the shot.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Insigne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Insigne misses the target.
Insigne throws a leg kick but Rzic checks it.
Rzic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Insigne throws the left hand but Rzic avoids the punch easily.
Rzic lands a body shot.
Rzic throws a good cross that connects.
Rzic connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Insigne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Insigne.
Rzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Insigne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Insigne lands with an overhand left.
Rzic throws a leg kick
and Insigne counters with a leg kick.
Rzic throws an overhand right that lands on Insigne's shoulder, as Insigne tries to avoid the shot.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic counters with a body kick.
Rzic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Insigne misses its target.
Rzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Rzic tenderised Insigne's leg. Insigne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Insigne slips a jab from Rzic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rzic connects with a right hand. Insigne shakes it off.
Rzic scores with a decent looking hook.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Insigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Rzic throws a front kick aimed at Insigne's knee but Insigne avoids it well.
Rzic slips under a jab.
Insigne misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Rzic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Insigne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rzic. Insigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Insigne.
Rzic throws a hook but Insigne avoids it easily.
Insigne moves out of range as Rzic strikes.
Rzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Insigne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rzic wants to land a leg kick but Insigne is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insigne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Insigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rzic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rzic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Insigne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rzic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rzic misses with an uppercut.
Rzic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Insigne takes a swing at Rzic's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Rzic slams his shin into Insigne's torso.
Insigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Insigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Insigne cracks Rzic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rzic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Insigne.
Rzic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Insigne on the side of the head.
Rzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Insigne.
Insigne throws a head kick that Rzic semi-blocks.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Rzic lands.
A big left from Insigne misses.
Rzic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne misses with a body shot.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
Marko Rzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Insigne moves away.
Insigne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Insigne connects with a body shot.
Insigne throws a hook to the side of Rzic's head but Rzic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Insigne throws a low kick, looking for Rzic's leg but Rzic calmly moves out of range.
Rzic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Insigne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Insigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rzic manages to avoid it.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic slips a straight right by Insigne.
Insigne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Rzic.
Rzic avoids the head kick by Insigne.
Rzic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Insigne's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insigne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Insigne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rzic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rzic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rzic throws a low kick, looking for Insigne's leg but Insigne calmly moves out of range.
Rzic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Insigne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rzic just manages to avoid it.
Rzic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Insigne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rzic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rzic lands with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Rzic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rzic.
Insigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Rzic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rzic works Insigne's body with a nice hook.
Insigne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rzic lands with a good body shot.
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!
Insigne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Insigne slips a straight right by Rzic.
Rzic lands a head shot.
Insigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rzic moves away.
Rzic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rzic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Insigne moves out of range of the strikes.
Rzic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Insigne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rzic circles away quickly and effectively.
Insigne wants to land a leg kick but Rzic is out of range.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Rzic with a nice cross.
Rzic throws a series of punches but Insigne avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Insigne!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rzic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Insigne's head.
Insigne slips under a jab.
Rzic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Rzic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rzic cracks Insigne with an open hand slap.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Insigne slips under a jab.
A cross from Rzic lands.
Insigne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rzic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Insigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Rzic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Insigne.
Insigne walks into a straight right hand from Rzic.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Insigne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic throws out a loose jab but Insigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Insigne is looking to score with low kicks.
Rzic misses with an uppercut. Insigne saw that one coming.
Insigne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rzic lands a jab to Insigne's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Insigne in his tracks.
Insigne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Insigne walks into a left hand.
Insigne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rzic.
Insigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rzic.
A punch lands to the side of Rzic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Rzic.
Rzic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rzic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Insigne throws a hook to the side of Rzic's head but Rzic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Rzic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rzic throws a lazy right hand but Insigne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rzic.
Rzic misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Insigne.
Rzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rzic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Insigne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic slips under a jab.
Marko Rzic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rzic misses with a straight right.
Rzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Insigne digs a good hook to Rzic's body.
Rzic throws a poor cross that misses
and Rzic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Insigne digs a good body shot into Rzic's ribs.
Insigne misses with a straight right.
Rzic takes a swing at Insigne's ribcage but misses.
Insigne throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Insigne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rzic's sensitive parts.
Insigne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rzic thumps Insigne with a low kick.
Rzic throws a hook but Insigne blocks it.
Insigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rzic.
Nice shot by Insigne.
Rzic is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rzic is still on wobbly legs! Can Insigne finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Rzic.
Rzic seems to have recovered his senses.
Insigne digs a good body shot into Rzic's ribs.
A lazy left from Rzic finds it's target.
Insigne misses with a hook.
Rzic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Insigne in his tracks.
Rzic avoids a kick to the body.
Insigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rzic slips under a jab.
Insigne checks a leg kick nicely.
Rzic lands a really nice looking cross but Insigne seems unphased.
Insigne lands with an overhand left.
Insigne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rzic.
Insigne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rzic throws a looping overhand right but Insigne ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Insigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rzic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Insigne misses with a wild body shot.
Insigne throws a shot from downtown. Rzic moves away and avoids it.
Rzic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rzic lands a leg kick that knocks Insigne off balance momentarily.
Insigne blocks the body kick.
It looked like Insigne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rzic misses with a looping left.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
A big right from Rzic misses.
No joy there for Rzic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Insigne lands a glancing blow to the side of Rzic's head.
Rzic checks a low kick from Insigne.
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
Insigne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Insigne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marko Rzic just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Insigne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rzic.
Insigne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rzic stuns Insigne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Insigne is just out of range.
Insigne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rzic is out of range and Insigne settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Rzic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Insigne throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Insigne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rzic can pounce on him.
Insigne throws a body punch but Rzic moves out of range.
Insigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rzic.
Jab, jab by Rzic - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rzic.
Rzic misses with a leg kick
and Insigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Insigne throws an off balance right hand
and Rzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Insigne, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Insigne. Insigne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
It looked like Insigne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Rzic.
Rzic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Insigne cracks Rzic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Insigne misses the shot to the body.
Insigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rzic.
Insigne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rzic checks it well.
Rzic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Insigne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rzic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Insigne misses with a low kick.
Rzic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Insigne blocks a jab.
Insigne misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Insigne checks a leg kick.
Insigne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rzic.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Insigne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Insigne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Insigne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Insigne.
Rzic lands a nice hook to Insigne's body. Insigne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rzic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Insigne.
Rzic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Insigne misses with a two punch combination.
Insigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rzic throws a right and a left that Insigne avoids nicely.
Insigne throws a jab when Rzic was well out of range.
Rzic just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Insigne misses its target.
Insigne throws a jab but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good work by Rzic as he checks the leg kick.
Rzic moves out of range as Insigne strikes.
Insigne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rzic finds it's way round the side to connect with Insigne's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic misses with an uppercut.
Rzic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Insigne.
Insigne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rzic lands a jab to the nose.
Insigne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rzic throws a shot from downtown. Insigne moves away and avoids it.
Insigne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rzic.
Rzic flicks out a counter leg kick but Insigne steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Insigne. Rzic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rzic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Insigne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Rzic misses.
Insigne throws a low kick but Rzic moves out of range easily.
Insigne lands with a shot to the body.
Rzic lands a nice hook to Insigne's body. Insigne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rzic staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rzic as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rzic misses.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Insigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Insigne is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rzic. That's going to slow Insigne down.
Insigne walks into a jab.
Rzic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Insigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Insigne throws an overhand right that lands on Rzic's shoulder, as Rzic tries to avoid the shot.
Insigne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rzic.
Insigne avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Insigne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Rzic finds it's way through Insigne's defenses.
Rzic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rzic throws a hook to the side of Insigne's head but Insigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Insigne loads up on a big right hand but Rzic slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Insigne checks a leg kick.
Insigne connects with a jab.
Rzic lands a jab to the head.
Insigne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rzic.
Nice jab there from Insigne.
Rzic misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Rzic slams his shin into Insigne's torso.
Insigne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rzic.
Rzic misses the shot to the body.
Insigne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insigne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rzic misses with a double jab.
Rzic lunges at Insigne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Insigne's hand.
Insigne throws a looping overhand right but Rzic ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
Insigne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Insigne misses with a jab to the body
and Rzic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Insigne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rzic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rzic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Insigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rzic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rzic connects with a crisp jab.
Insigne lands a right hook to the body.
Rzic throws an overhand right that lands on Insigne's shoulder, as Insigne tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rzic.
Insigne looks to land a combination but Rzic avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Insigne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rzic pushes Insigne away with a front kick.
Roberto Insigne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Insigne finds it's target.
Rzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Insigne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rzic scores with a nice right hand.
Rzic cracks Insigne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rzic throws the left hand but Insigne avoids the punch easily.
Rzic throws a shot to the body.
Rzic lands a nice looking body kick.
Rzic moves out of range of the leg kick from Insigne.
Insigne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Insigne swings for the body but Rzic moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rzic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rzic lands a jab to the head.
Insigne slips a straight right by Rzic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Insigne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rzic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Insigne throws a front kick aimed at Rzic's knee but Rzic avoids it well.
Insigne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rzic.
Insigne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rzic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rzic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic misses with a straight left.
Rzic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Rzic.
Insigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic cracks Insigne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rzic keeps Insigne at a distance using the push kick.
Insigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rzic.
Rzic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Insigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Insigne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Rzic tests Insigne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rzic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Insigne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rzic scrambles back to his feet.
Rzic cracks Insigne with a good jab.
Rzic takes a swing at Insigne's ribcage but misses.
Insigne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Insigne lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rzic checks a leg kick.
Insigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rzic misses with a wild body shot.
Rzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rzic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rzic moves out of range of the strikes.
Rzic throws a shot from downtown. Insigne moves away and avoids it.
Rzic cracks Insigne with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Rzic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rzic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
An out of breath Marko Rzic 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Green's choice of entrance music: Miracle - We Ain't Scared. 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird tries to counter by clinching up but Green breaks away and moves out of range.
Bird dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Bird changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird tries to clinch up.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bird is out of range and Green settles back down.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Bird wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bird instigates a clinch.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
We've been informed that Green has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
Bird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Bird has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Green leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Bird throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Bird scores with a shoulder strike.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Bird.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Bird avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Green.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird blocking some punches.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Green leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bird blocks it with crossed arms.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bird throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bird misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Bird.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Bird scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bird rushes Green and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bird pushes Green back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Bird misses with some punches.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands a nice elbow.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Green comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Green prevents a body shot from Bird.
Green unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bird lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Bird lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Green lands a nice elbow.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green misses with some punches.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Bird blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Bird working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Green throws an elbow but misses.
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Bird presses Green against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green misses with some punches.
William Bird has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Green blocks a body shot from Bird.
Green lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bird gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Bird.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green lands a shot to the body.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Green lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Bird tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bird here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
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 William Bird will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Bird misses with a wild body shot.
Bird cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Bird's front leg but catches the back leg as Bird tries to avoid it.
Green throws a sloppy head kick
and Bird counters with a left to the body.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Bird has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Green pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bird misses with an elbow over the top.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Green misses with some punches.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Green.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Green.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
Bird lands a shot to the body.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird with a knee to the head.
Bird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Green misses with a body punch.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Green.
Bird takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Bird.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Bird blocks an elbow strike from Green.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Bird blocking some punches.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Bird misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Bird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bird gets a clinch.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Bird pushes Green back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bird misses with some punches.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses with the head strike.
Green blocks a body shot from Bird.
A short left from Bird.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Bird misses with a knee to the head.
Bird pushes Green back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green tries a knee to the head but Bird blocks it.
Green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green landing knees to the body.
Bird tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Green blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Green is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Bird pushes Green back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bird.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Bird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green blocking some punches.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the ropes.
Green working aggressively here.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
Green takes an elbow to the temple.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Green crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Green face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Bird takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). William Bird!
William Bird is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited William Bird thanked KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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